3:7: “And for the messenger of the church in Philadelphia write [as follows]: These things says the Holy One, the True One, the one who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and closes and no one opens [compare Isaiah 22:22].” For the introduction see the comments on 2:1. Jesus calls himself “the Holy One” to indicate his transcendence (compare John 6:69; 1 John 2:20) and “the True One” to indicate his truthfulness (compare