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# General Information:
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This is the beginning of the Son of Man's message to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.
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# Philadelphia
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This is the name of a city in the western part of Asia that today is modern Turkey. See how you translated this in [Revelation 1:11](../01/09.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# key of David
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Jesus speaks of his authority to decide who may go into his kingdom as if it were King David's key. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])
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# he opens and no one shuts
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"he opens the door to the kingdom and no one can close it"
# he shuts and no one can open
"he closes the door and no one can open it"
# I have put before you an open door
"I have opened a door for you"
# my name
The word "name" is often used to refer to the person who has that name. AT: "me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])