“And to the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write: These are the things he says who is holy,

3. Why is it fitting that Jesus should be called “holy,” and how can it be said that he “is true”?

³ John had heard Peter say to the man Jesus Christ: “You have sayings of everlasting life; and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God.” (John 6:68, 69) Since Jehovah God is the very essence of holiness, his only-begotten Son must also be “holy.” (Revelation 4:8)