“But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.”
Only hold fast to what you have until I come — the exhortation to steadfast perseverance frames the parousia as the terminus and validation of faithfulness; holding fast (krateō) requires active grip on faith amid seduction.
Church Fathers on Revelation 2:25
“To him that overcomes I will give the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone.” The hidden manna is immortality; the white gem is adoption to be the son of God; the new name written on the stone is “Christian.” The fourth class intimates the nobility of the faithful, who labour daily, and do greater works. But even among them also He shows that there are men of an easy disposition to grant unlawful peace, and to listen to new forms of prophesying; and He reproves…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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