“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.”
Let anyone who has an ear to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches — to the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God — the formula "ear to hear" (ous echōn akouō) appears in all seven letters and echoes Jesus's pattern in the Gospels (Matthew 11:15; Mark 4:9). The promise of the tree of life (Genesis 2:9, 3:22) reverses the Fall, restoring paradise to the victorious faithful.
Church Fathers on Revelation 2:7
“This you have also, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitanes.” But because you yourself hate those who hold the doctrines of the Nicolaitanes, you expect praise. Moreover, to hate the works of the Nicolaitanes, which He Himself also hated, this tends to praise. But the works of the Nicolaitanes were in that time false and troublesome men, who, as ministers under the name of Nicolaus, had made for themselves a heresy, to the effect that what had been offered to idols might…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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