“Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.”
I am coming soon; hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown — the imminent parousia motivates urgency; the crown (stephanos) earned through perseverance can be lost if vigilance lapses. Hold fast (kratei) requires active grip against seductive alternatives.
Church Fathers on Revelation 3:11
“Be watchful, and strengthen the other things which were ready to die; for I have not found your works perfect before God.” For it is not enough for a tree to live and to have no fruit, even as it is not enough to be called a Christian and to confess Christ, but not to have Himself in our work, that is, not to do His precepts. The sixth class is the mode of life of the best election. The habit of saints is set forth; of those, to wit, who are lowly in the world, and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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