“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.”
To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne — the ultimate promise grants the overcomer co-regency with Christ; his victory over death becomes the pattern and grounds for the faithful's shared triumph. This echoes Ephesians 2:6 and promises future glorification.
Church Fathers on Revelation 3:21
“I persuade you to buy of Me gold tried in the fire.” That is, that in whatever manner you can, you should suffer for the Lord's name tribulations and passions. “And anoint your eyes with eye-salve.” That what you gladly know by the Scripture, you should strive also to do the work of the same. And because, if in these ways men return out of great destruction to great repentance, they are not only useful to themselves, but they are able also to be of advantage to many, He…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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