Christ stands at the door and knocks.Dictionary of Bible ThemesRevelation 3:121680types4010creation, renewal4126Satan, resistance to5043names, significance5290defeat5443pillars6698newness7024church, nature of8145renewal, people of God9411heaven9413heaven, inheritanceRevelation 3:11-137241Jerusalem, significanceLibraryAugust 5. John Ross MacduffThe Faithful PromiserThe Disciple, -- Master, what are Heaven and HellThe Disciple,--Master, what are heaven and hell, and where are they? I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Yerushalayim, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name. "Ye Jews say ye are Jews, but in any real sense ye are not; ye do lie; but this my despised, yet faithful Church, I have loved her, and I, the Holy, the True, the King of Israel, do now confess her as she has confessed me." write on. II. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. "We are watching, we are waiting, For the star that brings the day; When the night of sin shall vanish, And the shadows melt away. The reward, therefore, promised here is, that he who, by persevering fidelity, showed that he was a real friend of the Saviour, would be honored with a permanent abode in the holy city of his habitation, In the church redeemed and triumphant he would have a perpetual dwelling; and wherever he should be, there would be given him sure pledges that he belonged to him, and was recognized as a citizen of the heavenly world. He shall go no more out. Read full chapter. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. And so the servants who do God's work with joyous ease in heaven, have all come out of great tribulation, and have by that hard discipline been schooled into their glorious proficiency, and only after a long, fierce conflict did they "overcome.". Our bodies and minds have been greatly weakened by the Fall. Then I'll write names on you, the pillars: the Name of my God, the Name of God's Citythe . And to that city he shall be exalted in heaven.5. The idea would seem to be, that in this world, and in. When the great abilities needed for such high stations are employed in filling them, have we not all we covet, namely, noble faculties in noblest exercise? NKJV, Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Third Edition, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Kingdom Equipping Through the Power of the Word, NKJV, The American Patriot's Bible: The Word of God and the Shaping of America, NKJV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NKJV, Chronological Study Bible: Holy Bible, New King James Version, NKJV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NKJV Study Bible, Full-Color, Comfort Print: The Complete Resource for Studying Gods Word. 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Why? I will write upon him the name of my God. A pillar that can also strengthen, bear, and be a support for others. HERE IS THE IDEA OF INSCRIPTION. Therefore predestination cannot be certain. Indeed, so complete is the correspondence, E.W. Therefore predestination cannot be certain. And to that city he shall be exalted in heaven. The warrior who saves his country's independence what a noble pillar of its fortunes is he! The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never depart from it. Their place amongst the people of God was denied. 'I counsel thee to buy of me white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear.'--REV. "Thou art all fair, My love; there is no spot in thee." I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. -- Rev. Sin corrupted it, but now He has a plan to return it to its original state of perfection, and He will reward those who help Him carry out this plan. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect before God. I will make the one who has power and wins an important part that holds up the house of God. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. "I will write on him the name of the city of My God, which is New Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God." --2 TIM. 15): "Another will not receive, unless this one were to lose it." So the first of the triple inscriptions declares that the victor shall be conspicuously God's. I will also write my new name on them. 19. The word inheritance, as defined in a secular dictionary is non-biblical: Anything acquired or possessed by descent or succession; something which is or can be inherited, as property or title acquired by an heir at the owner's death. Oh, what an abatement of pride to know that any day the stately column may fall prostrate in the dust! He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. And again and again out of the ranks of the Church's fiercest foes have come those who have first surrendered their hearts to her cause and then their lives to her service (cf. Having spoken of the general notion of blessedness, I come next to consider the subjects of this blessedness, and these our Saviour has deciphered to be the poor in spirit, the mourners, etc. The term evidently implies a struggle and conflict.2. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. Write upon him.Or, grave upon it. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Skull And Crossbones Awards For False Prophets And False Teachers, www.EvangelicalOutreach.org 12 He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name. Revelation 3:12 ESV The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Used by permission. iii. She is then a garden enclosed for her Bridegroom. Now, I take it that the two clauses which refer to this matter are closely connected. Anyone who conquers, I will make them a pillar in the temple of my God. The name of my God. Should Christians Invest in the Stock Market? The warrior who saves his country's independence what a noble pillar of its fortunes is he! The victor I will make into a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never leave it again. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. 23 Bible Verses about Overcomers These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. The exact meaning is doubtful. So that the temptations, the disappointments, the wretched weaknesses, all so harassing, and in such sad contrast to the bright light above, are not hostile to it, but co-operate towards it. Save on BibleGateway+ with code FAITH. Poverty is wont to expel Thomas WatsonThe Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12Flimsy Garments'Their webs shall not become garments.' The writing would be the name of God, the name of the heavenly Jerusalem and (omit the repetition, I will write upon him) the new, unknown name of Christ Himself. 1:4). "I will write on him the name of My God." Share Genesis 1:16 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. Though God distributes His graces freely, He grants them to all men without exception, because He wills all to be saved. The term evidently implies a struggle and conflict. 21:27; 22:15, 19,20; etc. Revelation 3:12King James Version. The Master,--1. How do we possess one another? iii. I will write on that person the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name. But this inscription excels all in glory.3. There may possibly be an allusion to the golden plate which flamed in the front of the High Priest's mitre, and on which was written the unspoken name of Jehovah. All rights reserved. 1. When the bride extols her Lord there is no wonder, for He deserves it well, and in Him there is room for praise without possibility of flattery. The philosophers use to say that one contrary expels another; but here one contrary begets another. It is an expression for the sum of the new revelations of what He is, which will flood the souls of the redeemed when they pass from earth. Through all manner of vicissitudes the Christian faith has been upheld by them to this day. 'I counsel thee to buy of me white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear.'--REV. To the church at Smyrna, the promise to him who overcomes is that he will not be hurt by the second death ( Revelation 2:11 ). II THE CONQUEROR IS TO BE INSCRIBED WITH GLORIOUS NAMES. First, all those who comprise the group consisting of he who overcomes will inherit the things listed from Revelation 21:1-6, which are the: Furthermore, he who overcomes will be the blessed recipient of this: He [God] will wipe every tear from their eyes. This divine "will to save" (voluntas Dei salvifica) may be regarded in relation either to the wayfaring state or to the status termini. Save on BibleGateway+ with code FAITH. Hence so many Gentiles submitted to the rite of circumcision (cf. NO LAST HOURS IN HEAVEN. "We are watching, we are waiting, For the beauteous King of day; For the chiefest of ten thousand, For the Light, the Truth, the Way. iii. III. 'They shall walk with Me in white; for they are worthy.'--Rev. Like lands on the equator, where the difference between midsummer and midwinter is scarcely perceptible, either in length of day or in degree of temperature, that future will be a calm continuance, a uniformity which is not monotony, and a stability which does not exclude progress. New King James Version (NKJV). (Rev 3:12) Those who love God will inherit the kingdom and other verses declare our love for God is revealed by obeying him (Jn. Consider whence it cometh, or what are the causes or occasions John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeLinksRevelation 3:12 NIVRevelation 3:12 NLTRevelation 3:12 ESVRevelation 3:12 NASBRevelation 3:12 KJVRevelation 3:12 Bible AppsRevelation 3:12 ParallelRevelation 3:12 Biblia ParalelaRevelation 3:12 Chinese BibleRevelation 3:12 French BibleRevelation 3:12 German BibleRevelation 3:12 CommentariesBible Hub. Because on the words "Hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown," (Rev 3:11), Augustine says (De Corr. This is the name which God proclaimed to Moses, the name which is the summary of His blessed character, as the God of all grace. We must act; not because God does not, but because He does. Those pillars could withstand quakes; they were immovable. When the great abilities needed for such high stations are employed in filling them, have we not all we covet, namely, noble faculties in noblest exercise? I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. My new name. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Ending soon! iv. 18. Hence the expression is to be regarded as referring, probably, to her membership as but few in number, to her wealth as but very small, to her knowledge and gifts as being but slender, to great and distinguished men amongst her as being very rare, to her social position as being quite humble. The following verses expand upon who is not of the group of he who overcomes. 1. 'He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. ALL ARE COMMANDED TO PRAY--PRAYER THE GREAT MEANS OF SALVATION, AND POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES BY THE MOST SIMPLE. (c) Christ's own Name - that aspect of Christ's love by which the believer realizes that he is Christ's and Christ is his. The force of these words of the prophet is very obvious. "He is Faithful that Promised." He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. - Webster's Bible`He who overcomes--I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of My God, and he shall never go out from it again. We do not speak here of the New Testament. And on him I will write the name of My God and the name of the city of My Godthe New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My Godand My own new Name. BullingerCommentary on Revelation, The Seventhrefers to the throne, of which Solomon's was in every respect the ideal type. It is he who overcomes, and overcomes again, then again. 21:8). Show footnotes Luke 5:8 When the bride extols her Lord there is no wonder, for He deserves it well, and in Him there is room for praise without possibility of flattery. The main truth here is, that if we reach heaven, our happiness will be secure forever. How do we possess one another? Saint Thomas AquinasSumma TheologicaBlessed are the Poor in SpiritHaving spoken of the general notion of blessedness, I come next to consider the subjects of this blessedness, and these our Saviour has deciphered to be the poor in spirit, the mourners, etc. 1. Remember therefore how thou has received and heard, and hold fast and repent. And I will write upon him the name of my God - So that the nature and image of God shall appear visibly upon him. HE WHO OVERCOMES, I WILL MAKE HIM A PILLAR IN THE TEMPLE OF MY GOD REVELATION 3:1-13 Israel Ndikuriyo 66 subscribers Subscribe 0 53 views Streamed 1 year ago THE MESSAGE OF THREE ANGLES Show more. Remember therefore how thou has received and heard, and hold fast and repent. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. And my new name - A share in that joy which I entered into, after overcoming all my enemies. (Rev. But also she was -. iii. The glorious Bridegroom is charmed with His spouse, and sings soft canticles of admiration. 1680types4010creation, renewal4126Satan, resistance to5043names, significance5290defeat5443pillars6698newness7024church, nature of8145renewal, people of God9411heaven9413heaven, inheritance, An Advance Step in the Royal Programme(Revelation, Chapters iv. This divine "will to save" (voluntas Dei salvifica) may be regarded in relation either to the wayfaring state or to the status termini. The term "overcometh" implies daily advancement and success. The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. A. The Faithful Church 7 "And to the [ a]angel of the church in Philadelphia write, 'These things says He who is holy,He who is true, "He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, andshuts and no one opens": 8 "I know your works. The wellspring of his comforts shall never fail.3. That new name no man fully knows, even when he has entered on its possession, and carries it on his forehead; for the infinite Christ, who is the manifestation of the infinite God, can never be comprehended, much less exhausted, even by the united perceptions of a redeemed universe, but for ever and ever more and more will well out from Him. more night. I will make the person who wins become a strong post in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, "I'll make each conqueror a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, a permanent position of honor. Start your free trial today! "I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out." LITTLE. The wound caused by the blow may increase Sadhu Sundar SinghAt The Master's Feet, The Universality of Actual GraceThe gratuity of grace does not conflict with its universality. Jews had cast them out, but the God of the true "holy city" had declared it theirs, and that their true home was his own city. A term implying strength, permanence and honor. Heaven and hell are the two opposite states in the spiritual realm. (Gal 5:19-21). is often raised by those who have no right to it, and against those who have. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of My God. So the first of the triple inscriptions declares that the victor shall be conspicuously God's. But it is possible that one predestined---e.g. It will do away with the ancient, earth-begun relation of dependence and faith and obedience. The angel of the church of Sardis is reproved and exhorted to repent.37. BullingerCommentary on Revelation, Set Me as a Seal Upon Thy Heart, as a Seal Upon Thine Arm; for Love is Strong as Death, Jealousy is Cruel as Hell; the Lights Thereof are Lights of Fire and Flames. Now, secondly, notice the threefold inscription. SOME thirty-five years ago, when the so-called "Higher Criticism" had begun its destructive work, a believer living in England, predicted that within thirty years the storm would gather over one sacred head. God will be their God and they will be his sons forever (Rev. That poor outcast, if a true servant of Christ, shall be stripped of his rags and wretchedness, and be raised as a pillar of ornament in the temple of the Lord. They should be delivered from the hour of temptation - that. In the preceding letter to Sardis we were told that the victor's name should not "be blotted out of the book of life." 6:9-11, NASB), The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. A waiting Church sees the long-drawn shadows of twilight announcing, "The Lord is at hand." In ver. Their history illustrates the value of the word of Christ. "Jesus Christ is the samefor ever"; and His name in the heavens, as upon earth, is Jesus the Saviour. A waiting Church sees the long-drawn shadows of twilight announcing, "The Lord is at hand." We pray for the heathen--oh! They have their origin in the heart of man and it is in this world that their foundations are laid. He also brings forth good fruit and holds firm to the end the confidence he had at first (Heb. iii. Young's Literal Translation ALL ARE COMMANDED TO PRAY--PRAYER THE GREAT MEANS OF SALVATION, AND POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES BY THE MOST SIMPLE. That the good should in their lives exhibit the name of God.(J. August 5. HERE IS THE IDEA OF INSCRIPTION. The Master,--1. 12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. Attempts to make them apostatize. God loves His creation. If the passage proves anything on either of these points, it is, that a great and splendid city, such as that described in Revelation 21, will literally come down from heavens. The Biblical definition is much different. All they are enslaved who are possessors of riches, they who love themselves, the selfish, the curious, the restless; those who ever seek after soft things, and not after the things of Jesus Christ; those who continually plan and devise that which will not stand. Hence she was small in human esteem, one of those "weak things," which, however, God often chooses wherewith to accomplish his own purposes. name. They kept Christ's word, and did not deny his Name; and the first was the cause of the last. 2:7-10) Fidelity to Christ has given to it a key that will turn the most difficult lock, and open the most closely shut door. angel of the church in Philadelphia write, I know your works. In this world, it is possible that the sincere Christian may be perplexed, either by his own doubts of acceptance with God or by the suspicions and insinuations of others; but in heaven his acceptance and adoption will be no longer a disputable point. Revelation 3:12 Sermons: He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. And I will also write on them my new name. It tells of the names of the Lord God of Israel. The new Jerusalem will come down from My God out of heaven. See Ezekiel 48:35. All they are enslaved who are possessors of riches, they who love themselves, the selfish, the curious, the restless; those who ever seek after soft things, and not after the things of Jesus Christ; those who continually plan and devise that which will not stand. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from my God), and my new name as well. To the church at Pergamum the overcomer will be given manna from heaven and a white stone with the overcomer's new name written on it ( Revelation 2:17 ). Some of us are starving, and wondering why the Holy Spirit does not fill us. --Song of Solomon iv. Nothing has contributed more to falsify and undermine faith in the Scripture and the orthodox view concerning it than the unhistoric and unnatural practise of considering the Scripture of the Old and the New Testament at the same time. BullingerCommentary on RevelationThe Seventhrefers to the throne, of which Solomon's was in every respect the ideal type. A waiting Church sees the long-drawn shadows of twilight announcing, "The Lord is at hand." S. Paul hath enjoined us to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall, I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. iii. From these two statements we deduce the thought that merit has no place in the Christian's salvation, but all Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians, Peter,John, Nineteenth Day for the Holy Spirit on ChristendomWHAT TO PRAY.--For the Holy Spirit on Christendom "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof."
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