Revelation 21:7
in Revelation 21The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
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ASV
He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
KJV
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
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This verse in Revelation 21
Commentary
9 notes on this verseHe that overcometh,.... All spiritual enemies, sin, Satan, and the world, the antichristian beast, his image, mark, and number of his name; who is more than a conqueror through Christ; one that perseveres to the end, notwithstanding all temptations, trials, and difficulties; See Gill on Rev 2:7, shall inherit all things; the kingdom of Christ in the new Jerusalem state, and all things in it; heaven, eternal glory and happiness, and everlasting salvation; yea, God himself, who is the portion, and exceeding great reward of his people, and will be all in all.
This site's exposition
will inherit all things
on Revelation 21:7-8
The promises to the seven churches gather here: The one who overcomes will inherit all things. I will be his God, and he will be My son applies 2 Samuel 7:14. The list of eight against it opens with the cowardly, whose end is the second death of 2:11.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
The one who conquers, he says, will inherit both the passions and the evil beast, the Devil; will inherit these things. Therefore, the one who conquers.
The Medieval Church1 voice
He who conquers in the war against the invisible demons will receive these good things, becoming a son of God and reveling in the good gifts of the Father.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He that overcometh - Which is more than, "he that thirsteth." Shall inherit these things - Which I have made new. I will be his God, and he shall be my son - Both in the Hebrew and Greek language, in which the scriptures were written, what we translate shall and will are one and the same word.
By the vastly different state of the wicked. Their misery helps to illustrate the glory and blessedness of the saints, and the distinguishing goodness of God towards them,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
He that overcometh - See the notes on Rev 2:7. Shall inherit all things - Be an heir of God in all things. See the notes on Rom 8:17. Compare Rev 2:7, Rev 2:11, Rev 2:17, Rev 2:26; Rev 3:5, Rev 3:12, Rev 3:21. And I will be his God - That is, forever. He would be to them all that is properly implied in the name of God; he would bestow upon them all the blessings which it was appropriate for God to bestow. See the 2Co 6:18 note; Heb 8:10 note.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
I will be his God--Greek, "I will be to him a God," that is, all that is implied of blessing in the name "God." he shall be my son--"He" is emphatic: He in particular and in a peculiar sense, above others: Greek, "shall be to me a son," in fullest realization of the promise made in type to Solomon, son of David, and antitypically to the divine Son of David.
Inherit all things - Here he had no inheritance; there he shall inherit the kingdom of heaven, and be with God and Christ, and have every possible degree of blessedness.
The words behind it
13 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | The [one] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| νικῶν | nikon | overcoming | G3528 → | 28 times |
| κληρονομήσει | kleronomesei | he will inherit | G2816 → | |
| ταῦτα, | tauta | these [things], | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἔσομαι | esomai | I will be | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| αὐτῷ | auto | to him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| θεός, | theos | God, | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| αὐτὸς | autos | he himself | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἔσται | estai | will be | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| μοι | moi | My | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| υἱός. | huios | son. | G5207 → | 377 times |
ὁThe [one]
hoG3588 →19766 times
νικῶνovercoming
nikonG3528 →28 times
κληρονομήσειhe will inherit
kleronomeseiG2816 →
ταῦτα,these [things],
tautaG3778 →1381 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἔσομαιI will be
esomaiG1510 →2333 times
αὐτῷto him
autoG846 →5565 times
θεός,God,
theosG2316 →1312 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
αὐτὸςhe himself
autosG846 →5565 times
ἔσταιwill be
estaiG1510 →2333 times
μοιMy
moiG3165 →1936 times
υἱός.son.
huiosG5207 →377 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 8:10For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 36:26–28
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
- Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
- 2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on…
- Ezekiel 11:19–20
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
- Hebrews 10:16–17
“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- Ezekiel 36:26–28
Through
Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 37:27
My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
- John 14:23
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- Ezekiel 37:27
Where this verse is studied
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On this chapter
- The Apocalypse of Weeks
- Revelation, the Canon's Closing Scroll
- Courage
- Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism
- Darkness
- Ezekiel's Temple, Ezekiel 40-48
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- The Fall Feasts
- The Hebrew Feasts
- God and the Nations, from Abraham to the New Jerusalem
- God Dwelling with His People, from Eden to the New Jerusalem
- Heaven
- Immanuel
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About Revelation
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 21:7; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation.