Revelation 2:26, 27

Pacific Press Publishing Company · OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA · May 13, 1897

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 23, No. 19.

Revelation 2:26, 27

No. 565. Rev. 2:26, 27.

Will you please explain Rev. 2:26, 27, especially verse 26?

“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations; and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers; even as I received of my Father.” This scripture has, primarily, reference to Christ, he who overcame for all. Ps. 2:8, 9; Dan. 2:34, 35, 44; Rev. 12:5. But through Christ it also has application to his church, the triumphant members of which share in his victories and glory. 2 Tim. 2:11, 12; Rom. 8:17. Of the execution of the final judgment it is said, “This honor have all the saints,” and to this time doubtless Rev. 2:26, 27 applies. See Ps. 149:5-9.