Whoever overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never go out. And I will write on it the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God—the new Jerusalem which comes down from heaven, sent by my God—and my new name.
3:12 — Whoever overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never leave there again; and I will write on it 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 new name — To him who… from there — To be a pillar in the temple of God symbolizes permanence in the house of God. see 7:15; Ps 27:4. This verse presents the picture of dwelling with God in heaven without fear of being cast out. —and I will write…of my God—They are symbols of being one identified as belonging to God, and citizenship of the final state (see 21:2). — and my new name = the name of Christ (see 19:12). Your name is new in category or class. The idea is that God will recognize as his the one he overcomes. Formerly the names of prominent people were inscribed on temple columns. The one who overcomes will be identified as belonging to the victorious Christ. ADVICE, EXHORTATION, ADMONITION:
3:11 — Behold, I am coming soon; hold fast what you have, lest anyone take your crown—I am coming soon—means that Christ would come in the sense of sending some calamity to test the inhabitants of the earth. Christ had promised a possible coming against the church in Sardis. The New Testament speaks of various comings of Christ, because he continually comes in his providence to work in the affairs of the world and his church. The New Testament does not state that the second coming of Christ would be in the first century. What happens is that many confuse the second coming (Hebrews 9:28) with such comings as these in Revelation.
Source: Commentary on the New Testament by Partain
whoever wins. Rev 2:7; Rev 17:14; 1Jn 2:13, 1Jn 2:14; 1Jn 4:4.
I will make it a column in the temple. 1Ki 7:21; Jer 1:18; Gal 2:9.
and I will write on it the name of my God. Rev 2:17; Rev 14:1; Rev 22:4.
of the city of my God. Rev 21:2, Rev 21:10-27; Ps 48:8; Ps 87:3; Gal 4:26, Gal 4:27; Hebrews 12:22.
and my new name. Rev 22:4; Isaiah 65:15; Eph 3:15.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
Christ promises that the faithful believer will be in a column, the most stable and permanent place of a construction. be a pillar in the temple implies a prominent place of service in the Kingdom of Christ (Isaiah 22:23; Luke 19:16-19).
Whoever wins: The winner is identified by the names of God (which means owned by you); of the city of God, the new Jerusalem (citizen in the heavenly city); and with him new name of Christ (full revelation of His character). The latter also implies a special intimacy (vv. Rev 3:4, Rev 3:21; Rev 2:7, Rev 2:17). The winner is related to the highest ruler and the governmental center of the universe throughout all eternity (Rev 21:9-27; Rev 22:1-21).
Source: New Illustrated Caribbean Bible Commentary
Whoever wins All Christians (see note on Rev 2:7). column. Believers will enjoy an unshakable, eternal and safe place in the presence of God. temple. See the note on Rev 7:15. I will write… the name of my God. In biblical times the name of each person spoke of his character. Writing his name on us alludes to imprinting his character on us and identifying us as people who belong to him. the new Jerusalem. The capital city of the sky (see the notes on Rev 21:1-27). The overcomers will enjoy eternal citizenship in the heavenly homeland. my new name As soon as we see Christ, all the terms and expressions that we have used to refer to Him and understand the essence of Him, will pale in comparison to the reality of what we will see. He will also give us a new and eternal name by which we will know him.
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
3:12 — Whoever overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never go out from there again; and I will write on it 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 new name —
— The one who… from there — Being a pillar in the temple of God symbolizes permanence in the house of God. See 7:15; Ps 27:4. This verse presents the picture of dwelling with God in heaven without fear of being cast out.
—and I will write…of my God—They are symbols of being one identified as belonging to God, and citizenship of the final state (cf. 21:2).
—and my new name = the name of Christ (see 19:12). Your name is new in category or class. The idea is that God will recognize as his the one he overcomes. Formerly the names of prominent people were inscribed on temple columns. The one who overcomes will be identified as belonging to the victorious Christ.
ADVICE, EXHORTATION, ADMONITION:
3:11 — Behold, I am coming quickly; hold what you have, so that no one takes your crown
—I am coming soon—means that Christ would come in the sense of sending some calamity to test the inhabitants of the earth. Christ had promised a possible coming against the church in Sardis. The New Testament speaks of various comings of Christ, because he continually comes in his providence to work in the affairs of the world and his church. The New Testament does not state that the second coming of Christ would be in the first century. What happens is that many confuse the second coming (Heb 9:28) with such comings as these in Revelation.
Source: Reeves-Partain Notes
Rev 14:1; Rev 21:2; Rev 22:4.
Source: Hispano-American Interdenominational Translation
GRADES
(1) Or, “the divine habitation (dwelling).” Gr.: na ói, dative, sing.; lat.: temple; J17,18,22(Heb.): beheh kjál, “in the palace (temple) of.”
(2) “Jerusalem”, which means: “Possession of Double Peace”.
CROSS-REFERENCES
m 187 2Ch 3:17
188 1Co 3:16; Eph 2:21; 1Pe 2:5
– 189 Mat 27:46; Joh 20:17
or 190 Heb 12:22; Rev 21:2
191Rev 14:1; Rev 19:12; Rev 22:4
Source: New World Translation
pillar in the temple of my God. Philadelphia was frequently hit by destructive earthquakes, and the columns of the temple were the only structures left standing after those tremors. Here Christ indicates that he will provide his people with a permanent city in which his citizens “shall be permanent,” like the pillars of the temple in Philadelphia.
the new Jerusalem. The cap. 21 describes the “new Jerusalem” in detail.
Source: The Bible of the Americas
12 super (1) Here to overcome means to retain what we have in the recovered church.
12 super (2) In 2:17 he who overcomes will be a changed stone for God’s building. Here will be made a pillar built in the temple of God. For being part of God’s building, the one who has won will never leave there again. This promise, as a prize for the winner, will be fulfilled in the millennial kingdom.
12 super (3) The name of God, the name of the New Jerusalem, and the new name of the Lord are written on the victor, which indicates that he is the possession of God, of the New Jerusalem, and of the Lord; it also indicates that God himself, his city (the New Jerusalem), and the Lord himself belong to him; and that he is one with God, with the New Jerusalem, and with the Lord. The name of God designates God himself; the name of the New Jerusalem denotes the city itself, and the name of the Lord designates the Lord himself. The name of God, the name of the New Jerusalem, and the name of the Lord are written on the overcomer, indicating that what God is, the nature of the New Jerusalem, and the person of the Lord have been wrought into him. The mention of the New Jerusalem as the prize for the overcomer indicates that this promise will be fulfilled in the millennial kingdom. The New Jerusalem in the millennial kingdom will be a prize only for the overcoming saints, while the New Jerusalem in the new heavens and the new earth will be the common portion of all the redeemed for eternity.
Source: New Testament Commentary Recovery Version
pillar in the temple of my God. A promise that believers will be honored in the New Jerusalem, referring to the custom of honoring a magistrate by erecting a column, in his name, in one of the temples in Philadelphia.
Source: Ryrie Annotated Study Bible
descends… Present ingressive → Rev 21:2.
Source: Textual Bible IV Edition
Or, to the one who overcomes
lit., out
Source: The Bible of the Americas
lit. the.
3.12 Present ingressive g 21.2.