Revelation 3:21 — 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.
There are those who are experiencing the crippling effects of low mood, of anxiety, helplessness, loneliness and hopelessness. To them it seems as if life is unfair and not worth living — but God has assured us that there is mercy and deliverance for those who will seek help from heaven.
Life is full of multiple challenges and obstacles, but we can overcome them if we ask God to help. There is no failure with God to those who earnestly seek His help and faithfully follow His guidance and counsels.
The last of the seven promises
Revelation 3:21 is the last of seven promises set before the Christian conquerors of the seven churches. To the Christian who overcomes life’s obstacles is given the pleasure of sitting with Christ on His throne. They will reign with Him throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity. There can be no higher honour than this given to humanity.
Christ shows how it is done
Life is all about overcoming vicissitudes, obstacles and setbacks, and Christ shows us how it is done. We must overcome the same way that Christ overcame, following His example and pattern.
John 16:33 — These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
There is no other help
The world is a place of tribulation, false hope and promises, evil intentions and evil actions. But there is a better way, a way of escape through Christ — there is no other help.
John 14:6 — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Christ is the Overcomer who offers to help us solve our greatest problems and overcome this world of evil and obstacles. The conflicts of life are great and keep intensifying, but Christ says, “To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me.” This is an extraordinary promise that should not be taken lightly. It requires strength, courage, fortitude and strong determination — but Christ has made all provision for you to have these and more.
The promise is for the overcomers
In all things we see that life is about overcoming, and the promise of the verse is for the overcomers. To those who prevail and conquer in the strength of the Lord, the final promise is made. Those who are faithful and true to the end will be granted to sit on the throne of God. What a selfless and most remarkable expression of love, that the subjects can sit with God on His throne.
Christ has overcome the world of tribulation and is set down with the Father on His throne — and now invites you and me to sit down with Him on the throne. This is most amazing, and the greatest of all promotion, exaltation, grandeur and glory that anyone on earth can achieve.
May God help us all to be among the overcomers. The promise is for you and me — let us embrace it without hesitation.
This is the eighth and final part. Overcoming Obstacles takes up Matthew 24:13 and what enduring to the end will cost; Part Two sets out what Scripture names to overcome and the tree of life promised to the one who does; Part Three turns to Romans 5:20 and the promise that the overcomer shall not be hurt of the second death; Part Four takes up Revelation 2:17 — the hidden manna, the white stone and the new name; Part Five closes Revelation 2 with power over the nations and the morning star; Part Six turns to Revelation 3:5 — the white raiment, and the name confessed before the Father; and Part Seven takes up Revelation 3:12 — a pillar in the temple of God, and three names written on the overcomer.
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On the throne this article ends at, The Sanctuary works through the types, the services and the Messiah they pointed to, and Getting to Know Jesus takes up Philippians 3:10 and knowing personally the Christ who overcame first. On what is coming, Time Shall Be No More takes up the close of probation, and The Everlasting Gospel sets out the message of Revelation 14 and the hour of God’s judgment.
For the care of the whole person while that overcoming is asked of us, the Ministry of Healing section takes up health, healing and the mind at rest.
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Genesis 5:1
Made in His Likeness: Part One
God made man in His own likeness, to reflect His character and His righteousness. Sin tarnished that image — but it was never abandoned. Part one looks at what we were made to be, what was lost in the fall, and how the likeness is restored.
Revelation 3:12
Overcoming Obstacles: Part Seven
Revelation 3:12 makes the overcomer a pillar in the temple of God, and writes three names upon him — the name of God, the name of His city, and Christ's own new name. Without God, life is a journey into the unknown; with Christ, it becomes a journey of courage and progression.