Christian Living, Faith

10 Biblical Promises to Overcomers in Jesus Christ

April 11, 2019
Today’s post is a GUEST POST by my fellow blogger and Christian friend Misty Phillip who is passionate about helping women be overcomers through the study of God’s Word.

 

The Bible is filled with many great promises to believers. Through the promises of scripture, we have everything we need to overcome any problem, challenge, or stressful situation we face in our lives.  We see this clearly illustrated in 2 Peter:

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. (2 Peter 1:3-5 English Standard Version, emphasis added)
There are great promises for those who put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. When we believe in Him, God gives us His divine power through Christ. It is the same power that raised Jesus from the grave! By knowing Him, by spending time reading, studying, and memorizing His word, and through prayer to Him, we have everything we need to live in victory.

There are 10 promises made to overcomers in the book of Revelation. John wrote the book of Revelation to encourage first-century Christians who were experiencing great suffering and intense persecution. Throughout the book of Revelation, John describes a vision he has received that provides a heavenly perspective of the future and of what will soon take place.

The book of Revelation is apocalyptic literature and is the only book of prophecy in the New Testament. Many people think of Revelation as a riddle or a mystery to be deciphered, and oftentimes people look for hidden codes or messages within the chapters, but the word “revelation” means the exact opposite.

In its original format, the word “revelation” comes from the Greek word apokalupsis, (ἀποκάλυψις), and it means an unveiling, uncovering, or revealing.

One of the things that is revealed in the book of Revelation are the promises to overcomers.

Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. – Revelation 1:3 (ESV)

God gave John the Revelation of Jesus Christ through an angel, a messenger from God, to show the first-century Christians the things that would soon take place. God promised a special blessing in Revelation 1:3 to those who read the prophecy aloud and those who keep what is written.

John greets the seven churches and writes a letter to each of them. In the book of Revelation there are seven letters written to the seven churches. The churches are listed in an order that traces the route in which a courier would have delivered them.

There we learn about the blessings awaiting those who overcome. The churches were seven actual churches that existed in Asia Minor, but they also represent spiritual principles that are applicable to our lives today. For those who succeed in standing firm in faith to the end, there is a blessing awaiting them in heaven.

The Church of Ephesus

We read about the letter to the church of Ephesus in Revelation 2:1-7. The church of Ephesus had doctrine and duty but no devotion. Man looks at the outward appearance, but God sees right to the heart of things. However, they weren’t doing everything wrong—they were commended for patiently enduring, detesting what is evil, testing the spirits, and their ability to suss out false teachers. We find our first promise to overcomers in Revelation 2:7.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.” – Revelation 2:7 (ESV)

We see the repeated phrase several times He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Anything we repeated in scripture should get our attention. In this verse Jesus is saying listen up, hear what I am saying. To the one who conquers and overcomes you will eat from the tree of life in paradise with God.

 

Promises to overcomers

 

 

 

 

10 Blessed Promises to Overcomers in Jesus Christ from the book of Revelation :

1. Will eat from the tree of life. – Revelation 2:7
2. Will not be hurt by the second death. – Revelation 2:11
3. Will be given a white stone. – Revelation 2:17
4. Will reign with Christ on His throne. – Revelation 2:26-27, 3:21
5. Will be given the morning star. – Revelation 2:28
6. Will be clothed in bright garments. – Revelation 3:5
7. Name will be in the book of life. – Revelation 3:5
8. Will be made a pillar in God’s temple. – Revelation 3:12
9. Will participate in the new Jerusalem. – Revelation 3:12
10. Will have God’s name written on them. – Revelation 3:12
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About the Author :
Misty Philip
Author Misty Phillip has lived through many difficult seasons of life where all she could do was look to God and His Word for hope. She found biblical solutions and scriptural promises that helped her overcome, and she can’t wait to share with you what she has learned.
Misty Phillip is passionate about helping women overcome challenges in life by seeking Jesus, studying the Word and growing in grace. She is the author of The Struggle is Real: But so is God Bible Study, founder and host of the By His Grace Podcast, sought after speaker and blogger at MistyPhillip.com and co-author of Dear Wife and contributor to A Wife Like Me.

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2 Comments

  1. Brittany

    April 16, 2019 at 8:01 am
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    Revelation is always one of those books that scares me a little because it talks of the end times. I never noticed all of the promises in it. Thank you for sharing so much insight into how God will use His power to work within us if we trust in Him and overcome.

  2. Brittany

    April 16, 2019 at 8:02 am
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    Revelation has always scared me a little with all of the different prophesies about the end of the world. I never noticed all of the promises in there as well for those who overcome. Thank you for really unpacking this for us!

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