Revelation 21:7 - Exposition

He that overcometh shall inherit all things. The correct reading makes the sense plain: He that overcometh shall inherit these things, i.e. the promises just enumerated. These words show the reason for the words of Revelation 21:6 ; and may be called the text on which the Apocalypse is based (cf. Revelation 2:1-29 .); for, though the words themselves do not often recur, yet the spirit of them is constantly appearing (cf. Revelation 12:11 ; see also John 16:33 ). And I will be his God, and he shall be my son (cf. Le 26:12, "And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people"). Some have thought that these words prove the Speaker to be God the Father; but it is impossible to separate the Persons of the Blessed Trinity in these chapters. This promise, first made to David concerning Solomon ( 2 Samuel 7:14 ), received its mystical fulfilment in Christ ( Hebrews 1:5 ), and is now fulfilled in the members of Christ (Alford).