Revelation 3:5 (DBY)

Passage

He that overcomes, *he* shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, and will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and keep [it] and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come [upon thee] as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I shall come upon thee.

Revelation 3:4 But thou hast a few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

Revelation 3:5 He that overcomes, *he* shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, and will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

Revelation 3:6 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith the holy, the true; he that has the key of David, he who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "overcomes", "shall", "clothed", "white", "garments", "blot", "name", and "book". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "overcomes" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "But thou hast a few names in..." into verse 6's "He that has an ear let him...", so "overcomes" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "overcomes" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.