Revelation 21:7 (DRB)

Passage

He that shall overcome shall possess these things. And I will be his God: and he shall be my son.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:5 And he that sat on the throne, said: Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me: Write. For these words are most faithful and true.

Revelation 21:6 And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the End. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.

Revelation 21:7 He that shall overcome shall possess these things. And I will be his God: and he shall be my son.

Revelation 21:8 But the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, they shall have their portion in the pool burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

Revelation 21:9 And there came one of the seven angels, who had the vials full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying: Come and I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "overcome", "possess", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "overcome", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "And he said to me It is..." into verse 8's "But the fearful and unbelieving and the...", so "shall" and "overcome" 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 "shall" and "overcome" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.