Revelation 21:7 (LSB)

Passage

He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:5 And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.”

Revelation 21:6 Then He said to me, “They are done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.

Revelation 21:7 He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.

Revelation 21:8 But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Revelation 21:9 Then one of the seven angels who have the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Then He said to me They are..." into verse 8's "But for the cowardly and unbelieving and...", so "overcomes" and "inherit" 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 "inherit" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.