Revelation 3:14-22 - Indepthbible.org

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3.21 The one who is conquering, I will give to him to sit down with Me on My
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throne, just as I also conquered, and I sat down with My Father on His throne! 3.22
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“On this mountain YHWH of Armies will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a
banquet of aged wine--the best of meats and the finest of wines. On this mountain He will
destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; He will swallow
up death forever. My Lord YHWH will wipe way the tears from all faces; He will remove the
disgrace of His people from all the earth. YHWH has spoken!” (Isaiah 25:6-8)
“...Many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven. But the subjects of the Kingdom will be
thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew
8:11-12; see the Parable of the Wedding Banquet in 22:1-14)
“You are those who have stood by Me in My trials. And I confer on you a Kingdom, just
as My Father conferred one on Me, so that you may eat and drink at My table in My Kingdom
and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” (Luke 22:28-30)
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For the exact phrase, using the present participle, "the one who is conquering," see
Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12 and 21 (here). This phrase occurs in each of the seven
letters, and emphasizes that the life-style of those who share their lives with the risen Lord is
one of "fighting the good fight," of struggling to the end; but it promises that at least some of
them are successfully "conquering" in the midst of their spiritual warfare. See our footnotes on
Revelation 2:7, 11, 17 and 26.
This interpretation will play an important role in our understanding of the rider on the
white horse in 6:2 who is riding on a white horse, kai. evxh/lqen nikw/n kai. i[na nikh,sh|, kai
ekselthen nikon kai hina nikese, “and he went out conquering (the same present participle
as seen here in 3:21 and the other passages).” See our notes on chapter six.
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This risen Lord, who is also a "Son of the Person" (compare Revelation 1:13 with its
footnote) longs to share His "Throne"--that is, His Kingdom and His authority--with every one
of His people, with every church member! It can happen, if they will listen to the divine voice,
and respond obediently to its counsel!
Beasley-Murray comments, “No higher honor than this can be imagined. But it is
promised to the Laodiceans. The sincerity of the love expressed in verse 19 is matched by
the height of its expression here. Lohmeyer justly comments, ‘This saying promises the last
and final privilege; it concludes equally effectively the crown of the seven promises to the
conquerors and the seven letters themselves.’" (P. 108)
Hough explains that "Christ does not allow His throne to put a distance between Him
and His loyal follower. He shares His throne with him who conquers. The limitless power of
the divine grace is suggested by these words. A [human being] is to be prepared to share the
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