5. PROMISES GIVEN TO WINNER
Bible is the book that delivers God's messages in the middle of the fight with Satan. Therefore, God does not disclose His secrets plainly, so necessity for the Winner's entity is carefully expressed and vaguely inserted in the words given to seven churches. "He, who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the churches." The Lord repeated this words for seven times in total, which followed three times before and four times after the promises to the Winner.
Seven promises to the Winner are the following. First, he who overcomes(the Winner) will eat the fruit of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. Nobody was permitted to eat this fruit since Adam has committed sin. Therefore, in the history of mankind, we can find that the Winner is the first man in flesh who is completely cleansed from sin. People who participated in the first resurrection could receive benefits of the Lord's precious blood. However, people before the Winner mostly had to martyr to participate in the first resurrection.
Rev 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
The second promise is that the Winner(overcomer) will not be hurt at all by the second death(Rev 2:11). Second death means ones to be judged at the last judgement and be thrown into a burning sulfur. It is a promise that the Winner will not be thrown to the hell.
Rev 2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.
The third promise is that the Lord will give some of the hidden manna and white stone(Rev 2:17). Hidden manna means flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. In other words, they represent the spring of the water of life. Also, the white stone symbolizes Jesus; and a new name written on it, is the plan that Jesus determined to proceed divine providence. These two promises seem to be made for one person. However, it actually is divided by the era of manna and the era of white stone. The first olive tree is to sow spiritual seeds, while the second one works to reap them with the words of white stone and collect them. The secrets written on white stone can only be known by the person who actually receives it. Accordingly, the Winner reveals words that was not completely told by the prophets of God.
Rev 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.
Fourth promise is that the Winner will receive the authority over the nations(Rev 2:26-29) just like Jesus received from God(Psa 2:7-9). Jehovah also made the same promises through prophet Zechariah--where high priest Joshua represented the Winner. Jehovah said that high priest Joshua would receive the power to rule over God's house, if he follows the teachings and regulations of God(Zec 3:7). Therefore, the power to rule over all nations--the authority to govern God's house--will be received only when the Winner successfully completes his mission. This mission is to fulfill the definite numbers of heavenly armies. Morning star symbolized as Jesus(Rev 22:16) and giving the morning star means promise that Jesus will be with the Winner.
Rev 2:26-29 To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations--'He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery'--just as I have received authority from my Father. I will also give him the morning star. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Psa 2:7-9 I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father.Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.You will rule them with an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery."?
Zec 3:7 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'If you will walk in my ways and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here.
Rev 22:16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.
The fifth promise for the Winner is that the Winner will be dressed in white, and the Lord will never blot out his name from the book of life, and will acknowledge his name before God and his angels(Rev 3:5-6). This white dress means fine linen and the book of life means "the Lamb's book of life." When one becomes the Winner, Jesus introduces him in front of Jehovah and archangels. With these archangels, the Winner seals on the foreheads of the servants and completes the mission of accomplishing numbers for the armies of Heaven.(Rev 7:2-3)
Rev 3:5-6 He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Rev 7:2-3 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: "Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God."
The sixth promise for the Winner is that the Winner will be a pillar in the temple of God(Rev 3:12-13). To clarify, the Winner will play the central role in God's dispensation. God's name and the new name for Jesus means the strategy to complete divine providence. Also, 'New Jerusalem' signifies the Lamb's wife, and writing the name on the pillar means the Winner has a mission to produce those who are capable of becoming Lamb's wife.
Rev 3:12-13 Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
The seventh promise is that the Winner will have the right to sit on the throne of Jesus(Rev 3:21-22). The throne symbolizes the authority received from Jesus, which the Lord received from God due to his crucifixion. The Winner will possess a position next to Jesus Christ in the world of God.
Rev 3:21-22 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
1. RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION OF JESUS 2. SEVEN SEALED BOOK
3. NECESSITY FOR TWO OLIVE TREES
4. REQUEST FOR THE WINNER
5. PROMISES GIVEN TO WINNER
6. THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE AND A SHARP SICKLE
7. THE HOLY CITY, THE NEW JERUSALEM
3. NECESSITY FOR TWO OLIVE TREES
4. REQUEST FOR THE WINNER
5. PROMISES GIVEN TO WINNER
6. THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE AND A SHARP SICKLE
7. THE HOLY CITY, THE NEW JERUSALEM
