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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear. The call to solemn attention found at the
close of each epistle. See Revelation 1:2 7,11,17,29 3:6,13,22.
To him that overcometh. The Christian life is a battle and must
also be a victory. The Greek word "nikao", rendered "overcome", is
peculiar to John. It occurs "once" in his Gospel (John 16:33), "six"
times in his epistles (1 John 2:13 4:4 5:4,5), and "sixteen" times
in Revelation (Revelation 2:7,11,17,26 3:5,12,21 5:5 6:2 11:7 12:11 13:7
Revelation 15:2 17:14 21:7), but only "three" times in all the rest of the
New Testament (Luke 11:22 Ro 3:4 12:21).
To eat of the tree of life. The symbol of eternal life. The tree
is seen in Eden (Genesis 2:9 3:22), here, and in the New Jerusalem
(Revelation 22:2).
Which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Since the tree of
life is found in both, Paradise and the New Jerusalem must mean the
same. Paul uses the term as a synonym of the "Third Heaven", or Heaven
itself (2 Corinthians 12:2-4).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
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