Revelation 21:7 (WEB)
He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
Catechism · 2
Sacred Scripture
The spiritual sense. Thanks to the unity of God's plan, not only the text of Scripture but also the realities and events about which it speaks can be signs.
"Our Father Who Art in Heaven"
“Since the Lord's Prayer is that of his people in the "endtime," this "our" also expresses the certitude of our hope in God's ultimate promise: in the new Jerusalem he will say to the victor, "I will be his God and he shall be my son."” — Catechism footnote: Rev 21:7.
Fathers and councils · 3
Ambrose of Milan
“And therefore “blessed is he who keepeth the words of this prophecy,” which has revealed the resurrection to us by clearer testimony, saying: “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and they opened the…” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 7.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“He that overcometh shall possess these things, and their inheritance; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 6, 7.
Read the whole comment“He who shall overcome shall possess these things, and their inheritance; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 6, 7.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.101.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.101.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.101.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.101.