"The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son."
(Revelation 21:7)
This new heaven and new earth belong to those who inherit it through the covenant promises in the gospel. It’s not for those who merely profess to be Christian or those who merely belong to a church. The Lord specifies who receives the eternal inheritance. “He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.” The same promise that God gave to David, He gives to all that are in Christ. Notice that the theme of “he who overcomes” that we’ve seen throughout Revelation remains constant. He both promises and warns in such a statement. The promise is clear: the overcomers—those that persevere in the faith—receive the eternal inheritance. But the warning is just as clear. Those that shrink back, those that profess a step toward Christ but then return to the world will not receive the eternal inheritance. Real Christianity perseveres because in real Christianity God preserves His children.
(Dr. Phil A. Newton)
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