He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Christ is the First and the Last, before all things were made and Judge of all at the end. He died for our sins and rose for our justification; by His death He purchased salvation, by His life He applies it to us. An unchangeable Mediator, yesterday, today, and forever.
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Commenting on Revelation 2:8-11
He that hath an ear, let him hear,.... See Gill on Rev 2:7, he that overcometh; and is not intimidated by poverty, confiscation of goods, tribulation, persecution, and death itself, but through Christ is a conqueror, and more than a conqueror over all these things: shall not be hurt of the second death; by which is meant eternal death, in distinction from a corporeal and...
Verse 11. He that hath an ear, etc. . He that overcometh. . The particular promise here is made to him that should "overcome;" that is, that would gain the victory in the persecutions which were to come upon them.