Revelation 3:12
“Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God... and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem... and I will write upon him my new name.”
King James Version
The promise to the overcomer — made a permanent pillar in God's temple, inscribed with the name of God, of the New Jerusalem, and Christ's new name.
Fulfillment References
Revelation 21:2 Revelation 14:1 Isaiah 62:2 Revelation 22:4
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe name of God written on the overcomer — the one Name, fully revealed in Jesus, owning His own forever (Rev. 22:4; 14:1).
JewishThe name written and the city of God recall the priestly inscription and Zion's renaming (Isa. 62).
CatholicThe believer made permanent in God's presence, bearing the divine name and the city's name.
ProtestantThe overcomer secured forever ('a pillar... no more out'), marked with God's name and the New Jerusalem's.
OrthodoxThe faithful established in God's temple, bearing His name.
DispensationalThe overcomer's permanent place and identity in the eternal city.
AcademicThe threefold 'name' (of God, of the city, Christ's new name) and the pillar imagery echo temple and Isaiah 62:2; cf. 14:1; 22:4.
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