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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 (I 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 (II Corinthians 12:2-4).
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