Study note

Revelation 3:12

  • Victorious Christians are secure in God's household, like pillars, and they will never have to leave it.

  • The name of God inscribed on them shows God's ownership and the security Christians enjoy (see Revelation 7:4; 14:1).

  • The new Jerusalem is not built by humans. Instead, it is God's gift from heaven (Revelation 21:2–10).

  • A new name was a sign of God's blessing (see also Revelation 2:17). Abram, Jacob, Simon, and others received new names (Genesis 17:5; 32:28; John 1:42).