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Promise Day 51
"To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations 'He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery' just as I have received authority from my Father. I will also give him the morning star. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Revelation 2.26-29)
To those who are faithful, the twofold promise is made. Christ says that those who "overcome," who remain faithful until the end and continue to please God, will rule over Christ's enemies and reign with him as he judges evil. Who "does my will" means literally, "who keeps my works." "Ask of me and I will make "the nations" your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron, and "dash them to pieces like pottery."1
In Jewish belief this Messianic Psalm, Psalm 2, looks towards a conquering Messiah who would smash the heathen and extend the rule of Israel to the ends of the earth. But it has also been one of the great missionary inspirations for the Christian Church. Many a missionary claimed that promise: "Ask of me, and I will make "the nations" your heritage." The second part is the promise of "the morning star." It is taken as a promise of the first resurrection. As "the morning star." rises after the night, so the Christian will rise after the night of death in resurrection.
1Psalm 2:8, 9
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