1. Revelation 3:12 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why is Jesus' own name inscribed on this pillar?

Revelation 3:12 (ESV)

12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.

This third name makes clear how this saint can belong to God and be a citizen of God’s city. His delightful status is strictly due to Jesus’ work, both in redemption as well as in preservation.