Verse from Revelation

“我必快来！你要持守你所有的，不要让人拿走你的冠冕。”

启示录 3:11

“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”

Revelation 3:11

In the book of Revelation we find letters to “the seven churches in the province of Asia” (chs. 2–3). These messages from God are filled with encouragement, rebuke, and challenge, and they speak to us today just as they did to the first-century recipients. 

Twice in these letters we find the phrase, “Hold on to what you have.” The Lord told the church at Thyatira, “Hold on to what you have until I come” (2:25). And to the church in Philadelphia He said, “I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown” (3:11). 

In the midst of great trials and opposition, these believers clung to God’s promises and persevered in faith. 

When our circumstances are harsh and sorrows outnumber joys, Jesus shouts to us, “Hold everything you’ve got! Help is on the way!” And with that promise, we can hold on in faith and rejoice.

The promise of Christ’s return calls us to persevere in faith.