King James Version

What Does Revelation 2:28 Mean?

And I will give him the morning star.

Context

26

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

27

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

28

And I will give him the morning star.

29

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(28) **The morning star.**—The pledge of the coming day, both for the waiting witnesses, and for the ungodly, who loved darkness because their deeds were evil: the earnest of the sovereignty of light over darkness, when the children of the day would be manifest, and shine as the stars for ever and ever (Daniel 12:3). Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission. Bible Hub

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

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