Overcomers by the blood

 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. - Revelation 12:10-11

 

Only one group of people are going to be able to overcome the tribulations of the Tribulation.

 

Three things describe the saints

They have overcome by the blood of the Lamb

They have overcome by their testimony

They did not love their lives to the point of death

 

The word of God is very clear. All are sinners. The penalty for sin is death. God provides a way of salvation. We overcome the penalty of death on through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. God loved the world so much that He sent His own Son to shed His blood to make us overcomers.

 

This is all going to become clear during the Great Tribulation. The final battles will be fought. Most of the world is going to ignore God’s pleas and face destruction. Tragic as it is, overcoming it is possible.

 

The brethren, the saints, have become overcomers by the blood of Christ. Without the shedding of blood there could be no remission of sin. These saints overcame by the blood. Their testimonies evidenced that. The trusted Jesus so they did not love their lives more than Him and overcame in the end.

 

What a blessed promise!