SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:11
Y ellos le han vencido por la sangre del Cordero, y por la Palabra de su testimonio; y no han amado sus vidas hasta la muerte.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Revelation 12:11
Verse 11. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb] Here is given the reason why the followers of Christ prevailed at this time against all their adversaries. It was because they fought against the dragon in the armour of God. They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb - by proclaiming salvation to sinners through Christ crucified, and by their continual intercession at the throne of grace for the conversion of the heathen world. And by the word of their testimony] By constantly testifying against the errors and follies of mankind.
And they loved not their lives unto the death.] They regarded not their present temporal estate, but even gladly delivered up their lives to the fury of their persecutors, and thus sealed the truth of what they spake with their blood.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb , etc.] The Lord Jesus Christ, by whose blood they were redeemed and ransomed out of the hands of Satan, that was stronger than they; and by which they were justified from all sin, and so all charges and condemnation were of no avail against them, whether of Satan or the world; and by which they were cleansed from all pollution, both internal and external; and by which even their conversation garments were washed and made white; by this they also, drew nigh to God with boldness, as to their own God, notwithstanding the accusations of Satan; and this they could, and did make use of as a shield to defend them against all his charges; and this being sprinkled upon them, as it gave them an inward conscience peace amidst all, so it was their security from the destroying angel; and under this purple covering they went triumphantly to glory, having through it obtained an entire conquest over Satan: as also and by the word of their testimony ; either by Christ, the essential Word, they bore record of, who is sharper than any twoedged sword, and through whom they were made more than conquerors; or rather by the use they made of the Scriptures of truth, the sword of the Spirit, the word of God, to which they bore a faithful testimony, and to which they adhered, and by so doing gained the victory over Satan and his instruments, whether false teachers or persecutors; and particularly by the Gospel, which they embraced, professed, and preached with constancy and courage, and by their last testimony they bore to it at their death, on the account of it, as it follows: and they loved not their lives unto the death ; they did not value them; they made no account of them; they were not anxiously careful to preserve them; they chose to lose them; they ran to the stake, and willingly and cheerfully laid them down; they did not count them dear unto them, as said the Apostle Paul, that they might finish their course with joy, and testify the Gospel of the grace of God, or bear a testimony to it, ( Acts 20:24); yea, as Christ has directed, ( Luke 14:26); they hated their lives in comparison of him, and when in competition with him and his Gospel; and by dying thus they conquered Satan; had they loved their lives, and saved them by denying Christ and his truths, Satan would have conquered them; but dying in the cause of Christ, and for it, they got the victory over him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-11 - The attempts of the dragon proved unsuccessful against the church, an fatal to his own interests. The seat of this war was in heaven; in the church of Christ, the kingdom of heaven on earth. The parties wer Christ, the great Angel of the covenant, and his faithful followers and Satan and his instruments. The strength of the church is in havin the Lord Jesus for the Captain of their salvation. Pagan idolatry which was the worship of devils, was cast out of the empire by the spreading of Christianity. The salvation and strength of the church are only to be ascribed to the King and Head of the church. The conquered enemy hates the presence of God, yet he is willing to appea there, to accuse the people of God. Let us take heed that we give his no cause to accuse us; and that, when we have sinned, we go before the Lord, condemn ourselves, and commit our cause to Christ as ou Advocate. The servants of God overcame Satan by the blood of the Lamb as the cause. By the word of their testimony: the powerful preaching of the gospel is mighty, through God, to pull down strong holds. By their courage and patience in sufferings: they loved not their lives so wel but they could lay them down in Christ's cause. These were the warrior and the weapons by which Christianity overthrew the power of paga idolatry; and if Christians had continued to fight with these weapons and such as these, their victories would have been more numerous an glorious, and the effects more lasting. The redeemed overcame by simple reliance on the blood of Christ, as the only ground of their hopes. In this we must be like them. We must not blend any thing els with this.
Greek Textus Receptus
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Vincent's NT Word Studies
11. Overcame (enikhsan). See on 1 John ii. 13.
By the blood of the Lamb (dia to aima tou arniou). The preposition dia with the accusative signifies on account of. Hence Rev., correctly, because of: in virtue of the shedding of that blood. Similarly in the succeeding clause, "because of the word of their testimony." For lamb, see on ch. v. 6.
Testimony (marturiav). See on John i. 7.
They loved not their life even unto death. Alford, correctly, "they carried their not-love of their life even unto death."
