The unexpected but necessary way of Christian victory
Christianity doesn’t just promise salvation from sin, death, and the devil, but victory over these things.
In the Book of Revelation, the believer who has persevered to the end is repeatedly described as the ‘victor.’ The victor will be ‘dressed in white,’ become a ‘pillar in the temple,’ and be enthroned with Christ (see Revelation 3:5, 12, 21).
A similar vision of victory is presented to us at the end of 1 Corinthians 15:54-57,