Revelation 3:12-14

Amplified Bible

¹²He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will make him a ^[a]pillar in the temple of My God; he will most certainly never be put out of it, and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which descends out of heaven from My God, and My [own] new name.^(A) ¹³He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches.’

Message to Laodicea

¹⁴“To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in ^[b]Laodicea write:

“These are the words of the Amen, the trusted and faithful and true Witness, the ^[c]Beginning and Origin of God’s creation:

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Footnotes

Revelation 3:12 Like the common phrase “pillar of the community,” this is a metaphor of great honor, but far more so. The statement that the one who overcomes will never leave the temple is assurance that he will never lose the privilege of being in the presence of God and serving Him.
Revelation 3:14 Laodicea, located beside the Lycus River, was a prosperous city about forty miles south of Philadelphia. It had a well-respected financial center, thriving textile production industry (specializing in black wool), and a leading medical school that produced a famous eye salve. Two other cities were in this general area: Colossae, known for its mountain spring of cold, fresh water; and Hierapolis, a site famous for its hot, therapeutic mineral springs.
Revelation 3:14 I.e. Origin of Source.