The first letters of the following responses tell us something that the Lord Jesus had overcome, and He was thus able to tell His disciples that, though they could expect tribulation, they should be of good cheer. [1] Numbers in brackets indicate the number of words in the answer.
1. Something that strong, young men, who had overcome the wicked one, had abiding in them. [3]
2. Rather than being overcome by evil, what positive action should be taken? [4]
3. Something an overcomer that “keepeth My works unto the end” will rule the nations with. [3]
4. In which church (or assembly) is the overcomer encouraged by these words: “To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne”? [1]
5. One who is called “the accuser of our brethren,” referred to in the prophetic scripture, “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.” [1]
Answers to these questions will be found, Lord willing, in the next issue of Christian Shepherd.
J. Short