Verse 7
The overcomer (i.e., every believer) will inherit these things (i.e., the blessings of the new creation mentioned). This promise completes and summarizes the other seven promises to overcomers in chapters 2 and 3. Inheriting emphasizes the privilege of obtaining something because of the work of another in contrast to one’s own work.
"The phrase ’I will be his God and he will be My son’ is defined elsewhere as a statement of special honor, not of regeneration. The Davidic Covenant promised to David’s son, Solomon, ’I will be a Father to him and he will be a son to Me’ (2 Samuel 7:14). The intent of the phrase was to signify a special, intimate relationship. [Note: Dillow, p. 472.]
Paul used the two Greek words huioi, "sons," and tekna, "children," synonymously, but John distinguished their two meanings whenever he used them: mature sons and simply children.
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