Good Friday: The victorious overcomers

Jesus Christ laid down his life for us on the cross on Good Fri­day. Again and again he says that his fol­lo­wers will also expe­ri­ence per­se­cu­ti­on and tri­bu­la­ti­on. The­se things are part of the core of faith, so to speak. What we are curr­ent­ly expe­ri­en­cing in the Wes­tern world is not nor­mal. John sees the vic­to­rious over­co­mers in two dif­fe­rent visi­ons. The­se images are meant to encou­ra­ge us to lay down our lives com­ple­te­ly for Christ – no mat­ter what the cost.