Sufrimiento y victoria
As in John’s Gospel, so in John’s Apocalypse, the death and defeat of Christ are, in reality, his victory over Satan (e.g., see the comments on 5:5–6). The Lamb’s followers are to recapitulate the model of his ironic victory in their own lives; by enduring through tribulation they reign in the invisible kingdom of the Messiah (see the comments on 1:6, 9). They exercise kingship in the midst of their suffering just as Christ did from the cross: Christians are called to be conquerors by emulating in their own lives the archetypal triumph of Jesus.