There were some in Thyatira who did not fall prey. Revelation 2:24 says, “But hold fast what you have till I come.” Revelation 3:11 was written to the church in Philadelphia. It says, “Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.”

In the Lord’s commendation of the church in Pergamos, we get a picture of what it means to hold fast in persecution. Revelation 2:13 says, “I know your works, and where you dwell…And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith…”

Hebrews 10:23 says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 6:18 Amplified, “…we who have fled (to Him) for refuge might have mighty indwelling strength and strong encouragement to grasp and hold fast the hope appointed for us and set before (us).”