Part 2
Revelation Chapter 1:
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show
His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His
angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of
Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who
reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things
which are written in it; for the time is near.
There are a
few things that stand out to me in this passage:
2. The phrase -“God gave Him to show His servants” tells us:
- a. The revelation is from God
- b. The revelation was given to Jesus Christ
- c. The intended purpose for giving the revelation is to be shown to the servants of Jesus Christ
4. The revelation from God, was delivered and made known to John by an angel. It can be deduced that John was chosen to receive this revelation because he was a witness to the word of God and testimony of Jesus Christ.
What made
John so special?
1 John 1:1-3 That which was from the
beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have
looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
2 (For the life was manifested, and
we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which
was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
3 That which we have seen and heard
declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our
fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things write we unto you,
that your joy may be full.
You see, John was an eye witness. It was
John that declared “ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.” John 1:1
To all you English students out there you
may notice something familiar about this chapter’s form. John is writing a persuasive
argument. He begins with his conclusion or theses and proceeds to use the tactics
of Logos and deductive reasoning to support his theses.
“All things were made by him”
"In him was life"
“the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us…”
Conclusion through deductive reasoning: the
flesh, Jesus Christ, is______________.
So God submits the revelation of Jesus
Christ, the final book in his books of books, to John. He trusts him to “show
his servants” that which he reveals.
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