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First Things First
Have you ever bought a book and immediately went to the last chapter and read it.
What happens when you do that?
Are you confused?
That is what reading the book of Revelation is like without first knowing what the rest of the Bible is about.
New Living Translation 1:1-3
1This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place.
He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John, 2 who faithfully reported everything he saw.
This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.3
God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near.
Some Title this book the Revelation of John, when actually it is the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
The NLT does us an injustice by it’s choice of words in vs 1… “This is a revelation from Jesus Christ.”
The Greek wording is more accurately “revelation of Jesus Christ” but of Jesus Christ can have two meanings,
It could mean about Jesus Christ
It could mean belonging to Jesus Christ
Which is the better understanding?
One author says it best when he says:
“In the final analysis, however, the original, Greek-speaking audience of the book may not have worked as hard as we do to differentiate the two concepts (the grammar itself does not clarify any difference).
The message is from Jesus Christ, but ultimately Jesus is the focus of everything in the New Testament, whether directly or indirectly.
His purposes in history also reveal his character and invite us to worship him.”
The next thing we see in vs 1 is that although this revelation belongs to Jesus, it did not originate with Jesus.
vs 1 says “which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place.
He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John who faithfully reported everything he saw this is his report of the word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ.”
The revelation goes from God to Jesus then to his servants via an angles and then John.
God - Jesus - angle - John
Brings up a few questions
“When did Jesus first receive this revelation?”
We know he didn’t know when the son of man would return While he was on earth.
Who are the servants?
All who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
must soon take place…how soon?
The greek word here is “tachei” and also means suddenly or quickly.
Ultimately it is God’’s timing.
John who?
The fact that he did not need to identify himself lead most to believe he was the well known apostle.
What was he reporting?
Every thing he saw!
It is important to note that John is writing what he saw.
He did not try to interpret it, just writing it down.
The last thing we notice in this opening segment is that there is a blessing, a beatitude.
This is the first of seven in Revelation.
God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church
Because there was no personal copies of Scripture in the 1st century, reading aloud in the church this prophecy was the only way one would hear it.
It would be safe to say all who read this is blessed, even more so those who share it with others.
and he blesses all who listen to its message
There is also a blessing that comes with those who listen to what was written
and obey what it says
Finally there is a blessing for those who would obey what was written.
Some would argue that listening and obeying goes hand in hand for what good is listening if it doesn’t change something about you?
Revelation 1:4–8 (NLT):
4 This letter is from John to the seven churches in the province of Asia.
Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come; from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ.
He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world.
All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.
6 He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father.
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