Revelation Part 6 - The Revelation of Jesus Christ

The Revelation of Jesus ChristRevelation 1:1-8

• (1) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

• (1) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

• Revelation = apokalypsis

• The faithful witness (1:5)• The firstborn from the dead (1:5)• The ruler over the kings of the earth (1:5) • The Alpha and the Omega (1:8, 21:6, 22:13)• The one who is and who was and is to come (1:8)• The Almighty (1:8)• The Son of Man (1:13)• The first and the last (1:17, 2:8, 22:13)

• The living One (1:18) • He who was dead, and has come to life (2:8)• The Son of God (2:18) • He who is holy, who is true (3:7, 6:10) • The Amen, the faithful and true Witness (3:14)• The Beginning of the creation of God (3:14) • The Lion that is from the tribe of Judah (5:5)• The Root of David (5:5)

• A Lamb (5:6) • The Word of God (19:13) • King of Kings and Lord of Lords (19:16) • The beginning and the end (22:13)• The root and descendant of David (22:16)• The bright morning Star (22:16)• The Lord Jesus (22:21).

• bond-servants = doulos = “slaves”

• bond-servants = doulos = “slaves”

• 2 Peter 1:1a Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

• bond-servants = doulos = “slaves”

• 2 Peter 1:1a Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

• Mark 10:43-44 "But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant; (44) and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all.

• (2) who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

• (3) Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.

• (3) Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.

• Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.

• (4) John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,

• Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

• (5) and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood-- (6) and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father--to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

• Revelation 19:16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."

• (7) BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.

• (7) BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.

• Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.

• Matthew 24:30 "And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.

• Zechariah 12:10 "I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

• Zechariah 12:10 "I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

• Romans 11:26a and so all Israel will be saved;

• (8) "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."