THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST
Discover Jesus In The Book of Revelation
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A rich presentation of The triune GOD is recorded in
Revelation 1:4-8
John,
To the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you from Him Who is, and Who was, and Who is
to come, and from The Seven Spirits before His Throne, and from Jesus Christ,
Who is The Faithful Witness, The Firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler of the
kings of the earth.
To Him Who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His Blood,
and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve His God and Father — to
Him be Glory and Power for ever and ever! Amen.
Look, He is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see Him,
even those who pierced Him;
and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of Him.
So shall it be!
Amen.
"I am The Alpha and
The Omega," says The Lord God, "Who is, and Who was, and Who is to
come, The Almighty."
NIV
John narrated His encounter with the resurrected
Christ in the island of Patmos, which was accompanied by an overwhelming
visible manifestation.
I, John, your brother and companion in
the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on
the island of Patmos because of the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus. On
the Lord's Day I was in The Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud Voice like a
trumpet, which said: "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the
seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia
and Laodicea."
I turned around to see the Voice that
was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among
the lampstands was someone "like a Son of Man," dressed in a robe
reaching down to His feet and with a golden sash around His chest. His head and
hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like blazing
fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and His Voice was like the
sound of rushing waters. In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His
mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all
its brilliance.
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as
though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said: "Do not be
afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and
behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
"Write, therefore, what you have
seen, what is now and what will take place later. The mystery of the seven
stars that you saw in mMy right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is
this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven
lampstands are the seven churches.
Rev
1:9-20 NIV
The central figure in The Book Of Revelation is The
Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient Christ Who will subjugate all things
under His divine Authority.
In verse 5, we see that Jesus Christ is “The
Faithful Witness”, and “The First Begotten [The FirstBorn] of the dead”, and “The
Prince of the kings of the earth”.
In John 8:14-15 Jesus said:
"Even if I testify on My own behalf, My Testimony is valid,
for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I
come from or where I am going.
NIV
He is The One Who loves us eternally, and washed us
from our sins in His own Blood, and His Testimony speaks of this.
He is “The Amen”, “The Faithful And True Witness”, “The
Beginning of GOD’s creation” (Rev.3:14); “The Lion of the tribe of Judah”, “The
Root of David” (Rev.5:5); “The Holy Lamb of GOD”; “The WORD OF GOD” (Rev
19:13); “King Of kings And Lord Of lords” (Rev.19:16); “The Bright Morning Star”
(Rev.22:21).
He is appointed –GOD’s Firstborn, He is The Most Exalted
Who will rule over the kings of the earth.
He has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve
His GOD and FATHER — to Him be Glory and Power for ever and ever! Amen. (Rev
1:6).
He is immortal and lives in unapproachable Light (I
Tim 6:16). He is “The Alpha And The Omega”, “The Beginning and The End” “Who
is, and Who was, and Who is to come”, “The Almighty” (see Rev. 1:8).
He calls forth the generations from the beginning
(see Isa 41:4).
He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see
Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn
because of Him (Rev 1:7).
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty GOD, Everlasting Father,
and Prince of Peace (see Isaiah 9:6).
"Holy, Holy, Holy
Is THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY,
Who Was, And Is, And Is To Come."
Rev 4:8 NIV