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v.1 Of Jesus Christ The revelation given by Jesus.

irst , God gave this to Jesus to show show to sain ts (v.1)Second , it per tains to things shortly to come to pass (v.1)Th ir d , Revela tio n is m o s tly about events , not Jesus.

I. R evela tion of J e sus Ch rist: (1:1- 3)

v.1 T he Revelation (ap o calypse) Our w o rd = Ap ocaly p s e !Gr eek apo = f r om; k alupto = cove r .

Hence to rem o ve the c o ver fr o m any thing;to unveil (V incent's Word Studies

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v.1 W hich God gave Him [ ie. to Jesus] (J o hn 7:16) My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me(J o hn 12:49) The Father Himself who sent Me has given

Me a commandment as to what to say(J o hn 14:24) The word which you hear is not Mine, but

the Father's who sent Me.

v.1 T hings which must shortly come to pass G reek = Tach o s

Vines = Sw if tly; T hayers = Q ui ckly, s h o rt ly(Luke 18:8) He will bring ab o u t jus tice f o r them q uickly .(1 Tim 3:14-15) I am wri ting these things to yo u , ho ping

to co me to yo u before long ;


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v.1 He sent and communicated it G reek: s ee -ma i-noo

Lite r ally : Give a sign o r token . V incen t Wo rd S tudiesCom p a r e : Rev 12:1 A g r ea t sign a pp ea r ed in h eaven,a woman clo th ed w ith th e su n, th e moon ..

v.1 y His angel to his bondservant N ote interesting process

f r omFa th e r (1:1)

toSon(1:1)

b yAn g el(1:1)

toJ o h n(1:1)

toAn g el s

(2:1)

toCh ur c h e s

(2:1)


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v.2 [ John] W ho bore witness to the word .. to all that he saw

J o h n is r eco r d in g all th a t h e SAW in th e s e visi on s .

v.3 B lessed is he who reads & those who hear the words of the prophecy

Th is is public reading of th e s c rip tur e s .(1 T im 4 :13) U n til I come, g ive a tt en tion to th e public

r ead in g of Sc rip tur e .


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v.3 And heed the things which are written in it

Hea rin g w ith o ut h eed in g ( action ) is us ele ss .

(J ame s 1:22) P r ove yo urs elve s doers of the word , and no t me r ely h ea r e rs w h o del u de th em s elve s .

v.3 F or the time is near

(R ev 22:10) Do no t s eal u p th e wo r d s of th e p r o p h ecy of th is b ook, fo r th e time is near .

Even ts we r e a b o ut to b e g in ve r y s h o rt ly !

J e sus time wa s nea r Ma t 26 :18OT ready to van is h He b 8:13


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II. God s me ss a g e to th e 7 Ch ur c h e s: (1: 4 -8)v.4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia --

Th e r e we r e mo r eth an 7 c h ur c h e s in Asi a (Mino r) ..su c h a s Colo ss e and Hie r a p ol is ,

(C ol 1:2 ; 4 :13) .But th e s even men tioned a r e typ ical and 7 is a complete number

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v.4 F rom Him who is, who was, and is to come --

v. 4 Him w h o is and wa s: T he F ather.Th e e te r nal one -- I AM (Ex 3:1 4 )

v.4 Seven S p irits: Holy S pirit th a twa s g iven to lead th e a p o st le sin to all th e trut h (J o h n 16 :13and 14 :2 6 ).

v.5 And f r om J e sus Ch rist: T remendous comfort! HeresDeity saying grace & peaceto you.

II. God s me ss a g e to th e 7 Ch ur c h e s: (1: 4 -8)

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v.5 Th e faithful witnessfaithful witness h e is to tally trust wo rt h y.A ma rt yr .. b ea rs w itne ss even th ru dea th .

v.5 Th e firstborn of the dead firstborn of the dead (1 Co r 15 :20) v.5 Th e ruler of the kingsruler of the kings (Rev 17 :1 4 ; 19 :1 6 )

v.5 Wh

o loves usloves us (J oh

n 15 :13)v.5 Relea s ed us from our sinsfrom our sins (Ac ts 22:1 6 ) v.6 Made us to b e a kingdomkingdom (Col 1:13)v.6 And priests priests (1 P e t 2: 5 ) r oyal p rie st h ood

v.5 F rom Jesus Christ - - Enco ur a g emen tEnco ur a g emen t


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v.7 B ehold he is coming with the clouds, every eyeshall see him, even those that pierced him --

LanLang guauag ge of jud e of judg gment ment S UC H AS T HE DE S T RUC T ION

OF JERU S ALEM

(Ma t 24 :30)Th ey w ill s ee th e

S ON OF MAN COMING

ON T HE C LOUDS OF T HE SKYON T HE C LOUDS OF T HE SKYwith p owe r & g r ea t g lo r y.

v.7 J o h n s ay s: So it is to b e, Amen .v.7 J o h n s ay s: So it is to b e, Amen .


Clouds = Used to show the irresistibleUsed to show the irresistiblepower of Godpower of God

Egypt = Isa. 19:1; Ezek. 30:3; 32:7Israel = Ezek. 34:12Jerusalem = Mt. 24:24-30; Mk. 13:24

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v.8 I am the Alpha and Omega says the Lord God the Almighty

a . Th is is th e s elf -de si g na tion of th e F ather h e r e in v.8

b . Alp h a & Ome g a a r e al s o us ed b y th e S on (22:12-13)I

am coming q uickly..I

am the alpha & omealpha & omeg gaa


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III. Th e Command fo r J o h n to Writ e : (1: 9 -11)v.9 I , John , your brother and fellow partaker in the

tribulation and kingdom and perseverance whichare in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos

Rocky is land 10 m i lon g X 6 m i w ide .24 m ile s off coa st of Asi a Mino r .

T r ad ition

s ay s th

a tJ o h n wa sbanished h e r e .

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v.10 I was in the S pirit

John u nde r th e S p irit s con tr ol .Paul fell in to a tr ance in J e rus alem .

(Ac ts 22:1 7 ; 2 Co r 12:2- 4 )Peter fell in to a tr ance in Cae s a r ea .

(Ac ts 10: 9 -10)

J o hn in the S pirit saw the Thr o ne scene (Rev 4:2-3)J o hn was carried away in the S pirit to see Harl ot (Rev 17:3)

J o hn was carried away in the S pirit to see New Jeru (Rev 22:10)

J o hn in the S pirit saw the Thr o ne scene (Rev 4:2-3)J o hn was carried away in the S pirit to see Harl ot (Rev 17:3)

J o hn was carried away in the S pirit to see New Jeru (Rev 22:10)

III. Th e Command fo r J o h n to Writ e : (1: 9 -11)

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Beca us e th a t wa s th e day Ch rist arosearose (Ma t 28:1- 6 )

Beca us e th a t wa s th e day His church started church started (Ac ts 2:1 , 4 1)

Beca us e th a t wa s th e day s a in ts met to worshipmet to worship (Ac ts 20: 7 )

Beca us e th a t wa s th e day s a in ts

gave fundsgave funds (1 Co r 16

:1-2)

v.10 On the Lords Day S u ndayS u ndayS u ndayS u ndayIII. Th e Command fo r J o h n to Writ e : (1: 9 -11)

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v.11 Th e vo ice s a idW rite in a book what you see& send it to the seven churches

v.10 I heard behind me a loud voiceloud voice, likelikethe sound of a trumpet

Th e vo ice h e h ea rs is extremely loud extremely loud .A T ru m p e t s o u nded a t S ina i

(Ex 19 :1 6 , 19 ; 20:18)T ru m p e ts wa r ned th e p eo p le

(Ez ek iel 33:3)

III. Th e Command fo r J o h n to Writ e : (1: 9 -11)

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v.12 LampstandsLampstands = 7 c h ur c h e s (v.20)v.13 Like th e son of manson of man = h u man fo r m

(Dan 7 :13 ; Ma t 8:20 ; 9 :6 )v.13 Robe,Robe, g golden sasholden sash = Hig h P rie st .v.14 Hair, head whiteHair, head white = p urit y

(He b 4 :1 5 ) Com p a r e Dan 7 :9

v.14 Eyes a flame of fireEyes a flame of fire = p ene tr a tin g(He b 4 :13 ; J o h n 1: 4 8)v.15 F eet.. burnished bronzeF eet.. burnished bronze = S tr en g th

(Dan 10: 6 ); no t clay (Dan 2: 4 2)v.15 VoiceVoice = S tu nn in g , like th e Fa th e r s vo ice (Ez k. 4 3:2)v.16 T wo ed T wo edg ged sword ed sword = Th e Wo r d Cuts (Ep h 6 :1 7 ; He b 4 :12)

IV. Ch

rist Amon g th

e Lam p st and s (1:12-20)v.12 I saw 7 golden lampstands

Lev 8:7Heb 3:1

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Dan iel passed out passed out too ! (D an 10: 9 )

IV. Ch

rist Amon g th

e Lam p st and s (1:12-20)v.17 I fell at His feet as one dead

v.17 I was dead and I am aliveforever more. I have thekeys of Death & of HadesComfo rt to th e s a in ts: I h avee xp e rienced dea th and it

couldnt hold mecouldnt hold me .Hav in g th e key s of mean s h e

h a s th e authority to open.authority to open.

Key s of th e Key s of th e K inK ing gdomdom (Mt 16 :1 9 ); of (Mt 16 :1 9 ); of K nowled K nowledg gee (Lk 11: 5 2) ; th e (Lk 11: 5 2) ; th e Abyss Abyss (Rev 20:1)(Rev 20:1)

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P r o b a b ly P r o b a b ly N

O T N

O T g u a r d iang u a r d ian an g el s (2:1)an g el s (2:1)But But HUM AN HUM AN me ss en g e rs o r leade rsme ss en g e rs o r leade rsUs ed of p rie sts (Mal 2: 7 )Us ed of p rie sts (Mal 2: 7 )Us ed of p r o p h e ts (Mt 11:10 ; Ha g 1:13)Us ed of p r o p h e ts (Mt 11:10 ; Ha g 1:13)

IV. Ch

rist Amon g th

e Lam p st and s (1:12-20)

A my st e r y isnt impossibleisnt impossible to

u nde rst and but wa s fo r me r lyno t u nde rst ood (Ep h 3:3- 6 )Th e seven starsseven stars are 7 angels

of the seven churches

v.20 T he mystery of the 7 stars--

Leade rs/r e p r e s en ta tive s a r e in His rig h t h andLeade rs/r e p r e s en ta tive s a r e in His rig h t h and in His con tr ol .in His con tr ol .He st and s am id st th e c h ur c h e sHe st and s am id st th e c h ur c h e s He know s w h a t g oe s on .He know s w h a t g oe s on .

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