Revelation Chapter One
The Prologue
I. The Revelation’s
Introduction (v.1-3)
A. The
Revelation Designated (v.1)
1. Source:
Given by God unto Jesus Christ (v.1a)
2. Purpose:
To show unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass (v.1b)
3. Method
of Delivery: Sent and signified by His angel (v.1c, 22:6, 16)
4. Revelator:
Unto His servant John (v.1d)
B. The
Revelator’s Duty (v.2)
1. To
Bare Record of the Word of God (v.2a)
2. To
Bare Record of the Testimony of Jesus Christ (v.2b)
3. To
Bare Record of All Things that He Saw (v.2c)
C. The
Revelation’s Blessing (v.3)
1. Blessed
is he that reads (v.3a)
2. Blessed
are they that hear the Words of this prophecy (v.3b)
3. Blessed
are they that keep those things which are written therein (v.3c)
II. The Revelation’s Design (v.4-6)
A. Send
To: The Seven Churches which
are in Asia (v.4a; 22:6, 16)
1.
Greeting: Grace be unto you and peace (v.4b)
2. Sender: From Him Which is and Which was and
Which is to come (v.4c)
From the Seven Spirits which
are before His Throne (v.4d)
From Jesus
Christ…to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever (v.5, 6)
3.
Focal Point of Christ’s Ministry: Loved Us, Washed Us/Blood, Made Us
Kingdom/Priests
B. The
Revelation’s Primary Message (v.7, 8)
1. The 2nd Coming of
Christ (v.7, Dn 7:13; Mt 24:30; Mk 13:26; Lk 21:27; Acts 1:9; I Th 4:17)
2. The Alpha & Omega, The
Beginning and The Ending/The Lord/The Almighty! (v.8)
III. The Revelation (Unveiling) of the Glorified Lord
Jesus Christ (1st Vision) (v.9-20)
A.
Recorded By:
John…your (exiled) brother and companion in tribulation…(v.9a)
B.
Place: Isle of Patmos
(v.9b)
C.
Purpose of Exile: For the Word of God and for the
Testimony of Jesus Christ (v.9c)
D.
John’s Experience: In the Spirit on the Lord’s Day
1. He
Heard: A Great Voice as of a Trumpet
(v.10)
2. He
Heard: The Lord’s Command: What thou seest write in a book/send/Seven Churches (v.11)
3. He
Saw: The Seven Golden Candlesticks (v.12)
4. He
Saw: The Vision of The Glorified Lord Jesus Christ (v.13-16) [Daniel 10:5-9]
a. One
like unto the Son of man
b. Clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps w/a golden girdle
c. His
head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow
d. His
eyes were as a flame of fire
e. His
feet like unto fine brass as if they burned in a furnace
f. His
voice as the sound of many waters
g. He
had in His right hand Seven Stars
h. And
out of His mouth went a sharp Two-edged Sword
j.
His countenance was as the sun shines in his strength
4. His
Reaction: And when I saw Him I fell at His feet as dead (v.17a) [Daniel 10:9]
5. The
Lord’s Response/Reply: He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not
(v.17b, 18)
6. The
Lord’s Command: Write: The things which thou hast seen (v.19a) (Revelation
Chapter 1)
The things which
are (v.19b) (Revelation Chapter 2, 3)
The things which shall be hereafter (v.19c) (Revelation 4-22)
D. The
Lord’s Explanation (v.20)
1. The
Mystery of the Seven Stars: The Angels (Messengers/Ministers) of the Seven Churches
2. The
Mystery of the Seven Golden Candlesticks : The Seven Churches
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