REV 1:1

Revelation 1:1

Revelation 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.

Revelation – The word ‘Revelation’ means “which God now shows”. No person could know these things unless God showed them. Now let us see word by word meaning.

“Jesus Christ” - 

·        All of us know that Jesus Christ, son of Joseph the Carpenter was very kind, merciful, patient, died and resurrected from death for us. But this book starts with “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”.

·        His Glory - When Jesus was in the world nobody believed him as the son of God except St. Peter.   Only after Jesus was resurrected from death, all people started  believing Jesus as  the son of God. So this book shows us Jesus Christ as a glorified son of God.

 

·        His Anger - when Jesus was in this world he was very kind, merciful and patient but this book shows him as a Judge.

·        Controller – This book shows him as a controller of the World. He has the full control of the earth.

Rev. 11:17 says, "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

Servant –

·        In Greek it is written as “Doulas”.

·        There is a ship called Doulas. It carried Christian books and was moving around the world.

·         Doulas means a bondservant or slave.  There is a vast difference between servant and bondservant. The servant is eligible for the salary or wages, but the bondservant doesn’t. The owner of that bondservant has purchased him once for all.

·        In one way all of us are bond servants for Jesus Christ. He has purchased us by shedding his precious blood on the cross for us.

·        So our responsibility is to obey the Word of God i.e. Jesus Christ.

“Show His servant “–

·        Here we notice the word “show”. So, God showed to John everything what is going to happen in the future.The specialty of the word ‘show’is, if we tell some thing orally  or written we can add or miss something. But if you show the picture/vision, means people can understand it easily and will remain in their minds for ever.

“Soon”

·        All of us know God’s 1 day is  equal to 1000 years, 2 Peter 3:8  tells But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day  is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

·        2 Peter 1:20, 21 Knowing this first that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God sp0ke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

·         According to Daniel’s calculation the last 7 days that means 1 week is left.  Once it starts all prophecies written, will happen within 7 years.