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INTRODUCTION
WHAT
JOHN CALVIN
Never wrote a commentary on Revelation because he believed this book was incomprehendable.
MARTIN LUTHER
Did not believe that Revelation held canonical weight.
Why?
Because it didn’t speak to Justification by Faith.
Why?
Because it didn’t speak to Justification by Faith.
THIS BOOK IS NOT MEANT TO SCARE US, BUT TO BLESS US
In fact, the few times that I have seen people have a hard time with this book
Is when they are insecure in regards to the Faith
The people that have a hard time with this book
Are those who have a problem with God’s Authority
INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THIS BOOK IN A FEARFUL WAY
We should be looking at this book in a way that reveals to us one thing
IF WE ARE STILL BREATHING
IF WE ARE HERE AT CHURCH
ONE THING IS CLEAR
GOD’S MERCY IS REAL
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IT
If He is a merciful God
If He is a Gracious God
If He is a Faithful God
How should the Skeptic respond?
How should the Atheist respond?
How should the Christian respond?
TURN TO
PRAY THAT GOD WOULD REVEAL HIMSELF TO US
PRAY THAT WE WOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT JESUS EVERY SINGLE TIME WE OPEN THIS BOOK
REVELATION 1:
THIS IS THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST
REVELATION: APOKULUPSIS
Apo: Away
Kalupsis: Veil
IT IS THE REMOVING OF THE VEIL
OR THE CLARIFYING ACT
THAT WILL UNVEIL WHO JESUS REALLY IS
CHECK OUT THE WORKFLOW:
God the Father gave Jesus the Vision to show His Servants
Show what?
The things that must shortly take place
This Vision was given by Jesus to His Angel, to give to John
John , who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ
John, is telling us as he is writing, that these things are 100% Truth
That these are the things that he saw with his very eyes.
THEN, SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS
John proclaims a blessing and an urgency to the reader of this Book
To those who hear
To those who read
To those who keep the things written in it
They will be blessed
Notice how this blessing isn’t just in listening
But in keeping the word of God
Those who observe the Word of God
AFTER THE EXPLANATION OF WHAT THIS BOOK IS FOR
JOHN ADDRESSES THE FOREMOST AUDIENCE
REV 1:4-
REVELATION 1:
TO THE 7 CHURCHES WHICH ARE IN ASIA
Not Asia, as in the Continent
But Asia, as in the Roman Province located in Western Turkey
GRACE AND PEACE FROM HIM WHO IS AND WHO WAS AND WHO IS TO COME:
What does this mean?
This is revealing to us who God is in a collective manner
He not only Is
He was
He is to come
This speaks to His Omnipresence
It speaks to His Everlasting Nature
It should increase our trust in Him
It should drive us to continue to approach Him when we are in need of Grace and Peace
If He is unchanging
If He is everlasting
If He is Alive Forevermore
It should drive us to continue to approach Him when we are in need of Grace and Peace
What else is unveiled to us?
We are informed that surrounding His throne
Are 7 Spirits:
Who, or what are these 7 Spirits?
Before we get to that, let’s get one thing out of the way
Every time we see the number 7 what should we be thinking?
Completeness or Perfection
These 7 spirits could be in reference to the sevenfold spirit of God stated in Isaiah 11:1-2
GRACE AND PEACE FROM THE OMNIPRESENT GOD
GRACE AND PEACE FROM THE 7-FOLD SPIRIT OF GOD
GRACE AND PEACE FROM JESUS CHRIST
JESUS THE FAITHFUL WITNESS
JESUS THE FIRST BORN FROM THE DEAD
JESUS THE RULER OVER THE KINGS OF THE EARTH
THIS IS A PICTURE OF A TRIUNE GOD SEEKING TO SPEAK TO HIS CHURCH
It is revealing to us who is the Head of the Church
It is showing us who we are dealing with
A God who is and was and is to come
A God in whom we find rest, wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and whom we should fear.
A God who is a Faithful Witness
A God who was the first to be raised from the Dead
A God who reigns and who is a respector of no person.
INSTEAD OF HIM DEMANDING A RESPONSE
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