The book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ starts out with John, exiled on the Isle of Patmos, receiving an Angelic message and then some incredible visions that are similar to those seen by the Prophet Daniel hundreds of years earlier.
The Greek name for the book of Revelation, A·po·kaʹly·psis (apocalypse), means “Uncovering” or “Disclosure.” This name indicates the meaning of Revelation—it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. The apostle John penned the Revelation at the age of 92 while exiled as a prisoner of Rome on the remote Isle of Patmos. John was to write in a book the visions that he SAW during his exile, and send it to the 7 Churches who were operating in Asia Minor (modern Turkey).
At the time of the writing of Revelation, John was the last of the Apostles of the Lamb still alive and perhaps the last living apostle who had SEEN the Lord. He was therefore the best, and perhaps only, man available to complete the New Testament writings.
What or WHO is being REVEALED in this book?
Jesus Christ, His Glory, His Divinity and God’s Heavenly Kingdom is being fully revealed in the book of the Revelation. Apocalyptic events that will precede HIS 2nd coming are also being revealed. Inside the spelled out pages of Revelation, we see the cosmic war that goes on between the forces of Good and evil.
In Revelation 1:1-2, Apostle John reveals the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, 2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw…
In this REVELATION, God unveils or unseals to Apostle John those things that will “soon take place” on the earth.
Obviously our “soon” is not the same thing as God’s “soon”, because it’s been almost 2000 years since the Revelation was written. Remember, to God, 1000 years is like a day, and a day is like 1000 years. (2nd Peter 3:8).
The Angel of the Lord tells John to WRITE to the seven churches in Asia Minor (Modern Turkey) a message from the Triune God (God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit). It was a message of correction, encouragement, and of hope.
At the time of the writing of Revelation, John was the only Apostles of the Lamb still alive and perhaps the last living apostle who had SEEN the Lord. He was therefore the best, and perhaps only, man available to complete the New Testament cannon.
What or WHO is being REVEALED in this book?
Jesus Christ, His Glory, His Divinity is being fully revealed in the book of the Revelation, along with the apocalyptic events that will precede HIS 2nd coming. Inside the pages of Revelation, we see the cosmic war that goes on between the forces of Good and evil
In this revelation, God revealed to Apostle John the things which must soon take place. The things were communicated by His angel who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw
In this Revelation also, God unveils or unseals those things that will “soon take place”on the earth. Obviously our “soon” is not the same thing as God’s “soon”, because it’s been almost 2000 years since the Revelation was written. but remember to God, 1000 years is like a day, and a day is like 1000 years. (2nd Peter 3:8). But still, the Revelation unveils the things that will take place at the time of the end as it REVEALS the GLORY of the Christ, the Son of God, Yeshua (Jesus).
The Angel of the Lord tells John to WRITE to the seven churches in Asia Minor (Modern Turkey) a message from the Triune God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), a message of correction, a message of encouragement, a message of hope. The question is, if the events of the Revelation are End-Time events that have yet to happen,
Why was John told to write this letter (The Book of Revelation) to those churches that existed 2000 years ago?
God was letting them know that He understood their challenges and influences and was encouraging them to REPENT of misdeeds and to hold fast to God’s way of life in order to receive future rewards.
In all of the seven churches, we read that Jesus Christ had something that He saw in them;
- Ephesus – The Loveless Church (Revelation 2:1-7)
- Smyrna — The Suffering Church (Revelation 2:8-11)
- Pergamos — The Compromising Church (Revelation 2:12-17)
- Thyatira — The Adulterous / Corrupt Church (Revelation 2:18-29)
- Sardis — The Dead Church (Revelation 3:1-6)
- Philadelphia — The Faithful Church (Revelation 3:7-13)
- Laodicea – the church with the lukewarm faith (Revelation3:15-22)
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