Freedom River Church Sunday Message 4/22/18
Channel: Freedom River Church
Date: 2018-04-22

The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Revelation 1:1-8

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1. The revelation (v1) – This book is the revelation of Jesus Christ! It is not the revelation of St. John or the Holy Spirit or anything else that might have been listed in the heading of this book in your Bible. It is the unveiling of Jesus in all of His glory! Jesus
gets His glory back! The first 65 books of the Bible show Christ in His humiliation. This last book reveals Christ in glorification.

2. The writer (v1-2) – is the beloved Apostle, John. As a disciple, he laid his head on Jesus’ chest at the last supper. John was the only disciple that stood at the cross as Jesus was crucified. As an old man, likely around 90 years old, John had been sentenced to a
prison island called Patmos. He had not seen Jesus in person for more than 60 years. The other Apostles were all long dead. All of them died horrible deaths as martyrs. Peter and Paul had both been dead for about 30 years. So now, in 95 AD, John receives this vision.  He also wrote the Gospel of John and the letters of 1st , 2nd , and 3rd John.

3. The Reader (v3) – The reader is blessed as God reveals the conquering Christ.

4. The Recipients (v4) – The seven churches of Asia Minor (the modern west coast of Turkey). These are seven real churches that are marvelously used to speak a multi-dimensional message from the faithful witness.

5. The Resource (v4-8) – Where did this information come from? The first resource mentioned is God, the Father (…who is…was…is to come…). The second is the seven spirits who are before His throne. This is not describing seven Holy Spirits. Isaiah 11:2 describes Jesus and His ministry on earth. These are the seven aspects of the character of His ministry. The third resource is Jesus Himself (v5-7).


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