The Summary
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:1-8)
Today’s Morsel: One of the things about the book of Revelation is that folks fail to understand it. Some have tried to use it as a prophetic book to teach End Time prophecy and have confused and confounded many and even themselves. The book of Revelation, John says, who is credited with being the author, states that it is; The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.” The book of Revelation is just a summation of all the other books. As Jesus told His disciples after His resurrection: “And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” (Luke 24:44-47) The whole Bible is about Jesus Christ, God manifested in flesh (John 1:1-4, 1 Timothy 3:16). And so, a good author is going to close the book that he has written with a summation so that you are not left hanging as to what he has written and what he was talking about in the book. So don’t get all hung up on the beast, the images, and the noises so that you become confused and fearful. Just keep your mind on the one whom John is writing and talking about, which is Jesus Christ. And you won’t become filled with sufficient of fear and dread. This book, the book of Revelation, after the book of Acts, is probably one of the most exciting and encouraging books in the Bible. Jesus is coming, and He is coming soon, to catch His church away. We simply need to be ready for His appearing.
Sing: There’s within my heart a melody, Jesus whispers sweet and low; fear not I am with thee, peace, be still, in all of life’s ebbs and flow.
It is Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know; fills my every longing, keeps me singing as I go.
Thought For Today: “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”
(2 Thessalonians 2:1-4)
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