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REVELATION 1


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REVELATION 1

THE SERVANT OF GOD (1:1-10):

The source of this message (1:1-2)

From the Father to the Son (1:1a)

From the Son to an angel (1:1b)

From the angel to John the apostle (1:1c-2)

The promise in this message (1:3):

To those who read and obey its contents (1:3a)

To those who hear and obey its contents (1:3b)

The recipients of this message (1:4a):

The greetings in this message (1:4b-5a)

From the Father (1:4b)

From the sevenfold spirit (1:4c)

From the Son (1:5a)

The theme of this message (1:5b-8):

Who he is (1:5b-5e, 8)

God's faithful witness (1:5b)
The firstborn from the dead (1:5c)
Ruler of the kings of this earth (1:5d)
The Alpha and Omega (1:8a)
The Eternal One (1:8b)

What he has done (1:5e-6)

Shed his blood to redeem us (1:5e)
Made us a kingdom of priests (1:6)

What he will do (1:7):

Revealing himself to the Jews (1:7a)
Revealing himself to the Gentiles (1:7b)

The place of this message (1:9):

The time of this message (1:10a):

The sound of this message (1:10b):

THE SON OF GOD (1:11-20)

The appearance by Jesus (1:11-16)

His command (1:11):

His countenance (1:12-16)

He appears standing among seven gold lampstands (1:12-13a).
He is wearing a long robe with a golden band across the chest (1:13b).
His hair is white like snow (1:14a).
His eyes are like blazing fire (1:14b).
His feet are as burnished bronze (1:15a).
His voice thunders like mighty ocean waves (1:15b).
His right hand holds seven stars (1:16a).
Out of his mouth comes a double-edged sword (1:16b).
His face shines as the noonday sun (1:16c).

The reassurance by Jesus (1:17-20)

Comforting (1:17-18):

"I was dead but am alive forever and ever" (1:17-18a).
"I hold the keys of death and the grave" (1:18b).

Clarification (1:19-20):

The seven lampstands are the seven churches (1:20b).
The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches (1:19-20a).