Revelation 1:1-3

Rev. 1:1    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.  3  Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.

                 1.    List two possible interpretations of  “the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1)?

     ·      Revelation given by Jesus Christ to show His bond-servants the things 

     which must soon take place.

     ·      Revelation of the Person and work of Jesus Christ, relating to the things which must soon take place.

                 2.    Trace the transmission of the revelation.

     ·      God gave the revelation of Jesus Christ to Jesus

     ·      He sent and communicated

     ·      by His angel

     ·      to His bond-servant John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw (1-2).

                 3.    Why does God give the revelation to Jesus?

     ·      God gave Him the revelation to show to His bond-servants the things 

which must soon take place (1).

                 4.   To what things does John testify?

     ·      John testifies to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even, to all that he saw (2).

5.  Who will be blessed through words of the prophecy of Revelation? 

Blessed is . . .

     ·      he who reads;

     ·      those who hear the words of the prophecy;

     ·      those who heed the things which are written in it (3).

Holy Sepulcher Portrait of the Apostle John (Photo ©JKT)