Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
I Jesus (Egw Ihsouv). The last and most solemn attestation to the book that from Jesus (the historic Jesus known to the churches), in harmony with Revelation 1:1 f.
Have sent (epemya). First aorist active indicative of pempw, used here in the same sense as aposteilav in Revelation 1:1 as his personal messenger. It is the Jesus of history here speaking, who is also the Christ of theology and the Lamb of God.
For the churches (epi taiv ekklhsiaiv). For this use of epi see Revelation 10:11; John 12:16. It is not just for the seven churches (Revelation 1:4), but for all the churches in the world then and now.
I am the root and the offspring of David (Egw eimi h riza kai to genov Daueid). See Revelation 5:5 for "the root of David," to which John now adds to genov in the sense of "offspring" (Acts 17:28 f.), not of family or race (Acts 4:6; Acts 7:13). Cf. Matthew 22:42-45.
The bright, the morning star (o asthr o lamprov o prwnov). The Davidic King is called a star in Numbers 24:17; Luke 1:78. This "day-star" (fwsforov) is interpreted as Christ (II Peter 1:19). In Revelation 2:28 the phrase "the morning star" occurs in Christ's words, which is here interpreted. Christ is the Light that was coming into the world (John 1:9; John 8:12).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 22:16:
John 12:16
2 Peter 1:19
Revelation 1:1
Revelation 1:2
Revelation 1:5
Revelation 2:28
Revelation 3:7
Revelation 22:1
Revelation 22:7
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