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Introduction and Benediction

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, awhich God gave Him to show His servants—things which must1 shortly take place. And bHe sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,  
2 awho bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things bthat he saw.  
3 aBlessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for bthe time is near.  

Greeting the Seven Churches

4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him awho is and bwho was and who is to come, cand from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,  
5 and from Jesus Christ, athe faithful bwitness, the cfirstborn from the dead, and dthe ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him ewho loved us fand washed us from our sins in His own blood,  
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Revelation 1:2

Revelation 1:1 The Vision of the Son of Man SUMMARY OF REVELATION 1: Preface. John to the Seven Churches. In the Spirit on the Lord's Day. The Revelation of the Son of Man. The Seven Stars and Seven Candlesticks. The Revelation. "Apocalypse", or uncovering, so the Greek word means. The curtain of the future is lifted. Of Jesus Christ. The revelation is made by Jesus Christ. See Revelation 6:1. Which God gave to him, to shew. See Revelation 5:1. He who sits on the throne gave to the Son the sealed book of the future to open it. Things which must shortly come to pass. The series of events began to unfold in a few years after John wrote, and has rolled on through all the centuries. Lange renders the Greek translated "shortly" by the phrase "in quick succession", which is nearly its meaning. It implies successive order. And he sent and signified [it]. The things "which must shortly come to pass". By his angel. Here, and throughout the Apocalypse the office of unveiling the different scenes appears to be assigned to a particular angel. See for example Revelation 4:1 21:9 22:1 22:8. Unto his servant John. A usual designation of the prophets. See Isaiah 49:5 Am 3:7 Re 19:10




Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Revelation 1:2:

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