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Revelation 1:1 ESV
The revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place.
Revelation isn’t a crystal ball, It’s a .
“The goal of Revelation isn’t speculative foresight but theological insight.” –Udo Sohnelle, Theology of the New Testament.
needed to interpret Revelation accurately was present in the .
Revelation 1:9 NIV
I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Advent is for our .
Revelation 1:10, 12-16 NIV
On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was someone like a Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
Revelation 1:17a NIV
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead.
Revelation shows us a Jesus .
Revelation 1:17b NIV
Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.
The One who spans secures our present .
Revelation 1:18 NIV
I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
Whoever has the has all the .
on Jesus our hope.
“On the Island of Patmos Jesus did not give John relief from dire circumstances. Instead, he gave him an unforgettable vision of the Son of God.” —Larry Crabb, on “The Pressure’s Off”
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
“It is well, it is well with my soul.”
—Horatio Spafford
Answer Key: arrival, curtain pull; everything, first century; pain; unfiltered; eternity, reality; keys, power; focus, fuels