Revelation 1:2 KJV,ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 1:1-2

Here we have, I. What we may call the pedigree of this book. 1. It is the revelation of Jesus Christ. The whole Bible is so; for all revelation comes through Christ and all centres in him; and especially in these last days God has spoken to us by his Son, and concerning his Son. Christ, as the king of his church, has been pleased thus far to let his church know by what rules and methods he will proceed in his government; and, as the prophet of the church, he has made known to us the things... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:1-3

1:1-3 This is the revelation revealed by Jesus Christ, the revelation which God gave to him to show to his servants, the revelation which tells of the things which must soon happen. This revelation Jesus Christ sent and explained through his angel to his servant John, who testified to the word sent to him by God and attested by the witness borne by Jesus Christ everything which he saw. This book is called sometimes the Revelation and sometimes the Apocalypse. It begins with the words "The... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:1-3

This short section gives us a concise account of how revelation comes to men. (i) Revelation begins with God, the fountain of all truth. Every truth which men discover is two things--a discovery of the human mind and a gift of God. But it must always be remembered that men never create the truth; they receive it from God. We must also remember that that reception comes in two ways. It comes from earnest seeking. God gave men minds and it is often through our minds that he speaks to us.... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:1-3

Twice the word servant appears in this passage. God's revelation was sent to his servants and it was sent through his servant John. In Greek the word is doulos ( Greek #1401 ) and in Hebrew 'ebed ( Hebrew #5650 ). Both are difficult fully to translate. The normal translation of doulos ( Greek #1401 ) is slave. The real servant of God is, in fact, his slave. A servant can leave his service when he likes; he has stated hours of work and stated hours of freedom; he works for a wage;... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:1-3

This passage ends with a threefold blessing. (i) The man who reads these words is blessed. The reader here mentioned is not the private reader, but the man who publicly reads the word in the presence of the congregation. The reading of Scripture was the centre of any Jewish service ( Luke 4:16 ; Acts 13:15 ). In the Jewish synagogue scripture was read to the congregation by seven ordinary members of the congregation, although if a priest or levite was present he took precedence. The... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 1:2

Who bore record of the word of God ,.... Of the essential and eternal Word of God, his only begotten Son; as John the apostle did in his Gospel, and in his epistles, and also in this book; and which is a clear evidence of his being the writer of it, And of the testimony of Jesus Christ ; that is, the Gospel, which testifies of the person of Christ, of the truth of his divinity, and reality of his human nature; of the union of the two natures, divine and human, his person: of his several... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:2

Who bare record of the word of God - Is there a reference here to the first chapter of John's gospel, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, etc.? Of this Word John did bear record. Or, does the writer mean the fidelity with which he noted and related the word - doctrines or prophecies, which he received at this time by revelation from God? This seems more consistent with the latter part of the verse. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

The superscription. This consists of a brief description of the contents and origin of the book, and a commendation of it to the reader and hearer. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

Introduction: the purport of the book. In commencing a series of sketches which shall furnish in outline a homiletic exposition of such a book as this, the writer may well feel borne down with a sense of the responsibility of the task he has undertaken. And yet such responsibility, great as it is, is prevented from being overwhelming through the infinite joy and comfort he has himself derived from a repeated study of it—a study extending over some fifteen or twenty years, and now renewed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

The revelation. The interpretation of the Book of Revelation confessedly difficult, some portions in particular; hence many differing views. But the book designed for practical purposes; throughout it a rich vein of practical instruction. The homily seizes upon the practical truth—that truth which can be worked up into the practice of daily life. I. THE ORIGIN OF THE REVELATION — GOD . It is the revelation "which God gave." Fountain of all truth; stamps its high character;... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 1:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:1-3

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:1-3

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:1-3

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 1:1-3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

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