Revelation 1:1-14 KJV

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:2

‘Who bore witness of the word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.’ John regularly begins his writings with reference to Him Who is the Word of God (John 1:1-14; 1 John 1:1-4) and Who is Himself the fullest expression of the word of God to man. We are therefore justified here in giving it its twofold meaning. He bore testimony to the Lord Jesus Christ, as the Word from God, and he bore testimony to the revelation proceeding from Him, especially this... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:3

‘Blessed is he who reads, and they who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things which are written in it, for the time is at hand.’ The book was intended to be read to churches and a special blessing is promised to the one who does the reading and to those who receive its message and respond to it. Books to be read in church were those which were seen as the inspired word of God (later a clear distinction would certainly be made between books to be read in the churches because they... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:4-5

‘John to the seven churches who are in Asia: Grace to you, and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits which are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the rulers of the earth.’ This greeting is so full of significance that it requires careful examination. The book is written to ‘the seven churches who are in Asia’. These were individual churches probably selected because they... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:5-6

‘To Him who loves us (present tense), and freed us from our sins by (en) His blood (aorist tense), and made us to be a Kingdom, even priests to His God and Father, to Him be the glory and dominion for ever and ever, Amen.’ At the thought of what Jesus has done for us John now bursts into praise. The tenses are significant. His love is continuous, unceasing and unfailing, never ending (present tense). His work of freeing from sin was accomplished once for all (aorist tense) at the cross where He... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:7

‘Behold He comes with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, including those who pierced Him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. Even so, Amen.’ John now gives us the theme of the book. The book is centred on the Second Coming of Christ, for that is its focal point. In the end all, both believers and persecutors, will see Him in one way or another, for in His coming in glory He will be unavoidable. But sadly for the great majority, ‘the tribes of the earth’, it will be a time... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:8

‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’ At this point God is seen as dramatically stepping in to make His declaration over the whole revelation, reinforcing John’s words in Revelation 1:4. Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. Thus He is declaring Himself to be the beginning and the ending, the One Who sums up everything in Himself from start to finish. But there may also be the idea that every... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:9

THE FIRST VISION. ‘I John, your brother, and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patient endurance in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.’ Now begins the first vision. It is written by John to the seven churches of Asia Minor. He is on the isle of Patmos, a small island in the Aegean sea. He describes himself as their brother. This is significant because it is an indication of how closely he is aligning himself with them... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:10

‘I was in Spirit on the Lord’s day.’ The phrase ‘in Spirit’ refers in Revelation to the work of the Spirit in bringing John to a specific point or place so that he may receive a vision, moving backwards and forwards in space and time (Revelation 4:2; Revelation 17:3; Revelation 21:10). Compare also Ezekiel in Ezekiel 3:12; Ezekiel 3:14; Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 11:1; Ezekiel 11:24; Ezekiel 37:1; Ezekiel 43:5. ‘On the Lord’s day.’ This is the only occasion where such a phrase is connected with being... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:10-11

‘And I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet, saying “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamum, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.’ Having been thus carried forward to ‘the Lord’s day’ he is initially commanded, by ‘a great voice, as of a trumpet’, to write down what he sees in a ‘book’ and send it to seven churches. The picture is vivid. John has arrived in the Lord’s day but at first he... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:12-13

‘And I turned to see the voice which spoke with me, and having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the middle of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girded about at the breasts with a golden girdle.’ The seven lampstands are reminiscent of the sevenfold golden lampstand in the Tabernacle (Exodus 25:31-32; Exodus 25:37; Hebrews 9:2) and in the Temple (2 Chronicles 4:7), which was filled with oil and gave light in the tabernacle. It... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:2

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:3

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:4-5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:5-6

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:7

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:10

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:10-11

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:12-13

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