I. THE SUPERSCRIPTION. Revelation 1:1. An introductory paragraph describing the purpose and contents of the book. REVELATION 1:1. REVELATION, _ i.e._ unveiling of the future. GOD GAVE HIM: the Son receives the revelation from the Father (_cf._ John 7:16). SHORTLY COME TO PASS: the writer expected... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GREETING is addressed to the seven churches of Asia for whom the book was written. REVELATION 1:4. SEVEN CHURCHES, _ i.e._ Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea. ASIA: not in the modern sense but the Roman province, which extended along the western coast-line of wh... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PROLOGUE gives an account of the vision of the Son of Man, and the manner in which the messages to the seven churches came to the seer. Revelation 1:9. John your brother: the term brother in the NT is used to signify fellow-Christian, the members of the same Christian community (_cf._ the phrase... [ Continue Reading ]