Verse Revelation 1:3. _BLESSED_ IS _HE THAT READETH_] This is to be understood of the happiness or security of the persons who, reading and hearing the prophecies of those things which were to come to...
BLESSED IS HE THAT READETH - That is, it is to be regarded as a privilege attended with many blessings, to be permitted to mark the disclosures to be made in this book; the important revelations respe...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PATMOS VISION OF THE GLORIFIED SON OF MAN CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Revelation 1:1)_ 2. Greeting and benediction (Revelation 1:4) 3. The praise (Revel
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 r...
The opening scenes of Revelation are of the most striking character. Though the apostle is confined upon. lonely rock of the sea and is far away from the saints assembled in the name of Christ, yet be...
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 Ch...
GOD'S REVELATION TO MEN (Revelation 1:1-3)...
BLESSED. Happy. Greek. _makarios,_ by which the Septuagint renders the Hebrew _'ashrey._ See App-63. First of seven occurance in Rev. (fifty in N.T.) THIS. the. PROPHECY. Occurs seven times (App-10)...
_he that readeth, and they that hear_ Plainly the author of the Book, or of this endorsement of it, contemplates its being read publicly in the Church. The apostolic Epistles were thus read, first by...
Ὁ�. Plainly the author of the book, or of this endorsement of it, contemplates its being read publicly in the Church. ἀναγινώσκων is the proper word for reading aloud. The apostolic Epistles were thus...
Revelation 1:1-3. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE REVELATION...
_A REVELATION FROM GOD REVELATION 1:1-3:_ The word translated "Revelation" is similar to our word "apocalypse." The word means "a revealing," or "an unveiling." It is the Revelation of Jesus Christ. I...
ΜΑΚΆΡΙΟΣ (G3107) счастливый, благословенный (_см._ Matthew 5:3). ΆΝΑΓΙΝΏΣΚΩΝ _praes. act. part. (subst.)_ от ΆΝΑΓΙΝΏΣΚΩ (G314) читать, читать вслух. Это не частные занятия, а публичное чтение (Charle...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 1 Text Revelation 1:1-3 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and sig...
Tomlinson's Comments PROLOGUE 1:18 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his...
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. HE THAT READETH, AND THEY THAT HEAR, [ ho (G3588...
1 This is the unveiling of a Person Jesus Christ-not merely a prediction revealed through Him. God gives it to Him as a reward for His sufferings. 1 Swiftly-not _ soon_, but with speed. On the morning...
1:3 words (d-11) _ Logos_ , as throughout this book, save ch. 17.17, _ rhema_ . See Note at John 17:14 ....
THE VISION OF THE SON OF MAN St. John addresses 'the seven churches which are in Asia,' telling them of a vision of Christ, who bade him, write in a book what he saw and send it to them. 1-3. Introdu...
READETH] i.e. aloud, before the congregation. PROPHECY] The writer is a prophet, i.e. his utterances proceed from the illumination of the Holy Spirit: cp. Revelation 22:7; Revelation 22:10; Acts 13:1;...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF REVELATION 1 THE WRITER The writer of this book simply calls himself John. He wrote to the *churches in Asia. He describe...
BLESSED IS HE THAT READETH.... PROPHECY. — Any declaration of the principles of the divine government, with indications of their exemplification in coming history, is a prophecy. Sometimes the history...
CHAPTER I. THE PROLOGUE. Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show unto His servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and He sent and signified it th...
The first of the seven beatitudes in the Apocalypse (Revelation 14:13; Revelation 16:15; Revelation 19:9; Revelation 20:6;...
The superscription. Ἀπ. Ἰωάννου is the ecclesiastical title (distinguishing it from the apocalypse of Peter, or of Paul, etc.) of what professes in reality to be an ἀπ. Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (subjective genit...
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST Revelation 1:1 In His capacity as mediator, our Lord receives from the Father and transmits to His servants, that they may in turn transmit to the world of men, the gre...
The theme of this Book is found in its opening sentence, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." This should be borne in mind from first to last, and our object should be to see Him as He is here revealed....
JESUS, THE AUTHOR We have already observed that Revelation means an uncovering or a laying bare. Particularly, this is Jesus' Revelation, but as John has done so often before (John 4:34; John 6:38; Jo...
The Apocalypse, or Revelation. I rather prefer the word Apocalypse, which the Latin interpreter did not think fit to change. --- Of Jesus Christ....by his Angel, sent to his servant, John. So that the...
(1) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: (2) Who...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
I Am I. INTRODUCTION A. Isaiah 11:1-2 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisd...
The revelation is one belonging to Jesus Christ, which God gave Him, and He signifies it to John. Though God over all blessed for ever, He is here seen as Son of man, the rejected Messiah or Lamb, and...
BLESSED [IS] HE THAT READETH,.... This book the Revelation, privately, in his closet or family, carefully and diligently, with a desire of understanding it; or publicly in the church of God, and endea...
Blessed _is_ he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time _is_ at hand. Ver. 3. _Blessed is he that readeth_] _sc._ Wi...
_Who bare record of_, or _testified, the word of God_ That is, who, being honoured with so important a message, did not fail faithfully to declare it; _and the testimony of Jesus_ That which Jesus, as...
KEEP THOSE THINGS; remember the truths herein taught, and do the duties required. THE TIME IS AT HAND; see note to verse Revelation 1:1....
BLESSED IS HE THAT READETH AND THEY THAT HEAR THE WORDS OF THIS PROPHECY, AND KEEP THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN THEREIN; FOR THE TIME IS AT HAND. From the beginning the author claims for his book di...
THE MYSTERY OF THE SEVEN STARS AND THE SEVEN CANDLESTICKS. The superscription:...
God gave this Revelation to Jesus Christ so that He might, as the Son of Man, communicate this to His servants. It is He who has been entrusted with the restitution of all things, and is therefore giv...
_ 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near._ A. A triple blessing is pronounced here. 1. HE THAT R...
1-3 This book is the Revelation of Jesus Christ; the whole Bible is so; for all revelation comes through Christ, and all relates to him. Its principal subject is to discover the purposes of God conce...
BLESSED IS HE THAT READETH, AND THEY THAT HEAR THE WORDS OF THIS PROPHECY: from hence is well concluded, that this is a portion of holy writ to be read publicly and privately, otherwise no blessing wo...
Victorinus Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John prophets announced all things to come, and by His voice John gave his testimony in the world; but because he says that he was about to write...
Revelation 1:3 Blessed G3107 reads G314 (G5723) and G2532 hear G191 (G5723) words G3056 prophecy G4394 and...
‘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...
Revelation 1:3. The mention of the source of the revelation, and of the perfect faithfulness with which it has been recorded, are now fitly followed by a blessing pronounced upon such as receive and k...
In the first paragraph of the chapter we have the Preface and the Salutation of the book, the one extending from Revelation 1:1 to Revelation 1:3, the other from Revelation 1:4 to...
BLESSED (μακαριος). As in Matthew 5:3. This endorses the book as a whole.HE THAT READETH (ο αναγινωσκων). Present active singular articular participle of αναγινωσκω (as in Luke 4:16). Christians i...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant J...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant J...
CONTENTS: The Patmos vision of John and the command to write. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, John. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the Alpha and the Omega, speaks to believers through the Apostle J...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ,_ which reaches to the end of time, and is a continuation of the Hebrew, and the christian prophets of the new testament. This revelation properly begin...
HAPPY IS THE ONE WHO READS. This refers to the "lector" who read the Scriptures aloud. This blessing is for the one who reads, those who listen and obey....
"Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear." Some would read and some would hear. Of printed Bibles there was none, and manuscripts were scarce. It was customary to have manuscripts read to the ch...
THE REVELATION OF THE LIVING CHRIST _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 1:1. THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST.—This may mean, “belonging to, or proceeding from, Jesus Christ,” or it may be the r...
EXPOSITION THE TITLE. The simplest form of this, as of other books of the New Testament, is the oldest: 'The Revelation of John' (Αποκάλυψις Ιωάννου). Other forms worth noting are: 'The Revelation o...
_3 BLESSED IS HE THAT READETH, AND THEY THAT HEAR THE WORDS OF THIS PROPHECY, AND KEEP THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN THEREIN: FOR THE TIME IS AT HAND_ . It says the person who reads, hears and keeps...
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the book of Revelation, chapter one? The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:1), The Greek word "apokalupsis" is literally the unveiling. So in the very first...
1 Peter 4:7; 2 Peter 3:8; Daniel 12:12; Daniel 12:13; James 5:8;...
Blessed [μ α κ α ρ ι ο ς]. See on Matthew 5:3. He that readeth [ο α ν α γ ι ν ω σ κ ω ν]. See on Luke 4:16. The Reader in the Church. See 2 Corinthians 3:14. They that hear, the congregation. The word...
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST Revelation 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The word "Revelation." The word "revelation" means an unveiling or uncovering, thus we approach the last Book of the Bible with a...
Happy is he that readeth, and they that hear, the words of this prophecy — Some have miserably handled this book. Hence others are afraid to touch it; and, while they desire to know all things else, r...
Observe here, that great encouragement which the spirit of God gives to all Christians to read and regard, to consider and meditate upon the things contained in this divine book, that is, the necessar...