Revelation 1:1-8
Prologue
#revelation
Published September 16th, 2022
Phrase 1:1-8
Phrase 1:1-8
NT
Revelation 1:1-8
esv
Superscription
Title and Origin
The revelation
of Jesus Christ,
source
which God gave him
to show ... the things
purpose
to his servants
destination
that must soon take place.
He made it known
by sending his angel
agency
to his servant John,
who bore witness
to the word
content #1
of God
subjective
and to the testimony
Content #2
of Jesus Christ,
even to all
explaination
that he saw.
Beatitude
Blessed is the one
who reads aloud the words
of this prophecy,
descriptive
and those
who hear,
and who keep
what is written
in it,
locative
for the time is near.
ground
Epistolary opening and closing
sender, recipient, and greetings
John
to the seven churches
that are in Asia:
Grace ... and peace
to you
from him
source #!
who is and who was and who is to come,
and from the seven spirits
source #2
who are before his throne,
and from Jesus Christ
source #3
the faithful witness,
explanation #1
the firstborn
explanation #2
of the dead,
separation
and the ruler
explanation #3
of kings
subordination
on earth.
praise to Jesus
To him
who loves us
and has freed us
from our sins
seperation
by his blood
means
and made us a kingdom,
priests
to his God
advantage
and Father,
to him be glory
and dominion
forever and ever.
temporal
affirmation
Theme of the book
Jesus's coming
Behold, he is coming
with the clouds,
accompaniment
and every eye will see him,
result #1
even those
explanation
who pierced him,
and all tribes ... will wail
result #2
of the earth
on account of him.
Even so. Amen.
God's sovereignty
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”
content
says the Lord God,
“who is and who was and who is to come,
the Almighty.”
phrasing
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