The Unveiling of Jesus Christ. (Rev. 1: 1 – 8)
`The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave to Him...` (Rev. 1:1)
Revelation – from the Greek Word `apocalypse,` meaning `to unveil.`
There has never been any monuments erected in honor of great personalities throughout the centuries that is comparable to the magnificence of this unveiling of Jesus Christ & the magnitude of His triumph.
What inexpressible pleasure God the Father enjoyed when unveiling His Son`s true character & credentials, for the purpose of showing to His bond servants the regal nature of His Well Beloved.
This unveiling of Christ`s Deity was given to John, the Apostle & he was to write it down for the Body of Christ down through the centuries.
`The Revelation of Jesus Christ,
which God gave Him to show His servants – things which shortly must take place.
And He sent & signified it by His angel to His servant John,
who bore witness to the word of God, & to the testimony of Jesus Christ
& to all things that he saw.`
(Rev. 1:1- 2)
`Blessed is he that reads...` this prophecy as it shows the full manifestation of Christ enthroned & empowered on high. It is the Lord Jesus Christ, not only the Son of Man, but the Son of God.
`Blessed is he who reads & those who hear the words of this prophecy,
& keep those things which are written in it;
for the time is near.`
(Rev. 1: 3)
We then read that the whole Godhead is involved in bringing forth this wonderful unveiling
- The Father, delighting in fully presenting His Son, (Matt. 3: 17 Rev.1: 1, & 4)
- The Holy Spirit, who teaches & brings these truths to remembrance, (John 16:13)
- The Lord Jesus Himself who desires us to behold His glory. (John 17: 24)
