Christ the Head of the Body.
As the Spirit of God begins to unfold to us the manifold glory of Christ He draws from all the wonders that we see – life, nature, scripture, heaven, the beauties of colour, fruits, jewels and radiant light. Yet these are but representations of the wondrous glory and splendour of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The first vision of Christ is His Pre-eminent position as the Royal High Priest, the Head of the Body of Christ. We are given a full view of His holy character and His perfect credentials. He triumphed over death and His trophies are pictured as the keys of hell and death.
Then we see the unfolding glory of His resplendent face in all its loveliness. Its light brings life to all creation. There is no fuller and truer presentation of the Saviour`s glorious qualifications that was ever committed to mankind.
This wonderful revelation of the Lord was given to the Apostle John. He was a prisoner on the island of Patmos for his belief in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
`I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation,
and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ,
was on the island that is called Patmos
for the word of God & for the testimony of Jesus Christ.`
(Rev. 1: 9)
As he was waiting on the Lord, He hears a loud voice behind him, as of a trumpet, telling him to write what he sees & hears in a book. He was then to send it to the seven churches in Asia and by God`s Holy Spirit this revelation has been read by believers down through the centuries.
`I was in the Spirit on the Lord`s Day,
and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
Saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and
“What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia:
to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
(Rev. 1: 10 & 11)
John then turns and sees a vision of the one who spoke to him. It is the glorified Lord Jesus Christ. He is seen in the midst of seven lampstands.
`Then I turned to see the voice that spoke to me.
And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
and in the midst of the seven lampstands one like the Son of Man...`
(Rev. 1: 12 & 13)
As the Spirit of God begins to unfold to us the manifold glory of Christ He draws from all the wonders that we see – life, nature, scripture, heaven, the beauties of colour, fruits, jewels and radiant light. Yet these are but representations of the wondrous glory and splendour of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The first vision of Christ is His Pre-eminent position as the Royal High Priest, the Head of the Body of Christ. We are given a full view of His holy character and His perfect credentials. He triumphed over death and His trophies are pictured as the keys of hell and death.
Then we see the unfolding glory of His resplendent face in all its loveliness. Its light brings life to all creation. There is no fuller and truer presentation of the Saviour`s glorious qualifications that was ever committed to mankind.
This wonderful revelation of the Lord was given to the Apostle John. He was a prisoner on the island of Patmos for his belief in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
`I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation,
and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ,
was on the island that is called Patmos
for the word of God & for the testimony of Jesus Christ.`
(Rev. 1: 9)
As he was waiting on the Lord, He hears a loud voice behind him, as of a trumpet, telling him to write what he sees & hears in a book. He was then to send it to the seven churches in Asia and by God`s Holy Spirit this revelation has been read by believers down through the centuries.
`I was in the Spirit on the Lord`s Day,
and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
Saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and
“What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia:
to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
(Rev. 1: 10 & 11)
John then turns and sees a vision of the one who spoke to him. It is the glorified Lord Jesus Christ. He is seen in the midst of seven lampstands.
`Then I turned to see the voice that spoke to me.
And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands,
and in the midst of the seven lampstands one like the Son of Man...`
(Rev. 1: 12 & 13)
