The Revelation 1 Jesus

Read Rev. 1

As you read Revelation 1, you get a different glimpse of Jesus than the description in the four gospels.  Just very briefly, here are the words that John uses to describe his Lord.

Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and ruler over the kings of the earth. (v5)

He “loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood” (v5)

He “made us kings and priests to serve His God and Father…” (v6)

He is “the Alpha…Omega, the Beginning and the End…Who is and was and is to come, the Almighty.” (v8)

He has a loud voice, as of a trumpet. (v10)

He is “clothed with a garment down to His feet…girded about His chest with a golden band.” (v13)

His head and hair are white like wool, as white as snow.  His eyes like a flame of fire. (v14)

His feet are like fine brass, refined in a furnace, and His voice like the sound of many waters.  (v15)

Out of His mouth comes a two edged sword and His countenance is like the sun shining in its strength. (v16)

Read Ex. 19:16-20.  How does that compare to Rev 1:10?  Read Zech 3:1-5->  Does that relate to verse 13 of Revelation 1?    Read Dan 7:9-14.  How is this similar to Rev 1?  Where else has the words “two-edged” or “double edged sword” been used?  What might this description be telling us about the nature of the “Son of Man”?

Joshua Menter

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