Revelation Begins TODAY! — Andrew Forrest

REVELATION 1:1-3

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

“Apocalypse.” The first word of the book we call Revelation tells us something important: it is about an unveiling, a revealing (this is where we get our word “Revelation”) of the truth of reality. Truth will be one of the central themes of the book, because the enemy’s main weapon is deceit.

Truth requires that God’s people bear witness to what they have heard and seen—John says that when people bear faithful witness to the truth of Jesus, they will be blessed.

In a large or small way today, how can you commit to the truth?

Live no lies.

P.S. Note the chain of transmission (it will be important later): God gives the revelation to Jesus who gives it to his angel (angel is the Greek word for messenger), who gives it to John, who has written it down for us:

God→Jesus→Angel→John→Church