John
the apostle began the book of “Revelation”
with the words, “The
Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his
servants things which must shortly come to pass” and
he told how Jesus “sent
and signified it
by his angel unto his servant John”. In
chapter one and verse two of Revelation, John shared how he, “bare
record of the word of God, the testimony of Jesus” and “of all
things that he saw” where
we read:
Who
bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ,
and
of all things that he saw.
The
verse begins, “Who bare record of the word of God, and of
the testimony of Jesus Christ, ...” John
began with the words, “who bare record”
which means “John was witness to, affirmed what he saw, heard and
experienced and gave testimony” “of the word”
whose name means “pertaining to the decree, mandate, order, dictum,
aphorism and maxim” “of God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “and
of the testimony” which refers
to “the record, report, witness and evidence given” “of
Jesus” whose name means
“Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, the Savior of
mankind and God incarnate “Christ”
which refers to “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God”.
John was a personal “witness” who “bore record”
of God's “word”
and Jesus' “witness and report”.
The
verse continues, “and of all things that he saw.” John
added the words, “and of all things”
or “pertaining to each, every, the whole and everyone of whatsoever
and how many great things” “that he saw”
which means “that John perceived, noticed, discerned and
discovered”. John “bore record”
of everything that he perceived from the Lord.
When
we consider John's words in this verse, we see how it was
important for him to declare how he actually “saw” and was
a “witness” to the things he is going to declare. “The word
of God, the testimony of Jesus Christ and “all things that he saw”
were noted in his “testimony”. God desires to have a
relationship with people through “His word”, through
“Jesus' testimony” and by “all things” that
they see, and as we consider John's record, we should realize that
“Almighty God” is calling for everyone to “receive and believe”
the things He declares. Salvation is available through Jesus Christ
God's Son, and those who are wise shall acknowledge and accept God's
“testimony” given through the apostle John.
Next
time
we shall see John the apostle share how people are “blessed”
who, “read,
hear and keep those words written therein“,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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