As
John the apostle continued to share the “Revelation”
given to him by Jesus Christ through an angel, he wrote, “John
to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be
unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is
to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne”,
and
in
chapter one and verse five of Revelation, John shares how “grace
and peace”
comes from, “Jesus
Christ, who is the faithful witness” where
we read:
And
from Jesus Christ, who
is
the faithful witness, and
the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the
earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own
blood,
The
verse begins, “And
from Jesus Christ, who
is
the faithful witness, and
the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the
earth.” John
began with the words, “and
from Jesus”
which means “by way and means of the one whose name means Jehovah
is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and
God incarnate” “Christ”
or “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God”, “who
is the faithful”
or “that is the one who shows himself worthy of trust in the
transaction of business, the execution of commands and the discharge
of official duties” “witness”
which means “the martyr, record and spectator of anything”, “and
the first begotten”
or “first-born” “of
the dead”
which means “pertaining to the one who has breathed his last, is
lifeless, deceased, departed, destitute of life, inactive and
inanimate”, “and
the prince”
or “the ruler, commander, chief and leader” “of
the kings”
which means “pertaining to the leaders of the people, commanders
and lords of the land” “of
the earth”
or “the arable land as opposed to the sea or water, the countries,
land enclosed with fixed boundaries, tracts of land, territories or
regions”. “Jesus
Christ”
is not only the “true and worthy of trust” “beholder and
observer” but also the “first”
person who was raised from the dead on His own and “commander and
lord” over all the “rulers and commanders” in the world.
The
verse continues, “... Unto him that loved us, and washed
us from our sins in his own blood,” John
added the words, “unto him”
or “toward Jesus” “that loved us”
which means “who welcomed, entertained, was fond of, well pleased
with and contended for those who believe and trust in Him”, “and
washed us” or “bathed and
cleansed those who believe and trust in Him” “from our
sins” which means “away,
separated and departed from our missing of the marks, errors, wrongs,
mistakes and wanderings from the path of uprightness and honor” “in
his own blood” or “in Jesus'
own bloodshed by violence, slaying and murder”. “Jesus”
not only “loved”
people who believe and trust in Him, but also “cleansed” them
from their “wrong and sinful ways” through His own “bloodshed”
on the cross.
When
we consider John's words in this verse, we see how the origin of
“grace and peace”
is from Jesus who loves people so much that He gave His own “blood”
to save them from their sins. “Jesus”
who is the “trustworthy” “witness”, “first born” from
“the dead” and ruler over all the “rulers” in the world,
cared so deeply for people who were separated from God, that He gave
His life for their “reconciliation”. This same “Jesus”
was given “Revelation”
from God and sent it through an angel to John the apostle so that we
might read and know these things today. “Jesus”
is the “faithful witness”,
and the testimony of His “love”
and “bloodshed” demonstrates His desire for every person to
receive Him as “Savior and Lord”.
Next
time
we shall see John share how Jesus has, “made
us kings and priests unto God”,
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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