After
sharing much of the beauty of the heavenly city and looking upon the
wonders that shall be there, Jesus declared to John the apostle,
“Behold,
I come quickly: blessed is
he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.” John
continued,
“And
I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and
seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which
showed me these things. Then said he unto me, See you do it not: for
I am your fellow-servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of
them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.” John
continued, “And
he said unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book:
for the time is at hand. He
that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let
him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous
still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I
come quickly; and my reward is
with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed
are
they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree
of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For
without are
dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters,
and whosoever loves and makes a lie.” In
Revelation chapter twenty-two and verse sixteen John shares how Jesus
has, “sent”
His
“angel
to testify unto you these things in the churches”
where
we read:
I
Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the
churches.
The
verse reads, “I
Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the
churches.”
John began with the words, “I
Jesus”
which means “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind, God incarnate
whose name means Jehovah is Salvation” “have
sent mine angel”
or “have dispatched and bid Jesus' messenger, envoy and one sent”
“to
testify”
which means “to be and bear witness, i.e. to affirm that one has
seen or heard or experienced something or that he knows it because
taught by divine revelation or inspiration” “unto
you” which
refers to “to the people who read John's words” “these
things”
or “the events and happenings which John recorded” “in
the churches”
which refers to “within the assemblies, gatherings and companies of
those who are hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ”.
Jesus himself “sent
His angel”
to bear witness of all the happenings and events which John recorded.
The
verse continues, “I
am the root and the offspring of David, and
the bright and morning star.”
John continued with the words, “I
am the root”
which means “Jesus is the offspring and progeny” “and
the offspring” which
refers to “and the kindred, stock, descent and nationality”, “of
David”
which means “belonging to the second king of Israel and the
ancestor of Jesus Christ whose name means beloved”, “and
the bright”
or “and the shining, clear, transparent, splendid and magnificent”
“and morning star”
which means “and early relating to the morning star”. Jesus
declared Himself to be the “descendant of King David” and the
“shining and brilliant star” of the dawn.
When
we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we see that Jesus is the
rightful One to be the “Savior and Lord” of the world. He was the
earthly “descendant” of King David, and his brilliance outshines
the “dawning sun”. God desires for everyone to have a
relationship with this “Jesus” who alone is able to
“save” mankind, and all who believe and trust in Him as their
personal “Savior” shall inherit “everlasting life” with
God. Nothing is more brilliant and shining than that proposition.
Next
time John declares,
“and
the Spirit and the bride say, Come”
more, 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 Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" 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 Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" 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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