3. What is Revelation Really About?
Week 1:
What is Revelation Really About?
(Revelation 1:1-8)

4. Revelation 1:1
The revelation of (from) Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place…
apokalupsis - to unveil or uncover;
the lifting up of a curtain so all can see
used of a person- means visible presence
here it refers to both the book and the person of Christ

5. Revelation 1:1
The revelation of (from) Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place…
Jesus is the subject!
not just a revelation of future events, but the revelation of a Person
we learn things about Christ that we wouldn’t know if it weren’t for this book
if you miss Him, you've missed everything!

6. Overview of Christ in Revelation
Chapter 1
John’s vision of Jesus in all His glory
Christ as Savior and King
Jesus is coming again
Christ as exalted High Priest standing in the midst of the lampstands
Chapters 2 and 3
Jesus ministers to and scrutinizes His church

7. Overview of Christ in Revelation
Chapters 4 and 5
Christ as the glorified Lamb and Lion in the midst of the throne
Chapters 6 through 18
The Lamb opening the seven seals
Christ as the Lion in the midst of the nations of the world, judging

8. Overview of Christ in Revelation
Chapter 19
Christ as the conquering King of Kings
Jesus returns
Christ as the Heavenly Bridegroom at the marriage supper of the Lamb
Chapter 20
The thousand-year reign of Christ
Jesus and the final judgment

9. Overview of Christ in Revelation
Chapters 21 and 22
Christ is the light in eternal glory
Christ shining in the New Jerusalem
Jesus is coming soon!
It’s all about Jesus Christ!
The book of Revelation emphasizes both what He is doing and what He will do

10. Revelation 1:1
The revelation of (from) Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place…
Revelation 22:16 (NLT)
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. …”
It is not as much the revelation from Jesus Christ as it is the revelation about Jesus

11. Revelation 1:1
The revelation of (from) Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place…
The revelation to Jesus Christ
God is in a sense giving Him the full disclosure of what will happen in His glorification when He returns

12. Philippians 2:8-11
8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

13. Revelation 1:1
The revelation of (from) Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place…
The revelation is of Jesus, from God to Jesus, and Jesus has given us the right to see it!

14. Titles and Descriptions of Jesus
The faithful witness
Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word…
The firstborn of the dead
The ruler of the kings of the earth

15. Titles and Descriptions of Jesus
His love
* in the present tense
His freedom
1 Peter 1: For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors… 19 It was (with) the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.

16. Titles and Descriptions of Jesus
His kingdom
* He’s given us access
His eternity
His oneness with God
* He is in control of history! (past, present, and future)

17. Jesus is coming again!

18. Jesus is coming again!
Of over 660 prophecies 333 are about Christ
109 fulfilled at His first coming
224 at His second coming
The Bible mentions the second coming 8 x more than the first coming
Jesus refers to His second coming 21 times
Over 50 times we are told to be ready for His return

19. Jesus is coming again!