INTRODUCTION TO THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST

(Revelation 1:1-3)

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him

TO SHOW HIS SERVANTS WHAT MUST SOON TAKE PLACE.

He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

2 Who Testifies to everything he saw--

That is, the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ.

3 Blessed is the one who reads the words of this Prophecy,

And Blessed are those who hear it

AND TAKE TO HEART WHAT IS WRITTEN IN IT,

BECAUSE THE TIME IS NEAR.

Christ Jesus came to the apostle John for the specific purpose

Of telling him what must Soon Take Place.

He did not want any of His servants to be in doubt

As to what would happen when they died.

And what would happen when God wrapped up “Time”--

When “Time” came to an END.

Soon, of course, was much longer than many expected;

It was the apostle Peter who said that to the Lord,

A day was like a Thousand Years.

We have had approximately 6,000 years of Scriptural history.

Just as in “Creation” God worked for Six Days and rested the Seventh,

So God is about to rest from His dealings with mankind.

The Sixth Day of his dealing with mankind is about over.

So that when Christ Jesus was speaking with John,

He saw that only Two Days, Two Thousand Years,

Were left until His return,

Which was to Him, Soon.

Many have viewed the Book of Revelation as a Mystery

That few if any can understand.

However, Christ Jesus says:

“Blessed” is the one who reads the words of His Prophecy.

And “Blessed are those who hear it

And take to heart what is written in it.”

In other words,

This book was definitely meant to be read and understood,

Because one cannot take to heart

That which he does not understand.

Those who take into their heart what Christ Jesus says,

And apply it to their lives, they will be “Blessed.”