Summary of Revelation 1:1-3
John writes that the book of Revelation was truth given to him by an angel whom Jesus sent to tell him the following to share with others. Those who read and hear it and believe it will be blessed for the time is near.
BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 3, Day 2: Revelation 1:1-3
3a) Jesus Christ
b) An angel gave this testimony to John to show his servants (believers) what soon will take place. Those who read and hear it and believe it will be blessed.
4) Blessed here means “endowed with divine favor and protection.” I anticipate growing closer to God through His son, Jesus. I hope to be blessed in unknown ways, too, such as growing more like Jesus, having more patience, and just reflecting Jesus more, too.
5) Take to heart means to live out what you hear, really embrace it, and make an effort to implement it into your daily life. I hope to truly grasp more of the book of Revelation and what it is telling me and implement it into my daily life.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 3, Day 2: Revelation 1:1-3
Yeah! Finally, the Word!
End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 3, Day 2: Revelation 1:1-3
Here, we see the revelation, or apokalupsis in the Greek, that will reveal a prophet’s dreams and visions. It’s a prophecy to tell us what is to come so that we can prepare. Apocalypse means “unveiling” or “revealing.”
John will use lots of symbols from the Old Testament that his readers should be familiar with.
Jesus is both the person this book is about and the one doing the revealing.
This is predictive prophecy because the events will happen “soon.”
The book of Revelation would have made sense to the 1st century Jews and Christians who were familiar with the Old Testament.
We see the first blessing of Revelation here, and it is offered to those who read or hear this message and take it to heart.
Fun Fact: There are almost 500 allusions to the Old Testament in the Book of Revelation, making up almost 70% of the entire book!
Here, we see the first of the book of Revelations’ 7 Beatitudes: (Revelation 1:3, 14:13, 16:15, 19:9, 20:6, 22:7, and 22:14).
The Book of Revelation was first written about in the works of Justin Martyr around AD 135, so we know it was written before then.
Prepare to be blessed this year!
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