“The 1REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST, which God gave Him TO SHOW HIS SERVANTS—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ…BLESSED is he WHO READS and those WHO HEAR the WORDS OF THIS PROPHECY, and KEEP those things which are written in it; for the time is near.” (Rev. 1:1-3) 1apokalupsis: an uncovering, an unveiling, a disclosure. AMY, this book of Revelation was written to teach us who Jesus REALLY IS!!! Also to reveal to us what is going to happen in our time here on earth and the beauty and majesty of our departure to BE WITH THE LORD FOREVER!!! I use 3 exclamation points to emphasize FOREVER. “Everything God created looks forward to the time when His children will appear in their FULL AND FINAL GLORY.” (Rom. 8:19)
We are told that we who read and hear the words of the book of Revelation are blessed! But notice we are told to, “KEEP those things which are written in it.” To “keep” these words means that we have to GRASP the full meaning of these words, and have committed the basic facts of this revelation into our minds so we cannot only keep it for our own storehouse of knowledge in the Lord, but so we can also use it to help educate others. The Book of Revelation is without question AMY, the icing on the entire cake. This Book will tell us exactly what is going to happen in these 21 judgments, what exactly is going happen to Satan and the rest of his fallen angels, what will happen to all of the unsaved who have ever lived on this earth, and then what the final glorious end will be for ALL CHRISTIANS WHO HAVE STAYED TRUE, loyal, and faithful to the Lord.
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham