Revelation 1:1 Mysteries Defined

Revelation Lesson 021
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Outline for Chapter 1:

Prologue: The Communication of Christ

1. Introduction: The Revelation of Jesus Christ given to the Son and signified to John through "his angel"—Revelation 1:1-2
2. The significance of reading the book of Revelation—a promise of a special blessing to those who read, hear, and heed its teachings—Revelation 1:3
3. Greetings and blessings to the seven churches in Asia—Revelation 1:4-5
4. Greetings from Jesus Christ who washed us from our sins in His own blood and established us as kings and priests, and whose return will be see by all—Revelation 1:5-7
5. Jesus' self-revelation: the Almighty, Alpha, Omega, Eternal one which is, was, and is to come—Revelation 1:8
   The Vision of the Glorified Christ
6. John on the island of Patmos for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ—Revelation 1:9
7. John (in the Spirit on the Lord's day) instructed to write in a book his visions and send them to the seven churches of Asia—Revelation 1:10-11
8. John's vision of the seven golden candlesticks and the Son of Man among them—Revelation 1:12-13
9. John's description of the Son of Man—Revelation 1:13-16
10. The reassuring words from the Lord—Revelation 1:17-18
11. The LAYOUT of Revelation: things seen (PAST), things that are (PRESENT), things that are hereafter (FUTURE). John records the vision of the seven stars and seven golden candlesticks—Revelation 1:19-20