Good
Morning Friends,
“From
Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the
ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our
sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God
and Father -- to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. Look, he is
coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him;
and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be!
Amen. ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was,
and who is to come, the Almighty.’” (Revelation 1:5-8)
One
of the great marks of the book of Revelation is the picture of Jesus that it
paints. The Gospels paint one picture of Jesus, as the humble and compassionate
Savior. That is a true picture, but not the only picture that can be painted to
describe Him. Revelation paints a picture of Jesus in all His glory and
majesty. That is just as true a picture, and one that we’ll see revealed at His
Second Coming and for all eternity. You see that picture begin to unfold in the
first chapter of Revelation. Consider who Jesus is …
He
is the faithful witness. All that He has proclaimed is true and you can count
on it in this life and in eternity.
He
is the firstborn from the dead. The resurrection identifies Jesus as God’s Anointed,
His Messiah. Not even death could put an end to Him and His authority.
He
is the ruler of the kings of the earth. No authority on earth compares to Him.
He
loves us. He is high and majestic, but no exalted position will ever change the
fact that He cares deeply for each one of us.
He
has freed us from our sins by His blood. He has accomplished what we could not
do, what no one else could do for us, He has dealt with our sin and guilt.
He
has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve God. He has brought us to His
Father as those who are acceptable to Him, useful to Him, and holy to Him.
He
is coming with the clouds. His work is not done. He will not leave the world as
it is. He will not forget His people. He will come to establish His kingdom,
take His children home, and right the wrong in the world.
Every
eye will see Him. No one will be able to escape from His coming, not the living
or the dead!
Those
are just a few of the word pictures that describe Jesus that we'll see as we
move through Revelation. It’s easy to get caught up in the prophecies and the
figurative language and the uncertainties in Revelation and miss the main
points. One of the main points is to help us to understand more fully who Jesus
is. Fix your gaze upon Him and marvel at His power and authority, His love and
compassion, His coming and His promises.
His,
by Grace,
Steve
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