The Revelation to St. John
The New Testament Apocalypsis
The goal of the book
Revelation was in the first place an encouragement to the churches in Asia-Minor (today: Turkey) to remain steadfast in their faith despite the raging persecution. The book of Revelation gives an answer to the problems of the suffering church: The kingdom of God will one day take the place of all the earthly kingdoms, i.e. Christ and those who belong to him shall be victorious.8 Blessed is he who does not move from his confidence in the final victory of God and his Son Jesus Christ. Last but not least, Revelation shows how all prophecy of the Old Testament, as well as the words of Jesus and his apostles, come to their fulfilment. These truths were not only meant for the seven specified churches of Asia Minor in the 1st century, they apply ultimately to the whole church of Jesus Christ at all times until his return.The person of Christ in Revelation
1. Christ in his Humanity
The Son of Man
The Lion of Judah
The Root of David
2. Christ in his Divinity
The Beginning of the Creation of God
The Alpha and Omega (i.e. the beginning and the end10)
The First and the Last
The Son of God
The LORD God
The Christ (= the anointed one)
The Almighty
The Holy One
The Truth
The Amen
3. Christ in his work of Salvation
The one who loves us
The one who lives eternally
The one who died and rose again to life
4. Christ in his Return
He who comes (soon)
He who was and is and comes
The bright morning-star
The Lord God Almighty reigns
5. Christ as Judge
He who has the keys of death and Hades
Out of his mouth comes a sharp and double-edged sword
Whose eyes are like blazing fire (nothing escapes him)
Who searches hearts and minds
His judgements are true and just
The witnesses: the heavenly books
The standard: his commandments
The proof: our works
6. Christ and his Church
He holds her in his right hand
He walks in her midst
He fights on the side of the believers
He is her true witness
7. Christ in his relationship to the World
The ruler of the kings of the earth
Lord of lords and King of kings
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