by Terry Wane Benton<\/p>\n
“The Revelation 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<\/em>” (Revelation 1:1 NKJV).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Since this book is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, it seems clear that it is revealing all things about Jesus that will help “His servants”. We need to keep these things before us so that they will enhance and strengthen our faith and receive the intended “blessing’ (Revelation 1:3) we should get from reading and keeping these things near us at all times. The book calls for us to know Jesus in all these ways.<\/p>\n
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- The Faithful Witness<\/a> (Revelation 1:5)<\/li>\n
- The Firstborn from the Dead<\/a> (Revelation 1:5)<\/li>\n
- The Ruler over the kings of the earth<\/a> (Revelation 1:5)<\/li>\n
- The One who loved us and washed us in His own blood (Revelation 1:5)<\/li>\n
- The One made us kings and priests to His God and Father (Revelation 1:6)<\/li>\n
- The Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:8)<\/li>\n
- The Beginning and the End (Revelation 1:8)<\/li>\n
- The Lord who is, who was, and who is to come (Revelation 1:8)<\/li>\n
- The Almighty (Revelation 1:8)<\/li>\n
- The Son of Man (Revelation 1:13)<\/li>\n
- The First and the Last (Revelation 1:17)<\/li>\n
- The One with the keys of Hades and of Death (Revelation 1:18)<\/li>\n
- The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand (Revelation 2:1)<\/li>\n
- The one who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands (Revelation 2:1)<\/li>\n
- The one who can give from the tree of life in the midst of the Paradise of God (Revelation 2:7)<\/li>\n
- The One who can give the crown of life (Revelation 2:10)<\/li>\n
- The One with the sharp two-edged sword (Revelation 2:12)<\/li>\n
- The One who can fight against us with the sword of His mouth (Revelation 2:16)<\/li>\n
- The One who gives hidden manna to eat (Revelation 2:17)<\/li>\n
- The One who gives a white stone with a precious name written on it (Revelation 2:17)<\/li>\n
- The Son of God (Revelation 2:18)<\/li>\n
- The One who searches the minds and hearts (Revelation 2:23)<\/li>\n
- The One who gives to each one according to our works (Revelation 2:23)<\/li>\n
- The One who gives us power over the nations (Revelation 2:26)<\/li>\n
- The One who gives us the morning star (Revelation 2:28)<\/li>\n
- The Amen and the Beginning<\/a> (Revelation 3:14)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
This is just the first few chapters. We should add on to these points of description as we go from chapter to chapter.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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