I am the Living One
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I. Introduction
I. Introduction
A. Revelation is the “apocalypse.”
A. Revelation is the “apocalypse.”
1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
B. The apostle John, and author of the gospel of John, and the general epistles 1-3 John is the writer.
B. The apostle John, and author of the gospel of John, and the general epistles 1-3 John is the writer.
C. John was on the island of Patmos when he saw this Revelation of Jesus Christ about 95-96 AD.
C. John was on the island of Patmos when he saw this Revelation of Jesus Christ about 95-96 AD.
9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
D. John makes many allusions from the Old Testament.
D. John makes many allusions from the Old Testament.
II. Preparation for the Revelation
II. Preparation for the Revelation
John was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day!
John was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day!
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet
III. Divine Description
III. Divine Description
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet
11 saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands,
13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest.
14 The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire,
15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.
16 In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.
A. Loud voice like a trumpet (v. 11b)
A. Loud voice like a trumpet (v. 11b)
B. “Write what you see in a book and sent it...” (v. 11c)
B. “Write what you see in a book and sent it...” (v. 11c)
C. Seven golden lampstands (v. 12)
C. Seven golden lampstands (v. 12)
1. Proximity and standing with Christ
1. Proximity and standing with Christ
2. Capability for usefulness
2. Capability for usefulness
D. One like a son of man in the midst of the lampstands: (v. 13a)
D. One like a son of man in the midst of the lampstands: (v. 13a)
13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
“Son of Man” can the judge as in Rev. 2-3.
“Son of Man” can the judge as in Rev. 2-3.
22 For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,
27 And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
1. long robe (v. 13b)
1. long robe (v. 13b)
2. golden sash around his chest (v. 13c)
2. golden sash around his chest (v. 13c)
3. Hairs of his head were white like white wool, snow. (v. 14a)
3. Hairs of his head were white like white wool, snow. (v. 14a)
9 “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire.
4. Eyes were like a flame of fire (v. 14b)
4. Eyes were like a flame of fire (v. 14b)
6 His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.
Compare with Rev. 2:18 and Rev. 19:12.
Compare with Rev. 2:18 and Rev. 19:12.
5. Feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace (v. 15a)
5. Feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace (v. 15a)
Burnished Bronze – not sure but some have thought it to be like ‘electrum,’ a mixed metal of great brilliance.
Burnished Bronze – not sure but some have thought it to be like ‘electrum,’ a mixed metal of great brilliance.
his feet were like brass made fiery hot in a furnace
6 His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.
Eyes and Feet description may signify Christ’s movement among the churches to instill His purity into His followers.
Eyes and Feet description may signify Christ’s movement among the churches to instill His purity into His followers.
6. Voice was like the roar of many waters (v. 15b)
6. Voice was like the roar of many waters (v. 15b)
2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
7. Seven stars in his right hand (v. 16a)
7. Seven stars in his right hand (v. 16a)
8. Two-edged sword came out of his mouth (v. 16b)
8. Two-edged sword came out of his mouth (v. 16b)
4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he hid me away.
17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
9. Face was like the sun shinning in full strength (v. 16c)
9. Face was like the sun shinning in full strength (v. 16c)
2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
IV. The Effect on John and the Response given. (v. 17)
IV. The Effect on John and the Response given. (v. 17)
A. John collapsed at his feet (v. 17a)
A. John collapsed at his feet (v. 17a)
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
B. He laid his hand on him. (v. 17b)
B. He laid his hand on him. (v. 17b)
C. He told John not to fear. (v. 17c)
C. He told John not to fear. (v. 17c)
7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.”
V. The identity of the One
V. The identity of the One
A. I am the First and the Last
A. I am the First and the Last
1. I am
1. I am
27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”
20 But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”
14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”
2. The First and the Last
2. The First and the Last
4 Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.
12 “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.
Revelation 1–7: An Exegetical Commentary Exegesis and Exposition
It expresses not only eternity, but also infinitude, “the boundless life which embraces all while it transcends all
B. I am the Living One
B. I am the Living One
10 And Joshua said, “Here is how you shall know that the living God is among you and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.”
16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men, of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
26 “And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ ”
9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
C. I died
C. I died
25 And it was the third hour when they crucified him.
45 And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph.
46 And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
D. I am alive forevermore
D. I am alive forevermore
6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.
E. I have the keys of Death and Hades
E. I have the keys of Death and Hades
Christ has authority over both the state of death and the place of death!
Christ has authority over both the state of death and the place of death!