5. Intro 5 - Questions & Answers - Technology Ministries

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Introduction ~ Questions Revelation 1:1-2
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7) To show to His bond-servants: God gave the Revelation to Jesus
Christ so He could show it (uncover it and lay it bare) to His bondservants.
Bond-servants are those who have willingly chosen to love
and serve Jesus Christ. They are believers of the Church Age.
8) Things which must shortly take place: two important ideas are
conveyed in this phrase.
a) The word “must” declares the events are certain to happen: there is
no doubt they will take place.
b) The phrase “shortly take place” connotes a rapidly increasing rate
of progress. It does not mean the events will happen immediately,
but just as a ball rolling down hill picks up speed, once the events start
rolling, they swiftly come to an end.
A ball rolling downhill
Illustrates the meaning
very well
(Other places this same phrase is used: LUKE 18:8; ACTS 12:7; 22:18;
25:4; ROMANS 16:20; REVELATION 22:6-7).
9) And He sent and communicated it through His angel to His bondservant,
John.
a) “He” refers to Jesus Christ as the One who owns the Revelation and
―He‖ sends it through His servant John.
b) ―Communicated‖ conveys another important point. Other Bible
translations use the word “signified‖.
c) The original Greek word carries both meanings: Jesus Christ uses
signs and symbols to communicate with man because we on earth do
not understand the language of heaven and God wants to help those
who love Him understand heavenly descriptions.
10) The last words of this phrase name two agents through whom
Christ sends the Revelation. Jesus Christ sends the Revelation through
an unnamed teaching angel from heaven and through a human being
on earth named John.