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MSS. none of which were older than the tenthcentury.** Words in Sinaitic MS. which do not appear in"Authorized" Version printed in capitals.FN12And signified it .— "Our Lord's revelation, whichGod gave Him after He had passed into glory, Hesent and signified [signified told in signs, symbols,etc.] to His Church."— B203.By His angel .— <strong>The</strong> "angel" of Rev. 3:14represented this messenger who appeared to St. John.Our Lord's promise in Luke 12:14 is not limited toactivities on this side the veil.Unto His servant John .— "This simplicity,common to all the Apostles, commends them to us asmen of humble mind— the very kind we shouldexpect our Lord to use as special messengers to Hispeople."— Z.'16- 343; Rev. 19:10.Revelation 1:2.Who bare record .— Previously, in the FourthGospel, and in the three epistles bearing his name.Of the Word of God .— <strong>The</strong> Logos. St. John hashad more to say of the Logos than any other of theApostles."In olden times certain kings made addresses to theirsubjects by proxy, the king sitting behind a screen,while his word or spokesman, stood before thescreen, and addressed the people aloud on subjectswhispered to him by the king, who was not seen, andsuch a speaker was termed the King's logos."—E.94:85.And of the testimony .— <strong>The</strong> daily words anddeeds, during the three and and a half years of Hisministry.Of Jesus Christ .— "<strong>The</strong> Faithful and TrueWitness."— Rev. 3:14.[And of all] WHAT things [that SOEVER hesaw].— St. John's powers of observation were acute.His Gospel contains records of twenty-two events orteachings not mentioned by the other Evangelists.Revelation 1:3.Blessed is he .— Singular.

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