Revelation

THE BOOK OF REVELATION: M. M. NINAN
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. :2 He was
with God in the beginning. :3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has
been made.
Jesus therefore is the Bright Morning Star who created all Morning Star. Just as he identified with mankind
to be the First Born of New Creation Man, he also identified himself to be the First Born of all creations -
in this case with the Morning Stars. As he is the Son of Man so he is also the Bright Morning Star. So also
he is the Son of God among the Sons of God. We see the beautiful picture of a God who identifies himself
with his creatures though he is the creator of all things. Not only that Yhvh is transcend, but he is also
immanent in his own creation.
What is the Morning Star?
"'Morning Star' is a name often used to describe the planet Venus. For part of each year Venus rises in the
eastern sky, just before the sun. Since it is a very bright planet and at that time remains visible into the
morning hours, it might be called a morning star even though it isn't really a star at all. During other parts
of the year, Venus becomes an evening star. Then it sets in the west, after the sun. Whether visible in the
morning or evening, Venus never moves very far from the sun because it is an inner planet.
Mercury also qualifies as a morning and evening light, but it is more difficult to see. "In Scripture the title
morning star is used in three different ways. First, Job 38:7 describes angels as morning stars (or day stars)
that sang together at the creation of the universe.
Angels were part of the initial creation (Col 1:16) and thus became witnesses of the great event. Second,
the king of Babylon is described as a morning star and also a fallen star (Isa 14:4, 12). The evil leader fell
from the highest position to the lowest, just as Satan did. Third, the Lord Jesus is described as 'the bright
Morning Star' (Rev 22:16), which rises in our hearts (2 Peter 1:19). Early-morning stargazers often watch
the eastern sky to see the brilliant planet Venus rise to signal a new day. As Christians-- children of God--
we are told to shine 'like stars in the universe' (Phil 2:15)."
(Astronomy and the Bible, Donald B. DeYoung)
Thus (Rev 2:28 NIV) I will also give him the morning star, - is a promise of inheritance in the new creation.
Does it mean they will be placed in a morning star? Not only they will reign with Jesus through the
millennium, but they will be amply rewarded.
When Christ promises that he will give the "morning star" to his faithful ones, he "promises that he will
give himself to them, that he will impart to them his own glory and a share in his own divinity
Dispensationaly this message is for the Church State Period, when Papacy was in its zenith. This period is
often referred to in History as the Dark Ages. Jesus promises them a Morning Star which evidently came
upon the church with the opening up of the Word of God and the renewal of the Holy Spirit during the
Reformation period which followed.
Under these tense situations Jesus demands them to hold fast to what little they have. A fuller freedom and
breakthrough of the Holy spirit is promised to History leading to Renaissance and Reformation.
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