Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Revelation 1:1


[This is] the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries]. God gave it to Him to disclose and make known to His bond servants certain things which must shortly and speedily come to pass in their entirety. And He sent and communicated it through His angel (messenger) to His bond servant John,
  • This revelation, a revelation of the end times, was given to Jesus to make known unto us, because we are His chosen ones. Jesus tells us that we are to know the things that are speedily coming to pass and He tells us that He wants us to know them in their entirety. That is a such great Truth, Jesus wants us to know everything in its entirety! 
  • We have been given the Holy Spirit to teach us all things.  But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you. 14:26. 
  • Jesus is not a Lord of doubt, confusion, secrets, or mysteries. Jesus wants things clear for us and to insure that His chosen ones, and not the world, know His Truths in their entirety, He has given us the Holy Spirit to teach us all things. 
  •  I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called you My friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father. [I have revealed to you everything that I have learned from Him.]John 15:15. 
  • Jesus has given us the Holy Spirit to teach us all things and He calls us His friends. Our peace is that Jesus has complete possession of us, He watches over us perfectly; He never leaves us or forsakes us, Hebrews 13:5. Jesus is always our Shepherd, our Lord, and our Husband. Jesus holds nothing back from His children. The head holds nothing back from the body and Jesus is now our Head, Ephesians 5:30.
  • Also notice here in verse 1, that Jesus calls us His bond servants. This means that we are Jesus’ possession. Jesus is our Shepherd, we are His sheep. Jesus is our Head and we are His body. Jesus has total control of us and because He has total control of us, He also has total responsibility for us. We are the branches that have been grafted in to the Vine of Jesus, John 15:5. As we begin to study this Revelation of Jesus, and the things that will shortly take place, these are very important Truths to remember. 
  • Jesus is responsible for getting us through this life. He is not going to let anything happen to His flesh, while we are on this earth, that is not in perfect line with the will of our Father. Not one of Jesus’ true sheep will ever be lost, not one of us! We are Jesus’ friends and we are His responsibility, He is our High Priest. We have become one with Him, we are not robots, but we are actually one with Jesus right now. 
  • Who gave (yielded) Himself up [to atone] for our sins [and to save and sanctify us], in order to rescue and deliver us from this present wicked age and world order, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father— Galatians 1:4
  • And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should not lose any of all that He has given Me, but that I should give new life and raise [them all] up at the last day. John 6:39

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