Revelation 1
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, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.
Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
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.
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.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead.
But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear not."
Nothing about The Book of Revelation is very comfortable. Not our experience. Not our understanding. God's Revelation. And we are completely agreeing with John's Revelation - John being in Heaven every time Protestants pray the Lord's Prayer. Revelation 4:9,10 is the witness of "Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory."
Every time we get to this portion - we are agreeing with the First Council of Nicaea, John is an eyewitness of the Crucifixion, Jesus Risen in Victory over death, Jesus ascends to Heaven, and John His Disciple has been to God's Kingdom. We agree The Book of Revelation is John's true eyewitness to the Glory of God.
Yet, when we wind down and get to the Lord's Prayer's finish: "Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory." I feel extreme comfort. Like a High Five. John has - been there - and Jesus has comforted John. I can relax in Jesus. I believe with Jesus and John. This is Jesus. Our Jesus. Wonderful Jesus.
John's cave on Patmos has a wonderful view.
And a history of time we can see. Jesus died about 33 A.D. Emperor Domitian ruled until 81 to 96 A.D. John was seeing Jesus one Sunday afternoon about 63 years later. Surprise!!!
And when Jesus spoke to John - personally - we can draw up the comfort of Jesus.
A shoe to fit anyone:
A comfort for 'your internal Hearth':
A place of eternity called Home:
Where you are seen by Jesus completely:
Where you can be all you all the time:
All your days are known - from beginning to this very day:
Where Jesus would comfort and cover you:
And you are with Jesus.
"For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory."
And Jesus says, "Fear not." Jesus lives were all hearts are revealed, all secrets known, no desire is hidden. Where the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart is well known to Jesus, our Wonderful Jesus.
Abba,
When we see Jesus - we have seen You.
Jesus, whom You appointed the heir of all things,
through whom also Abba created the world.
Jesus is the radiance of the glory of God
and the exact imprint of our Father God's nature
Jesus upholds the universe by the Word of Your power.
After making purification for sins,
Jesus sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
having become as much superior to angels
as the name Jesus has inherited
Son of God, Jesus, more excellent than all others.
For to which of the angels did Father God ever say,
“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”?
Or again,
“I will be to Jesus a Father,
and Jesus shall be to Me a Son”? Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God.
And again, when Abba brings the firstborn into the world, He says,
“Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
Jesus, You encourage us
to make our words strengthen us with integrity and honesty
to make our words give us peace
Jesus encourage us
to make each day right.
We pray this for ourselves,
for the ones we Love,
the people You have given us.
Your Light reaching to all, this Nation, the World.
We give You, Thanks. In Jesus.
Amen.
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