The Churches of Revelation

  Setting the Stage: Revelation Chapter 1 ·     Revelation 1:1  —  “ The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John.” Some Bibles label this book as   “The Revelation of John,”   but verse 1 makes it clear—this is the revelation   of Jesus Christ . It is a message given by God to Jesus, then revealed through His angel to His servant John, to show His servants things which must shortly come to pass. ·     Revelation 1:2  —  “Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.”  In this verse, we see the faithfulness of the apostle John. He “bare record,” meaning he gave a true and accurate account of what he witnessed. He did not add to it or take away from it—he simply recorded the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Chr...