Friday, February 24, 2012

What Jesus Reveals

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place.
-- Revelation 1:1 NIV
Today, we will look at the second, and I think the preferred, way to understand the words "the revelation of Jesus Christ" in Revelation 1:1. The revelation can be understood as that which Jesus Christ reveals. Jesus reveals what God gave him in order to show his servants "what must soon take place."

Many of us think of Jesus revealing the events surrounding his return and judgment of the world, but Jesus is a lot more concerned about how we will face the things that will happen in the near future - today, tomorrow, this week, and this month. Will we resist the seductions of our culture to compromise our faith or to pollute our holy lives? Will we be faithful in our witness to Jesus Christ in the face of opposition, ridicule, and persecution? We must be overcome today's seductions and be victorious over tomorrow's persecution if we are to be ready for that last day and final judgment. That is the reason Jesus shows his servants "what must soon take place."

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