Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
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.
who bare record of the Word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
Verse Revelation 1:2. _WHO BARE RECORD OF THE WORD OF GOD_] Is there a reference here to the first chapter of John's _gospel, In the_ _beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God_, c.? Of this...
WHO BARE RECORD OF THE WORD OF GOD - Who bore witness to, or testified of ἐμαρτύρησεν emarturēsen the Word of God. He regarded himself merely as a “witness” of what he had seen, and claimed only to...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PATMOS VISION OF THE GLORIFIED SON OF MAN CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Revelation 1:1)_ 2. Greeting and benediction (Revelation 1:4) 3. The praise (Revel
I. THE SUPERSCRIPTION. Revelation 1:1. An introductory paragraph describing the purpose and contents of the book. REVELATION 1:1. REVELATION, _ i.e._ unveiling of the future. GOD GAVE HIM: the Son r...
The opening scenes of Revelation are of the most striking character. Though the apostle is confined upon. lonely rock of the sea and is far away from the saints assembled in the name of Christ, yet be...
This is the revelation revealed by Jesus Christ, the revelation which God gave to him to show to his servants, the revelation which tells of the things which must soon happen. This revelation Jesus Ch...
GOD'S REVELATION TO MEN (Revelation 1:1-3)...
RECORD. witness. See p. 1511. The verb Occurs only here and Revelation 22:16; Revelation 22:20 in Rev. THE WORD OF GOD. Thus. direct prophetic communication, as 1 Samuel 9:27;...
_who bare record_ i.e. who bears witness in the present work. The past tense is used, as constantly in Greek e.g. in St John's own Epistle, I. Rev 2:14 of the act of a writer which _will_be past when...
Revelation 1:1-3. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE REVELATION...
ὊΣ ἘΜΑΡΤΎΡΗΣΕΝ, i.e. who bears witness in the piesent work. The past tense is used, as constantly in Greek—e.g. in St John’s own Epistle, I. Revelation 2:14—of the act of a writer which _will_ be past...
_A REVELATION FROM GOD REVELATION 1:1-3:_ The word translated "Revelation" is similar to our word "apocalypse." The word means "a revealing," or "an unveiling." It is the Revelation of Jesus Christ. I...
ΈΜΑΡΤΎΡΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΈΩ (G3140) свидетельствовать, нести свидетельство, давать информацию о человеке или событии, которых говорящий хорошо знает (LN, 1:418; DLNT, 1204-5). _Aor._ мож...
WHO BARE RECORD— _"Who,_ being honoured with so important a message, failed not faithfully to declare it, but _testified the word of God,_ which, in those prophetic visions, came unto him; _and the te...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 1 Text Revelation 1:1-3 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and sig...
Tomlinson's Comments PROLOGUE 1:18 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his...
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. BARE RECORD OF - `testified the Word of God:' this book. John's testimony from God: "the wo...
1 This is the unveiling of a Person Jesus Christ-not merely a prediction revealed through Him. God gives it to Him as a reward for His sufferings. 1 Swiftly-not _ soon_, but with speed. On the morning...
RECORD] RV 'witness.' WORD OF GOD] i.e. the revelation which God gave to Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:1). TESTIMONY OF JESUS] i.e. the witness which Jesus bore, the word of God which Jesus communicated:...
THE VISION OF THE SON OF MAN St. John addresses 'the seven churches which are in Asia,' telling them of a vision of Christ, who bade him, write in a book what he saw and send it to them. 1-3. Introdu...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF REVELATION 1 THE WRITER The writer of this book simply calls himself John. He wrote to the *churches in Asia. He describe...
WHO BARE RECORD. — Elsewhere as well as here. And he tells us of what he bore record — of the Word of God. The writer declares that the substance of his testimony and witness had been this Word of God...
CHAPTER I. THE PROLOGUE. Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show unto His servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and He sent and signified it th...
ἐμαρτ. (epistol. aor., _cf._ Philemon 1:19, _cf._ further Thuc. i. 1 ξυνέγραψε). λόγ. τ. θ., like דבר יהוה (LXX λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ, _e.g._, Jeremiah 1:2), a collective term for God's disclosures to men (τ...
The superscription. Ἀπ. Ἰωάννου is the ecclesiastical title (distinguishing it from the apocalypse of Peter, or of Paul, etc.) of what professes in reality to be an ἀπ. Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (subjective genit...
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST Revelation 1:1 In His capacity as mediator, our Lord receives from the Father and transmits to His servants, that they may in turn transmit to the world of men, the gre...
The theme of this Book is found in its opening sentence, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." This should be borne in mind from first to last, and our object should be to see Him as He is here revealed....
JESUS, THE AUTHOR We have already observed that Revelation means an uncovering or a laying bare. Particularly, this is Jesus' Revelation, but as John has done so often before (John 4:34; John 6:38; Jo...
The Apocalypse, or Revelation. I rather prefer the word Apocalypse, which the Latin interpreter did not think fit to change. --- Of Jesus Christ....by his Angel, sent to his servant, John. So that the...
(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: (2) Who...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
I Am I. INTRODUCTION A. Isaiah 11:1-2 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisd...
The revelation is one belonging to Jesus Christ, which God gave Him, and He signifies it to John. Though God over all blessed for ever, He is here seen as Son of man, the rejected Messiah or Lamb, and...
WHO BORE RECORD OF THE WORD OF GOD,.... Of the essential and eternal Word of God, his only begotten Son; as John the apostle did in his Gospel, and in his epistles, and also in this book; and which is...
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Ver. 2. _Who bare record of the word_] This John the divine, then, was John the Evangelist, wh...
_Who bare record of_, or _testified, the word of God_ That is, who, being honoured with so important a message, did not fail faithfully to declare it; _and the testimony of Jesus_ That which Jesus, as...
THE WORD OF GOD; the word revealed by God. THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST; the testimony borne to the truth by Jesus Christ, "the faithful and true Witness," chap Revelation 3:14....
God gave this Revelation to Jesus Christ so that He might, as the Son of Man, communicate this to His servants. It is He who has been entrusted with the restitution of all things, and is therefore giv...
_ 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw._ A. John is well known in Asia Minor. Before he was banished to Patmos, he lived and taught i...
1-3 This book is the Revelation of Jesus Christ; the whole Bible is so; for all revelation comes through Christ, and all relates to him. Its principal subject is to discover the purposes of God conce...
WHO BARE RECORD OF THE WORD OF GOD: this phrase determines the controversy about the penman of this part of holy writ, and puts it out of doubt that it was John the apostle and evangelist; the phrase...
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‘Who bore witness of the word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.' John regularly begins his writings with reference to Him Who is the Word of God (John 1:1; 1...
Revelation 1:2. The source of the revelation has been declared, and is now followed by a description of the spirit in which the revelation itself was received and communicated to the Church. Individua...
In the first paragraph of the chapter we have the Preface and the Salutation of the book, the one extending from Revelation 1:1 to Revelation 1:3, the other from Revelation 1:4 to...
BARE WITNESS (εμαρτυρησεν). First aorist active indicative of μαρτυρεω, which, along with μαρτυς and μαρτυρια, is common in all the Johannine books (cf. Revelation 22:18; Revelation 22:20), usually...
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 J...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant J...
CONTENTS: The Patmos vision of John and the command to write. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, John. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the Alpha and the Omega, speaks to believers through the Apostle J...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ,_ which reaches to the end of time, and is a continuation of the Hebrew, and the christian prophets of the new testament. This revelation properly begin...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 1:1 Prologue. The terms “revelation,” “show,” “made it known,” and “he saw” prepare readers for symbolic visions. ⇐
THE REVELATION OF THE LIVING CHRIST _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 1:1. THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST.—This may mean, “belonging to, or proceeding from, Jesus Christ,” or it may be the r...
EXPOSITION THE TITLE. The simplest form of this, as of other books of the New Testament, is the oldest: 'The Revelation of John' (Αποκάλυψις Ιωάννου). Other forms worth noting are: 'The Revelation o...
_2 WHO BARE RECORD OF THE WORD OF GOD, AND OF THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, AND OF ALL THINGS THAT HE SAW_ . John bore record of the word of God and the ministry of Jesus Christ and this is why he w...
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the book of Revelation, chapter one? The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:1), The Greek word "apokalupsis" is literally the unveiling. So in the very first...
1 Corinthians 1:6; 1 Corinthians 2:1; 1 John 1:1; 1 John 4:14; 1 Jo
Bare record [ε μ α ρ τ υ ρ η σ ε ν]. See on John 1:7. Rev., bear witness. The reference is to the present book and not to the Gospel. The aorist tense is the epistolary aorist. See on 1 John 2:13, and...
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST Revelation 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The word "Revelation." The word "revelation" means an unveiling or uncovering, thus we approach the last Book of the Bible with a...
Who hath testified — In the following book. The word of God — Given directly by God. And the testimony of Jesus — Which he hath left us, as the faithful and true witness. Whatsoever things he saw — In...