Revelation 1:5

And from Jesus Christ.

The salutation is from God, the Holy Spirit, and from Jesus Christ; the three who agree in one (1 John 5:7).

The faithful witness.

Christ came into the world and bore witness and "we know that his witness is true." He has never been convicted of an untruth or. mistake.

The first begotten of the dead.

By his own resurrection he became "the first fruits of them that slept."

The prince of the kings of the earth.

All power in heaven and in earth was given into his hands. Hence he is the rightful ruler of the earth. Every kingdom should acknowledge his authority. The time will come when these will be "the kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ."

Unto him that loved us.

From the salutation he passed to an invocation, addressed to Jesus Christ, the One who loved us with such. surpassing love, that he washed us with his own blood, making it an offering for our sins. In other words he died in our stead, when we merited death on account of our sins.