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  COMMENTARY ON REVELATION 1
  by Chuck Smith
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Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the book of Revelation, chapter one?

The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Rev 1:1),

The Greek word "apokalupsis" is literally the unveiling. So in the very
first phrase you have what the book is all about. It is the unveiling of
Jesus Christ, the lifting of the wraps.

When I was a child, I lived in Ventura and went to Elementary School in
Ventura. I played in the school orchestra. And in front of the city hall
they had a sculptor make a sculpture of Father Juan Opero Sierra, who
had established the mission there in Ventura. So the day came for the
unveiling of the statue, and among other things for entertainment they
had our school orchestra there playing. So I was sitting there in the
violin section. And the mayor made his speech and the county supervisors
made their speeches, and all, and the Catholic priest made his speech.

Then finally the crane that was there, they had a ring in the top of the
canvas that was covering this large statue. So they began to crank up
the canvas and finally we could see what was under the canvas, the
statue of Father Juan Opero Sierra. It was the unveiling. It was the
apokalupsis. The unveiling of this statue and we could finally see what
was behind the wraps.

Now, there is a common misconception concerning the book of Revelation,
and a lot of people will say, "Well, I never deal with the book of
Revelation. That is a sealed book." Exactly the opposite, rather than a
sealed book, it is an unveiling. It is taking the wraps off. It is
taking the seals off. It is allowing you to see what the future holds,
as far as Jesus Christ is concerned. So it is the revelation, or the
unveiling, of Jesus Christ as far as the future.

which God gave to him, to shew to his servants the things which must
shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his
servant John (Rev 1:1):

So for the most part in the book of Revelation, there will be the angel
speaking to John and revealing to him the things that were being
revealed to him by Jesus Christ. So He sent this revelation by the angel
to John. And there are times when the angel appears to John. There are
times when John sees the Lord himself. There are times when the elder is
explaining aspects of this revelation to John. But the basic format was
the revelation of Jesus Christ given to him by God, to show to his
servants, and it was sent to John signified by the angel, which is a
messenger.

Who bore record of the word of God (Rev 1:2),

And that of course is John\

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