THE SUBSTANCE OF REVELATION

The Substance of Revelation

"of Jesus Christ"

"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 John:"

Does the Greek genitive phrase take the nature of:

1.     Possessive

2.     Subjective

3.     Objective

4.     Appositive

Probably the third, although all are true. Right here we shall note the objective side, however. Christ is the central theme of all Scripture, and especially true is that of this book (Cf. Rev. 19:10). The vision in chapter one is the glorified Christ. As the Lord of the churches in chapters 2-3; As the Lion over the Nations in chapters 4-20; As the Lamb among the Redeemed in chapters 21-22.

 

"And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." Rev. 19:10