Gloriographs by Rick Reynolds

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, 2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.  (Revelation 1:1–2)

Here’s why we need to study Revelation. It is the “Revelation of Jesus Christ!” It is the end of the story. Who doesn’t want to know how all this ends?

The Revelation was given by God to His own Son to be given to his bond-servants (are we not one of these?) via a letter written by John, who received what he wrote by an angel. This book couldn’t be more official. And as we read on, what has been written is meant to bless us, as well as instruct us, “because the time is near.”

Now all could claim in passing generations that the time was near then. Since we’re still here, the time was apparently “not near,” but we all should think we’re in the “last days” so that we might remain alert and live expectantly.

If God did not want us to know these things which for some are hard to understand, he would have kept the “end of the story” to himself. But no, it was indeed important enough to share for the blessings alone.

This study has always been hard to grasp. It is understandable that it would gather dust. Yes, it’s easier to understand what James wrote or the Proverbs.. But we’ve got to remember that God wanted his own Son to know what he had resolved to do and made certain it was written down for transmittal to us.

Nothing is held back by the way. John gives us “all that he saw.” You know how you feel when some secret is revealed to you, when you finally know the facts. This book should answer our questions. We’ve got the answers in our own hands.

Those who have ears should hear. Those that have eyes should see.

16 “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 “For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.  (Matthew 13:16–17)