Revelation Chapter 1 – The Revelation Of Jesus Christ – The Father’s Perfection Part 3 Of 6 Series

REVELATION CHAPTER 1 – THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST – THE FATHER’S PERFECTION PART 3 OF 6

In this series of messages we are exploring the wonders of the Lord and His beautiful character and ministry from the first chapter of Revelation chapter 1. So many wonderful facets of His glory are emerging as we delve into each verse. The book of Revelation is all about Jesus Christ and chapter 1 is about the Father’s revelation of the Son. We continue from last time.

Revelation 1:9 “I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” Rev 1:10 “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet”

This is Sunday and not “the Day of the LORD” which is something altogether different. When the Lord speaks we must take notice. His is the voice of authority. Many times the apostle heard that voice as it were, when the disciples walked with Him, a trumpet of authority over disease and death and the satanic, demonic world. “Take up your bed and walk!” “Lazarus, come forth!” “And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” What a voice of authority it will be at the Rapture when the Lord calls us up to Him in the clouds. Those rapture words I believe will be “Come up here!” taken from the rapture verse in Revelation 4 v 1. His is the voice of authority and command.

“The Lord’s day” is Sunday and not the Jewish Sabbath, Saturday. The seventh Day Adventists through the writings of the false prophet, Ellen White, make the spurious claim that it was the Roman Catholic church that changed Saturday to Sunday, and even claims this as the mark of the beast. It is very clear that the Lord’s day is Sunday, the first day of the week, and the Acts and Church history make that very plain. Sunday is the day of the resurrection.

SUMMARY REVELATION OF JESUS 1:10 {{Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet (The Lord, the voice of authority over all the earth – the supreme authority. The voice of victory. Here He summons John to hear the command set out in verse 11.)}}

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Revelation 1:11 saying, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” Rev 1:12 I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me, and having turned I saw seven golden lampstands

This voice, as the following verses show, is the Lord of the churches, Jesus Christ. He is there in the middle of the lampstands (from the next verse), but this one mentions them. The lampstands are there to provide light, but they can not do that of themselves. They need a light source and we know that is the olive oil that provides the means of light. These lampstands are the churches (the seven churches) which are to function as the light of the world, each one as a tiny glimmer of The Light of the World.

The church is meant to reflect that glorious light of the Saviour but so many of them have wicks that are broken and missing and defective, and are useless in being a witness in the world. They give no light; they are so dull in some cases that it is black. The lamps are fed by the olive oil, a symbol of the Holy Spirit and that is the cause of so many ineffective churches – the Holy Spirit is missing. He is grieved and banished, and churches don’t follow the word of God which was given by the Holy Spirit’s inspiration. The Lord of the churches spoke to John and he listened. If churches listened to the true Voice, then what a difference that would make. There is also an application to the personal believer. He and she needs to be a lampstand enriched by the olive oil (the Holy Spirit) to shine brightly for the Light of the World. How many remember that Sunday School chorus – “See this little light of mine; I’m going to let it shine.”?

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Revelation 1:13 and in the middle of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His breast with a golden girdle.

The revelations to John just keep coming. First, the Position then the Person then the Priestly Office.