Revelation Chapter 1 – The Revelation Of Jesus Christ – The Father’s Perfection Part 4 Of 6 Series

REVELATION CHAPTER 1 – THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST – THE FATHER’S PERFECTION PART 4 OF 6

Welcome everyone. Today we will continue our special examination into the Person, Ministry and Character of our blessed Lord Jesus Christ from the first chapter of Revelation. Remember there awaits a blessing for everyone who reads the words of Revelation, and for all who listen to the words of the book. Verse after verse of Chapter 1 reveals one great picture after another of the Lord Jesus.

Revelation 1:15 “His feet were like burnished bronze when it has been caused to glow in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters.”

Daniel also saw the Lord in judgement as recorded here – {{Daniel 10:6 “His body also was like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a tumult.”}} The vision had a profound effect on Daniel. No wonder it did, for it was a fearsome sight. It is the figure of One in judgement. In the Old Testament, and carried on in the New, there were words that denoted wrath and judgement, such as lightning, flaming torches, bronze, and loud noise.

It is a dreadful revelation John saw, for it is the Lord, the Judge. Jesus Christ is the Judge over the whole earth and will be the One on the great white throne of revelation 20. Brass, and we can include bronze, is always one of the symbols of judgement in the Bible, hard and strong. It is always consistent – always a symbol of judgement. That is why the sacrificial Altar in the Tabernacle had to be made of brass, for it was on that altar that the sacrificial offerings for sin were always a judgement on sin. Armageddon is the great wrath of God on the armies of all nations that will be gathered in Israel for the extermination of God’s chosen nation and so the Lord in wrath is described using the language of judgement.

{{Revelation 19:11-15 “I saw heaven opened and behold, a white horse, and He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and upon His head are many diadems and He has a name written upon Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood and His name is called The Word of God. The armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. From His mouth comes a sharp sword so that with it He may smite the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron, and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.”}}

The verse also speaks of a voice sounding like many waters. Our nearest connection with that would be the raging of a flood, and more strongly, would be the rushing of mighty waterfalls in full flood. It speaks of power and authority. The Lord speaks with power and authority. Why, it was that voice that created the universe from nothing, the voice that thundered out to the distant galaxies. It is Jesus in creative power and in judgement.

SUMMARY REVELATION OF JESUS 1:15 {{Revelation 1:15 His feet were like burnished bronze when it has been caused to glow in a furnace, (He is the Judge of ALL the earth – image from Daniel – the all conquering future King of Revelation chapter 19, and Judge at the great white throne) and His voice was like the sound of many waters. (The Lord who is powerful in creation and judgement)}}

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Revelation 1:16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and His face was like the sun shining in its strength.

The seven stars are the messengers to the churches or the messengers in the churches, maybe the ones to receive the correspondence; in a loose way, the Secretary, or the communicating brother (see the last verse). I see this as the Lord Jesus who upholds all His faithful office bearers and His ministers (a wider sense than just a church pastor). Jesus is the Upholder of His brethren. He is the Lord of His churches. -Then there are two further revelations of the Lord –

(a). A sharp, two-edged sword coming from His mouth. We know the word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword and is meant for battle. When you combine this verse with the ones we had from Rev 19 quoted above, then you see the whole scene is of judgement. The word of God in the mouth of the Word of God will be like the sound of many waters at the great battle of Armageddon in Rev 19 when He conquers all those armies assembled against Israel. {{Hebrews 4:12 “The word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”}} We know this verse is used in regard to preaching and conviction and the gospel, but it will have a great application in Revelation 19, for there the Sword will discern the thoughts and intents of the combatants against Israel and see their evil intent and they will be slain as God’s word and The WORD condemns them. A two edged sword cuts both ways and both thoughts and intents of every individual will be bared before the King of the universe. {{Zechariah 12:9 “And it will come about in that day that I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”}}