Revelation 1:1A Revelation of Jesus Christ… Revelation, apocalypse, means : unveiling. What was hidden, becomes visible. Jesus Christ is unveiled and made visible for everyone. That is what the last book in the Bible is about. It is over the return of Jesus Christ as Saviour, Judge and King.
It is about the end of world history, of disasters and the judgments that will mark the last days of this period of history. A glance into the past , the present and the future.
This is not to satisfy our curiosity but in order to show us that the future lies in his hands. He reveals what has been hidden. There is a God in heaven who reveals secrets. (1) Jesus Christ shall appear in power and majesty.
When will this happen? No one knows. Not even the angels, nor the Son, only the Father knows.(2) But it will happen and who knows how soon.
This revelation, this unveiling, this reality becoming visible, is unique. No other religion recognizes the phenomenon of the prophetic the way the Bible knows it. The God of Israel does nothing without disclosing it first to his servants the prophets. (3) God says, ‘I have spoken I am bringing it about; I have drafted it and I will bring it to pass. (4) The Son, Jesus Christ is God’s first and last Word The Scriptures testify of Him. (5) And now the last Word about Him is being revealed through Him.
How amazing to know that this world is not being left to its own devices. It is not out of His control and neither are our personal lives. We can depend on that on this day and all the days of our lives. Until finally the future dawns with His mighty glory. Therefore we can trust Him with our personal lives every day
He is the Lord of our life.
1. Daniel 2:28
2. Matthew 24:36
3. Amos 3:7
4. Isaiah 46:11
5. John 5:39
Remarks: The book of Revelation does not contain the revelation of John. It is the revelation of Jesus to John. The revealing of His glory the way it was made known to John.
The expression’ the revelation of Jesus Christ’ may also be found in 1 Peter 1:7 and 13. See also 1 Peter 4:13; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Ephesians 1:17 and 3:3; 2 Corinthians 12:1 and 7; 1 Corinthians 1:7 and Romans 16:25 where the Greek word apocalypse, revelation is used.
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The unveiling of Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ) is an ongoing process which we are also part of. But where are we in this process now today, this year? The book of Revelation alongside other biblical books of prophecy speaks of natural events and disasters in the end of times of human history as we know it today.
Revelation 6:12-16 (New International Version) tells us:
12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
This is the first major worldwide natural event set to happen in our time. Yeshua Messiah makes it clear that this event is not a punishment to people. When it happens, I believe soon, it will be a wake up call to all, but especially to the believers that remain faithful to God the Father the Almighty creator of heaven and earth. For when this event happens, we will all know at which point in time of human history we are living in accordance to biblical scripture.
As for Yeshua Messiah’s coming, there is much expectation by some believers of being taken away early up in heaven to avoid the hardships that lies up ahead, which are revealed in biblical prophecy. But the Almighty Father has never done such a thing in the past. [More about this in a study about Rosh Hashana (also Yom Kippur) and the rapture theory that I sent to Why Israel in week 36 and 37 of 2010] The biblical blueprint of the Almighty’s actions concerning his people in times of hardship, speak of the contrary. In his wisdom and by his might he h i d e s and p r o t e c t s people on the planet. Remember Noah and his family in the ark, Genesis chapters 6 to 9. Another example is the Israelites in their homes in Egypt at the time of the last plague, Exodus 12:12-13. Even the book of Revelation speaks of a woman that will be hidden by the Almighty in the desert (like he did with others before her), Revelation chapter 12. So, biblical scripture is consistent about this from the book of Genesis to Revelation.
It’s fine to have expectations of Yeshua Messiah’s coming, but it is important for them to be r o o t e d in biblical scripture. Why? So we can prepare ourselves for the things to come and be able to make the right decisions, in accordance to the Father’s will for our personal life, in spite of the hardships we have to go through during this period of time we live in. What will this lead to?
Daniel 12:10 tells us:
10 Many will be p u r i f i e d, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.
And Revelation 3:10 says:
10 Since you have kept my command to e n d u r e p a t i e n t l y, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.
The Almighty Father is the only one with all the knowledge and wisdom to steer human history into h i s right direction in spite of everything else.
God bless you,
Mrs A. vd Laan-Leito