1:7
To understand Revelation we need to appreciate its Old Testament roots, and we start to get this here. “Look, he is coming with the clouds” refers back to Dan 7:13 where it speaks of one “like a son of man” coming with the clouds. This son of man was given authority, glory and power, and all nations would worship him. In Matt 28:18 Jesus said that all power and authority had been given to Him. The second half of the verse refers to Zech 12:10 which tells of Israel mourning for the one that they pierced.
“So shall it be, Amen!” is John’s response to all this. We need to know the sure direction and destination that the world is going in.
1:8
Alpha and omega are the first and last letters in the Greek alphabet, and here the Lord is saying that He is the beginning and the end, He encompasses all things. If we reject or ignore God then we jettison all understanding (Rom 1:21). “Who is, who was and who is to come”. There is no one like our God. He created all things, without Him there would be nothing. He sustains all things, and He will come in glory. These thoughts need to be uppermost in our minds.
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