My outline for the church:
I SAW HEAVEN OPENED
The Revelation to John
which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place
Revelation 1:1-8
Part 1
What is it that is becoming true in our world?
The subjects of Revelation 1:1-8 answer this question:
An uncovering of Jesus Christ / What must soon take place / Who we are / The authority of its words
1. The Authority of its Words
The five fold transmission: God, Jesus, Angel, John, __________
No book in the Bible quite so clear as to its own origin and its authority.
There are very few ethical commands in this book, but there are many __________demands
2. An Uncovering of Jesus
In many ways there is a sense in which he is now covered. He must be __________to us
The faithful witness
the __________from among the dead
the ruler of kings on earth.
3. What must __________take place
The present reality of our existence is that He is arriving.
No one knows for sure the time
Four views of the word “soon”
4. Who are we:
The church appears so weak, and so small, ready at times to be extinguished, so uncertain.
But we are a Kingdom
Because we have a king.
Priests
To God
To men
