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“The Lamb is on the Throne” The book of REVELATION

“The Lamb is on the Throne” The book of REVELATION . Revelation 1: 1-20 (Page 1137) ‏. Language & Meaning. Newspaper Headlines: “Bulls and Bears fight it out” Meaning: Financial section – the state of the economy and the market

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“The Lamb is on the Throne” The book of REVELATION

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  1. “The Lamb is on the Throne”The book of REVELATION Revelation 1: 1-20 (Page 1137)‏

  2. Language & Meaning • Newspaper Headlines: “Bulls and Bears fight it out” • Meaning: • Financial section – the state of the economy and the market • Sports section (Chicago Tribune) – Bulls (Basketball), Bears (Football)‏ • Either way: Nothing to do with real animals, or special numbers ! ! ! 9, 1, 11

  3. Language & Meaning . . . • Essentials: • Context • Genre (what kind of writing is it ?)‏ • Interpreting symbols within their own paradigm (not ours)‏

  4. 1. Overview • Form, style, genre . . . • Apocalyse [revelation – i.e. in symbolic imagery], • Prophesy [words from God to his people] and • Letter [written to actual communities] • About (v 19) – • “what is now” ( i.e. 90 ad) ch. 2 – 5, 12 – 14 • “what will take place later” (“soon”, v 1) ch. 6 – 11, 15 – 22

  5. 1. Overview . . . • Central point – God is in charge, not the Emperor – • Chapter 1 – God breaks in . . . • Prologue – “A revelation” vv 1-3 • Greeting & Doxology vv 4-8 • The Vision - Lampstands vv 9-16 • John’s commissioning vv 17-20 • “Seven” . . . churches, spirits, lampstands, stars. • Seven = completeness, fullness, wholeness. (Sabbath)‏

  6. 2. The Revelation from God • Prologue – this comes from God (v 1)‏ • Blessed are the “readers” and the “hearers-and-doers” (v 3)‏ • Greeting and Doxology (to Father, Spirit, Son) vv 4-8 • Jesus – • the faithful witness, • the firstborn from the dead, • the ruler of the kings of the earth. • who loves us • and has freed us from our sins by his blood, • and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father

  7. 2. The Revelation from God . . . • The Vision vv 9-16 • Echoes of the Old Testament (Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 1)‏ • The seven Golden Lampstands • The description of the “Son of Man” (cf. Dan 7:9-13, 10:6; Isaiah 49:2)‏ • NB – “among the Lampstands” v 13 • The Commissioning of John vv 17-20 • Jesus is “First & last” (cf. Father “Alpha & omega” v 8)‏ • The Living One – dead but now ALIVE! • Has the keys to death and Hades. v 18

  8. Conclusion • A Powerful statement of God’s unrivalled authority and rule. • Rich imagery that evokes the Old Testament & Jesus Story. • A word of encouragement and warning.

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