Revelation shows us Jesus as He is right now Revelation is meant to comfort and confront us, not confuse us The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. Revelation 1:1-8 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son… Hebrew 1:1-2a Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 1 Corinthians 10:11 1 He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:1-8 Apocalypse Prophecy Letter Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. Revelation 1:3 “The blessing is for those whose lives are impacted and shaped by what is in it.” - Nancy Guthrie, Blessed Recommended Resources: Discipleship on the Edge by Darrell Johnson Blessed by Nancy Guthrie “Revelation, Coronavirus, and the Mark of the Beast” (3 Parts) by Kevin DeYoung, www.thegospelcoalition.org