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Revelation 1: Revelation Chapter 1: His Angel

Revelation 1:1 (KJV) - The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John: ...

- It's Two Revelations: when comparing the title with Revelation 1:1 we immediately find out that we are dealing with two revelations (two uncoverings), and obviously for an allegoric compare-i-son:
"The Revelation of St John The Divine" (title)<--vs-->(1st verse) "The Revelation of Jesus Christ". Paul tells us the Bible is all allegory: Galatians 4; But the book of Revelation is especially allegoric Sabbath (shabbat: sabbath x2) mystery to solve; For no other Bible book is more symbolic, or is all about prophecy x7, or has more obvious and hidden sevens in it than the book of Revelation, which occurs on a Sabbath, notably by the seven benedictions therein (only 7 occur on Sabbath, else 18).

- Allegorically it's Johnny Law vs Grace & Truth: Son of Thunder vs Son of God, as a shewdown.
Allegorically it's also as if a last day shewdown, since Revelation notably takes place on a Sabbath. So we're not only uncovering 2 symbolic people to compare, but 2 "last day" scenarios to compare.

- It's comparing a "servant" (know not) to God's Son (knows grace is sufficient), as a "shew". So we're not only 'uncovering' a 'saint' named John, but we're also 'uncovering' Son Jesus Christ; And perhaps to see which is witch of twain; And who's really got what it takes to be 'The Divine'. For the allegoric title reveals many thought Johnny Law was not only a saint, but "The Divine". Funny thing is, most law priests and prophets of old "divined" vanity and lies. Eg: Ezekiel 13:9. But even in a "verily verily" gospel according to John we find the divinity of JC involves grace and truth.

- Of 2 revelations revealed by Title and Revelation 1:1, only one is a given, which God gave: The God given revelation: The Revelation (Uncovering) of Jesus Christ: the grace and truth thereof, is found mostly in the gospels and epistles. The Revelation (Uncovering) of St John is found mostly in the book of Revelation, and Pauline written as spoof on John for turning back to law behind him like a dog turns to his own vomit, a washed sow returns to mire, and a fool returns to his folly. So the uncovering (revelation) of Johnny Law is allegorically as uncovering a pewy diaper which stinks to high heaven with the odor of law and odor; For such Horeb-bull dung is to be processed by the belly into the "be thou removed" sector of the body of Christ, and "cast out into the draught". For if law enters the heart, it permeates the whole body with ministrations of condemnation and death. So we should discern law is as cancer: a little of it will kill the whole body if it's not all removed in time.

- John (his servant) is the recipient. Paul (his angel) is sender and sign-ifier: The Revelation of Jesus Christ (by whom came grace and truth) is sent unto his (know not) servant John (recipient) by his angel Paul (sender and sign-ifier). Hence John is not the author, but rather the recipient of what's "sent" and "sign-ified" unto John. Funny thing is, in John 15:15 we find a servant is a know not, and henceforth (from the coming of grace and truth by Jesus Christ) you are not called a servant, but a friend; which is to allegory say not law, but grace, and as if not lie, but truth in John 1:17. Prophets are servants, which differ nothing from know not children: "forgive them, for they know not what they do"; So in calling John "servant", Paul is allegory saying John's still a know not child, childish. Not to mention it's a "servant" of a lord who got both forgiven and tormented after in Matthew 18. Such allegoric parable speaks of receiving grace, and then trying to be justified by law afterward. Jude 1:5 reveals it's like getting saved and destroyed afterward, which happened to the Exodus folk. Galatians 3 written to bewitched churches reveals no man is justified by the law in the sight of God.

- Paul is the author of Revelation, his angel who sent the Revelation of Jesus Christ to John and signified it, signed it with his token by his own hand. What's "sent" is sent unto John and "signified" by "his angel", one of the biblical titles of Paul; For Revelation 22:21 is the "salutation": the "token" in every (Pauline) epistle, and it's written by Paul's own hand. Compare Revelation 22:21 (conclusion of the Bible) to conclusions in all Paul's epistles, especially noting thrice in 1Corinthians 16:21-23; Colossians 4:18; 2Thessalonians 3: 17-18, only Paul uses this unique writing format, and only Paul sign-ifies all epistles with his token by his own hand. So there's no doubt it's a Pauline writing; Yet perhaps it's about a book of deadly prophecy John unto the angels of the churches of Asia established by Paul and seven who accompanied him into Asia. We know Peter read all Paul's epistles, which would include Revelation, since 2Peter 3 mentions all, and makes allegoric mention of Revelation by noting a 1000 years is allegorically as one day. So what's sent unto John, the (God given) Revelation of Jesus Christ, sent by Paul, could be a reference to Hebrews, a mini bible itself, written to Hebrews, and most likely aimed at these three top dogs: James, Cephas (Peter), and John who namely (Galatians 2:9) bewitched the churches of Galatia established (in grace) by Paul with another gospel (another law). For in Hebrews 13 Timothy, who got depressed (oppressed) over thorny John (thorn in Paul's flesh, as messenger of Satan: only man called Satan in Bible is Peter) subverting churches, especially the church of the Ephesians which Timothy was first bishop of (revealed in the endnote of 2Timothy); Timothy who pens Hebrews for Paul, is "set at liberty" from depression (oppression of the devil: law). John was also sent to Ephesus, by popish Peter: Cephas.

Note: It's imperative to the understanding of Revelation not to miss things like the title of Revelation in the Holy Bible (other perversions have other titles); Nor to stumble (on a stumbling stone laid in Sion is not Zion)... stumble on the very first verse: Revelation 1:1 via ass u me John is the author of Revelation, as "many" do and thereby many fail the biblical final examination of law vs grace. So I've provided lots of links which the reader is advised to consider along with the commentary.

- to shew "things which must shortly come", such as John the Baptist (Elijah #2)'s mention of "wrath to come" is of "law worketh wrath", but only when law given place, then it comes suddenly like a thief in the night; But only upon "them" who say such things like "Peace and safety" in law: 1Thessalonians 5:3. For God (Grace) hath not appointed us to wrath (law): 1Thessalonians 5:9. So awful lawful things come when foolish people give place and power to LAW, by giving place to another Law, eventually becomes LAW<--Law, due to "vengeance is mine" saith LAW to Law. Which things are an allegory and a mystery to solve in time, by seek and find grace in time, to help.

His angel: As we'll see, the Revelation of Jesus Christ is found from Matthew to Revelation (rather than in Revelation), but mostly in the gospels and epistles; Especially the Pauline Epistles. For Paul The Apostle is not only titled as "an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God", and as "his witness unto all men" (as prophesied in Acts); But also "his angel" who sent and sign-ified it to John that he, Paul, as author of Revelation plays the last trump so grace may be winner take all in the end. In fact, in most KJV titles of Pauline Epistles, he's Paul "The Apostle" rather than just an apostle; Writer of more New Testament writings than all six other N T writers combined, well over 50% when Acts of Apostles (speaks mostly of Saul-->Paul) and Revelation (written by Paul) considered.
Revelation 1:2 (KJV) Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. ...

Indeed John bare record (matureo), but only of two of three things: first and last
 (i) of the word of God (John 1:1,2; 1John 1:1)
    (ii) But not of the testimony of Jesus Christ (not found in any John writing) - midst
(iii) of all things that he saw (John 1: 32-34).
As such, I find Johnny Law Law to be 2/3 = 0.666 ... to infinity of nothing

When it comes to "record" (matureo) and "testimony" (maturia); I find
John only bares record (matureo) of the word of God, and as if the letter (law) killeth.
So also in Revelation 22:16 & 20 it is notably thorny John which 'matureo' "these" (law) things.
As for "testimony" (maturia), all through Revelation (excepting Rev 15's maturion) it's 'maturia'.
The testimony (maturia) of Jesus Christ (by whom grace and truth came) is addressed by Paul.
As to the testimony (maturia) of Jesus in Rev 19:10, it's the "spirit" (not the letter) of prophecy.
Paul notes in 2Cor 3 (where he compares two glories) the letter killeth, but the spirit "giveth life".
James notes when mixing two wisdoms of two religions, the result can be vain glory of vain religion.
So allegorically speaking, what we have are two sets of books: a book of death and a book of life.
        OT: the book of the generations of Adam (Genesis 5).  ... them vs them
        NT: the book of the generation of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1). ... us
        OT: book of death (law): as in Adam all die (1Cor 15). ... all perish by law (Col 2:20-22)
        NT: book of life (grace): in Christ shall all be made alive. (1Cor 15). ... none perish by grace
Of two such allegoric John/JC revelations (uncoverings)
Of two such allegoric Gods: Law/Grace: Destroyer/Saviour
Of two such books: Death/Life, pick one only as what's best for all is neither many nor few.

But perhaps 3 beings mentioned in Revelation 1:1 better match such 3 things in Revelation 1:2:
(i) Jesus Christ bare record of the word (grace) of God
(ii) God bare record of the testimony of Jesus Christ - midst
(iii) his angel (Paul) bare record of all things he saw

For "Who" followed by three things mentioned in Revelation 1:2 suggests an allegoric question. Not to mention what John saw: wrath to come, isn't what God saw: good x6, very good 7th (Gen 1); Nor is such destructive wrath to come what God hath appointed unto us: 1Thessalonians 5:9. Not to mention true God's Son JC gave no place at all to great (law) tribulation in Matthew 24:21 by saying it was not since time begin, no, nor ever shall be; Which is as saying the thief cometh not: John 10:10. However if you give place to law then it comes as a thief in the night to steal, to kill, and to destroy. For as we're told in Amos 5: the day of the LORD (LAW) is darkness and not light... Woe!
Revelation has 3 "Woe"s, but 4 night mares; And rider on the 4th named: Death, is followed by hell.

In John 1:1,2 we have an unclarified allegoric mixture of two words: law (1:1) and grace (1:2), the second of such allegoric twain being called "the same". JC is notably "the same" in Hebrews 13:8, and in John 1:17 by the same (JC) grace and truth came for us to compare and contrast to what Moses gave: law and lie. In the gospel according to John we have use of a double "verily, verily" not found in the other three gospel accounts. John's polluted perception of what he saw indicates he did err in seeing, by not being born again (not being a man that has put on incorruptible grace). So perhaps we can only accurately accredit 2 of 3 things mentioned in Revelation 1:2 unto John; and 2/3 = 0.666... to infinity of nothing but sounding brass, and nothing is what a double minded man who is notably "unstable" both "ways" (broad<-->narrow) gets in James 1; Which notably also tells us law imputed sin, when it is finished, brings forth Death (not life): 4th night mare in Revelation 6.

It seems John was a 2Corinthians 11:15 minister of Satan (only man called Satan in Bible was Peter, and John was popish Peter's bishop, perhaps as payback for helping Peter jailbreak). Thereby John's a minister of scatter brain dissimulation: Galatians 2:13 and of the letter (law) killeth: 2Corinthians 3; For a minister of prophecy (comfort + discomfort) isn't the same as a minister of prophesy (comfort only). Mixing grace + law isn't the same as discern law is "both good and evil" ends bad. As one of three top dogs mentioned to beware, John was a bewitcher of churches of Galatia, later called Asia, with his "verily verily" johnny law law dogma. For Paul both asks and answers "who" bewitched you (to the Galatians), naming John as one of three somewhats who did. We'll see how John bewitched churches in the next chapter. For now, the point here is "Who" bare record record of the word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ and of all things he saw? Besides God, the only one I know of is Paul: "his witness unto all men", including John, to whom Paul sent the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Sure, John says in Revelation 1:9 he was in Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ; But he was banished to Patmos for helping Peter jailbreak and stirring up Jews against Rome. The reason he wasn't killed like James was he was both related to and cozy with the high priest, who had some sway with the government.


Revelation 1:3 (KJV) Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. ...
This childish blessed of "this" prophecy of words is the first of seven benedictions in Revelation. Seven such denotes the setting for this prophecy is a Sabbath; Which John calls "the Lord's day". But since we've established there's two revelations (uncoverings) for a shew unto know not servants, that's as if a law vs grace shewdown, and it takes place on a Sabbath, then we might also be looking at a last day shewdown: the day of the LORD -vs- the day of God, or of two sabbaths; this one being a black Sabbath (the day of the LORD is darkness and not light: Amos 5:18) that is non eternal (a Sabbath made for man, which vengeful Son of man is "Lord also" of), compared to eternal Sabbath rest (peace) of God is not [the author] of confusion (division), but of peace (rest).

So it's no ordinary weekly Sabbath rest (Jesus did not give them rest: Hebrews 4:8), but rather it's "the time is at hand" sort of Sabbath made for man which vengeful Son of man is "Lord also" of. So we're not talking just judgment of a merciful God, but vengeance of an "unjust judge":  Law; Not righteous judgment of the true God that is also merciful, but law judgment that is also merciless. Another Revelation seven to consider  is the "right hand" is mentioned seven times in Revelation. Such speaks of law judgment, and of "fear hath torment" of "law worketh wrath" to come if the heart is not established with grace. That's why Revelation is canonized as the last book of the Bible; For other pre-requisite books, especially the Pauline Epistles, help to establish the heart with grace prior to taking such a final exam of the Bible which has a pass mark of 100% (since a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump). Discussion of "the time is at hand" and the "right hand" with respect to standing or seated is also quite revelatory. For when knowing in part and prophesying in part (having a part-iality sides war), and by childish-ly seeing through a glass darkly (thereby getting things mirrorly reversed, such as CJ instead of JC), as is noted in 1Corinthians 13: 9-13, then it's as being highminded (two sons Jesus minded) instead of higher minded (Christ minded), and as right "standing" (Acts 7:55) on high instead of "sitteth" right "above" (Colossians 3:1-3): higher, and where God hath set you (when perfected, stablished, strengthened, "settled"), with and in Christ: with and in "Christ is the end of the law": Romans 10:4, not the mend of the law: Luke 5:36,37.

Revelation 1:3 "blessed", a childish and sadistic sort of blessed, is the first mention of "blessed" x 7 (seven benedictions) in Revelation. So Revelation 1:3 is the first sort of two blesseds in Romans 4, the sort of blessed which law imputes sin, then covers it up; which is akin to the childish part of child/man in 1Corinthians 13:11, for the second blessed of twain is unto the "man", and does not impute sin, knowing it would make sinners all, none righteous, no, not one; But God is one, God and Son are one, and we all are one. So one what, if not all righteous? Obviously one proselyte. Such a childish and sadistic "blessed" isn't a be attitude in the Bible, rather it's a be not attitude, a childish and devilish attitude of partiality to "put away". We're exhorted to "put off" the old attitude (law: sin and death) to put on the new attitude (grace: will have mercy which multiplies peace). So I was appalled to hear Kenneth Copeland (after 25 yrs Bible teaching on national tv) say he knew "nothing" about Revelation except that he got "blessed" by reading it, per Revelation 1:3. In my opinion it's sick-o to get "blessed" by reading about fellow brethren being tormented and killed, a $ickne$$ common among many churchy christians who prefer "willing ignorance" instead of "get understanding" and "learning" that get it: "understanding" = "grace" glory crowned: Proverbs 4. For the biblical objective is to get it: understanding, and to the point there is no misunderstanding (thereby no schism) in the body of Christ (1Corinthians 12:25), which is not the body of Jesus.

Revelation 1:3 "prophecy" speaks of "this prophecy", the first of seven mentions of "prophecy" in Revelation. But Prophecy is not the same as Prophesy; As Gloom is not the same as Groom. We are told whether prophecies they shall fail: 1Corinthians 13:8, and further on in Revelation 22 that the sayings are not sealed (so designed to fail rather than happen: a worse case scenario to a void rather than hope it happens) but Prophesy edifies and exhorts all men unto the God of all comfort. So this prophecy in Revelation 1:3 is neither that prophecy nor edifying prophesy; Which is to allegory say good is neither better nor best, when three things are compared instead of twain things... which is also to allegory say a more excellent way is neither broad nor narrow mindead of three ways, the third being perfected: as the perfection we are exhorted to go on unto, and by leaving the "principles": leaving both law vs law is as loser vs loser: divided against itself and leaving laws vs grace is still division and not peace, especially if being right of such twain still gives place to the devil; As if leaving (good-->better) for some only and going on to what's best for all of (good-->better)-->best, since only the greatest of three things never fails an exam like Revelation.