John is told to write a three part book. The vision just seen, the letters to the seven churches, and the revelation of future events.

Here we see Jesus as the all-knowing, all-powerful, sovereign God who says he is coming back. Believe it.

This passage is the great glorious announcement that Jesus is coming. This one verse is the heart and theme of the entire book of Revelation.

This passage takes the great truth of the coming of Christ and combines it with the promise of blessings.

This book is a journey into the future. We are going to see things that are shocking, thrilling, and troubling. We are also going to see things joyful and encouraging.

If you are a Christian then this book promises that you will blessed. This is a promise spoken by God himself and given to you the believer.

The resurrection of Jesus is not a feature of Christianity, it is the main event. The whole purpose of God in creating and redeeming His people is to raise them from the dead to worship Him forever.

Here is a book that God intended for Christians to read. What we are going to see could never be known if it were not written and given by the Lord Himself

In order to live God's word, we must first live in God's word. That is, we must come to see that his word is our greatest possession and our greatest pleasure.

The commandments and doctrines of God's word are pure, meaning that Gods word is clear, transparent, easily understood, accessible. It is not opaque, it is not hard. In other words, Gods word gives clear direction for life, it enlightens our eyes.