Rev.
1:12-16
A study of the Seven Church’s in
Revelation is important now more than ever. Each of the Seven Church’s represent
a state in which our Church’s today have fell victim to. It is imperative that
we listen carefully to the words of Christ as He speaks to them in the Book of
Revelation. A resounding phrase to each of the Seven Church’s is, “He who has
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
There is need to first explain what
a revelation is and the purpose of it. A revelation is a vision (in this case)
of a warning or a vision of events to come. This vision that John of Patmos
receives from the Lord is a warning to future events as it will happen. The
Book of Revelation is a telling of the End Times and the events that will
occur. This is why it is important to read what Christ say’s to the Seven
Church’s because in the End Times this will be the state of our Church’s and it
is our duty as Christians to listen to the Word of God and repent these areas.
In Revelation 1:12 John witnesses
Christ for the first time in this revelation. There was a voice that spoke to
him and he turns around to see who was talking. When he turns to see Him He is
in the midst of seven golden lampstands. He gives a very good description of
Christ as having “hair like white wool, white as snow”, “eyes like a flame of
fire”, “his feet were like brass”, and “a voice that sounded like many water.”
John goes on to describe some other
features such as “in his right hand was He had seven stars”, “out of His mouth
went a sharp two edged sword”, and “His countenance was like the sun shining in
its strength.” All of the features described about Christ are very telling of
Who Christ is.
The hair like white wool is a
reflection of the “Ancient of Days” as Daniel wrote in Dan. 7:9. It also tells
of Christ’s purity and wisdom. Eyes like flames of fire describes Christ’s
righteousness and His judgments. His feet as brass describes that everything
will be treat under His feet as described in 1 Corinthians 15:25. The seven
stars that are in His right hand are the Church’s in which will receive judgment.
The two edged sword reveals the judging power that Christ has because He will
judge with the Word of God; not with man’s wisdom. His countenance shining like
the sun in its strength displays that Christ has ever bounding strength; no
other strength can outshine.
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