Sermon Title: The Revelation of the Judge
Sermon Text: Revelation 1:1-6
Sermon Purpose: To call the hearer to a diligent, disciplined, dedicated living, based on the past, present, and future revelation of Jesus Christ.
Sermon Proposition: There are 3 concepts to be understood about the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants--things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. 4 John, to the seven churches which 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 from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, 6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Revelation 1:1-6 (NKJV)
The opening address of the Judge. v.1-2
The source of proclaimed truth. v.1a (2 Peter 3:8; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
The purpose of proclaimed truth. v.1b
The messenger of proclaimed truth. v.1c-2
The opening affirmation of the Judge. v.3
The promise of blessing for the reader of the prophecy. v.3a
The promise of blessing for the receiver of the prophecy. v.3b
The promise of blessing for the responder of the prophecy. v.3c (Matthew 7:24-28; James 1:22)
The opening acknowledgement of the Judge. v.4-6
The jurisdiction of the Judge. v.4a
The legacy of the Judge. v.4b (Isaiah 11:2; Zechariah 4:1-10)
The honesty of the Judge. v.5a (John 14:9)
The heritage of the Judge. v.5b (Colossians 1:18)
The authority of the Judge. v.5c
The compassion of the Judge. v.5d (Hebrews 4:14-16)
The verdict of the Judge. v.6