Jesus, Even Greater Than You Thought
Revelation 1:4-8 · August 31, 2022
Explore Revelation 1:4–8 and discover who Jesus is and what He has done for us. This message reflects on His grace and peace, His faithful witness, His sacrifice, and His promise to return. It also celebrates the hope and identity believers have in Him.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:21 Greeting or Blessing (verses 4, 5a) - And we learn more about Jesus
01:36 Praise (verses 5b, 6) - And we learn more about what He has done for us
01:51 Behold (verse 7) - This reveals some about His return
02:27 Declaration (verse 8) - This is from Christ and it gives us His greatness
02:48 Revelation 1:4-8 - Greeting the Seven Churches
04:35 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia
09:05 Grace and peace
10:32 The word grace (Titus 2:11; Ephesians 2:8, 10; John 1:14, 16)
11:49 The word peace - It means “to join” (Romans 5:1; John 14:27)
13:24 From Him who is and who was and who is to come - The “I Am”
18:16 From the seven Spirits who are before His throne (Revelation 3:1; Revelation 4:5; Zechariah 4:2; Revelation 5:6; Isaiah 11:2)
26:30 From Jesus Christ, the faithful witness
33:40 To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood (Romans 12:1-2)
40:23 To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen (Daniel 7:13-14)
42:21 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him
43:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End (Matthew 19:26; Jeremiah 32:27; Revelation 4:8; Genesis 17:1)
46:13 True grace and peace come from God alone
46:49 Jesus is a faithful witness
47:38 We have been made Kings and Priests
48:28 Closing prayer
