Revelation 1:3-4 - Blessed are those Who Keep this Prophecy

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COURSE COMMENTARY


1:3 - Blessed is he

1:3 - he who reads and those who hear

1:3 - the words

The Importance of Words
The message of God is not conveyed by existential encounter with the believer. God caused Scripture to be recorded and carefully preserved using words . Not ideas , not concepts , but words . Scripture itself emphasizes the reliability and importance of the individual words in the text. (Jos. 8:34-35; Mat. 5:18).

1:3 - the words

1:3 - this prophecy

1:3 - keep those things

1:3 - time is near

1:4 - John

1:4 - seven churches

The Seven Churches of Asia

1:4 - from Him who is...

1:4 - from Him who is...

1:4 - from the seven spirits