Revelation 1:18

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Revelation 1:18

Revelation THE LIVING ONE WHO BECAME DEAD Rev_1:18 . If we had been in ‘the isle which is called Patmos’ when John saw the glorified Lord, and heard these majestic words from His mouth, we should probably have seen nothing but the sunlight glinting on the water, and heard only the wave breaking on the shore. The Apostle tells us that he ‘was in the Spirit’; that is, in a state in which sense is lulled to sleep and the inner man made aware of supersensual realities. The communication was... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Revelation 1:9-20

From the Living Lord to the Churches Revelation 1:9-20 The tribulation and patience of Jesus are essential conditions of His Kingdom. We cannot exert the divine energies of the latter, unless we are willing to take our share of the former. There should be no Lord’s Day without our definite claim to be in the Spirit ; and if we are in the Spirit , every day is a day of the Lord. The seven churches are distinct in their several characteristics, but one in their blended light. Here is... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Revelation 1:1-20

The theme of this Book is found in its opening sentence, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." This should be borne in mind from first to last, and our object should be to see Him as He is here revealed. John opens with a greeting to the seven churches in Asia, employing the words "grace" and "peace." He then emphasized that the words were from God through Christ, who claims to be "the Alpha and the Omega." The first Revelation of Jesus Christ is of Him in His glory as John beheld Him in the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Revelation 1:8-20

Christ Among the Churches Revelation 1:8-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We enter in this marvelously descriptive chapter, centering our thoughts upon the appearance of Christ as He walks among His Churches. 1. The general description of Christ. The Lord Jesus in Revelation 1:8 is heard saying, "I am Alpha and Omega." This expression is indeed descriptive of the eternity of our Lord. Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, and Omega is the last. It would he as though Christ had said, "I am... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:17-18

JOHN’S SIGHT OF CHRIST‘And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.’ Revelation 1:17-Job : It is tempting to expend imagination upon the scene, to try to collect in the mind the astonishing imagery of the vision; to see the seer in his prostration, in his awe and trance, and above... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:18

THE RESURRECTION CHANGE‘I am He that liveth and was dead; and behold I am alive for evermore.’ Revelation 1:18 What should be our theme as we stand beside the empty tomb? There are many aspects of the Resurrection which might well engage our attention. We will think of the great changes effected by it. I. A change in our Lord Himself.( a) The resurrection of the body means the rising again in some way of that which died and was buried. The dust, which was human, hath in it something which... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:17-18

‘And he laid his right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last, and the living one, I died and, see, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades”.’ Here the glorified Jesus applies to Himself the ideas previously applied to God. For ‘the first and the last’ compare the Alpha and Omega of ‘the Lord God’ in Revelation 1:8, and see Revelation 22:13 where both descriptions are applied to Christ; and the One Who is the first and the last and the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:9-20

Revelation 1:9-Proverbs : . The Prologue gives an account of the vision of the Son of Man, and the manner in which the messages to the seven churches came to the seer. Revelation 1:9 . John your brother: the term “ brother” in the NT is used to signify “ fellow-Christian,” the members of the same Christian community ( cf. the phrase “ our brother Paul,” 2 Peter 3:15; see Harnack, Mission and Expansion of Christianity 2 , i. 405 f.).— tribulation refers to the persecutions. The order of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 1:18

I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore; the living God, who had life in myself, and gave life to the world, but assumed the human nature, and was made man, and in that nature died; but I rose again from the dead, and shall die no more, but ever live to make intercession for my people. Amen; this is a great truth. And have the keys of hell and of death; and have a power to kill, and cast into hell; or, I have the power over death, and the state of the dead, so as... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Revelation 1:12-20

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESRevelation 1:12. See the voice.—“See Him whose voice I heard.” Seven golden candlesticks.—Compare Zechariah 4:2-11. Lamp-stands would be a better term. Not one candlestick with seven branches, but seven candlesticks. The independence of the Churches of Christ is consistent with the unity of the Church of Christ.Revelation 1:13. Midst.—Middle, centre. Like unto.—So as to be immediately and distinctly recognised. “Son of Man” was Christ’s own name for Himself. It is... read more

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