Revelation 1:9-20The Picture of the victorious Christ & all three, combined as one! See also Daniel7:9-14 especially verses 13&14. The all sufficiency of Christ, gained by His death,Resurrection and ascension or His enthronement illustrated in Philippians 2:1-11. Thisdoes not negate the mysterious working together with the Father & Spirit: Philippians2:11, John 15:26-16:16, “... to the glory of God the Father”, “empowered by the HolySpirit. No other deities work together for our benefit, so much so that in the mystery ofthe Trinity, they are three and one.Therefore passages like Hebrews 4:14-16 depicts His throne as draped in graceand mercy.And unlike human royalty & pagan deities, our God doesn’t rule by or throughaloofness & regal intimidation but, rather as one who washed the disciples feet, John13:7 as the servant King, administering His power through love. Even His correctdiscipline is out of love (Hebrews 12:6) not the divine right of kings: for while we wereyet sinners, He died for us (Romans 5:6-11) and for God so loved the people in thisfallen world that He sent His son... (John 3:16) He & our Triune God is servant royalty.This complex triune God through our risen victorious Christ is pictured inRevelation 1:9-20: An amalgam of all three. He is an amalgam of the ancient of days(God the Father); The Son of Man (His Son) and the fire & water of the Spiritrepresenting our God’s victory and our all sufficiency: (Colossians 1:13-20). This is thecentral apocalyptic picture of Savior & Lord’s victory (1:13-18)How does this picture and message speak to John & the church (His people)?1) If we pay the price we will receive His ultimate Revelation, sustaining presence &victory.Then Jesus said to His disciples, if anyone wants to follow me, he must denyhimself, take up His cross(implies not only difficulties but mission) & follow me,not in a cookie cutter way but also in a personal way. “Renouncing all” of Luke14:33 must be balanced with Matthew 6:32-33 and the fact that when wededicate ourselves to Him we will not lack any good thing, Psalms 34:10.For John the prison of the island of Patmos; Revelation 1:6, as the result of hisfaithfulness to the Gospel and Christ’s kingdom, was rewarded and privileged to be inthe Spirit and hear, see and experience the victorious Son of Man & His final revelationin scripture.2) Like everything God does this privilege & revelation was to bless John & others1:11 & 19-20. “The 7 stars and the golden lampstands” (I take to mean the 7churches that represent all Christ’s body in every age and their “angels” orleaders, pastors etc.) The ultimate assurance of God’s victory through Christ bothfor now and forever more (Again Colossians 1:13-20 is one passage that says itall: for now and then, our future. Expect also to see victories in our lives today,victories through our God permitted battles, like John on the island of Patmos.3) The call for us to also hear & experience the victorious God, through Christ, on apersonal level.a) Revelation 3:19-22. The context warns the prosperous church not to getoverly invested in this fallen world, save some of your treasure forheaven’s bank. We will earn the right to share, sit on Christ’s throne, thatis, partake in His eternal victory: both now and more fully(Revelation 21 &22)Amen

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