"The revelation of Jesus Christ" (1:1)
What does this mean?
Thirdly, it means this. The revelation is one revelation. It is not many revelations. The final book of the Bible is called the Book of Revelation. It is not the Book of Revelations. This is important. It emphasizes that the Book of Revelation has a single focus of attention. It directs our attention to Jesus Christ. It is not a Book of Revelations which takes us here, there and everywhere. Right at the very beginning, it tells us, "This Book is about Jesus Christ." When we read the Book of Revelation, there will be times when we're not sure how a particular passage relates to this great Theme, "the revelation of Jesus Christ." We find the same thing when we're reading other parts of the Bible. We read something that is difficult to understand, and we wonder, "How does this relate to our Saviour, Jesus Christ?" We should not get over-anxious about this. We have many questions, but let's not forget this: Jesus is the Answer to our most important question: "What must I do to be saved?"
What does this mean?
Thirdly, it means this. The revelation is one revelation. It is not many revelations. The final book of the Bible is called the Book of Revelation. It is not the Book of Revelations. This is important. It emphasizes that the Book of Revelation has a single focus of attention. It directs our attention to Jesus Christ. It is not a Book of Revelations which takes us here, there and everywhere. Right at the very beginning, it tells us, "This Book is about Jesus Christ." When we read the Book of Revelation, there will be times when we're not sure how a particular passage relates to this great Theme, "the revelation of Jesus Christ." We find the same thing when we're reading other parts of the Bible. We read something that is difficult to understand, and we wonder, "How does this relate to our Saviour, Jesus Christ?" We should not get over-anxious about this. We have many questions, but let's not forget this: Jesus is the Answer to our most important question: "What must I do to be saved?"
