Day 6

In what sense does Jesus need uncovering in the Book of Revelation? Think for a minute what we would be missing if the Book of Revelation hadn’t made it into our Bibles. When Jesus was on the earth, He was a human being, in the flesh. He walked on this earth, talked in human language, dressed like the people around Him. He lived in a particular culture, time, and place. He got tired, dirty and sweaty. It would be easy to look at that Jesus and say, “Well, He is a great teacher, a great man, and a great prophet. But surely He’s not the king of the universe, is He? Would the king of the universe get sweaty and tired?”

If all we knew about Jesus was what we have in the gospels, we would be missing a great deal. The Book of Revelation “takes the cover off” Jesus of Nazareth. It shows us that He is no longer just Jesus of Nazareth but the One Who sits on the throne in heaven and Who has rulership over the entire universe.

If we did not have the book of Revelation, we would not have a full picture of Who Jesus is. It was the King of the universe who was willing to become a human being, willing to serve and bless, willing to subject Himself to shame and abuse, willing to suffer and die for us. It is the greatness of Jesus that makes His sacrifice all the more remarkable. The Book of Revelation takes the cover off that greatness so everyone can see.

“All glory to Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding His blood for us” 1:5.  “He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God His Father. All glory and power to Him forever and ever! Amen” 1:6 NLT

John saw the resplendent, resurrected Jesus and this should be to all of us evidence of the risen Saviour who is now King of Kings and Lord of Lords.