§7 Rev 1:4-6: John’s Salutation to the Seven Churches

This podcast describes the visions of John the Revelator in Revelation 1:4-6. These verses contain John’s salutation to the seven churches in Asia Minor. The name-title of Christ “which is, which was, and which is to come” is explained. The Seven Spirits are interpreted as the seven servants or leaders of the seven churches. This podcast further explains what it means for Jesus, “the faithful witness” to be the “first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth,” and how his atonement washed or loosed us from sin. Revelation 1:6 describes “God and his Father” which refers to God the Father (our Heavenly Father) who also has an exalted Father. The discussion of this verse includes a description of how creation is multi-generational and one generation is patterned after every other generation. We are literal children of a Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother in this generation of their spirit offspring. This podcast concludes with a discussion of the two-fold doxology or worship of Christ included in Revelation 1:6. The discussion of each verse can be found at the following times in this podcast: Revelation 1:4 starts at 0:01:34Revelation 1:5 starts at 0:26:45Revelation 1:6 starts at 0:49:34