Revelation 1

Treated in 23 passages across the library.

  • 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, 6
  • 1:8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. 3
  • 1:9 I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience [which are] in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 3
  • 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet 3
  • 1:13 and in the midst of the candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle. 3
  • 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood; 2
  • 1:6 and he made us [to be] a kingdom, [to be] priests unto his God and Father; to him [be] the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 2
  • 1:14 And his head and his hair were white as white wool, [white] as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 2
  • 1:15 and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters. 2
  • 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 2
  • 1:18 and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. 2

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  1. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Rev 1: 10

    …most expositors understand it of the Christian Sabbath, which is called the ‘Lord’s-day.’ Rev 1: 10. As it is called the ‘Lord’s Supper,’ because of the Lord’s instituting the bread and win…

  2. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    What is His Name? cites Revelation 1:8

    …in: “I am the Alpha and the Omega… who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8) These simple words, “I am,” express eternity and unchangeableness of existence, which is…

  3. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Act faith on Christ for the killing of thy sin cites Rev. i. 5

    …hing, purging, and cleansing is everywhere ascribed to his blood, 1 John i. 7; Heb. i. 3; Rev. i. 5. That being sprinkled on us, “purges our consciences from dead works to serve the living …

  4. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners · John Bunyan

    Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites Rev. 1.18

    …in these things by these scriptures following, Acts 1.9, 10; 7.56; 10.42; Heb. 7.24; 8.3; Rev. 1.18; 1 Thess. 4.17, 18. 122. Once I was much troubled to know whether the Lord Jesus was both…

  5. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Professed Skeptics and Infidels cites Rev. i. 17

    … In Acts x. 36; 1 Cor. ii. 8, compare Ps. xxiv. 8‒10; Heb. i. 8; John xx. 28; Rom. ix. 5; Rev. i. 17, compare Is. xliv. 6, we find several divine titles applied to Christ, the same titles be…

  6. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    II. It is no sign that affections have the nature of true religion, or that they have not, that they have great effects on the body cites Rev. 1:17

    …trength." And the apostle John, giving an account of the manifestation made to him, says, Rev. 1:17, "And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead." It is in vain to say here, these were …

  7. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

    Jesus - The Healer cites Revelation 1:8

    …e Lord, for His touch of healing. He is the “alpha and omega, the beginning and the end” (Revelation 1:8). He is “the same yesterday, today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8) . He knows your wound - He…

  8. The Secret of Guidance · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    The Secret of Christ’s Indwelling cites Rev. i. 9

    …Christ. The beloved Apostle speaks of being a partaker of the patience which is in Jesus (Rev. i. 9). So may we be. That calm, unmurmuring, unreviling patience, which made the Lamb of God d…

  9. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Fifth Stage cites Rev. 1:6

    …w and shame for sin. Psa. 38:18; Jer. 31:19; John 16:8; Rom. 7:24; Mark 16:16; Gal. 2:16; Rev. 1:6. He findeth, moreover, revealed in him the Saviour of the world, and the absolute necessi…

  10. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Ninth Stage cites Rev. 1:5

    … our justification. Rom. 4:25. He loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood. Rev. 1:5. He is the Mediator between God and us. 1 Tim. 2:5. He ever liveth to make intercession f…

  11. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    The Anchorage of the Soul cites Rev. i. 9

    … of the apostles, who had need of it to sustain him in the long delay, so sweetly speaks (Rev. i. 9). "Be ye patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh." "Let us…

  12. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    The Superlative Greatness of Christ cites Rev. i. 6

    …sent age. They are in evil case. Press them for their warrant of existence. If they quote Rev. i. 6, then we all have an equal right to wear their dress and fulfill their office. If they qu…

  13. Till He Come · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Swooning and Reviving Christ's Feet cites Revelation i. 17

    …ead; and, behold. I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”—Revelation i. 17, 18. SWOONING AND REVIVING AT CHRIST’S FEET. WE have nothing now to think of but our Lord…

  14. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Deity of Jesus Christ cites Rev. 1:17

    …undreds. Of course, I can give you only a few illustrations. Turn with me first of all to Rev. 1:17, "And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me …

  15. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    December cites Revelation 1:13

    …he season of peril to his Church. December 6 “Girt about the paps with a golden girdle.” (Revelation 1:13) “One like unto the Son of Man” appeared to John in Patmos, and the beloved disciple mark…

  16. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    July cites Rev. i. 17

    July 1 He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not. Rev. i. 17. One of Wellington's officers, when commanded to go on some perilous duty, lingered a mom…

  17. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    November cites Rev. i. 10

    …. November 21 I . . . heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying . . . Write. Rev. i. 10, 11. It is very sweet to note that a voice from heaven said to John, “Write.” Does not th…

  18. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    January cites Revelation 1:8

    …ega, saith the Lord God, He which is and which was and which is to come, the Almighty.”-- Revelation 1:8 (see note) IT IS hardly needful to explain that these are the first and last letters in t…

  19. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    June cites Rev 1:18

    …ead; and behold,! am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”-- Rev 1:18. IT WAS not possible, said St. Peter, that our Lord should be holden of death (Acts 2:24)…

  20. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    October cites Rev 1:9

    … companions as sharing “in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ” (Rev 1:9). It is a noble combination; as though the royalty of Christian character were in proport…

  21. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Reproof of such as sin against this merciful disposition in Christ. Of quenching the Spirit cites Rev. i. 10

    ….. John was in the spirit on the Lord’s day, even in Patmos, the place of his banishment, Rev. i. 10; then the gales of the spirit blow more strongly and sweetly. As we look, therefore, for …

  22. Union and Communion · Hudson Taylor

    Section IV cites Rev. i. 13-16

    …th the descriptions of “the Ancient of Days” in Dan. vii. 9, 10, and of our risen LORD in Rev. i. 13-16. The differences are very characteristic. In Dan. vii. we see the Ancient of Days seated …

  23. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Resurrection of the Body of Jesus and of Our Bodies cites Rev. 1:13-17

    …ty, of that body is suggested by the representation of our glorified Lord that we have in Rev. 1:13-17: "And in the midst of the candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garme…