Revelation. That word alone can be enough to make people who study the Bible shake their head. There is much that is difficult to understand. And much of the ideas that seem simpler to understand are frightening.
After eight verses of introduction, the narrative begins. Jesus appears to John in a vision with hair white as snow, eyes blazing fire, feet bronze like a glowing furnace, a voice like rushing waters, stars in his right hand, and if that's not enough, He has a sword coming out of his mouth. I can picture most of that, but the sword coming out of the mouth is a tough one. I can't imagine seeing all that and feeling anything other than absolute terror. And John falls at His feet "as though dead".
Yet we see right there in that scene Jesus reassuring John, "Do not be afraid," He says. And Jesus gives John the duty to write down all that he sees in this revelation. The next 21 chapters will tell that story.
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