Revelation 1 - Summary

The Revelation of Jesus Christ opens with John, exiled on Patmos for his testimony, receiving a vision on the Lord's Day when a voice like a trumpet commands him to write to the seven churches of Asia. Turning to see the voice, John beholds One like the Son of Man among seven golden lampstands, clothed in a long garment with a golden sash, His hair white as wool, eyes like flames, feet like burnished bronze, voice like many waters, holding seven stars and with a two-edged sword proceeding from His mouth. The risen Christ identifies Himself as the First and Last, the Living One who was dead and is now alive forevermore, holding the keys of Death and Hades.