Rev. David Bast

Read: Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God. Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. I’m it, says

Read: Revelation 1:7; Acts 1:6-11 This Jesus . . . will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven. (Acts 1:11) A lot of ink has

Read: Revelation 1:5b-6; Revelation 5 . . . to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. (1:6) A doxology is literally a “word of glory.” Doxologies are brief ascriptions

Read: Revelation 1:4-5a; 1 Corinthians 15:42-52 Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. (v. 5) Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, and

Read: 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10 Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come. (Rev. 1:4) Following his introductory comments, John opens with

Read: 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:10 . . . the time is near. (Revelation 1:3) Picture the cartoon of a bearded guy in a robe walking along the sidewalk holding a sign

Read: Revelation 1:1-3 Blessed is the one who reads . . . and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it. (v. 3) The first