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Devotionals about Revelation

Revelation

The Keys of Death and Hades

Read: Revelation 1:17b-20 I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. (v. 18) The Eastern Orthodox Church commemorates the moment when

Revelation

What Jesus Looks Like Now

Read: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Revelation 1:12-17a When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. (Rev. 1:17a) What’s your mental picture of Jesus? Some might think of

Revelation

In the Spirit on the Lord’s Day

Read: Revelation 1:10-11; John 20:1-10, 19-20 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day. (Rev. 1:10) I have a pastor friend who likes to explain Scripture phrases by running

Revelation

Partners in Tribulation

Read: Revelation 1:9; John 16:25-33 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus. (Rev. 1:9) A key word

Revelation

The Alpha and the Omega

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

Revelation

He is Coming

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

Revelation

To Him Be Glory Forever

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

Revelation

The Firstborn of the Dead

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

Revelation

The Eternal God

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