Revelation 1:4-6 Sermon Notes

Notes on John MacArthur's sermon: Back to the Future, Part 2 (66-2)

I. Elements of Revelation
     A. Nature - Unveiling
     B. Theme - Christ
     C. Source - God
     D. Recipients - Christ's bondservants
     E. Character -Future prophecy
     F. Delivery - Supernatural
          1. Only book in the Bible conveyed by angels
          2. Most informative book about angels
     G. Human agent - John (I, John, 80+yrs, no mention of name in book of John)
II. Number Seven
     A. Number of completion - the book is finished, the Bible is finished, this is the end (of many things)
III. "the time is near" - often used in Scripture to mean "next, quickly, soon, following" not necessarily immediate (near and next, but it may be far enough off to cause many to doubt or scoff)
IV. "is, was, is to come" by ch. 16 "is, was" He has come