The Revelation Announced and the Blessing
Revelation 1:1-3
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Revelation
Rev.1.1 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Αποκαλυψις: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- Ιησου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- Χριστου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- ην: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,sg
- εδωκεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- δειξαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
- τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
- δουλοις: NOUN,dat,pl,m
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- α: PRON,nom,sg,n
- δει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- γενεσθαι: VERB,aor,mid,inf
- εν: PREP
- ταχει: ADV
- και: CONJ
- εσημανεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αποστειλας: VERB,aor,act,ptc,nom,m,sg
- δια: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- αγγελου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- δουλω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- Ιωαννη: NOUN,dat,sg,m
Parallels
- Rev 22:6 (verbal): Nearly identical formula: the Lord sent his angel to show his servants the things that must shortly take place—repeats the same declaration and purpose within Revelation's frame.
- Gal 1:12 (verbal): Paul insists his gospel was 'not from man, nor taught by man, but received through a revelation of Jesus Christ'—the same phrase 'revelation of Jesus Christ' and the idea of divine disclosure.
- Eph 3:3-5 (thematic): Paul speaks of a mystery 'made known to me by revelation' and communicated to the apostles/prophets—parallels the theme of divine revelation entrusted to God's servants.
- Col 1:26-27 (thematic): The 'mystery' formerly hidden now revealed to the saints echoes Revelation's announcement of disclosed future things for God's servants.
- Dan 2:28 (allusion): Daniel declares that God 'reveals deep and hidden things' and discloses future events—an Old Testament prototype for angelic/visionary revelation about what will come to pass.
Alternative generated candidates
- The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place; he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.
- The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the things that must soon take place; and he made it known by sending it through his angel to his servant John.
Rev.1.2 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ος: PRON,nom,sg,m
- εμαρτυρησεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- λογον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- μαρτυριαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- Ιησου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- Χριστου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- οσα: PRON,acc,pl,n
- ειδεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- John 19:35 (verbal): Uses nearly identical witness-language (ὁ ἑωρακώς μαρτυρεῖ καὶ ἡ μαρτυρία αὐτοῦ ἀληθινή) — an eyewitness who ‘bears witness,’ paralleling John’s claim to testify.
- 1 John 1:1-3 (thematic): Early Johannine emphasis on eyewitness testimony about the ‘Word of life’ (τὸν λόγον τῆς ζωῆς) and declaring what they have seen and heard — themes echoed in Rev 1:2.
- Revelation 12:11 (verbal): Speaks of victory ‘by the blood…and by the word of their testimony’ (καὶ τὸν λόγον τῆς μαρτυρίας) — connects the motif of ‘word’ and ‘testimony’ central to Rev 1:2.
- Revelation 19:10 (verbal): States that ‘the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy’ (ἡ μαρτυρία Ἰησοῦ ἐστὶν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς προφητείας), explicitly linking ‘testimony of Jesus’ language found in 1:2 with prophetic witness in Revelation.
- John 21:24 (verbal): ‘This is the disciple who is bearing witness (ὁ μαρτυρῶν) of these things’ — another Johannine self-identification as an eyewitness-witness that parallels Rev 1:2’s claim to testify about what was seen.
Alternative generated candidates
- Who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, and to all that he saw.
- He who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ—concerning all that he saw.
Rev.1.3 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- μακαριος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- αναγινωσκων: PART,pres,act,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- ακουοντες: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,pl,m
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- λογους: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- προφητειας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- τηρουντες: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,pl,m
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- εν: PREP
- αυτη: PRON,dat,sg,f
- γεγραμμενα: VERB,perf,pass,part,acc,pl,n
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- γαρ: PART
- καιρος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εγγυς: ADV
Parallels
- Rev.22.7 (verbal): Almost identical blessing formula—'Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book'—repeating the call to keep the prophetic words and the promise tied to Christ's coming.
- Rev.22.10 (verbal): John is instructed not to seal the prophecy 'for the time is near,' using the same rationale as Rev 1:3 linking open reception of the prophecy to imminent fulfillment.
- Luke 11:28 (verbal): Jesus declares blessed those who 'hear the word of God and keep it,' a near-verbal parallel to Revelation's blessing on reading/hearing and keeping prophetic words.
- James 1:25 (thematic): Associates blessedness with beholding/obeying God's word (the 'perfect law')—thematic echo of hearing/keeping Scripture resulting in blessing.
- Mark 1:15 (thematic): Proclaims 'the time is fulfilled/the kingdom is at hand,' echoing Revelation's 'for the time is near' and the eschatological urgency that motivates attention to the prophecy.
Alternative generated candidates
- Blessed is the one who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.
- Blessed is the one who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep what is written in it; for the time is near.
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. And he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and keep what is written in it, for the time is near.