Today's Focus Scriptures: Revelations 1:1-6
Revelations 1:1-6 - (NASB)
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,
2 who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.
3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.
4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood —
6 and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father — to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever.
Amen.
Revelations 1:1-6 - (NKJV)
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,
2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.
4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
6 and [He] has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever.
Amen.
WORD STUDY:
Verse 6, looking up the words, "made," "kings," and "priests"
Verse 6: "Hath Made" - "Has Made" - "Made"
Strong's G4160 - poieō - ποιέω - poy-eh'-o
1) to make
a) with the names of things made, to
produce, construct, form, fashion, etc.
b) to be the authors of, the cause
c) to make ready, to prepare
d) to produce, bear, shoot forth
e) to acquire, to provide a thing for
one's self
f) to make a thing out of something
g) to (make i.e.) render one anything
1) to (make i.e.) constitute or appoint
one anything, to appoint or ordain one that
2) to (make i.e.) declare one anything
h) to put one forth, to lead him out
i) to make one do something
1) cause one to
j) to be the authors of a thing (to
cause, bring about)
a) to act rightly, do well
1) to carry out, to execute
b) to do a thing unto one
1) to do to one
c) with designation of time: to pass,
spend
d) to celebrate, keep
1) to make ready, and so at the same time
to institute, the celebration of the Passover
e) to perform: to a promise
See Definition for poieo G4160
See Definition for prasso G4238G4160 to designate performance, G4238 intended, earnest, habitual, performance; G4160 to denote merely productive action, G4238 definitely directed action; G4160 to point to the action result, G4238 to the scope and character of the result.
Verse 6: "kings"
Strong's G935- basileus - βασιλεύς - bas-il-yooce'
Probably from G939 (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively or figuratively): - king.
Strong's G939 - basis - βάσις - bas'-ece
From βαίνω bainō (to walk); a pace (“base”), that is, (by implication) the foot: - foot. (through the notion of a foundation of power)
Verse 6: "priests"
Stong's G2409 - hiereus - ιερεύς - hee-er-yooce'
From G2413; a priest (literally or figuratively): - (high) priest.
Strong's G2413 - hieros - ιερός - hee-er-os'
Of uncertain affinity; sacred: - holy.
1) sacred, consecrated to the deity, pertaining to God
a) sacred Scriptures, because inspired by
God, treating of divine things and therefore to be devoutly revered
