John continues to express appreciation for the Lord Jesus Christ in these glowing words: "To him that loves us and that loosed us from our sins by means of his own blood-and he made us to be a kingdom, priests to his God and Father-yes, to him be the glory and the might forever. Amen." (Revelation 1:5c, 6) Jesus gave his perfect human life so that those of the world of mankind who exercise faith in him may be restored to perfect life. You dear reader, can be included in this! (John 3:16) But Jesus' sacrificial death opened the way for a special blessing for those who become anointed Christians like John. These have been declared righteous on the basis of Jesus' ransom sacrifice. Renouncing all earthly life prospects, as Jesus did, those of the little flock have been begotten by God's spirit, with the expectation of being resurrected to serve as kings and priests with Jesus Christ in his Kingdom. (Luke 12:32; Romans8:18; 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 20:6) What a grand privilege! No wonder John exclaimed so affirmatively that the glory and the might belong to Jesus!
Next time: REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND!/Chapter Four -"Coming With the Clouds"
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