The angel then says: "For bearing witness to Jesus is what inspires prophesying." (Revelation 19:10b) How so? This means that all inspired prophecy is evoked because of Jesus and the role he playys in Jehovah's purposes. The first prophecy in the Bible promises the coming of a seed. (Genesis 3:15) Jesus became that Seed. Subsequent revelations built a huge edifice of prophetic truth of this basic promise. The apostle Peter told that believing Gentile Cornelius: "To him [Jesus] all the prophets bear witness." (Acts 10:43) Some 20 years later, the apostle Paul said: "No matter how many the promises of God are, they have become Yes, by means of him [Jesus]." (2 Corinthians 1:20) After another 43 years, John himself reminds us: "The truth came to be through Jesus Christ." - JOHN 1:17.
Next time: REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND!/Chapter Thirty Eight - Jesus' Role in Prophecy
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