Jesus is the one who gives us the grace and peace from God. Irish Scripture Scholar, Frances Hogan continues to explain Chapter 1 of the Book of Revelation. She begins with St. John’s description of Jesus as a faithful witness. Jesus paid for our redemption with His blood at the price of His precious life and it is incumbent upon us to respond with gratitude so that we can allow the redemption to happen. 

With Jesus’ coming, the whole world is going to go into mourning. St. John gives us a solemn warning: if we don’t take our place at God’s table, then He will invite another. We are called to recognize Him before His glorious return. The Lord allows for trials and tribulations because He wants saints and martyrs. St. John explains that suffering is part of our growth and that satan is utterly determined to destroy Jesus’ Church when it is vulnerable. Satan would sow a bad seed among the good seed.

The Lord is with and continues to reveal Himself through His angels, messengers, and true teachers. Jesus is present among us and with the church at all times. St. John wants to convey that the grace released on Calvary will trickle down to the generations over a period of time becoming deeper and deeper despite satan’s relentless effort to destroy the Church.

Bible References:

• Rev. 1:5-6 - The faithful witness… He has washed away our sins…
• John 18:37 - St. John bore witness to who Christ was when He was challenged at the trial for His life.
• Col. 1:18 - Jesus is the firstborn from the dead
• Dan. 7:27 - The eternal sovereignty
• Zech. 12:8 - Those who pierced Him, will see Him clearly
• Isa. 41:4 and Isa. 44:6 - God is the alpha and the omega; Yahweh Sabaoth
• Matt. 13:31-32 - The Parable of the Mustard Seed
• Matt. 13:24-30 - The sower is Jesus and the enemy is the Devil
• 1 John 2: 18-19 - Several antichrists have appeared; the Judas factor would always be there
• 2 Thess. 2:7- The mystery of inequity was at work from the very beginning
• Matt. 18 - If two gather in Jesus’ name, He will be present in their midst
• Matt. 28:20 - Jesus will be with us to the very end.
• Ezek. 47 - Water flows from the right side of the temple 
• Rev. 19 - Jesus is victorious

Scripture Scholar, Frances Hogan, takes you to the world of the Apocalypse of John shown to us in the Book of Revelation written from the Greek island of Patmos. Through this podcast, we will try to understand the Book of Revelation through St. John’s warnings, the punishment that awaits, and the consolation the Lord offers to the faithful.

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