At the eastern tip of Long Island, there’s an iconic lighthouse, a steadfast symbol of a time past when ships sailed the dangerous waters of the Atlantic. When you stand next to it or even inside it at the top, it’s not hard to picture the storm battered lighthouse keepers—the men responsible for shining the light when sailors depended on it most. Like a keeper in the storm, the Apostle John found hope while exiled on Patmos, surrounded by the storms of persecution and uncertainty. In that isolation, John wrote down his shining vision of Jesus: radiant, glorious, walking among his church. John realized the churches weren’t abandoned, but held safely by Christ, the true Lord—present, active, and commanding history itself. Revelation 1:9-20 contains four statements that describe our Lord of the Church.