Rev 1:19 "Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later.
What you’ve seen…Verses 1-18 give us a vision of Jesus Christ…Not his looks but what is revealed.
Rev 1:4 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne…The number 7 means… To the complete church from God and the seven spirits who are the Holy Spirit in his fullness.(Isa 11:2)
5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood… He loves us
6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father-- to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen… We are His.
7 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen… And, He is ours.
8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."… And here we have God’s signature, on it.
9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
10 On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
11 which said: "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."…Seven real churches (Rev 1:20)
12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands… Lampstands hold light…The churches will be given a report card as to how much light.
13 and among the lampstands was someone "like a son of man," dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest…Depending upon how close to God the church is.
14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.
15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters…
White means purity…Eyes of fire is judgment…A furnace purifies…And water washes everything clean.
16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance… The sword is the Word of God, teaching and motivating… Instructing the mind and stirring the heart…To the brilliance of the truth of Jesus Christ.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last…John was in awe of his best friend…Jesus touched him and said “no fear” and although I set all the boundaries, when you are in me, I am your friend.
18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades… And to further reassure him he says, he died but now lives forever while He holds the keys to physical and spiritual death… He is in charge forever, so fear not…
The apostle John accomplished his goal… God the Father gave Jesus these words and John focuses our attention upon him… That we might know him and understand what he’s willing to do…
John shows us that as we read, hear and take to heart, this revelation of Jesus Christ, we have God Almighty’s personal assurance that all of this is for us to receive for ever and ever.