Revelation 1:2. Commentary

Who bare record to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.

Although some, such as Dionysius of North Africa, in the third century, have doubted the authorship of John (the beloved disciple of our Lord) for the Revelation, here, in the very first sentence of his book is an interesting evidence to that evangelist’s favor. No, not that he gave his name, for indeed any could have signed a signature. The evidence is of greater import. Namely, the similarity of this first sentence with the opening remarks of both the Fourth Gospel and the First Epistle which bears the same name:

Gospel of John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

1 John 1:1

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

Revelation 1:2

Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

Although I have already mentioned this evidence for John’s authorship in the beginning (Vital Data, Concerning the Author) perhaps your long-suffering will permit it to be said again: the similarities between these three passages are the brush strokes of the same painter. Dear disciple, dwell for a moment on these three opening statements for three separate works and tell me truly:  Do you not agree? ... the same person!

Concerning the author recording all that he saw, there needs to be an observation made here concerning chapter 10, vv4-5: John was not permitted to record the utterances of the “seven thunders.” However, the prohibition was on what he heard, and not on what he saw. So even in this account (of the seven thunders) we may be confident that John was a faithful eyewitness.

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