Revelation 1:1 (ASV)

Passage

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, [even] the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John;

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, [even] the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John;

Revelation 1:2 who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, [even] of all things that he saw.

Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "revelation", "jesus", "christ", "gave", "show", "servants", "even", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "revelation" and "jesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "who bare witness of the word of...", so "revelation" and "jesus" should be read forward into that movement. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "revelation" and "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.