Revelation 1:1 (DBY)

Passage

Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified [it], sending by his angel, to his bondman John,

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:1 Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified [it], sending by his angel, to his bondman John,

Revelation 1:2 who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.

Revelation 1:3 Blessed [is] he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time [is] near.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "revelation", "jesus", "christ", "gave", "shew", "bondmen", "must", and "shortly". 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 testified the word of God and...", 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.