Revelation 1:2 (DBY)

Passage

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

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.

Revelation 1:4 John to the seven assemblies which [are] in Asia: Grace to you and peace from [him] who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which [are] before his throne;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "testified", "word", "testimony", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "testified", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave..." into verse 3's "Blessed is he that reads and they...", so "all things" and "testified" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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