Revelation 1:2 (LSB)

Passage

who bore witness to the word of God and to the witness of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His slaves the things which must soon happen; and He indicated this by sending it through His angel to His slave John,

Revelation 1:2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the witness of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw.

Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it, for the time is near.

Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from the One who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God..." into verse 3's "Blessed is he who reads and those...", so "bore" and "witness" 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 "bore" and "witness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.