Revelation 1:2 (WEB)

Passage

who testified to God’s word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:1 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Revelation 1:2 who testified to God’s word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

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

Revelation 1:4 John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, 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 "testified", "word", "testimony", "jesus", "christ", and "everything". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "testified" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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