Revelation 1:1 (YLT)

Passage

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:1 A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Revelation 1:2 who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.

Revelation 1:3 Happy is he who is reading, and those hearing, the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things written in it--for the time is nigh!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "revelation", "jesus", "christ", "gave", "shew", "servants", "things", and "behoveth". 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 did testify the word of God...", 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.