2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
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Commentary on Revelation 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of
The Revelation of ST. John the Divine
Chapter 1
This chapter is a general preface to the whole book, and contains,
Rev 1:1-2
Here we have,
Rev 1:3-8
We have here an apostolic benediction on those who should give a due regard to this divine revelation; and this benediction is given more generally and more especially.
Rev 1:9-20
We have now come to that glorious vision which the apostle had of the Lord Jesus Christ, when he came to deliver this revelation to him, where observe,