This year our walk through Revelation will focus on the cast of characters. The very first character we encounter is the most important one of all, God. You may be thinking “the title of the podcast referenced the trinity and you are now saying we are talking about God?” That’s true. The Bible doesn’t use the term trinity. Many times it just says God. It will speak about The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit individually but many times as they work in harmony together it just says God. For instance it talks about God creating the heavens and the earth in Genesis 1 but all three members of the trinity were involved. In any case, today’s cast of characters begins with God which includes the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Encounter Verse: Revelation 1:4-6
4 John,
To the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
Key Point: God has so many amazing qualities for which we should praise him. However, The most important thing for us to know about him is that God loves us. He wants you to love him. He wants us to love each other.
Other Points:
- God is One God One
- God Has 3 Equal Persons Who Are Fully God
- God is Sovereign Over Time, Space, & Matter
Roots of Revelation 1:4-6
Revelation 1
1 John 4:7-16
Matthew 22:36-40
Romans 11:33-34
Deuteronomy 6:4
1 Corinthians 8:4-6
Ephesians 4:4-6
John 10:37-38
John 14:9-26
Matthew 27:46
Isaiah 61:1-2
Luke 4:1-21
John 5:19
Genesis 1:1-2
1:26, 11:7
Isaiah 6:8
Matthew 1:20-21
Isaiah 7:14
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Colossians 1:15-19, 2:9-13
Hebrews 1:1-4
Philippians 2:5-11
John 6:27
Revelation 5:1-14
Matthew 28:18
John 14:31
John 20:21-22
John 1:14
John 1:1-3
Jeremiah 23:23-24
Exodus 3:14
John 8:57-58
