“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the
churches. I am the Root and the
Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
- · This book is not a private affair, knowable only by an elite - it is for all believers. It's also worth noting that this is the first reference to the church since the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3.
- · This is a precious Messianic title (Isaiah 11:1). It shows that Jesus is both the Creator of King David and His descendent. Jesus spoke to this same idea in Matthew 22:41-46.
- · "Christ, as the morning star, heralds the coming day in His role as the One who comes for he church in the rapture." (Walvoord)
Numbers
24:17 I see Him, but not now; I behold
Him, but not near; a Star shall come out of Jacob; a Scepter shall rise out of
Israel, and batter the brow of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult.
Isaiah
11:1 There shall come forth a Rod from
the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
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