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John in Patmos Day 9
"Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, which said: "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."(Revelation 1.7-11)
Isle of Patmos
Towards the end of his life, John was sent as a punishment to the prison on "the island of Patmos" in the Aegean Sea, about 50 miles offshore from the city of Ephesus. (see the recent photograph of Patmos to the right). There, he lived in a cave where many important leaders, even Kings and princes, visited him to ask his advice. The cave is still visited by Christian pilgrims today.
John's Friend Jesus
John recognizes Jesus immediately in his vision because he lived with him and was a disciple of his for three years. John walked and talked with him as a preacher in Galilee. He had seen the radiant Son of God at the Transfiguration. He had stood at the foot of the Cross and watched him die.
John Loved
John considered himself a special friend of Jesus and described himself as, "the disciple whom Jesus loved." However, here Jesus is not just a humble earthly teacher, but a glorious King, no...... the glorious King "par excellence." He is worthy of all honor and power.
Meditation
Is the Lord Jesus, the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and Omega in your life? (See Greek letters for Beginning and End above called Alpha and Omega.)
Prayer
We praise you, Lord Jesus. We glorify you, Alpha and Omega, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. Amen
Notes
1see also Revelation 21.5 to 8 see
John considered himself a special friend of Jesus
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