What Does Revelation 1:19 Mean?

In this devotional, Senior Pastor Mike Woodruff tackles one of the most foundational questions for reading the Book of Revelation: What does Revelation 1:19 actually mean? This verse is often presented as an outline for the entire book, but is that the correct interpretation?

Pastor Mike breaks down the scene where the Apostle John receives this vision and explores the four major interpretive camps for understanding Revelation's timeline—Preterist, Futurist, Historicist, and Idealist. He offers a thoughtful perspective on what the first-century readers would have understood and why he is skeptical of overly specific, modern-day predictions. The big picture, however, remains clear and certain: Jesus wins, and His kingdom will come.

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