Christ in The Apocalypse

The Book of Revelation is one continued hymn of praise to Christ, setting forth the glory of his person and the triumph of his kingdom; representing Him as the ground of confidence to his people, and the object of worship to all the inhabitants of heaven. He is declared to be the ruler of the kings of the earth. He has made us kings and priests unto God. He is the First and the Last, language never used but of God, and true of Him alone. Compare Is. xliv. 6. In the epistles to the seven churches, Christ assumes the titles and prerogatives of God. He calls Himself, He who holds the seven stars in his right hand; the First and the Last; He who has the sharp sword and eyes of fire, from which nothing can be hid. He has the seven spirits. He is the Holy and the True. He has the keys of David; He opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens; his decision on the destiny of men admits of no appeal. He is the supreme arbiter; the faithful and true witness; the arche tes ktiseos tou theou, the principle, i.e., both the head and source, of the whole creation. He reproves the churches for their sins, or praises them for their fidelity, as their moral ruler against whom sin is committed and to whom obedience is rendered. He threatens punishments and promises blessings which God alone can inflict or bestow. In chapter v. the Apostle represents all the inhabitants of heaven as prostrate at the feet of Christ, ascribing blessings and honour and glory and power to Him that sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb forever and ever. The New Jerusalem is the seat of his kingdom. He is its light, glory, and blessedness. He again and again declares himself to be the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last (i.e., the immutable and eternal), the Beginning and the End, for whose second coming the whole Church is in earnest expectation.

Hodge v 1 p 510

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1. Kathee and I worked until 5:55 tonight. I had a splitting headache and came home and lay down for 30 min while Kathee made dinner. I feel better now.
   
2. I demo'ed my project to my boss and that went well. He suggested some help text (I created pop-up pages). Tomorrow I preview this to Chad H. He is our key planner and if he buys into this, he will be our ally to promote this.
   
3. We got a nice letter from friends from seminary. They visited with us this summer.
   
4. I found a Wells Fargo plate on Ebay and bought it for Kathee.
   
5. We read Leviticus 26 tonight. It is the blessings and cursings chapter of Leviticus. Key verse: 1, "You shall not make idols for yourselves;
   neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear up for yourselves;
   nor shall you set up an engraved stone in your land, to bow down to it;
   for I am the LORD your God."