Sermon Discussion Questions

Revelation 1:1-8 — Pastor Jeff McNicol

What is the most significant thing you’ve witnessed?

In the past, how have you felt about the book of Revelation?
If you’ve studied it before, what themes or lessons stood out?
This book is the revelation of whom? (verse 1)
How does this opening statement help us understand who and what this book is about?
What gives the author of this letter the credentials to pass on the information?

What does it mean to be a witness?
How does the giving and receiving of this revelation described by John occur? Who is involved?
How is blessing received in the passing on of this revelation? (verse 3)
Why would “hearing” this revelation be so important?
How well do you do at being a “hearing” person?
Based on Revelation 1:4-5, describe how you hear John’s understanding of the divine. What is different about his description than what you have heard before or seen in other places of the Bible?

What things do you hear about the Father, Son and Spirit in verses 4-6?
In verse 7 we read about the One who comes. What are the implications of every eye seeing the One who comes?
Why does it matter that the One who comes is the “pierced one?”
What do you make of the phrase, “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him?”
How do we understand “all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him?” What is the reason for the wailing? What happens to those who mourn?
Focusing in on verse 8, what names does God use for Himself? What do they say about Him? What do they say about His relationship with us?

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