The preface, 1-3. John’s salutation to the seven churches of Asia, 4-6. The coming of Christ, 7, his eternal majesty, 8. John relateth his vision of the Son of man with the seven stars and the seven golden candlesticks, 9-20.
Outline of Revelation 1
Updated: Apr 3, 2019
Jonathan Edwards' History of Redemption: 'The next particular that I would notice is, the addition made to the canon of Scripture in the time of the captivity, in those two remarkable portions of Scripture, the prophecies of Ezekiel and Daniel. Christ appeared to each of these prophets in the form of that nature which he was afterwards to take upon him. The prophet Ezekiel gives an account of his thus appearing to him repeatedly, as Ezekiel 1:26, "And above the firmament that was over their heads, was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire-stone, and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it;" and so Ezekie…
William Tong (for Matthew Henry): 'This chapter is a general preface to the whole book, and contains, I. An inscription, declaring the original and the design of it, verses 1-2. II. The apostolic benediction pronounced on all those who shall pay a due regard to the contents of this book, verses 3-8. III. A glorious vision or appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ to the apostle John, when he delivered to him this revelation, verse 9, to the end.'