Revelation 1 serves as an introduction to the book, revealing
that God showed John, while he was on the island of Patmos, the
coming return of the Lord Jesus Christ. This was a message of hope
to believers who were being persecuted by the Roman Empire.
Even though the theme is “the beginning of the end,” for true
believers in Christ it signifies the end of suffering and the beginning
of eternal happiness. The return of Christ will be so glorious that it
will completely outweigh all our present trials and sufferings.
