Revelation 1:19 Revelation 1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; The commission which Jesus Christ gave his servant John, \ is here repeated and enlarged; wherein also we have a summary division of this whole Book of the Revelation into three parts. First, the then present state and condition of the church of God, and particularly of the seven churches in Asia; "the things which are," as then they were represented unto John in the first three chapters of this book. \ \ \ Secondly, "the things which thou hast seen" which were not yet come to pass, touching the Roman pagan state, and, the condition of the church of God under those heathen powers, and their persecutions and revolutions, as they were represented unto John in the 4, 5, 6, Chapters of this Book. \ \ \ Thirdly, "and the things which shall be hereafter" That is, to say, the Roman, Asian, and papal state, and the condition of the church of God under those anti-Christian powers, and their persecutions, together with all the great revolutions which shall be in states, kingdoms and churches, from the apostles days unto the end of this present evil world, in order unto the setting up the everlasting kingdom of the LORD Jesus Christ, and the coming down of the New Jerusalem from God out of heaven, which shall be hereafter in that world which is to come; together with Christ’ s coming to Judgment, (called the eternal judgment; Hebrews 6:1-2), which things John had revealed unto him by Jesus Christ, in the other chapters of this book; especially \ \ \ \ \ \ \ of this prophecy of the Revelation.