Revelation 1:1 Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: This chapter consists of three general parts; first, an inspiration. \ Secondly, a direction of the prophecies of this book. \ In the first verse we have the title of this book, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ" As the whole scripture being given by inspiration of God, is the revelation of his holy will, \ so this last part of the Holy Scripture is the Revelation of Jesus Christ: Also the author of this revelation, "which God gave unto him" that is, God the Father gave unto his Son Jesus Christ "To show unto his servants" First, his sanctified servants, called saints: \ Second, his suffering servants, called martyrs. \ Thirdly, all his ministering servants, called angels (or elders) of his churches, \ "Things that must shortly come to pass" that is, the dispensations of God both touching his Church, and his and their enemies. "And he sent and signified it by his Angel unto his Servant John" The holy angels are God’ s ministering spirits. \ John was the ministering servant of Jesus Christ to his churches; the ancient learned and godly writers called him "John the Divine," because he wrote so profoundly of the divinity of Jesus Christ both in his gospel and in his epistles.