5 Jan; Revelation 1

5 Jan; Revelation 1

verse 4:
Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits[a] before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

Who is this Jesus - who is, who was and who is to come.

That set the purpose of whom to we serve, not a God who was a man and now is a god or a god who is a god and now is a man. Because there is no end - He is the

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

He is the ruler of the kings of the earth. He is the king who rule extends beyond the life span - eternally. So if he is a bad king - too bad.

But this king is a good king - a God who came as a man and a man who is God. It is for the purpose to use his blood to save us.

What is then our response?
Do you acknowledge this king?
Do you intend to serve this king?

Why do I want to acknowledge this king?
Why do I want to serve this king?

The recognition is whether this is a worth king and a God who we want to acknowledge and serve.
The recognition is who is this God that we want to serve?

As for me, I choose Jesus - the king who died for me. But that is not the end of him, he was raised and become God. But he is not a man who become God, but first a God who become man died and back to God again. He is a God who promise eternally.

Worth it - a bet that has more to gain. I am serving God, not man become God.
I am serving this God, who die for me and this God is there for me for once, not always but eternally.