How firm a foundation,

Ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

What's Jesus doing today?

Well, that's our subject this time on through the Bible with our teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee.

I'm Steve Schwartz, your host, and I'm so glad that you've joined us for this study in what Dr. McGee called one of the most thrilling sections in the Word of God.

So as you board the Bible bus and grab your seat, let's pray and let's get started.

Heavenly Father, would you strengthen our faith as we study together and then help us to see

your glory in the face of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior?

It's in his name we pray. Amen.

Here's our study of Revelation chapter one on Through the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee.

Now, we saw, beginning with verse 9, the great vision that was given John on the Isle of Patmos,

and this first vision was a vision of the glorified Christ, the post-incarnate Christ in a glorified body,

judging his church. In other words, we see the great high priest in the holy of holies.

Now, John began, you remember, by saying that this vision was given to him

on the Isle of Patmos. Demission, one of the most brutal of the Roman Empress, had exiled him here

to this island. This was the place where the Roman government sent prisoners, and John was put out there.

Now, this vision was given to him there, and let me read to you, verses 10 and 11, because we need to see this tremendous vision that was given to him. And if you'll follow in your text,

I'm going to read from my own book on Revelation and my own translation. And again, I would remind you,

as I will constantly, I do not recommend it, but I did attempt to get at the original and what John

actually is saying. Now, will you listen? I was or actually it's I found myself in the spirit in the

Lord's day. And I heard behind me a great sound as of a war trumpet saying

what you're seeing write promptly in a book and send promptly to the seven churches

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