Terror of the Impenitent

Pastor Martin expounds the opening vision of Revelation 1:9-20, in which the exiled John on Patmos sees the Son of Man in the midst of the seven golden lampstands. After reviewing first principles of interpretation, he walks through the setting, substance, sequel, and significance of the vision. The overwhelmed apostle falls at Christ's feet as one dead, and the Lord's four-fold word of comfort anchors the book: fear not — your fears are groundless, your Redeemer is divine, His redemption is secure, and His dominion is universal, for He holds the keys of death and Hades. This vision of Christ in the midst of the churches, all that He is in person and offices, is the stabilizing comfort of the suffering church and a word of terror to every unconverted heart.