Revelation
Lesson Six

Day 6 of Week One

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches

1. Why, according to the textbook author, does John need fear neither the all-powerful Jesus nor the churches’ persecutors?

2.What does that imply about the church today?

3. What might our continuing fear in the church mean about it regarding John’s message?