Revelation 1:1-3 NKJV
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must [a]shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Notice who John addressed the book of Revelation to: His Servants and he reiterates this in verses 4 and 5 by addressing the seven churches of Asia.

Revelation 1:4-5 NKJV
4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.

When you become a believer, you become a part of the church.

The term ‘church’ is only found in the New Testament of the Bible when you search the word ‘church.’
Meaning, the church is the one who spreads the gospel.

Matthew 16:18 NKJV
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not [a]prevail against it.

According to Revelation, there are seven spirits (churches) who are before His throne.

The book of Revelation is a book that reveals what’s coming. It’s a prophetic book of the bible.

So, why did God give is this revelation?

Remember when He told Daniel to shut up his book of prophecy?

Daniel 12:4 NKJV
4 “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

The book of Daniel is unveiled when many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall increase.

Are we here now? Yes. Daniel’s book has been revealed and it aligns with the book of Revelation perfectly.

You can read my dad’s book called Man’s Final Destiny – Revelation Unveiled to have a better understanding of how the two books work in tandem with each other. The book comes out January 26, 2026. Preorder now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Xulon Press.

This bible study isn’t on the book of Revelation or even on end time prophecy. It’s on why the book of Revelation was given to the church.
The first thing John the Beloved does in the book of Revelation is he addresses the seven churches of Asia. This clearly tells us that the book of Revelation is for the church.
Revelation 22:6-7 NKJV
6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the [b]holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
7 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

And as you can see, the book concludes that these words are given to His servants who will be blessed if they keep the words of prophecy.

So, why? Why was the book of Revelation given to His servants?

Mark 16:15 NKJV
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Mathew 4:23 NKJV
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

Mathew 9:35 NKJV
35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease [a]among the people.

Matthew 24:14 NKJV
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Jude 23 NKJV
23 but others save [a]with fear, pulling them out of the [b]fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

Because we’re told to teach the gospel, that includes the book of Revelation to the world.

There are two books of the bible that are the most attacked books: Genesis and Revelation.

Because people can’t understand Revelation, they don’t want to teach on it.

We need to teach on it and let the world know what’s coming. We need to tell them to get saved now before He returns…otherwise, you will live during that time frame.
And know this, most people will die during that time frame.

Isaiah 13:11-13 NKJV
11 “I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the [e]terrible. 12 I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir. 13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the Lord of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger.

People need to hear this. The world needs to hear this. Because if they do, they might get saved and not even go through this experience.

Revelation 9:1-11 NKJV
Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the [a]bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. 3 Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 And [b]they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. 6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.
7 The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8 They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. 9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle. 10 They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is [c]Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name [d]Apollyon.

Can you imagine not being able to die for five months? Even if you attempt to take your own life?

And notice, this was for all men living without the seal on their forehead. The only ones who have seals on them are 144,000 male Jewish boys who have not been with a woman.

That also tells me that anyone who believes in Jesus as the Son of God before this time-period begins, will be raptured. God loves those who believe in Him and He doesn’t want any of us to go through that.

1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 NKJV
9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 11 Therefore [b]comfort each other and [c]edify one another, just as you also are doing.

Let the world know what’s coming and let’s work with the Holy Spirit in unity to get as many saved as we can before the Day of the Lord happens.