THESE are the words of the apostle John. They introduce the revelation of Jesus Christ which was given to John by God concerning things to come. We are told in this verse that John testified to what he saw. We are told that this testimony was the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

These days there are so many doubts spread around concerning the authority of the Bible. If we are carried along by these doubts we are left with the idea that nothing can be relied on as truth. We are left with the conclusion that truth is somewhere, but we must decide for ourselves what we believe is sure truth. There is no certainty as an anchor for our soul.

The words of this text declare that John wrote down what he saw, and that what he saw was the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. So these words tell us that the apostle John did not speak his own thoughts and opinions. He did not decide to write thoughts which were his own, like other writings which are products from the human mind. Our text for this month tells us that John spoke words given him directly by God.

Here is an authority which we can trust concerning the truth of God. This is the truth not only of what we find written in the book of Revelation, but is the truth found in every line and page of the Bible.

This is what the Bible claims for itself. The Bible contains God's words and thoughts. Like John in Revelation, the whole Bible is God speaking his word to his his apostles and prophets, and not simply human houghts and opinions. The Bible can be trusted to reveal the truth of God if we seek with faith the truth from God.