1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to make known to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass: and signified, sending by his angel to his servant John, 2 Who hath given testimony to the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, what things soever he hath seen.


For this book, from the beloved John, was thought to be declared in a different manner and speech by some of the fathers, written by someone else. But this is not so. According to Gregory, some say it was by someone else with the same name (Theologus cognominatus), though he says it was John. The Evangelist at first wrote, to set forward the theology of Christ: saying, "In the beginning was the Word.(John 1:1)" In addition, his epistle was similar with resemblance in teaching, "who was the first-fruit, from the beginning."



The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him: Therefore he states, This is my revelation that is given from the Father to the Son, then given from the Son to us, His servants. For those who are humble servants from the beginning and seek God, they are greatly adorned. For as Peter, the divine Apostle, in his own confession, declared Christ and his name, was to unite with the most perfect man, the Son of God (as though he was not worthy of stewardship and worthy of representing Christ); even now, Christ, the very name that's yoked to His servants, who are chosen by the divine Christ. Who are holy servants if they are not of God? And to whom it is said, that: "for all things are your servants(Ps. 119:91)." Also to be subject and christus sacred this doctrine not exclusively solemn statement to itself endure to the end