Do you know what the first words of the book of Revelation are? They are: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ.” Most people think Revelation is a book all about the revelation of the future, but Revelation tells us in the very first words of the very first verse of its very first chapter that it is a book all about the revelation of Jesus Christ. The purpose of the book of Revelation is the same as every other book of the Bible. It is to reveal Jesus Christ to us.

Permit me to teach you a tremendous truth about the Bible. The subject of the Scripture is the Savior, God's Son, Jesus Christ. No matter where you are reading in the Bible; no matter what book, what chapter, or what verse; no matter what story you are reading or who the characters in the story are; no matter what psalm or proverb, no matter what precept or what promise, no matter what command or what doctrine, it is there to teach you something about Jesus Christ.

The whole purpose of the written Word of God—the Bible—is to get you to the living Word of God—Jesus Christ. If the Bible, God's written Word, doesn't do this for you, it can't really help you, since only Jesus, God's living Word, can save you, reconcile you to God, and give you eternal life.

What you should think about when someone mentions the Bible's book of Revelation is Jesus Christ, since He is what the book of Revelation, as well as the whole Bible, is all about. By the way, He is also what life is all about! You'll never be able to understand the book of Revelation nor the Bible itself until you understand that it is all about Jesus Christ. Furthermore, you'll never be able to understand the meaning of life until you understand that it too is all about Jesus Christ. Do you understand this?