24.10.2026
How God Communicates With His Messengers
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Memory Verse “God showed these things to Jesus Christ to show to his servants. These are things that must happen soon. Then God sent his angel and showed them to John, his servant. John wrote down what God said and what Jesus showed to him. These words tell all [everything] that He saw” (, WE).
John was one of Jesus’ 12 Apostles (; ; ). As we already saw, an apostle is a church leader and teacher. After Jesus went to heaven, John continued Jesus’ work in Jerusalem. Before Jerusalem was destroyed (a.d. 70), John moved to the city of Ephesus. From Ephesus, John managed the churches in Asia Minor. Later, Domitian, the King of Rome, sent John to Patmos. Patmos was an island in the Aegean Sea. The Romans sent people to live there as punishment.
On Patmos, God gave John special messages about the future. These messages were not only for the seven churches in Asia Minor. The messages also were for Christians in all future ages (–11). First, God the Father sent His message to Jesus. Then Jesus gave God’s message to His angel. The angel sent the message to John. John gave the message to the people. This example shows us how God uses His messengers to communicate His messages to us.
This week, we will look at the different ways that God communicates His messages to people.