i. It claims the highest level of divine
authorship of any book in the bible (1:1), it comes from God to his servants.
ii. Because of its symbolism and the consequent difficulty
in understanding it, it is frequently neglected, but all scripture is
profitable. The symbolism used is biblical symbolism, if we know our
bible we should understand the symbols used.
iii. It has a blessing to those who hear it and take to
heart its message (1:3, 22:7).
iv. It has a message to the church throughout all
generations and it has blessed and strengthened the church throughout past
generations. It also warns us about compromise with the world and idolatry.
v. It has a message that is relevant to us today, just as
the letters to the seven churches were relevant then. The states of the seven
churches are typical of the various states of churches today.
vi. It is God's last word to the church in the scriptures
both in the bible and last to be written and is meant to strengthen us until
Jesus comes again.
vii. It has a particular message of comfort to strengthen
those undergoing persecution.
viii. It shows the end of history, it shows the defeat of
God's enemies and heavenly blessing for God's saints. It shows us a new earth
and new heavens where there will be no pain, no suffering and no sin.
ix. It shows us the glorified Christ as in no other book in
the bible, it shows us that God is sovereign over earthly affairs despite
appearances.
x. It shows us the enemies of the church - Satan, false
prophets within, persecution from without - from the state and the world.