It is not just a revelation-or the unveiling-of the person of Christ,although in the book we see his high priestly,kingly glory;but the greater portion of it is given over to the unveiling of those events which will precede and accompany the return of the Lord Jesus to this earth.This truth is clearly seen from the fact that the Revelation was given to Jesus Christ by GOD THE FATHER to show unto his servants "things that must shortly come to pass"Just before His death,Jesus was ask by his disciples ,"When shall these things be?"(referring to things Jesus had to declared would come to pass - Mark 13:1-3.HE Replied,"Of that day an of that hour knoweth no man no, not the angels which are in heaven,neither the Son (the Greek word used here neither literally means not yet),but the Father."After the ascension of Jesus,He received from the Heavenly Father the information the disciples had ask for.And before the close of the first century church,while at least on of the disciples(John the Beloved)was still living,God sent an angel to make known to John (and through him to the churches in Asia)the information that is unveiled in this great prophetic book of Revelation.Therefore,we see that the Scriptures would be incomplete without this book-without the unveiling of the Lord Jesus and the events that will occur before and during His return to the earth.Perhaps someone is asking,"Why did the Holy Spirit say,"Things which must shortly come to pass"since it has already been more than 1950 years since the words were spoken?"II Peter 3:8 answers that question:"...Beloved be not ignorant of this one thing,that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years,and a thousand years as one day."We must remember that we are dealing with Jehovah God,and even though time may seem long to us, it has only been almost 2 days (According to Gods great Time Clock of prophecy)since these words were uttered.Therefore,to those of us who are spiritually minded,who compare spiritual things with spiritual,it has not been along time.It has only been 2 days. KEEP LOOKING UP SAINTS HES COMING AGAIN!!!!