His Angel - Revelation 1:1

Revelation 1:1 ESV 

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Who is this angel of the Lord? Jesus was sent by the Lord God. Jesus ascended into heaven, but sent the Holy Spirit to man to bear witness to the truth. When John says he is in the Spirit, it is the Holy Spirit he speaks of. 

This could possibly be the angels of the seven churches that deliver the messages to all the churches. Jesus even says to listen to what the Spirit says. 

There one Spirit and there is one who is understood to be the angel of the Lord. It is Christ, for He is the Spirit and our Lord. 

2 Corinthians 3:17

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Begotten - Psalms 2:7-9

Psalms 2:7-9 ESV 

I will tell of the decree:

The Lord said to me, “You are my Son;

today I have begotten you.

Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and the ends of the earth your possession.

You shall break them with a rod of iron

and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”

Jesus is the begotten Son of God, meaning He was born from above. He existed in the Godhead before He was born as a Son of Man. 

We who place our faith in the Son of God are born from above. We have become sons of God. We did not exist in the Godhead before we were born, but we have become one with the Godhead as we have become one with Christ.

We are the begotten of the begotten. 

Bless Me Also - Exodus 12:29-32

Exodus 12:29-32 ESV 

At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where someone was not dead. Then he summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Up, go out from among my people, both you and the people of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as you have said. Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also!”

When Pharaoh asked for a blessing, it was an admission of defeat. Pharaoh had perceived himself as a God and no one was greater than he, but he was proven wrong. 

It is the greater that blesses the lesser. Pharaoh told Moses he did not know of his God when Moses first came to ask for the freedom of the Israelites. The Hebrew word  translated as "bless" has the meaning of kneeling before another. He learned at last what it meant to acknowledge someone greater than himself. 

We must all come to same place as Pharaoh. God is before us and all things. Hopefully it will not take ten plagues before we can see the light. 

(1384] 1 בָּרַךְ bārak 3x [Q] to kneel down; [H] to make kneel [1288]) Mounce, 

Saved By His Life - Romans 5:9-11

Romans 5:9-11 ESV 

Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Our salvation has two components which bring us into the life of God. The death of Christ opens the door to the light of God. We are no longer doomed to remain in the darkness of our earth. God has brought light into creation and the light shines for all the world to see. The light shines on each person. We only need to look up. 

Free from the tyranny of death, we can enter the salvation of His life. Reconciliation opens the door to salvation. Salvation brings us to God. The foundation of our new life is in His light. 

Rejoice, for the kingdom of heaven is near and has now arrived. It was established from the beginning. 

Newness Of Life - Romans 6:3-4

Romans 6:3-4 ESV 

Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

It is every man's destiny to die once. The second death is optional.  

We are either buried with Him by baptism into His death or just die and rest in a hole in ground until we face the second and final death. We face the second death alone before the throne of judgement. 

When we die with Him, He will never leave us and we live in the life of God. There is no end of that life. It is a new and wondrous thing God has done. 

From Jerusalem - Isaiah 2:3-4

Isaiah 2:3-4 ESV 

and many peoples shall come, and say:

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,

to the house of the God of Jacob,

that he may teach us his ways

and that we may walk in his paths.”

For out of Zion shall go the law,

and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

He shall judge between the nations,

and shall decide disputes for many peoples;

and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

and their spears into pruning hooks;

nation shall not lift up sword against nation,

neither shall they learn war anymore.

The word of the Lord is the Prince of Peace. The Hebrew word for Jerusalem means "teaching of peace." From Jerusalem the light of the Lord goes out into the world. This is the city chosen by God as His city, where His light and peace will reside. 

This is why Jerusalem is a cup of trembling and a burden for the nations, for the prince of darkness opposes the light of the Lord. The world lies under the power of the prince of darkness and therefore the world surrounds this city and the people of the land, threatening their very existence with an ongoing campaign of abuse and warfare to eliminate the people of God. 

God will prevail and HIS peace will descend on this city and into the world. 

For Jerusalem And For Zion - Zechariah 1:14-17

Zechariah 1:14-17 ESV 

So the angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion. And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster. Therefore, thus says the Lord, I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; my house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem. Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.’”

The Church does not replace Israel as the people of God. We are part of the tree of life, grafted in as branches into revelation of God that began with Israel. 

The original tree was severely cut back, but it remains rooted and alive. From this tree the branch of Jessie sprouted forth and the branches of the Church are attached to the tree by that branch. 

We become the top branches of the mighty tree planted by God. Israel might be seen as the living creatures that makeup the throne of God. Their inheritance from God is a land covenant, with each tribe having their allotment. They are rooted in the land. We are born from above. 

The Lord is the inheritance of the Church and a Spiritual covenant. We are the bride of Christ. We will be changed into flesh like His to match the life we already share.