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I Jesus (Egō Iēsous). The last and most solemn attestation to the book that from Jesus (the historic Jesus known to the churches), in harmony with Rev 1:1.
Have sent (epempsa). First aorist active indicative of pempō, used here in the same sense as aposteilas in Rev 1:1 as his personal messenger. It is the Jesus of history here speaking, who is also the Christ of theology and the Lamb of God.
For the churches (epi tais ekklēsiais). For this use of epi see Rev 10:11; Joh 12:16. It is not just for the seven churches (Rev 1:4), but for all the churches in the world then and now.
I am the root and the offspring of David (Egō eimi hē riza kai to genos Daueid). See Rev 5:5 for “the root of David,” to which John now adds to genos in the sense of “offspring” (Act 17:28.), not of family or race (Act 4:6; Act 7:13). Cf. Mat 22:42-45.
The bright, the morning star (ho astēr ho lampros ho prōinos). The Davidic King is called a star in Num 24:17; Luk 1:78. This “day-star” (phōsphoros) is interpreted as Christ (2Pe 1:19). In Rev 2:28 the phrase “the morning star” occurs in Christ’s words, which is here interpreted. Christ is the Light that was coming into the world (Joh 1:9; Joh 8:12).