Apocalypse Revealed #12
12. Grace to you and peace. This symbolizes a Divine salutation.
What grace and peace mean specifically will be told in explanations to follow. "Peace to you" was the Lord's greeting to His disciples, thus a Divine salutation, as may be seen in Luke 24:36-37 1 and John 20:19-21, 2 and by the Lord's command it was the greeting of the disciples to all those into whose houses they might enter (Matthew 10:11-15). 3
Footnotes:
1. "Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, 'Peace to you.' But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.
2. "Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, 'Peace to you.' When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
3. "Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out. And when you go into a household, greet it. If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. Assuredly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!
John 20:19-21
19
When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you."
20
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad when they saw the Lord.
21
Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."
