Jesus the Faithful Witness

"The Witness, the Faithful"

In Greek, this might normally be understood as “the faithful witness”, but this title is repeated in 2:13 of Antipas, with the addition of “my” twice.

This indicates that Jesus was faithful in His speaking of God’s word, even to the end, even facing persecution. This is important, as this is what the book insists that the churches do— be a faithful witness to Jesus in the midst of persecution.