“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
We have here a solemn ratification of the contents of this book, and particularly of this last vision (though some think it may not only refer to the whole book, but to the whole New Testament, yea, to the whole Bible, completing and confirming the canon of scripture); and here, 1.
Commenting on Revelation 22:6-19
I Jesus have sent mine angel,.... As John, the writer of this book, sets down his own name, who was an eye and ear witness of the things contained in it, that they might be more surely believed, Rev 22:8 so Christ, the author of it, puts his name Jesus to it, to engage the greater attention to hear and read, and keep the words...
Verse 16. I Jesus. Here the Saviour appears expressly as the speaker-- ratifying and confirming all that had been communicated by the instrumentality of the angel. Have sent mine angel. Barnes on "Re 1:1". To testify unto you. That is, to be a witness for me in communicating these things to you. In the churches.