He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. Although its visions often seem bizarre to the western reader, fortunately the book provides a number of clues for its own interpretation e. Revelation s primary theological contribution is to eschatology, i. Each page of scripture is from the king james bible, and is immediately followed by the meaning of that scripture. Revelation 1, new international version niv the bible app. Over the years i have been asked if i had any other books of the bible that are explained like the one for the book of revelation which took a year to complete. The was the title given to the book in the latin vulgate 3. Book of revelation study guide what does the bible say. Is this the same john who wrote the gospel account and three letters. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. The literary genres of the book of revelation are an apocalypse, a prophecy, and an epistle or letter. The book of revelation is gods message to all who are concerned about the future. The apocalypse, or revelation to john, the last book of the bible, is one of the most difficult to understand because it abounds in unfamiliar and extravagant symbolism, which at best appears unusual to the modern reader.
There you will see seven actual letters from jesus one to each church. Books of the bible explained scripture by scripture. The book of revelation explained volume 4 other publications by the author dan iel and rev at on texts exam ned depressi on did j esu d c nd i to h ll. The discipleapostle john, who followed jesus christ and witnessed his crucifixion, authored it. The meaning of the book of revelation can seem confusing to the average reader. Collins is a professor of the hebrew bible at the university of chicago divinity school. He is currently a professor at shasta bible college and graduate school and proclaims the word of god from memory with wordsower ministries. Many people want to believe that world keeps advancing. The battle of armageddon refers to the final war between human governments and god. The book of revelation in the bible is one of the more difficult books of the bible to understand. But god is working out a supreme master plan, involving every human being. Then go into each of the twenty two chapters of the book of revelation one by one. And christ sent his angel to show it to his servant john, 2 who has told everything he saw. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it.
The word revelation even in greek apocalypse means unveiling as in revealing. It will prepare you for the rest of the material contained here. Revelation is often described as a the revelation of john meaning the revelation to john 1. He has used many wordpictures in his book, but by the return of christ, he means an actual event. Revelation is apocalyptic, a kind of writing that is highly symbolic. If we did not realize already that it takes a lifetime to understand the bible and thats a good thing, the point is driven home when we get to the last book in the biblerevelation.
This booklet contains vital understanding that will forever change your outlook on the future. These governments and their supporters oppose god even now by refusing to submit to his rulership. A testimony of jesus christ is a commentary that explains some of the mysteries of revelation. Is the author speaking of past events or future events. Revelation is the finale of the entire bible bringing gods word to a dramatic conclusion. The book of revelation and the bible as never explained before peter j. Parts of the old testament, particularly in the book of daniel, are also written in the apocalyptic genre. For an adequate understanding of revelation, the reader must recognize that it is a distinct kind of literature. But if god wanted to hide this knowledge completely, he never would have revealed it in the first place. This book in the hand of god is symbolical of something.
But the christians of asia minor were familiar with the old testament and the apocalyptic writings and would be able. The book of revelation explainedvolume 1 1 c hapter o ne p art o ne the introductory verses revelation 1. John wrote revelation while a prisoner on the island of patmos, approximately 8595 a. In the perspective of history we are able to understand the book of revelation better than have previous generations.
The book of revelation explained in under 5 minutes youtube. Thoughtful bible students agree almost universally that we are living near the end of the age, and that. And many religious people believe that the book of revelation offers no help anyway, because it cannot be understood. Are we to take prophecies literally or allegorically. This is to corre spond with the chapters in the revelation. Almost all new testament scholars now take the view that revelation was written during the reign of domitian, sometime around 9596 ce.
T he book of revelation was given as a mysterious, closed and sealed book. The smart guide to the bible series 9781418509903 by daymond r. Like much of the bible, revelation is largely a reaction to what was happening in that part of the world at the time. Discover books of the bible this web site explains various books of the bible, by explaining each individual scripture.
Today, many people argue that the return of christ is a wordpicture for something else. Jan 31, 2017 the insights tom has gained from memorizing the entire book of revelation and the great contributions they offer to bible students. Watch our overview video on the book of revelation, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Go to the bottom of that page to see the index chapters, which are hot links. The word armageddon occurs only once in the bible, at. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text.
Visions, prophecy, and politics in the book of revelation, for the new yorker. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. Here we will be looking at bible scriptures of the world. When a chapter or section is finished, you will see at the bottom of the page. The book of revelation explained volume 1 gospel trumpeter. Very important we note this and realize we cannot study revelation in the same way we study the book of romans. The writer of revelation identifies himself as john. Yet, why does everyone approach the book like it is a mysterious book. The book of revelation explained volume 4 preface you will notice that the book of revelation explained, volume 4, begins with chapter 12, not chapter 1, and ends at the conclusion of chapter 14. Book of revelation explained a testimony of jesus christ. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. Great prophecies in the book of revelation show how and when these catastrophic events will occur. The book of revelation and the bible as never explained before. The patriarch job portrayed this truth as well when he penned the words of elihu, the only comforter to whom god laid no.
In the letters he applauds and chastises each church. The bible is a history book, it tells the pastbut like no other history bookit tells the present and future just as clearly. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. Aug 14, 2018 the writer of revelation identifies himself as john. The book of revelation provides some of the keenest insights in scripture concerning the big picture of work. And no guide makes revelation more understandable than the smart guide to the bible. Pagels then shows that revelation, far from being meant as a hallucinatory prophecy, is actually a coded account of events that were happening. It fittingly has the last place ending the scriptures and gods revelation to man. The book of revelation and the bible as never explained. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of revelation. It is time to make our calling and election sure so we wont be blown away 2pe0110. Intro to revelation biblica the international bible. It was written by john of patmos, a bishop who was exiled on the island of. John the divine is an example of apocalyptic writing a form that delivers a message using symbols, images and numbers.
A commentary of the book of revelation bible truth. Intro to revelation biblica the international bible society. Both testaments can be divided into history instruction prophecy revelation is the only book of prophecy in the new testament. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture.
Michael stands up from the judgment seat and those who have been written in the book are saved out of the terrible time of trouble. We hope this commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. The next step is to enter your payment information. The book of revelation also called the revelation of john or the revelation of st. It is similar to the book of daniel, which god told daniel was sealed until the time of the end. Your credit card wont be charged until the trial period is over. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka.
Pack staggering events foretold in your bible will shock the whole world. Summary in the book of revelation, the apocalyptic hopes of the early christian community find their clearest and most complete. For example, they say that it means the growth of the church. W hen you study the book of revelation, one of the first things that you will look at are the seven churches listed in revelation chapters 2 and 3. As its first verse declares, it is the revelation from jesus christ to show his servants what must soon take place. Apr 28, 2015 the book of revelation is similar to other literature of the time thats called apocalyptic, which typically includes visions, global clashes, endoftheworld warnings, and many, many symbols.
Before beginning to go through the content of revelation, we recommend that you read through the, and sections to familiarize yourself with the framework concerning this incredible book of god. A testimony of jesus christ is a commentary that explains some. The book of revelation is a book to give hope to people who were suffering persecution at the end of the first century. Bible living why you cant make a deal with god theologically driven. I believe we are living in the time of the sixth seal and and the seventh church.
The book of revelation closes its awful description of the judgments which are coming upon the earth by inviting to the sinner, come to christ, and, after one reads and understand the book of revelation, he too will close the book and invite the sinner to, come, and receive, jesus christ as you savior. Extensive verse by verse explanation, illumination and clarification of this prophetic book seen though the lens of middle east culture and the ancient near east. All 66 books of the bible in easy, onesentence summaries. It starts out simply enough, it is a revelation in greek, apocalypse from jesus christ, it is a prophecy, and it comes as a letter to seven churches. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. G if ts, oce and t hepera on of t new testamen church. Youll grasp the meaning of each verse, youll understand every important symbol, and youll get the big picture of all that god has promised for those who believe in him. Click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. Revelation the last book in the bible was written to tell us about the futureespecially the final conflict between god and satan, and the triumph of jesus christover all the powers of evil and death and hell. Book of revelation study guide what does the bible. Most of the commentators think it represents the book of revelation, in which case, of course, it would not include the present description of the book itself, but only of its contents as applied to subsequent chapters. We will be looking at a summary of what the whole battle of good and evil is really about using the book of revelation. In few other books of the bible is the ministry of angels so prominent. Although prophecy is scattered all through the bible, two books focus almost entirely on symbolic representations.
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