The book of revelation production is available on dvd 110 min. The book of revelation cannot be adequately understood except against the historical background that occasioned its writing. It is the only book of the new testament classified as apocalyptic literature rather than. Among the 30 or so similar books that appeared in the first through third. The first chapter of the book of revelation from the watchword bible cev new testament. While many associate the word apocalypse with great disaster, the book of revelation begins and ends by saying that those who read, understand, and apply its message would be happy for doing so. The author was probably a christian from ephesus known as john the elder. More specifically, revelation 17 and revelation 18 describe a coming oneworld religious system and a oneworld economic system respectively that is given the name babylon. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it. The book itself suggests that the crisis was ruthless persecution of the early church by the roman authorities. This summary of the book of revelation provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of revelation.
Millions of bible students read revelation 17 but do not understand the identity of the harlot it describes. Why is revelation, the last book of the bible, so different from the rest of the text. Gods heavenly presence is the powercenter for the entire universe. You need to know what the bible says about this vital prophetic. Services llc this title and over 1 million more available with kindle unlimited. While it might be tempting to try and identify this virus with one of those plagues, i believe there are a couple of reasons not to. The book of revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible.
The book of revelation is the only book in the bible, that i know of, that has a blessing associated with it for those who will read itnot once but twice. But the visionary context of the book of revelation indicates that revelation has actual angels in view. If you are going to begin to understand the book of revelation, you need to have the correct interpretive key for it. The book of revelation was written sometime around 96 ce in asia minor. Its meaning is positive, not fearful or terrifying to those who serve god. Specific angels have evidently been given responsibility with respect to specific churches, in a manner analogy to the attachment of heavenly princes to specific nations in daniel 10. Pastor fisk teaches on chapter 1 and tells us what that interpretive key is. M any bible scholars are aware that the book of revelation is about prophecy. This harlot will ride the beast of revelation, and will martyr millions of people. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. The name revelation comes from the first word of the book in koine greek. Revelation to john, last book of the new testament. John the divine is an example of apocalyptic writing a form that delivers a message using symbols, images and numbers.
The first blessing is in the first chapter of revelation in verse 3. The book of revelation also called the revelation of john or the revelation of st. Like daniel and other apocalypses, it was composed as resistance literature to meet a crisis. Watch our overview video on the book of revelation, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The author names himself as john, but modern scholars consider it unlikely that the author of revelation also wrote the gospel of john. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1. The book of revelation in the bible is one of the more difficult books of the bible to understand. From as early as justin martyr in the second century a. The apocalyptic book of revelation is a symbolic glimpse into. Is coronavirus one of the plagues in the book of revelation. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. One of the most studied areas of prophecy is concerning babylon in the end times. The book of revelation, often called the book of revelations, revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation, or simply revelation, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words or the apocalypse, is the final book of the new testament, and therefore also the final book of the christian bible.
Scripture shows that this harlot is very powerful, sitting astride a system encompassing many nations and peoples. The apocalyptic book of revelation uses symbols and old testament references to reveal a pattern of human rebellion and gods plan to overcome evil forever. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. Its title is derived from the first word of the text, written in koine greek. This summary of the book of revelation provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of revelation. Book of revelation explained a testimony of jesus christ. Parts of the old testament, particularly in the book of daniel, are also written in the apocalyptic genre. This course materials is brought to you for free and open access by the social justice faculty collections at dominican scholar. So, is covid19 one of the seven plagues mentioned in revelation 1617. He was a jewish christian prophet, probably belonging to a group of such prophets, and was accepted by the. A testimony of jesus christ is a commentary that explains some of the mysteries of revelation. 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.