Chapter One Revelation Itself

In chapter 5 of the Book of Revelation, we see Christ enter John’s vision in the form of the slain lamb, a picture of Christ sacrifice (Rev 5:6). In the ‘new song’ of the saints, the lamb is said to have “ransom[ed] for God saints from every tribe and language and people and nation’ (5:9) and, later in the chapter, that “…every creature in heaven and on earth…” now sings praise to the lamb (5:13). These verses speak of God’s victory already having been fulfilled in Christ’s sacrifice in a way that leaves the reader with a vision of the eschatological hope of the Christian faith as being both fulfilled, but yet to be completed, a conception which falls within an inaugurated understanding of eschatology. As such, the ‘end of the world’ in Revelation can be considered as having already occurred in Christ’s death as evil was defeated and the New Creation initiated, while simultaneously not complete as the forces of Satan; the beast, the false prophet, and the harlot, still function in the cosmology of the First Creation. This understanding of the eschatological reality is an important aspect of John’s text, as it is through this that he is able to identify the dangers to the Church as well as encourage and strengthen its faith.

1The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. – Revelation 1:1-3

Flannery O’Connor short story entitled “Revelation” was swayed by her personal upbringing in the South. She lived in the time where people from the South were very intolerant and narrow-minded towards people who had a different lifestyle and who were of a different race. Because Southerners believed people who did not live up to their wealth or status were inferior, it offered O’Connor the exact descriptions she wanted for the characters in this story.

John wrote to the seven churches explaining the need for a relationship with Christ. After speaking to the seven churches that are in the Roman province of Asia, the book of Revelation moves forward in the prophecy. Revelation 4:1 tells us that we moving forward: “After this” and “what must take place after this.” The point is to show us that the information concerning the seven churches has stopped. A new series of images is beginning. John sees a door standing open in heaven. The voice that spoke to John at the beginning that sounded like a trumpet. Christ is speaking to John and calling him into heaven. John does not actually go into heaven, as we see in verse 2. John is having a new vision and John is going to see into the throne room of heaven. As we are taken into this vision, we must visualize the picture before us. Try and picture this in your head and see what is going on in heaven (http://thebookofrevelationmadeclear.com/revelation-bible-study/view-of-heaven.html)

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Revelation is of the basis of our church and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Without

The Book of Revelation is the last profound book in the New Testament. It conveys the significant purpose of Christianity by describing God’s plan for the world and his final judgment of the people by reinforcing the importance of faith and the concept of Christianity as a whole. Accordingly, this book is the written record—not of wild dreams—but the dramatic God-sent visions given to one of God’s servants, John the Apostle. This book was written by John in 95 or 96 A.D. at the reign of the Roman Emperor, Domitian, and is the revelation of Jesus Christ illustrating the events that occur before and during the second coming of Christ. By using complex symbolism and apocalyptic metaphor, the meaning of Revelation is defined: what is, what

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Revelation applied to the original readers in efforts to save them from losing focus on Jesus Christ. The original address was to persuade Christians to either stop their sinful behavior, or to prevent them from performing sinful behavior. Apostle John addressed the Churches in Asia to turn away from idolatry, immorality, corruption, and to avoid losing their faith in Jesus Christ because of their stagnancy. In addition, Revelation was a warning to mankind. The purpose was to give the non-Christians and the lukewarm Christians an understanding of the devastating events that will occur on those who choose not to follow Jesus.

According to Harris (2015), Apocalyptic works essentially reveal something that was previously hidden, such as the future or the unseen spirit world. Apocalyptic authors, including the author of Revelations, often reveal a vision in which they meet supernatural beings, such as angels or monsters, who speak of God’s future intentions. The Book of Revelation is filled with symbolism used to paint a picture of events that show the battle between good and evil. For example, Jesus is described as the lamb of God. A lamb that is small and harmless, yet dies to save the world from sin. The dragon, who symbolizes satan, causes readers to react fearfully. The lamb defeats the dragon, or the light triumphs over the dark, and the dragon is sent back into

The Bible contains sixty-six books, written by approximately forty authors, over the course of two thousand years. God created and loves humans despite their rebellious attitude towards Him, and God wants to reunite humans to Himself (Poythress, 2008). The Bible is a record of the sinful rebellion of humans and it still declares God’s love for humanity through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ. This foundation prepares the way for Jesus Christ to fulfill God’s entire promised covenants.

When will the end come? It is human nature for humans to ask questions. Many of these questions are without answers and there is no possible way to come up with one. A common question that plagues the human race is “When will the world end?” For thousands of years, astrologers and psychics have been trying to come up with clues to when it all will end. There is a source, the Bible, which aids humans, specifically Christians, in trying to come up with some answers. Many places in the Bible such as Revelations, Ezekiel, Matthew, Daniel, and I Corinthians all give some clues to how and when the end of the world will come. Two articles that give some insight on this subject are “Visions or Heaven, Dreams of the End” by

The “thousand years” in Revelation is only used six times and only in chapter 20 between verses 2-7. In verse 7 it is a reference to after the “thousand years” and in this paper we will concentrate on verses 1-6 which focus on the “thousand years” themselves. Since a “thousand years” equals a millennium this term we will be used interchangeably from this point forward. The millennium in Revelation 20 is only used in reference to the reign of Jesus Christ after Satan the devil has been imprisoned. There are three main views on this millennial reign they are Amillennial, Postmillennial, and Premillennial. While there is much debate over the differences, all three views believe that Jesus is coming again, that there will be a physical resurrection

The Book of Revelation is quite possibly the most informational book of the entire Bible. Most of the book is written metaphorically, and therefore we have to have Bible scholars give us an opinion on what they believe is being talked about. Personally, I choose to not have an opinion on matters like post and pre tribulation. Either way it will pan out in the end. The book was written by the apostle John. John was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the Gospel which was against the law in that day. The purpose of the book was to give us a good idea of the coming day of the Lord, and to give us a glimpse into what eternity will look like as we reign with Christ forever. One of the key themes of the book of Revelation is to give us a

​The word revelation means revealing the truth, therefore, Jesus will reveal the truth He was given from God the Father and pass it on to all mankind through His servant John who will explain all that he sees, so that man will be able to gain the knowledge of things to come. Anyone taking to heart this knowledge and truth that is revealed through the book of Revelation will be blessed, as the act of taking this knowledge and truth to heart means they will apply and devote themselves to this knowledge and truth finding favor with God.