New Testament Bible Dictionary Project

The book of Revelation was written by the apostle John, in an apocalyptic literature style. It consists of a series of prophecies about the end times, when Jesus will return and triumph over all the evil residing in the world. Its purpose is to bring hope and encouragement to Christians so that they will continue watching for the return and victory of Jesus Christ, but it is also a warning of the Final Judgment that nonbelievers will endure. The depiction of the cosmic battle that takes place both in heaven and on earth, symbolic language, and introduction of surreal

B. Explanation of allusion: This is the last book of the New Testament. Unlike all of the other books, Revelation is apocalyptic. It uses visions, symbols, and allegory to predict the future. This book is made up of a series of letters, and is believed to have been written by a Christian leader, John who was imprisoned on the island of Patmos. The basis of these writings were John's vision from heaven that provided comfort to the persecuted Christians ("Revelation").

John, the proclaimed author of the Book of Revelation, writes intricately about the events that will transpire when the end of the world has come. John expresses messages to seven churches, heaven’s activities, and the Lamb opening seven seals. He depicts the consequences following the sounding of seven trumpets and the pouring of seven bowls. John mentions numerous times that humans will be judged at the throne for their actions. He stresses the penalties of humans who will not proceed to heaven, but will instead die a second death. He describes heaven’s wondrous beauty, and how Jesus himself, promising he will return to Earth soon, verifies that these words are true.

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.

In 1,604 was ordered the King James Bible and the first edition came to life in 1,611. Although it was made in Europe, it played an important role in America. This version of the Bible is considered: the ultimate translation in English, and no other version are found in the churches or personal use.

The Christian Revelation to John, The Book of Revelation, reveals the world coming to an end through a variety of spiritual visions. Revelations, written by Elaine Pagels summarizes the events taken place during John’s revelation and relates it to ancient history. Elaine Pagels highlights main content from the messages, the seals, to the trumpets, while providing historical background. The main argument of Pagels analysis is that The Book of Revelation clearly portrays the war between the Jews against the Roman Empire. This is evident because Pagels explains that the visions John had embodies events that represent the corrupted Roman Empire.

Revelations is a very misunderstood book. Its genre is an Apocalypse, a Prophecy, and an Epistle. John is the author and he wrote it in approximately 85-95 A.D. He wrote it while in prison on the Island of Patmos. To understand the book of Revelations we must first understand that John is describing the beginning of the end of the world as we know it.

The Apocalypse. In a religious context, the apocalypse is a disclosure of knowledge or revelation, usually of something hidden. In the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, John the Apostle, one of Jesus’ twelve disciples, receives the prophecy of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. With this Revelation John learns that Jesus, the son of God, will one day return to Earth from the Heavens, and with his return he will judge the living and the dead and usher in a new kingdom of God, a kingdom on Earth where pain or suffering cease to exist. Therefore, the apocalypse within the Bible marks the revelation of Jesus Christ’s return. In the contemporary setting however, the term ‘apocalypse’ differentiates rather drastically from that of its’ religious’

E-The book of Revelation uses three genres: the Apocalyptic, The Epistolary and the Prophetic. It starts with a man named John on an island named Patmos in the Aegean. He then wrote a letter to several churches in Asia. In which he describes his vision of the second coming of Jesus Christ and, the Coming apocalypse with more vision of the future war that well be the end of the world. The book of revelation focus on three events (1:19) that will bring about the end of times, the seven seals must

There are four views of the book of Revelation. The allegorical view is the first view in considering biblical study. However, this view is not well accepted, because it allows for any interpretation of scripture to be valid (Young). Second, the preterist view due to the rise of Christian Reconstruction. The third view is futurist, because the writings of John are prophetic (Pate). Another viewpoint of the book of Revelation is the historical (Young). Historically, biblical scholars have a concept of Revelation setting the final stage for a battle between good and evil, which will continue through the church age (Pate). The futuristic view is preferred over all other views in the study of Revelation, due to the fact it allows us to completely take God at His Word (Young). Revelation 22:18-19, is a warning and states, “I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book; if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.” These two scriptures are stern warnings to take God at His Word. As scholars, Christians, students, or pastors, we are not to add to any part of scripture or take away from it. We are to study in depth the scriptures to encourage us to

There are four major approaches to interpreting the Book of Revelation: the idealist approach, the preterist approach, the historicist approach, and the futurist approach. I will explain which of these is my preferred approach and why. I will explore some of the thinking behind each of these approaches and discuss some of their strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, I will briefly discuss the differences between premillennialist, postmillennialist, and amillennialist, as well as the differences between pretribulationist, midtribulationist, and post-tribulationist. Personally, I prefer the views of the futurist approach, premillennialist, and pretribulationist.

Revelation is the last and final book in the Bible, stating the future second coming of Christ. Written by the apostle John, it gives a detailed account of what times will be like when Christ returns. It is written in an apocalyptic manner. There are four main views when interpreting Revelation. Scholars have scriptural evidence supporting each viewpoint but since interpretation is highly subjective there cannot be ultimately one accepted viewpoint as correct. The four debated viewpoints are the preterist view, the historicist view, the futurist view, and the idealist view each holding their own merit.

Philippians is an epistle, which means it was letters written to a specific audience. The authors of Philippians were the apostle Paul and Timothy, and they were servants of Christ Jesus. This can be seen in Philippians 1:1-2 which says “Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons”. Both Timothy and the apostle Paul were imprisoned in Ephesus around 53-55 A.D. Philippians is said to have been written around the time of Timothy’s and the apostle Paul’s imprisonment in Ephesus, but the best evidence supports it being written in Rome around 61 A.D. (Biblica, 2016). There are three main purposes for the

2. According to the book Reign of God, apocalyptical literature is found in the book of Daniel and the book of revelation. These two books describe the events that it will happen in the end of times. It’s a book that confirms that Christ will dome again to pick us up, and for us to know if the time is near, Christ revealed some events for us. “The end will come with a dramatic conflict in which God defeats the evil powers that dominates the present era.” Reign of God page 322 and 323. We don’t have any excuses to not know the signs of His coming.

HOLY SPIRIT: "If one accepts the idea that the Book of Revelation is a book of prophecy, and that it includes future prophecy for Planet Earth, then our text verses have some very important meanings. On this basis, there will be a future time on Planet Earth when there will be a WORLD ECONOMIC RULER by the name of ANTICHRIST. The coming world economic ruler will demand that the people on Planet Earth worship him as god. Those who do not worship him in this manner will be persecuted and martyred.