Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the book of revelation unveiled. In the book of revelation, the apocalyptic hopes of the early christian community find their clearest and most complete expression. Does the bible prophesy a oneworld government and a one. The name revelation comes from the first word of the book in koine greek. Cone has opined that african american preachers are unquestionably historical in their view of god, seeing him as the great liberator in history. John the divine is an example of apocalyptic writing a form that delivers a message using symbols, images and numbers.
The author was probably a christian from ephesus known as john the elder. The book of revelation indicates a coming war over worship which no one expects, but which will affect everyone. Eagles are mentioned twice in the book of revelation. The book with seven seals is the book of human destiny, an outline of the great events which connect themselves with the church until its final triumph. In his apocalyptic vision in the book of revelation, the apostle john. Combining this vision with daniels similar one daniel 7. Gods call to community in the book of revelation, this curriculum is offered to all free of charge. Gog and magog what is the meaning of revelation 20. Parts of the old testament, particularly in the book of daniel, are also written in the apocalyptic genre. The theme of the book is the events leading up to the jesus second coming. These eight verses speak volumes with very few words.
Its meaning is positive, not fearful or terrifying to those who serve god. The first mention is when an eagle is identified as the fourth of the four living beings around the throne of god in heaven 4. To devour a book is to become master of its contents. The book of revelation was written to warn the jews in israel and throughout the middle east what was going to happen to them during the end times age which started at the resurrection of jesus christ, and really starts ramping up in 70 ad when rome levels jerusalem, as jesus speaking about the jews foretold in matthew chapter 24. Currently, this war seems impossible, but other events like the four trumpets and the formation of a sevenheaded beast also seem impossible. Mature look is a book that touches on the pertinence of the book of revelation from the bible. Battle will guide participants through the book of revelation and illuminate how it reveals gods dream for humanity. John the divine, although the godgiven title is at the very beginning of the text, the revelation of. Note that the antichrist is described in revelation. Is the united states talked about in the book of revelation. The key to understanding is the mysterious book of revelation is comprehending its story flow.
It is also eighth in the sense that it endorses worship on the eighth day. And that to have your name written in the lambs book of life, so that you dont get any mark of. They are ten nations ten kings that represent the power base of the world dictator the willful king that is to rise to power in the last days. Revelation is one of the most popular books to discuss among christians. In order to understand how the book of revelation functions in the african american church, it is important that we not forgetwhence we have come. Most of the other revelations, and this fascinated me, many of them were found with the gnostic gospels in upper egypt, and they had been censored by. The main point of the book of revelation is that christ wins in the end. This book is gods open letter to us and contains critical information about our future. It does, however, provide ample evidence to enable us to draw the conclusion that both will exist under the rule of the antichrist in the last days.
In the 1970s there was an extremely popular book titled the late great planet earth which allegedly interpreted the book of revelation. I call this war world war iv because it will begin after world war iii has ended. The author names himself as john, but modern scholars consider it unlikely that the author of revelation also wrote the gospel of john. The book of revelation, the last book of the bible, has fascinated and puzzled christians for centuries. In his apocalyptic vision in the book of revelation, the apostle john sees the beast, also called the antichrist, rising out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns revelation. And when he opened the sixth seal, i looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake there are five major earthquakes here in the book of revelation. The interpretative key to the vision is found in the old testament. The revelation of peter, and the revelation of paul, and the revelation of zostrianos and almost anyone you can mention. Would oilhungry countries like china and russia align themselves with oildeficient israel or oilsufficient islamic countries. It is the book of the hour where many ancient prophecies are coming to pass in our age. Apocalypticism was not a new phenomenon among christians. Revelations cast of characters the book of revelation, written more than 1,900 years ago in a foreign land, with symbolic language that depends on knowledge of the prophetic literature that went before, can seem mysterious and concealed. It was a letter of encouragement to the followers of jesus who had recently endured a complete defeat at.
This is our new book entities of the book of revelation. 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. Coronavirus disease covid19 could huge a huge death toll if a chilling prophecy in the bibles book of revelation is to be believed, christian evangelists have claimed. Revelation uses many signs, or symbols, that are not to be understood literally. The background behind the names gog and magog is found in the book of. How is the book of revelation considered apocalyptic. Revelation introduction commentary peoples new testament. The book of revelation unveiled ebook written by united church of god. The first four seals describe four tasks assigned to the holy spirit.
The second mention is between the fourth and fifth trumpets when john sees an eagle crying loudly as it. The woman that rides this beast in revelation 17 is not representative of the true churchin a sense it is the eighth church mentioned in the book of revelation. More important is the fact that the fortytwo months rev. The book written within and without, and sealed with seven seals, revelation 5. The book of revelation was written by john of patmos, and its not about the end of the world at all. China and north korea the red dragon in the book of revelation a bible prophecy and new age analysis here i will show why a series of events called the end time events, described in the bibles book of revelation are now occurring, and why an evil dictator called the antichrist will likely rise to power in russia, and that this russian dictator will i think enter into. A biblical preacher outrageously warned that 2020 could be the end of the world after wildly claiming several prophecies from the book of revelation have been fulfilled, meaning humanity is living. This is the holy book of revelation, known as the revelation of st.
These are the things that will happen in the future. Preachers and parents discuss who they believe the antichrist is or will be when he comes. The book of revelation provides some of the keenest insights in scripture concerning the big picture of work. The bible does not use the phrase oneworld government or oneworld currency in referring to the end times. The books second and third chapters contain vital warnings to the seven churches that existed in asia minor in the first century a. The book of revelation and how it functions in the african. The book of revelation lions leopards and bears oh my. Without daniel, many of the symbols of revelation would be unknown. This clearly identifies the time factor as that immediately preceding the second coming.
Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. All of the judgments god waited for in history are now poured out in the tribulation period which according to jesus and daniel lasts 7 years. The book of revelation is the most intriguing and mysterious book of the bible. The ultimate message of the revelation of christ is the glorious prophecy of his ultimate triumph for the cause of the almighty.
Revelations cast of characters united church of god. From as early as justin martyr in the second century a. Among the things found in this book was the idea that revelation was speaking about such things as the soviet union, nuclear attacks between the ussr and the us, etc. 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 free downloads of the text of the apostolic bible is now being accessed by peoples from over one hundred and forty countries, many of which cannot afford either a usb thumb drive or printed edition. The book of revelation was written sometime around 96 ce in asia minor. Williams is a book that brings so much with every page that is read of it. Knowing god an extraterrestrial message chuck missler. There are some things in the book that may be difficult to understand. The book of revelation mentions the fact that the kings of the east will cross the euphrates river on their way to the middle east. Its important for us to know about the events that will. The tribulation according to the book of revelation.
Entities of the book of revelation apostolic bible polyglot. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1. The prophetic significance of the rise of china as a world. I suppose the question means, specifically mentioned or in one of the symbols its really there, not when the whole world is talked about is the united states included. The book of revelation unveiled by united church of god. The book is also written to all believers everywhere. It is the revelation of jesus christ to show his servants revelation 1. Everyone has an opinion on when the famous events of the book of revelation will take place. The apostle john calls satan a dragon and predicts that when he is cast out of heaven he will deceive billions of people into taking the mark of the beast and worshipping his image revelation. Gods word is just as true in its prophecies as it is in its history. Paul, minnesota christian liturgy, hymns, and art are saturated with the theology, symbolism, and language of the book of revelation.
The following is an edited transcript of the audio. He was a jewish christian prophet, probably belonging to a group of such prophets, and was accepted by the. Those churches were in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum, thyatira, sardis, philadephia, and laodicea. There is a clear message that is encoded for our generation, yet more than 80% of churches have very little understanding of this book. Revelation unveils events between god and satan in the end and describes the glory that awaits believers who endure suffering. What is the revelation book about in the holy bible. The message of revelation is as relevant today as ever before, as our world seems to be descending into chaos.
The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. The crowned conqueror on the white horse armed with a bow, revelation 6. As jesus breaks each of the first four seals, he gives a command to the holy spirit and the holy spirit invites john to come and see the action. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. The book of revelation is addressed to believers, his servants, of the churches in seven cities of the roman province of asia. For example, the ten toes of the great image correspond with the ten horns of the beast in revelation. Yet, the book remains enigmatic and problematic,1 also in africa. T he book of the revelation of jesus christ is a fascinating prophecy of the end times. The book of revelation also called the revelation of john or the revelation of st. Revelation the dragon pursuing a woman, from the bamberg apocalypse.