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They believe the Book of Revelation provides insight into the early Eucharist, saying that it is the new Temple worship in the New Heaven and Earth. The idea of the Eucharist as a foretaste of the heavenly banquet is also explored by British Methodist Geoffrey Wainwright in his book Eucharist and Eschatology (Oxford University Press, 1980).
- Revelation’s Message: God Wins
- Revelation’s Purpose: to Bless and Equip Us
- Revelation’s Symbolism: A Picture of The End Times
- Revelation’s Themes: Warfare, Judgment, and Ultimate Victory
- What Revelation Means For You
Revelation’s message is too important for us to miss. The Gospelspresent Christ’s humiliation—His earthly life, ministry, death, and resurrection. And the epistles give glimpses of Christ’s coming glory in passages such as Philippians 2, where Paul states that every knee will bow to Him one day. However, Revelation reverses Christ’s humiliation and...
The book of Revelation is the only book in the Bible that offers a special blessing to those who read it. In fact, John makes it clear that his purpose for writing the book is to bless God’s people: “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near” (Revelatio...
Christ Jesus revealed the events of Revelationto John in a vision filled with fantastic symbols and images. Although John could only preserve this vision with written words, he received it visually. We can think of the book of Revelation as a picture book that uses signs and symbols to communicate the message of the End Times. Here is a brief expla...
Not everything in the Bible is easily understood. Many wise sayings in Proverbs, Christ’s parables, and John’s apocalyptic visions demand that we search for their meaning. Reading the book of Revelation requires having “ears to hear” (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22). Each sign and symbol contains new insights just waiting for our discovery...
For those who take the time to peer into the future, the book of Revelation contains hope and victory. God wins. Christ triumphs. Righteousness prevails. Satan loses. Sorrow, sickness, and death reach a tipping point, only to disappear forever. A new heaven and earth emerge from the ashes of the old. And God Himself wipes away every tear from His c...
Key Themes. The hope of Jesus’ final return. Faithfulness to Jesus throughout one's life. The comfort of Jesus in suffering and persecution. Structure. Revelation can be divided into seven parts. Chapters 1-3 introduces John ’s vision. Chapters 4-5, 6-8a, 8b-11, 12-16, and 17-20 focus on various visions of John.
Revelation 1. Prologue. ( Daniel 12:1–13) 1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon a come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
The four approaches to interpreting the book of Revelation are: preterist approach, historicist approach, idealist approach, and futurist approach. Understanding each approach will assist the reader in interpreting the book of Revelation and help the reader interpret books written about Revelation. 1.
New International Version. Prologue. 1 The 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, 2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words ...
Oct 1, 1995 · The Book of Revelation, the Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John, the Revelation from Jesus Christ (from its opening words), the Apocalypse, or Revelation, is the final book of the New Testament.
