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The Bible’s answer. The Greek name of the Bible book of Revelation, A·po·kaʹly·psis (apocalypse), means “Uncovering” or “Disclosure.”. This name indicates the meaning of Revelation —it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. Many of its prophecies are yet to be ...
Nov 7, 2023 · Discovering gospel meaning or understanding revelations in the Bible has baffled readers for centuries. In this 13th-century mosaic in the cupola of the Baptistry in Florence, a voracious Devil devours sinners. Historical Bible study indicates that when Revelation’s author refers to the place inhabited by Satan, he was thinking of Pergamon ...
1 A revelation * by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, a to show his slaves b the things that must shortly take place. And he sent his angel and presented it in signs through him to his slave John, c 2 who bore witness to the word God gave and to the witness Jesus Christ gave, yes, to all the things he saw. 3 Happy is the one who reads aloud and ...
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A Revelation to John 21:1-27. A Revelation to John. 21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; + for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, + and the sea + is no more. 2 I also saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God + and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. + 3 With that I heard a loud ...
Jan 24, 2023 · First, it appears that one can fairly easily recover a pre-Christian version of this text, more or less, with very little change to the underlying text itself. What this would then allow is a re-reading of the book as a whole, with its references to the “Beast,” the “False Prophet” and “Babylon” in a pre-70 CE setting.
A Revelation to John 11:1-19. A Revelation to John. 11 And a reed like a rod * a was given to me as he said: “Get up and measure the temple sanctuary of God and the altar and those worshipping in it. 2 But as for the courtyard that is outside the temple sanctuary, leave it out and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations ...
A Revelation to John 2:1-29. A Revelation to John. 2 “To the angel a of the congregation in Ephʹe·sus b write: These are the things that he says who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: c 2 ‘I know your deeds, and your labor and endurance, and that you cannot tolerate bad men, and that you ...
Jul 25, 2020 · The way Revelations says “Lord’s day” in Greek is exactly what we would expect if he meant Sunday. It is not a euphemism -it actually does means Sunday. The way Joel and Malachi say “day of the Lord” in the LXX and the way 1 Thessalonians says “day of the Lord” is not the word for Sunday.
Jul 20, 2024 · The church of Laodicea is the last of seven churches addressed in Revelation. This harsh pronouncement suggests that the Christians at Laodicea—located in modern Turkey—wavered in their commitments to the Christian faith. The historical and archaeological context of this situation is worth investigating. Temple A at Laodicea, Turkey.
