A study of the last prophetic book of holy scripture forgotten books by clarence larkin 20071219 at. The purpose of the book of revelation is to make known to believers, in both symbolic and literal form, christs second coming and the final judgments of god upon the earth and all its inhabitants. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy jerusalem. Notice how jesus speaks of it the same way that the angel spoke of it in the prophecy of daniel. And he said, these are they who have come out of the great tribulation. Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our god for ever and ever. This parallel between revelation 19 and revelation 20 i. Here is a brief quote from alan johnsons commentary on revelation, the jewish view suffers from its inability to relate this chapter to the context of chapter 10, to the parallelism with the seal interlude revelation 7, to the ministry and significance of the two witnesses, and to the further chapters in revelation esp. Part 21 from a study through the revelation of jesus christ. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. Second, the bulk of revelation concerns gods judgment on these two oppressors of his people.
The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. The second coming of christ in revelation 19 is repeated in different language in rev. It was a thing before unknown in the levitical priesthood that the same person should wear at once the crown of a king and that of a high priest ps. Revelation 7 new king james version nkjv the sealed of israel 7 after these things i saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. This series of free sermons or the equivalent free book format is designed to take the reader through an amazing process beginning with god in. Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our. To state it another way, a full understanding of the book of the revelation is virtually impossible without an accurate understanding of the book of daniel, especially daniel 2, daniel 7, daniel 8 and daniel 10 12 clue. Founder and director of ariel ministries there are over five hundred references to the old testament in the book of revelation. John mentions the beast from the abyss twice in revelation revelation 11. Come and eat the flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great. This word here supplements what jesus says in matthew 11. Threefold hallelujah over babylons fall after this i heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting. Its rider was called faithful and true, and he judges and makes war justly.
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, come, i will show you the bride, the lambs wife. As in the opening vision of christ in revelation 1. Like all the numbers in revelation, 144,000 from every tribe of israelites 7. May 16, 2018 nevertheless, here is a fascinating point. Return from chapter 7 to the versebyverse commentary on revelation page. Since gods wrath will be a worldwide event, the angels are positioned over all four points of the globe n,s,e,w. Stuart, that the book was written before the destruction of jerusalem, and that the portion in revelation 411 has special reference to jerusalem and judea, and the portion in revelation 1219 refers to persecution and pagan rome, maintain the former opinion. Outside of the book of revelation there is only one place in the new testament where the phrase, the great tribulation is used. This is a broad description that parallels the commission given to john in revelation 1. Salvation and glory and power belong to our god, for true and just are his judgments. The book of revelation in its entirety is prophetic cp v3. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our god forever and ever. To state it another way, a full understanding of the book of the revelation is virtually impossible without an accurate understanding of the book of daniel, especially daniel 2, daniel 7, daniel 8 and daniel 1012 clue.
Revelation 1219 new international version niv the woman and the dragon. The second coming of christ in 19 is repeated in different language in 20. The book of revelation by pastor arnold murray series 284 thursday 8819 revelation 1. The scene in chapter 7 opens with four angels standing at the four corners of the earth holding back the four winds so that these winds could not damage the earth until another angel seals 144,000 servants with a mark on their forehead 7. The macarthur new testament commentary chicago, il. Now viewing scripture range from the book of revelation chapter 12.
Hallelujah songs from the book of revelation by 1 voice of wayne pascall, released 30 august 2012 1. Revelation 7 nkjv the sealed of israel after these. Then i saw another angel coming up from the east, having th. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. It is meant to be understood by his people, with a blessing promised to those who read, hear and keep the things revealed in these prophecies. For example, drawing pictures based on revelation 12 could lead to discussions about the war in heaven see verses 711. From the connection with the preceding clause, we naturally infer that this name was written upon his forehead cf revelation 7. Revelation 1 introduction to revelation sunday, february 17, 20. These last three chapters deal with the same subject. Revelation 19, common english bible ceb the bible app. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. Revelation 712 niv 144,000 sealed after this i saw four bible. Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our god for ever and ever. Revelation 12 19 new international version niv the woman and the dragon.
From sunday, august 4th, 2019, at calvary chapel tricities, kennewick, wa. A new feature, but the dragon has a diadem on each of his seven heads revelation 12. In verse 19 we are told more about the contents of what john saw and what john will write. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. Moreover, and harmoniously as we have observed heretofore concerning the strictly spiritual sense of analogous terminology, this day was a day of war, conquest, and victory in which the lion of the tribe of judah, the root of david, hath prevailed rev. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. Some translations of the bible, such as the king james version and youngs literal translation, use the word vial instead of bowl in this passage and in revelation 16. Revelation 7 niv bible after this i saw four angels. As you read these verses, picture yourself as part of that premortal conflict. Messiah shall wear many crowns, one surmounting the other rev. Revelation encourages such christians to remain faithful to the end. The judgments which accompany the opening of the first six seals leads to a question in chapter 6. The thought is that it is impractical and out of step with ot practice for more than one crown to be placed upon the head of joshua.
We dont know a lot about the war in heaven, but there is a vivid though brief description of it in revelation 12. It was the last book chosen by the church to be in the new testament because it could be interpreted in such wild and highly divergent ways. All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. There was war among those above and among those below. Old testament references in the book of revelation by. A commentary on the book of revelation revelation 79 4th. Yahovahs provision for the redeemed of the jews and the followers of yahushua during the final seven years to chapter 8.
Revelation 21 the new heaven and new earth, and the new jerusalem the eternal state and conclusion revelation 2122 scriptural interpretation of revelation study 8. Revelation 7 is the seventh chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Revelation 1219 niv the woman and the dragon a great. Herein, upon the sounding of the 4 th trumpet, we see no entity that is destroying like. In the central section of revelation there is an extended narrative involving a parallel series of three sets of progressive judgments. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our god forever and ever. The following is a list of such references, but it makes no claim to being exhaustive or complete. Hallelujah songs from the book of revelation 1 voice of. After this i saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. Revelation 17, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Aleister crowley 18751947 claimed that he was the beast prophecized in the book of revelation and took the name.
The opening of the seventh seal and the events of the first four trumpet judgments. The greek word ge which is usually translated earth in revelation is often more properly translated as land i. Revelation 12 and there appeared a great wonder in heaven. Revelation 19 niv threefold hallelujah over babylons. Stuart, that the book was written before the destruction of jerusalem, and that the portion in revelation 411 has special reference to jerusalem and judea, and the portion in revelation 12 19 refers to persecution and pagan rome, maintain the former opinion. Aug 12, 2019 part 21 from a study through the revelation of jesus christ. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped god, saying. Much not all of revelation 611 concerns the imminent judgment of israel.
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