Audio bible book of revelation chapter 120 youtube. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. The seventh and the final seal opened up with nothing but total silence in heaven for the space of half an hour. In fact, the opening passage contains a blessing to everyone who reads, hears, and keeps the words of this prophecy. That includes the book of revelation as all writing in the bible was inspired by the holy spirit of god, but the penman was the apostle john. Chapters 2 and 3 are messages from jesus to his churches, chapters 4 and 5 are a heavenly scene with jesus in view to prepare the reader to know that he is righteous in all the tribulation that will follow. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, a 2 who gives witness to the word of god and to the testimony of jesus christ by reporting what he saw. Apocalypticism was not a new phenomenon among christians. He died on a friday, sometime shortly after 3 pm in the afternoon.
He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus. I believe that god himself is the author of the bible. And i beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of god sent. Revelation 1 niv bible the revelation from jesus christ. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. The revelation is the only prophetic book of the nt and it is the keystone of the word of god. In the first chapter, the risen and exalted christ is speaking to john.
Book of revelation biblical interpretations, pictures. Revelation, chapter 1 king james version christian. In our previous studies we have seen that revelation chapter 1. The holy scriptures start with a revelation on the past genesis 1 and they end with a revelation on the future. Hyles excellent book, lets study the revelation reasons some oppose the study of revelation. If this be true, then the holy spirit is falling down on his job to reveal the truth of. Chapter 1 opens auspiciously with the lush keyboards, solid rhythm and exquisite percussion of who we are and delivers a winner with king and his character. The general history of the christian church, from her birth to her final triumphant state in heaven, chiefly deduced from the apocalypse of st. This view also ignores revelations prophetic character and, if carried to its logical conclusion, severs the book from any connection with actual historical events. Revelation then becomes merely a collection of stories designed to teach spiritual truth. In this view, the book contains neither historical allusions nor predictive prophecy. The book of revelation is letter written to seven churches in asia, revealed to the apostle john by jesus and signified by an angel.
Watch our overview video on the book of revelation, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This verse says that the john verse 1 mentions is the one who bore record that jesus was the word, and wrote that jesus was the son of god. I am the alpha and the omega, the first and the last, and, what you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in asia. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 1. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. John wrote that revelation is special because, blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it. Revelation 22 eden restored then the angel showed bible. The purpose of this section is to show the content of the book, not its meaning. The message of chapter five cannot be over emphasized.
We can understand the book even though we might not understand every signsymbol. In the book of revelation, the apocalyptic hopes of the early christian community find their clearest and most complete expression. By ernie and mary kroeger the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show to his bondservants, the things which must soon take place. Net bible the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants what must. Revelation 1, new international version niv the bible app. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. The full title of the book which i quote is the following. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. Audio bible book of revelation chapter 2122 duration.
Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. Before we go into the first chapter and verse of revelation chapter 1, i would like to acquaint you with the penman, john the apostle. The book is presented in the form of a great drama. Mar 19, 2019 the book of revelation is by far one of the most challenging books in the bible, yet well worth the effort to study and comprehend. A simple, face value understanding of prophetic scriptures chapter one prologue. A collection of youtube video teachings from theologians and bible teachers worldwide on book of revelation chapter 1. Two months ago you were pouring shots for bankers and celebrities. This summary of the book of revelation provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of revelation. Christs letters to churches in sardis, philadelphia and laodicea. The book of revelation is by far one of the most challenging books in the bible, yet well worth the effort to study and comprehend.
The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. Revelation 1, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Blessed is he that readeth and heareth the words of this prophecy. Revelation 22 new international version niv eden restored. Audio bible book of revelation chapter 120 lowman whitfield. Relates to the things which are, that is, the then present state of the church, and contains the epistle of john to the seven churches, and his account of the appearance of the lord jesus, and his direction to the apostle to write what he beheld, ch. Notice that god promises a blessing to those who study revelation. The revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants what must soon take place.
Before we can learn and understand its meaning, we first need to know what the book contains. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. In chapters, john describes the details of the setting as he received this revelation unveiling of truth. The sabbath day was on a saturday, and no one could be hanging on a cross on the sabbath. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. The revelation of john, a servant of god, which was given unto him of jesus christ in the bible appendix gerald n. Its meaning is positive, not fearful or terrifying to those who serve god. The revelation is a very solemn book speaking much about divine judgments but it is also a.
The 1 revelation 2 of jesus christ, which 3 god gave 4 him to show to his 5 bondservants, the things which must 6 shortly take place. 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 sealed scroll and the lamb worthy to open it 5. That some things were to come to pass shortly, is evident, by what is said. The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servantsthings which must shortly take place. Numerically, the number of the beast should have been 8. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Christ tells john to write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. Bible revelation chapter 1 explained in detail discover revelation.
The last days of babylon, chapter 23, the beast and his mark. Note here that the book of revelation does not assign a number to the rebel rev. A summary of each chapter in the book of revelation. The things john had already seen are recorded in chapter 1. Revelation 1 niv prologue the revelation from jesus bible. Jun 17, 2011 audio bible book of revelation chapter 1 20 lowman whitfield. Revelation 1 kjv the revelation of jesus christ, which bible. 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. Christs letters to churches in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum and thyatira. A simple outline for the book of revelation is found in revelation 1. All the events of revelationthe end times, here represented as the sealed scroll, fall under the mighty power of the. John was probably in his eighties since this was taking place about a. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1.
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