The book of revelation independent baptist online college. The book of revelation had its origin in a time of crisis, but it remains valid and meaningful for christians of all time. We always interpret narrative literally genesis, exodus, the gospels, etc apocalyptic literature is another story. Historicist interpretations of the book of revelation wikipedia. Revelation is one of those debated books in the early church, along with books like 2 peter, 2. He emphasizes that the book of revelation is not difficult to understand. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it. And thats exactly why we are going to spend the next year going through revelation chapter by. The book of revelation is practical and applicable. If youre befuddled by the book of revelation in the bible, dont fret. You will behold the great unveiled vision of john, given 1900 years ago. The book of revelation and you free bible study guides.
In the end, god and his people win, and evil will be forever defeated. By his own counsel spurgeon should not be used as an authority on the interpretation of prophecy, that was not his area of ministry, he was an evangelist, and a giftedly brilliant evangelist to be sure, but not an interpreter of prophecy, including those contained in the most highly prophetic book of the entire bible, the revelation of jesus. The book of revelation, often called the book of revelations, revelation to john, the apocalypse of john, the revelation, or simply revelation, the revelation of jesus christ from its opening words or the apocalypse, is the final book of the new testament, and therefore also the final book of the christian bible. He explains that, for those students willing to examine the historical background to the new testament, the book of revelation actually summarizes the central doctrines of. The images in revelation have a foundation in prophetic books of the scriptures. To many christians, the book of revelation is difficult to understand. 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 book of revelation focuses on how bad the world is. The title of the book the revelation of jesus christ 1.
Resting upon the book of acts we see the precious epistles. The historicist view follows a straight line of continuous fulfillment of prophecy which starts in daniels time and goes through john. The revelation of jesus christ should be interpreted as both a subjective and an. Like most southern baptist churches in the 90s, we talked a lot about the rapture, the antichrist, the tribulation, and miscellaneous details we. Revelation made clear bible study in the book of revelation. 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 preterist meaning past view errantly claims that revelation was all fulfilled by the end of the 1st century. Throughout the whole bible the biblical authors often times interpret apocalyptic literature symbolically. To those living under oppression today, this book is very important. There is little doubt that most people are confused by the book of revelation. The book of revelation in the bible is one of the more difficult books of the bible to understand. The was the title given to the book in the latin vulgate 3. The book of revelation provides some of the keenest insights in scripture concerning the big picture of work.
Hyles excellent book, lets study the revelation reasons some oppose the study of revelation. Historicist interpretations of the book of revelation. The real meaning of the bibles book of revelation is a popular, ongoing debate. Live online bible study of revelation randy white ministries.
Chapter 10 provides an intermission after the description of the events of sixth trumpet the second woe to give us more details about what is happening during the. An introduction to the book of revelation, including issues in interpretation, ways to understand the time frame of the book, and an outline. Take a look at the basic structure of the book of revelation. Historicism, a method of interpretation in christian eschatology which associates biblical. 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. I am completing a set of sermon notes to be used by pastors when preaching the book of revelation. Hundreds of the people asked that the notes of this study be published. Key to understanding commentaries on revelations is knowing the position of the commentator. Despite the difficulty and ambiguity of interpretation, this book has a message and is an inspired word from god to his people in every age. The seven churches of revelation 2 and 3 as we begin a study of the seven churches of revelation, i think a foreword to the reading is in order. With the release of the new left behind movie, christians once again are discussing the end times. The interpretation of the book revelation lamb and. The revelation of peter, and the revelation of paul, and the revelation of zostrianos and almost anyone you can mention. John sees jesus, and jesus commands him to write the things he sees and send them to the churches.
Pastor aldermans outline book will help you not only to understand revelation but enable you to help others to know this great book. Click on any of the articles or resources to explore expert analysis of the book of revelation. This fabulous revelation reveals the past, the present, and the future. The book of daniel was a sealed book until the time of the end daniel 12. We have derived that understanding from the book of revelation, which has also been called the apocalypse and which begins with the words. There are differences of opinion, differing views, and differing methods of interpretation concerning this section of revelation. Discipleship bible study revelation studies lesson one. Historicism, a method of interpretation in christian eschatology which associates biblical prophecies with actual historical events and identifies symbolic beings with historical persons or societies, has been applied to the book of revelation by many writers. Book of revelation explained a testimony of jesus christ.
Revelation 1, new international version niv the bible app. An interpretation for today and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Our current study is a versebyverse walk through the book of revelation. Revelation is often described as a the revelation of john meaning the revelation to john 1. Perhaps is not surprising, then, that people are equally confused by its journey into the new testament canon. Exploring the book of revelation baptist messenger of oklahoma. Over the next 20 years, through studying the prophecies of daniel in dan. In the 1970s there was an extremely popular book titled the late great planet earth which allegedly interpreted the book of revelation. They provide historical context, prophetic interpretation and application. By connecting revelation to the old testament prophecies i believe we can understand the book as the first century audience did. But there is one question that seems to be overlooked in our search for signs of the endtimes. Preaching workshop untangles book of revelation southwestern.
Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Reagans video program, revelation revealed, presents a sweeping overview of the entire book of revelation. He has used many wordpictures in his book, but by the return of christ, he means an actual event. Then, the crowning glory of the entire pyramid of truth, the wonderful book of revelation, the consummation of all prophecy shedding forth its glorious light upon the rest of the pyramid. The power of fulfilled prophecy baptist messenger of. The reception of the book of revelation in the early church.
Pope written by philip melanchthon 1537, the westminster confession, article 25. The title of the book the revelation of jesus christ. Without question, the book of revelation is difficult to understand. Interpretation of scripture everything must have a proper foundation. You will naturally want to know what god is going to do next. A testimony of jesus christ is a commentary that explains some of the mysteries of revelation. Tyconiuss book of rules, deeply admired by augustine with its seven principles of interpretation, strongly influenced not only ongoing interpretation of the revelation but the whole of medieval exegesis. Hahn demonstrates why this littlestudied book contains many of the keys to understanding the gospels. Included in this course is a careful examination of the letters to the seven churches, what we will see right after the rapture, the judgments of god, christ return to this earth, the millennial kingdom and eternity.
It is worth the extra effort necessary to study this unique book. In order to understand it, you must interpret the bible correctly or you will end up with a symbolic mess that does not flow with the rest of scripture. For a year and a half i taught the book of revelation to the midweek crowds of the miller road baptist church in garland, texas. The prologue revelation chapter 1 the book is introduced, and opens with the declaration that the things must soon take place. It is a book that is meant to be shared and used for inspiration for all. Questions about the antichrist, the millennium, and many others a are sharply disputed among bible teachers today. Schreiner new testament scholar at the southern baptist theological seminary holds a pretty unique balance when interpreting revelationhe. It occupies a central place in christian eschatology. This course contains a detailed study of the prophecies contained in the book of revelation. 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. Much of the book of revelation is the story of worsening sin and the resultant suffering, climaxing in a time of woe never before experienced.
Approaching the book of revelation bellevue baptist church. It gives you a great set of help to use scriptures to understand what is going on in the world that is just as relevant today as it was 75 years ago. There are 4 common methods of interpretation concerning the biblical book of revelation. The book of the revelation study introduction 5 the book of the revelation of jesus christ study introduction i. The book of revelation has 2 different genres in it. For example, they say that it means the growth of the church. Sproul refers to as apocalyptic language read, the last days according to jesus, has to be highly considered when interpreting the book. Understanding the bible requires diligence and hard work. He is about to do some revealing jesus christ was revealed to man in the gospels, but here in the book of the revelation, jesus is going to reveal the future. Revelation an alliterated exposition of the last book in the bible by pastor max alderman bible baptist church 889 hwy 24 statesboro, ga 30458 9127645615 permission graciously granted to to offer this work to our members please do not distribute this work. Sproul explains the importance of properly dating the. Exploring the book of revelation baptist messenger of. The first blessing is in the first chapter of revelation in verse 3.
Advocates of a late date take it as proof of the book being written around 91ad but iraneaus never explicitly says so. David reagan presents an overview of the entire book of revelation, covering the book chapter by chapter. Perhaps as much as any other nt book, we have evidence for an early, widespread, and consistent reception of revelation. In 2011, the baptist messenger produced this original series entitled exploring the book of revelation. Revelation 1 new international version niv prologue. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, god shall take away his part out of the book of life.
An outline of the book of revelation beyond revelation. From early on the book of revelation was more widely accepted in the west than in the east. Book of revelation for dummies cheat sheet dummies. What should we look for, and how should we live between now and then. The book of revelation is intended to give us endurance and hope. He demonstrate over and over that if you will accept its. Youll find four major interpretive approaches to the book of revelation that can help you read, understand, and figure out the apocalyptic letter of john. Note that this could have been in reference to the book of revelation being circulated widely seen by many, in reference to john still being alive last seen, or a reference to the dating of the book itself being written.
Its meaning is positive, not fearful or terrifying to those who serve god. In the face of apparently insuperable evil, either from within or from without, all christians are called to trust in jesus promise, behold, i am with you always, until the end of the age mt 28. Revelation made clear walks through the book of revelation looking for the clearest and most natural understanding of the book. And christ sent his angel to show it to his servant john, 2 who has told everything he saw. An overview of revelation multimedia training kit covers the book of revelation verse by verse. Second, like many other parts of scripture, the revelation had clear meaning to those who read it when the book was written, and yet has a prophetic meaning also. Reagans book, wrath and glory, covers the book of revelation chapter by chapter. It aligns perfectly and illuminates magnificently the prophecies of daniel, ezekiel, isaiah, and other hebrew prophets. General outlinerevelation would be excellent for sunday school or for pastors who desire to preach. Basics for interpreting the book of revelation biblical reasoning. The book of revelation is the only book in the bible, that i know of, that has a blessing associated with it for those who will read itnot once but twice. First, the revelation was a spiritinspired tract to encourage believers facing trials and persecution. The book of revelation is a vision being recorded by john, what thou seest, write in a book revelation 1. It has been a great privilege to study and preach through the book of revelation these past few months you can.
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