How is Revelation a blessing? The Apostle John is the author of the book of Revelation. He received the revelation from Jesus Christ and wrote down all he saw (Revelation 1:1-2). Revelation is the final book in the Bible and is the ultimate revelation of the second return of Jesus Christ (Revelation 10:1-7). The book of Revelation will bless all who read it. 3 John 4 states, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living by the truth.” Revelation is a blessing in eschatology by giving the universal church of Jesus Christ the signs, hope, and expectation of His return.
The Apostle John was about 90 years old and exiled to the Isle of Patmos when he wrote the book of Revelation (Young: 2). In the first eight verses of Revelation,
“Jesus” name occurs fourteen times (Rev. 1:1, 1:2, 1:5, 1:9, 12:17, 14:12, 17:6, 19:10, 20:4, 22:20, and 22:21).
9. In the cargo list of Babylon, there is twenty-eight products (Rev. 18:11-13)
10. The “Lamb” is referenced twenty-eight times (Rev. 5:6, 5:8, 5:12, 5:13, 6:1, 6:16, 7:9, 7:10, 7:14, 7:17, 12:11, 13:8, 13:11, 14:1, 14:4, 14:10, 15:3, 17:14, 19:7, 21:9, 21:14, 21:22, 21:23, 21:27, 22:1, and 22:3).
The Bible contains a total of sixty-six books. However, there is only one book in the Bible that promises special blessings (Bibleknowledge.com) In the book of Revelation, we are told in chapter one, verse three, “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and who keep what is written in it; for the time is near” (NRSV). This is the first of seven blessings explicitly written in the book of Revelation. This is perhaps the most profound scripture in the entire Bible. God singles out the book of Revelation to instruct all people to read, hear, and do what is written in the pages of the Revelation, specifically the prophecy God gave to John. It is important to take note God is officially making this statement that “blessed” will be any man or woman who follows the instructions. Many Christians are afraid to try to study Revelation and understand it. But, God is very direct in singling out this particular book at the very beginning. God is trying to tell us how extremely important the book of Revelation is to all of
First, there was a contract between the bride and the bridegroom. Typically, the parents of the bridegroom paid a dowry to the bride. This was known as the betrothal period. The second step was typically a year later. The bridegroom with some friends would go to the bride’s house during the night and create a torch parade for her through the streets. The third and final stage was the actual supper, which might go on for days (Gotquestions.org). The Apostle John’s vision in Revelation places the wedding feast of the Lamb and His bride in the third phase. The dowry paid for the Church was the Son of God (John 3:16). The parade is noted in the parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25: 1-13). The Church is currently “betrothed” to Christ and just like the virgins in Matthew 25, all believers should be watching, paying attention to the signs, and waiting for the appearance of its bridegroom (Gotquestions.org). The marriage supper of the Lamb will be a glorious celebration for all who are in Christ (Strong:
He objects to a view which argues that John is speaking of God’s timing rather than ours by pointing out the concrete historicity of Revelation including churches and expressions used are “emphatic-declarative.” Regarding an objection which states that the events will ...
John focuses on the profound meaning of the life of Jesus, whom he saw as the
The first revelation (Chapters IV to IX) is the revelation of “His precious crowning with thorns” and Jesus’s love for all that He made by dying on the cross for His people. When He left earth the Holy Spirit came down to dwell among us. St. Julian is brought to understand the death, resurrection, and the incarnation of Christ. She is also led to see that our God is a Triune God. Our heavenly Father is made up of three parts: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each person is distinctly different but together they make up one God identical in essence. The three persons of God remain in unity and
General revelation is different than special revelation. General revelation is available to everyone, anywhere in the world and can be seen as God revealing himself in the world around us. In contrast, special revelation includes miracles, prophets, and special messages received from God. Special revelation show God’s revelation of himself through the Bible and Jesus Christ. The true and accurate record of special revelation is found in the Bible. The greatest special revelation is found in Jesus Christ as God who took on flesh and came to earth and ultimately suffered and died for us.
In the beginning of chapter 12 he writes, “Present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice”, and “Do not be conformed to this world” . Much of the errors and trials that Paul dealt with in his “Epistles”, were because the believers had conformed their lives to the world and not to God. The Lord wants us to see His glory. He has created an incredibly beautiful and marvelously expanding universe to proclaim His glory and omnipotence. He has given us Jesus Christ to reveal Himself to us. He does not withdraw Himself, cover Himself and hide Himself. He is bringing a revelation of His glory throughout all His creation and He will be seen in all the earth. This is the beauty of the gospel message. The scriptures declare that the earth is filled with the glory of God. "The whole earth is full of His glory." (Isaiah 6:3) At present we are not aware of it, but it will be manifested throughout the earth. "Nevertheless, as surely as I live, and as surely as the glory of the Lord fills the whole earth” (Numbers
Luke 4:34; 5:37; 6:9; 8:24; 9:24-25; 11:51; 13:3,5,33; 15:4,6,8,9,17,24,32; 17:27,29,33; 19:10,47; 20:16; 21:18 Additionally, it occurs twice in Acts, 17 times in the Gospel of Matthew, 9 times in the Gospel of Mark, and 10 times in the Gospel of John.
“The Bible is a special revelation from God to man of truths concerning Himself, His purposes, His plans, His will, man and his sinful nature, and God’s redemptive plan for man.”
The New Testament teaches about who Jesus is and what he did on the earth. John wrote the last of the four gospels which recount Jesus’ life and what is to come. The gospel of John is somewhat different from the other three gospels, in that it is more symbolic and less concrete. For example, John expresses Jesus as the Passover Lamb when Matthew, Mark, and Luke do not. This gospel is showing that Christianity is moving away from the long-practiced Jewish traditions. John’s gospel can be laid out into four parts: the prologue or the incarnate word, signs of the Messiah with teachings about life in him, the farewell teaching and the passion narrative, and the epilogue or the roles of Peter and of the disciple whom Jesus loved. The Gospel of John is arguably the most
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All four gospels present Jesus as both the Son of God and son of man. They all record His baptism, the feeding of the 5,000 from five loaves and two fishes, Mary's anointing of the Lord Jesus, His prayer in the garden of Gethsemane, His betrayal, trial, crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection. However, each writer does so in a slightly different way, recording additional details or emphasizing one aspect more than the others.
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Revelation in the Bible. Edward J. Young authored the book "The God Breathed Scripture," in which he discusses how every word in the Bible is profitable and inspired by God. He uses the Bible verse 2 Timothy 3:16 to support his argument. This is an example of Special Revelation because he is writing about the written word of God. Another instance of Special Revelation in the Bible is found in Genesis 3:8-9.
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of Nazareth appears as the Son of God. This name He took to Himself (Matt., xi,