Here is wisdom, let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods. As with all prophecies the revelation also is not easily understood. 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. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword. In the last days a renewed image of the beast will revive persecution with the mark of the beast and 666. So now prepare to be amazed as we take a fascinating journey through the book of revelation. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of gods people. Please also see our other web site which is a versebyverse study of the book of daniel. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. Through jewish eyes messianic teaching of pastor roy schwarcz messianic teaching of pastor roy schwarcz. Revelation and i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten. A similar statement introduces the riddle of the seven heads of the beast rev. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world.
John was the only one of the original apostles not killed for his faith in jesus christ. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. Revelation 12 contains a cosmic drama which depicts satans past and future attempts to take gods place as god and king. Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. The book of revelation is written by the apostle john after christ appeared to him and gave him a revelation of the things to come in the end times. The book of revelation endtime ministries irvin baxter. This section of revelation is symbolic but is meant to be read and understood. Chronology of the book of revelation revelation 12. Introduction some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. Verse by verse commentary on revelation precept austin.
The central purpose of this book is to bring us a revelation of jesus christ and his perfect redemption in all of humanity. I say that having spent almost 3 years leading precept classes on daniel and revelation, during which time i logged over 2000 hours of study and preparation this is not to impress you but to give you some perspective on my statement that garlands work is the best work ever written on the revelation. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. Book of revelation chronological order pursuing intimacy. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of the devil in every human being. The day is coming soon when the majority of humankind will obey a few supporting the authority of the papacy above the. In this web site we will explain indepth, versebyverse, the second of these two great prophetic books the book of revelation. Th pypal system is vry vulnerable, instead f ntifing the develors of pypl abut this. Revelation was written for all believers revelation 1. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. This first beast is initially mentioned in revelation 11.
Chronology of the book of revelation prewrath resource. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. Finally, that is the power whereby the lamb opened the book, and loosed the seven seals thereof when none could be found amongst all creatures by whom the book might be opened revelation 5. Revelation 15, new living translation nlt the bible app. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not. And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. This amazingly high common factor is the eleventh figurate hexagram, or star of david, which is made up of twelve triangles of 66, the eleventh triangular number.
He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. The book of revelation is the last book he wrote around 96 ad. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The beast had two horns like a lamb but it spoke like a dragon. At this time, john was the leader of the church and the only remaining disciple of the twelve disciples of jesus christ who were alive, others having been persecuted and killed by the roman empire, except judas iscariot who killed himself after betraying jesus. Chapter john sees fiercelooking beasts that represent degenerate earthly kingdoms controlled by satanthe devil works miracles and deceives men. His appearance is described in detail in revelation. John was exiled on the island of patmos at the time he wrote the book of revelation. This phrase indicates that what follows constitutes a riddle of sorts requiring great wisdom to comprehend.
Revelation shows how satan used the medieval papacy to persecute gods people, but she received a deadly wound and lost her power. The revelation is a very solemn book speaking much about divine judgments but it is also a wonderful book in which we find the completion of gods ways up to eternal glory. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. 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. The book of revelation, also known as the book of the apocalypse, is an unveiling of jesus christ. Revelation through jewish eyes messianic teaching of. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. Of these things long ag o, master john luide of oxford wrote learnedly unto me. We r a team f xperiened rogrammers, worked more than 14 months on this prgram and nw vrything is rad and verything works perftl.
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