THE BOOK OF REVELATION This report supplies an overview of the Book of Revelation prepared by Leoner Suarez a biblical theologian with the purpose to contribute knowledge and understanding of the book of Revelation to the biblical studies program of Kean University. In general this report details (1) the vision that John saw of Jesus Christ‚ (2) the message that Jesus Christ gave to the apostle John and (3) the future events that will take place in the last days. In addition‚ general information
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Book of Revelation chapter 20 Ch. 20:1: The scene here is from heaven to earth as an angel comes down to earth having the key and a great chain with him; the key refers to access; to open access or to grant access to – thus access is granted to this angel to bind Satan. V. 2-3: These two verses describe the following: 1. The Description of Satan: “Dragon‚ serpent of old‚ the Devil‚ and Satan – Gen. 3:1.” 2. The Place in which Satan is bound: “the bottomless pit or abyss the place of the demon
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The Doctrine of General Revelation Shirley first began by talking a preacher on the corner witnessing to a crowd and the question was‚ has anyone found God. As soon as the question ask a Christian answer and said I did not know God was lost. Human beings are lost from the grace of God if they are yet in sin. She also says in fact how do we know God (Guthrie‚ Shirley Caperton 39). The Reformed churches explain it as the “light of nature and the works of creation”. Secondly‚ God is known because “it
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Revelations 3:15-20 Sacred Scripture‚ God’s wonderful gift to humanity‚ basically everything we know about Him comes from Sacred Scripture‚ without Sacred Scripture we would be hopeless. As St. Francis of Assisi said “It is good to read the testimonies of Scripture; it is good to seek the Lord our God in them. As for me‚ however‚ I have already made so much of Scripture my own that I have more than enough to meditate on and turn over in my mind. I need no more . .. I know Christ‚ the poor crucified
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One major problem for Bible readers is the interpretation of various symbols used in Revelation. Biblical scholars have been classified into two major groups according to their differences in method of interpretation (Koestenberger‚ 549). 1. Literal > symbolic This group interprets symbols literally as much as possible. They do not interpret them symbolically unless it does not make any sense. For example‚ sword from the mouth of Jesus will not be interpreted literally. Dealing closely with the
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Introduction Revelation chapter 4 is a vivid depiction of the Holy Throne room. John of Patmos‚ the author of the book of Revelation is called up into Heaven where he sees the One who sits on the throne‚ and illusion to God the Father. Surrounding God are elders on thrones and all kinds of creatures‚ singing of the endless glory of God. This description of the throne room has strong ties to the book of Ezekiel‚ and they both portray the same message‚ all attention‚ honor‚ and glory should be given
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THE 1000 YEARS OF REVELATION Revelation 20: 1-6 is the one passage of the Bible that directly speaks of the Millennium‚ which means a thousand years and refers to the reign of Christ. The interpretations of this scripture vary and can be expressed from three different prospectives‚ which include the views of premillennialism‚ postmillennialism and millennialism. The scripture‚ as documented in the King James Version of the New Testaments states: 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven‚
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for understanding the book of Revelation is the fact that apocalyptic literature is full of symbols and imagery that are conveyed into messages and the book of Revelation contains lots of symbols that the Lord uses to message His people. In other words‚ the apocalyptic literature tells stories and predicaments by the use of symbols‚ images and numbers. The word apocalypse comes from a Greek word which means something uncovered or revealed. As for the book of Revelation which means to reveal. It is
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I don’t believe that the revelations of Ellen G White were real. This is because temporal lobe seizures can lead you to have an illusion of something that you believe was real such as Ellen G White with her revelation. Science and scientists have researched a new perspective as to why she had the revelations and said that the reason that she had a multitude of visions was because they were actually epileptic seizures. They also cause loss of awareness and surroundings which could have caused Ellen
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Brittany Hibbs Dr. Shaffer RELST160 Course Paper 9 December 2013 Myth: Beast of Revelations Several religions have their own beliefs and ideas of how the end of the world will take place. Some may have ideas of fire‚ abduction‚ disappearance‚ or sudden non-existence. Other religions may have the idea of a second coming of Christ‚ or a new beginning and a new start for the human race all together. However‚ in some religions‚ the ideas of how the end of time unravels may be distinct from each
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