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- Dictionaryrevelation/ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others: "revelations about his personal life" Similar
- 2. the divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence: "an attempt to reconcile Darwinian theories with biblical revelation"
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Overview of the book of Revelation Introduction. —Revelation 1: 1-9. Messages from Jesus to the seven congregations. —Revelation 1:10– 3: 22. A vision of God on his throne in heaven. —Revelation 4:1- 11. A series of visions, each one leading into the next: Seven seals. —Revelation 5:1– 8:6.
Likewise, the seven heads of the beast of Revelation 13:1 represent seven governments: the primary political powers that have dominated through history and have taken the lead in oppressing God’s people —Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and Anglo-America. If we conclude that the ten horns represent all sovereign states, small and large, then the diadem, or crown, on each ...
The Bible sometimes stresses a matter by stating it three times. (Revelation 4:8; 8: 13) So the name 666 powerfully emphasizes that God views human political systems as gross failures. They have been unable to bring lasting peace and security —things that only God’s Kingdom will achieve.
—Revelation 1:1. Jesus. We follow the teachings and example of Jesus Christ and honor him as our Savior and as the Son of God. (Matthew 20:28; Acts 5: 31) Thus, we are Christians. However, we have learned from the Bible that Jesus is not Almighty God and that there is no Scriptural basis for the Trinity doctrine. —John 14:28.
The word “Armageddon” occurs only once in the Bible, at Revelation 16:16. Prophetically, Revelation shows that at “the place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon,” “the kings of the entire inhabited earth” will be gathered “together to the war of the great day of God the Almighty.” —Revelation 16:14.
a In the book of Revelation, false religion is symbolized as Babylon the Great, “the great prostitute.” (Revelation 17: 1, 5) The scarlet-colored beast, which destroys Babylon the Great, is a symbol of the organization whose purpose is to unite and represent the nations of the world. It first existed as the League of Nations and is now the ...
A prophecy is a message inspired by God, a divine revelation. The Bible says that prophets “spoke from God as they were moved by holy spirit.” (2 Peter 1: 20, 21) So a prophet is one who receives God’s message and transmits it to others. —Acts 3: 18.
New Jerusalem is called “the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” (Revelation 21: 9, 10) In this symbolic description, the Lamb refers to Jesus Christ. (John 1: 29; Revelation 5: 12) “The Lamb’s wife,” Christ’s bride, represents Christians who will be united with Jesus in heaven. The Bible likens the relationship between Jesus and these ...
The book of Revelation is presented “in signs,” so it is reasonable to conclude that Babylon the Great is a symbol, not a literal woman. (Revelation 1:1) In addition, she “sits on many waters,” which represent “peoples and crowds and nations and tongues.” (Revelation 17:1, 15) A literal woman could not do that.
No. The speaker at Revelation 22:13 is not specifically identified, and there are various speakers in this chapter. Commenting on this section of Revelation, Professor William Barclay wrote: “Things are set down without any apparent order; . . . and it is often very difficult to be sure who is the actual s
