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It begins with the revelation of the glorified Christ. Then the history of the church is given. Then, at the end of chapter 3, the church goes to heaven and we see it, not as the church anymore, but as the bride which will come to the earth with Christ when He comes to establish His Kingdom—that thousand-year reign John will tell us more about.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ . Introduction . The book of Revelation is the only book of the Bible that comes with a guarantee: “Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near” (Revelation 1:3).
3. The forms of literature in the Bible. 40. IV. Overview of the Bible A. Old Testament (CCC 121-123, 138). 1. This is the name given to the forty-six books which make up the first part of the Bible and record salvation history prior to the coming of the Savior, Jesus Christ (CCC 120). a. Many Protestant Bibles have only thirty-nine books in ...
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- Revelation’s Message: God Wins
- Revelation’s Purpose: to Bless and Equip Us
- Revelation’s Symbolism: A Picture of The End Times
- Revelation’s Themes: Warfare, Judgment, and Ultimate Victory
- What Revelation Means For You
Revelation’s message is too important for us to miss. The Gospelspresent Christ’s humiliation—His earthly life, ministry, death, and resurrection. And the epistles give glimpses of Christ’s coming glory in passages such as Philippians 2, where Paul states that every knee will bow to Him one day. However, Revelation reverses Christ’s humiliation and...
The book of Revelation is the only book in the Bible that offers a special blessing to those who read it. In fact, John makes it clear that his purpose for writing the book is to bless God’s people: “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near” (Revelatio...
Christ Jesus revealed the events of Revelationto John in a vision filled with fantastic symbols and images. Although John could only preserve this vision with written words, he received it visually. We can think of the book of Revelation as a picture book that uses signs and symbols to communicate the message of the End Times. Here is a brief expla...
Not everything in the Bible is easily understood. Many wise sayings in Proverbs, Christ’s parables, and John’s apocalyptic visions demand that we search for their meaning. Reading the book of Revelation requires having “ears to hear” (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22). Each sign and symbol contains new insights just waiting for our discovery...
For those who take the time to peer into the future, the book of Revelation contains hope and victory. God wins. Christ triumphs. Righteousness prevails. Satan loses. Sorrow, sickness, and death reach a tipping point, only to disappear forever. A new heaven and earth emerge from the ashes of the old. And God Himself wipes away every tear from His c...
The Revelation of. Jesus Christ “And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the . prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand” (Revelation 22:10). “An exposition of the prophetic visions given to St. John. on Patmos, revealing in the light of the teaching of Christ and his holy Prophets and Apostles not only the well
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"Theme - Purpose": The theme of Revelation is the revelation of the person and the prophetic program of Jesus Christ. Many purposes can be detected in the book. First, it was written to encourage believers to endure persecution and to persevere through suffering, knowing that the victory of Christ over the world and the Devil is guaranteed and certain.
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Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began"-- Rom 16:25 • "[God] who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began" (2 Timothy 1:9)
