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- The angel told John, “These words are trustworthy and true. God sent his angel to show his servants what things must soon take place and tell them, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”
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Feb 16, 2015 · In Revelation 1:1, the Angel is the interpreter; he “signified,” or ‘interpreted,’ what God was saying to John. The “Angels of the Churches” were the interpreters as in the synagogues of that day throughout the Roman world, where the interpreter stood by the reader and interpreted in their mother tongue what was read from the Hebrew ...
- What The Story Means to Us Today
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- Notes on Biblical Translation
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Revelation – a message inspired by God
As we near the end of Revelation, the angel confirms that the visions John sees came from God. John confirms to the readers that he accurately wrote what he saw. Thus, we can be confident that what we read in Revelation is inspired by God and intended for our consumption. Not all will believe, however. Those that are evil will continue to be evil and those that are good will continue to be good while they wait for his return.
The sealing of the vision
The angel tells John, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll.” This differs from the scroll given to Daniel in the Old Testament. It also differs from apocalyptic literature in general which tends to apply to events in the far future. Rather than sealing up the scroll, John must ensure it is available to all Christians from his time to all those in the future.
John’s attempt to worship the angel
John’s “worship” of the angel was not intended to be an affront to God. He simply got caught up in the moment. This can happen to any of us. Just remember, we don’t worship “goodness” in people or anything else but rather God and God only.
The things in John’s vision must take place “soon”
John is told that God sent his angel to show his servants “the things that must soon take place”. How soon is soon? This closing is typical of apocalyptic literature. Rather than specifying an immediate timetable of events, the angel simply says they will take place soon to suggest the events are imminent.
“Let the ones who are evil continue to be evil”
The verses tell us “the ones who do evil will continue to do evil while the ones who do good must continue to be good”. Some translate this as “the ones who are evil will continue to be evil”. To some, this implies a lack of choice or a sort of fatalistic view of things. This is not the case. The original Greek is difficult but implies a sort of evangalistic message, not one that implies bad people must continue to be bad. The gist of the message is this: there is a choice to be made between...
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The New International Version. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011. Print.
The NET Bible
Biblical Studies Press. The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible. Biblical Studies Press, 2006. Print.
New King James Version
The New King James Version. Nashville: ThomasNelson, 1982. Print.
Aug 31, 2018 · The letters to the churches in Revelation are addressed to the “angel” of each church. The word angel literally translates as “messenger”, as angels were God’s messengers prior to Christ.
Jul 27, 2022 · However, sometimes the word was applied to human messengers of God’s Word: John the Baptist is called an “angelos” in Matthew 11:10. Some scholars interpret the angels of Revelation 1:20 as heavenly beings. Others view them as the human messengers who bore John’s letter.
Feb 18, 2015 · Revelation 22:6: “The God of the spirits of the prophets has sent his Angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” This is the same Angel that we met in Revelation 1:1 by whom God sent the Revelation to John.
The revelation given by Jesus Christ, which God granted Him, that He might make known to His servants certain events which must shortly come to pass: and He sent His angel and communicated it to His servant John.
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