![]() ![]() I can hardly realize that this is seriously meant.” (Seiss)ĭ. “Some tell us that what is yet future ought not to be examined into till after it has come to pass. Some would say that we should not be concerned with prophecy, that it is a frivolous exercise - but if God was concerned enough to talk about it, we should be concerned enough to listen. The time is near ( Revelation 1:3) for the fulfillment of these things, but the time was not present at the time of writing. It describes things that must shortly take place. Not all prophecy is predictive, but this prophetic book clearly is predictive. It speaks of things that will happen in the future - at least future from the time of its writing. This means that the Book of Revelation is a book of predictive prophecy. Things which must shortly take place: This describes when the events of this book will take place - they will happen shortly, and they must happen shortly. This is an apocalypse - a revelation, not apocrypha (something hidden).Ĭ. God gave this revelation that it might be shown, not hidden. Which God gave Him to show His servants: This is an important reason why God gave this Revelation of Jesus Christ. How we need a revelation of Jesus! “The great fault of many professors is that Christ is to them a character upon paper certainly more than a myth, but yet a person of the dim past, an historical personage who lived many years ago, and did most admirable deeds, by the which we are saved, but who is far from being a living, present, bright reality.” (Spurgeon)ī. If we catch everything else, but miss Jesus in the book, we miss the Book of Revelation. Most of all, it is the Revelation of Jesus Christ to us. This book shows us the Antichrist, it shows us God’s judgment, it shows us calamity on the earth, and it shows us Mystery Babylon in vivid detail. From the outset, we are given the most important truth about the Book of Revelation. It is also Jesus’ Revelation in the sense that He is the object revealed Jesus is the person revealed by the book. The word simply means “a revealing, an unveiling.” The Book of Revelation is the Revelation of Jesus Christ in the sense that it belongs to Him, He is the one doing the revealing. The Revelation of Jesus Christ: The ancient Greek word translated Revelation is apokalupsis (apocalypse). And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.Ī. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which must shortly take place. ( Revelation 1:1-2) The writer of the Book of Revelation. The introduction and prologue to the Book of Revelation.ġ. May The Lord bless you, Laith, your kids and extended family.A. You blessed us so much and I know you will bless many more as you contine being who God made you to be. Also, I was able to pray for a couple ladies afterward whom The Lord really touched through your message. (And I mean like to the point where I was embarrassing myself…well, really my daughter who was next to me! Ha) That was the most refreshing time I have had in a long time – Thank you. ![]() I was blown away by your teaching, your candor, the style which you presented (staying true to yourself) and your holy humor – > oh my goodness lady you are hilarious! I found myself chuckling the longest out of the whole room. You spoke about so many things that cut straight to my heart. I have not been this excited to get a bible study going in a long time. ![]() I came to your website this morning to get your bible study materials. Thank you for coming to Redding to speak at the SWEL conference. And the olive leave represents the victor’s crowns we’ will receive as faithful followers. When you see the cover, you’ll notice it’s designed like a wedding invitation–with gold–symbolic of the wedding supper of the lamb. So grab a group of friends in the New Year and let’s discover the beauty and wonder of Revelation together! It’s time for all of us to fall in love with this stunning book of the Bible. On January 5, we’re ready to ship my BRAND NEW 6-Session DVD Bible Study, Revelation: Extravagant Hope. This series of visions given to the Apostle John on the Island of Patmos is a survival guide for the suffering, a book of promises for the persecuted, a banner of hope for the beaten down. It’s a message we need TODAY more than ever. With its Four Horses of the Apocalypse, weird imagery, and mentions of dragons and beasts, I never expected to discover that this final book of the Bible is a beautiful word of Extravagant Hope! I’ve been teaching the Bible for more than 20 years, and if there’s one book that has both scared and intrigued me, it’s the book of Revelation. ![]()
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