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- The overall purpose of the book of Revelation was essentially to record John's visions and predictions of the return of Jesus Christ to earth, who would then take revenge upon Rome.
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May 24, 2020 · What was happening when John wrote Revelation, and did he write it under Nero's reign, Domitians, or somewhere in-between? Early evidence conflicts.
- The Author
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- The Focal Point
- The Kingdom of Heaven
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The Book of Revelation isn’t really the Apostle John’s revelation but Jesus Christ’s, the Author of Life itself (Acts 3:15) and although John wrote it, the very first two sentences tell us Who the actual author is as it says, “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it...
Since Jesus Christ is the actual author of the Book of revelation, we can ask what the Apostle John’s purpose was but should we not rather ask what Jesus Christ’s purpose for having John write this book? Apparently Jesus wanted John to write letters to the seven churches in the Roman province of Asia (Rev 1:4) that were literal churches at the time...
The central point John may have been making was to prepare for a time of tribulation that the world hadn’t seen yet just as Jesus said in Matthew 24:21 that “there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.” This book also shows the final consummation of the kingdom of heaven wh...
At the end of the age, the time when the kingdoms of man come crashing down and the New Jerusalem comes down out of heaven is the climactic end of the history of humanity ruling themselves. This is when John “saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband” (Rev 21:2) where God takes...
The Book of Revelation is one of the most mysterious books in the Bible but that’s no reason not to read it because John writes, “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near” (Rev 1:3). John doesn’t write that if you fully understand this boo...
May 24, 2017 · The internal evidences place the gospel of John most probably about AD 65, the books of 1, 2, & 3 John about 65 to 66 AD, and Revelation a little later at 66 - 68 AD.
Jun 4, 2014 · Why Did John Write Revelation? To ask why John wrote this work we first need to state the obvious: God gave it to him to write, and John simply obeyed . That is the nature of such a prophetic work.
The more popular view is that John wrote the Book of Revelation after the destruction of the temple. In fact, 25 years after during the close of the reign of the emperor Domitian. And so there’s about a 25 or 30 year gap between the two views of the early date and the late date.
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Apr 2, 2024 · Purpose of Writing: The Revelation of Jesus Christ was given to John by God “to show his servants what must soon take place.” This book is filled with mysteries about things to come. It is the final warning that the world will surely end and judgment will be certain.
What does Revelation 1:2 mean? In this verse John testifies that this account of his encounter with Jesus Christ has been recorded accurately. Further, he describes the substance of his testimony as the Word of God.
