Here is wisdom, let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast. Revelation 14 new international version niv biblica. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. Until that time, history is full of names conjectured to fulfill the riddle of this verse. A lot of people start reading the bible and skip to the end to find out what happens.
Book of revelation for dummies cheat sheet dummies. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses. As explained in our article mark of the beast, the beast in the book of revelation is a continuation of the fourth great historical empire the roman empire prophesied in daniel 7. Revelation 17 and there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, come hither. Revelation was written for all believers revelation 1. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Revelation chapter explained book of revelation each.
In fact, one of the great surprises from the gulf war was the vision of babylon, having undergone a billion dollar. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. Have you ever tried to read the book of revelation. From here you can read the book of revelation, listen to audio sermons on the revelation prepared and delivered by bobby stafford or read the study lessons on the revelation of jesus christ prepared and published here by david hersey. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. Although the book of revelation is not a sealed book rev. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast in saying, here is wisdom, the apostle shows that it is not a vain and ridiculous attempt to search into this mystery, but, on the contrary, that it is recommended to us on divine authority. Chapter john sees fiercelooking beasts that represent degenerate earthly kingdoms controlled by satanthe devil works miracles and deceives men. The day is coming soon when the majority of humankind will obey a few supporting the authority of the papacy above the commands of god, and will thus worship the beast. Revelation and i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Even though nations may agree on few things, they unite in their determination to maintain their authority rather than submit to the rule of god s kingdom. Revelation shows how satan used the medieval papacy to persecute gods people, but she received a deadly wound and lost her power. Other statements in the book of revelation make it clear that true believers will. I spent from 19921996 researching and writing about babylon, tracing her history from the infamous tower of genesis 10 to these very chapters in revelation scarlet threads. Almost since the beginning of time, the story of man on earth has been the tale of two cities, babylon the city of man, and jerusalem the city of god.
The book of revelation foretells that at the time of the end, in the last few years of satans dominion over the earth, a religious personality will arise and deceive the whole world by means of miraculous signs. The beast rising out of the sea with seven heads, ten horns, and ten crowns, revelation. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. As we have observed throughout our study of revelation, the numbers are to be taken symbolically unless the context demands otherwise.
Now well back up a little and get the detail on babylons three dimensional destruction. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. Only when one follows a literal, grammatical, historical method of interpretation of the bible does the bible consistently yield its truths to. Home audio studies the book of revelation the book of revelation. Chapters 1718 with the conclusion of the bowl judgments weve seen the end of the great tribulation. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer.
The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. Some see the entire book as mystery, but this mystery is labeled such 17. And speculation about the meaning of the number runs the gambit from being a reference to babylons ancient ruler to certain catholic popes past present or future, to certain american presidents, past and present, to hitler and on and on ad nauseam. Introduction to revelation bible book of revelation. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. The beast coming out of the earth with two horns, deceiving the world by is false miracles, and causing every one to receive his mark in their right hand, revelation. The book of revelation has always been a hard one for me to understand until i read todd hampsons book in conjunction with it. I found todds book to be encouraging and full of graphics and illustrations. I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app.
He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence revelation. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. A great deal more information is given to us about this beast in the 17th chapter of this book. As we saw in the last section, the beast will receive authority to rule over the world. This kingdom was prophesied to receive a deadly wound before rising again prior to the end of this age revelation. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his throne and much authority. This entry is part 14 of 16 in the series revelation. For a more full illustration of this i may refer to the notes on revelation 18. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.
Take a look at the basic structure of the book of revelation. This phrase indicates that what follows constitutes a riddle of sorts requiring great wisdom to comprehend. To many, the symbolic nature of the numbers in the book of the revelation simply makes rev. If you had asked me this question when i was a young christian, i might have said, to help us discover when jesus will return to earth, to help us make sense of events in the middle east, to give us nightmares about the tribulation so that we dont get lax and miss the rapture, to give christians something to argue about, or. Its no coincidence that the final days of the age of man are taken up with a battle involving these two cities. If youre befuddled by the book of revelation in the bible, dont fret.
Revelation 14 the lamb and the 144,000 1 then i looked, and there before me was the lamb, standing on mount zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his fathers name written on their foreheads. Welcome to our online version of the king james translation of the revelation of jesus christ. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword. However, a closer reading of revelation 1718 and, in truth, much of the book of revelation also shows that johns apocalyptic message seems grounded in a firm foundation of hebrew scripture. A similar statement introduces the riddle of the seven heads of the beast rev.
I found the nonprophets guide to the book of revelation to be stimulating in getting me to dig deeper into studying revelation. For it is the number of a man it is a method of numbering practised among men, as the measure of a. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. Many elaborate, literal interpretations of the book of the revelation are based on the specific details of rev. This one has two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number. John tells us definitively that this number is to be taken symbolically. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. The antichrist daniel 7 and revelation bible universe. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Revelation chapter 17 explained book of revelation each. In the last days a renewed image of the beast will revive persecution with the mark of the beast and 666. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john.
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