This is an informational chapter from the little book that tells us about the last gentile world political and world religious power and the men that lead them just before the return of jesus christ. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. The middle of the tribulation to the return of jesus. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. They are called the four and twenty elders, and some times elders, in the book of revelation. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. The book s vivid imagery and striking symbolism have produced 4 main interpretive approaches. One could assume that the elect in matthew, chapter 24, are the same elect. Revelation, new international version niv the bible app. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 14 the. Physically attend at least 80% of all classes unless given special permission by.
Christs letters to churches in sardis, philadelphia and laodicea. The beast is daniel 7 and the beast in revelation refer to the same kingdom, the roman empire. He also gave his seat, literally his throne, to him. Two beasts are described in chapter, one from the sea vs. Read all of revelation in chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. The beast from the sea 6 and the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against god and to slander his name and his tabernaclethose who dwell in heaven. Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. John mentions his name four times in the book revelation 1. Study revelation using john darbys synopsis to better understand. The central purpose of this book is to bring us a revelation of jesus christ and his perfect redemption in all of humanity. 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. A summary of each chapter in the book of revelation.
The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. David guzik commentary on revelation 1 begins with an opening description of the return of jesus, and the vision that john had of jesus. An exegetical commentary on revelation liberating lions. Revelation 7 new international version niv 144,000 sealed 7 after this i saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. A free bible version and commentary on the new testament book of revelation in easy english. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. This powerful motive and encouragement to constancy, is the great design of the whole revelation. We have already covered most of the entire scope of the book of revelation, that is, the scroll in the hand of the lamb, in one short chapter. The reason the winds are restrained is explained in verses 23. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Revelation chapter discussion page 5 king james bible.
Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of. The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus. Idealistic the idealistic or philosophy of history method looks upon revelation as a. With this interpretation set, we can look at revelation. The word antichrist only appears in the bible five times in four verses 1 john. The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. I went into the study as a trinitarian, but left the study out of obvious necessity as a believer in the one true god. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of. As the book of the revelation is a prophecy of all that should come upon the christian world till the end of time, all kindreds, and tongues, and nations, must imply the. By chapter 7, we have come to the end of human history this side of the 2nd coming. Christs letters to churches in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum and thyatira.
The star was given the key to the shaft of the abyss. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to. Revelation 9 new international version niv 9 the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and i saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth.
Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of revelation. Justin the martyr around 100 to 165 ac, irenaeus around 140 to 220 ac and the muratori canon end of 2 nd century. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The revelation is the only book in the nt mentioning john as author. Revelation commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. Even though nations may agree on few things, they unite in their determination to maintain their authority rather than submit to the rule of gods kingdom. But god will give up the whole earth, except his elect, for three and onehalf years to. The introduction and prologue to the book of revelation.
Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the antichrist and the false prophet. These verses, however, definitely refer to the church which is raptured in revelation 4. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. Revelation explained verse by verse, chapter by chapter. Some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. Page 5 discussion on the book of revelation chapter from the king james bible. As explained previously, the seven heads of revelation 17 refer to seven. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. They are the elect who accepted christ as savior before the rapture. It is set in contrast to chapter 14 with the two beasts and their followers parodying the lamb and the 144,000 who are marked with the name of god.
These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. Read through the book of the revelatuion twice by the end of the semester 2. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. No other new testament book poses more serious and difficult interpretive challenges than revelation. True believers who do not worship the beast or take his mark here are excluded. Revelation explained verse by verse, chapter by chapter rwd 20191219t20. Write a running verse by verse commentary of a chapter of your choice of the book of revelation should be at least 3 pages 3. The sealed are those who are truly the people of god. This will be contrasted later in revelation where we will read about those who have the mark of the beast. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the church s enemies. 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.
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