Revelation Chapter 8. The Wrath Of God: The Trumpet Judgements

Background To The Wrath Of God. Revelation chapter 6 marks the starting point of the 70th seven of Daniel which corresponds with the signing of the seven-year peace treaty between the many from within Israel and the Man of sin(Dan.9:27). This treaty is dubbed the covenant with Death or agreement with Hell by the prophetContinue reading “Revelation Chapter 8. The Wrath Of God: The Trumpet Judgements”

Revelation Chapter 7: The sealing of the 144,000, And The Multitude Which No Man Could Number

At the breaking of the sixth seal, the universe is darkened and the Earth frozen. There was no permanent destruction to the Sun, Moon and Stars. There are some that assign permanent destruction to the Sun, Moon and Stars at the breaking of the sixth seal. It is only by ignoring textual details and maximizingContinue reading “Revelation Chapter 7: The sealing of the 144,000, And The Multitude Which No Man Could Number”

Revelation Chapter 6: The Breaking Of The Seals

Rev. 6 marks the starting point of the last and 70th seven of Daniel’s 70 seven prophecy(Dan. 9:27). Here the seals of the scroll which Jesus the Son of God took from the hand of The Father in Rev. 5 are being broken. Although Jesus The Christ is in sovereign control, because He has theContinue reading “Revelation Chapter 6: The Breaking Of The Seals”

Revelation Chapter 5:1-14: The Seven-sealed Scroll and The Lamb of God

The Seven-sealed Scroll: verse 1-5. Verse 1: I saw on the right hand Him that sat on the Throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. This is a heavenly scene. Here the revelator was taken to the Throne Room of God Almighty in the Heaven of heavens or theContinue reading “Revelation Chapter 5:1-14: The Seven-sealed Scroll and The Lamb of God”

Revelation Chapter 4: God’s Throne Room in Heaven

After this is a phrase John the revelator uses to introduce a new unit in the sequence of his vision. It is a textual marker. It is also used in Rev.7:9; 15:5 and 18:1. It does not indicate a temporal shift. It does not mean a significant amount of time has transpired between the unitsContinue reading “Revelation Chapter 4: God’s Throne Room in Heaven”

Revelation Chapters 2 & 3: Messages To The Seven Churches

The seven Churches addressed in these two chapters of the Scroll of Revelation were in existence in Asia Minor- which is in modern Turkey- in the late 1st century AD. The seven churches addressed here were not the only local assemblies in existence in Asia Minor at that time. They were selected by Christ asContinue reading “Revelation Chapters 2 & 3: Messages To The Seven Churches”

Revelation Chapter 1: Introduction

The Greek word translationted revelation is “apokalupsis” which means “to reveal” or “uncover.” Here Jesus the Christ is being uncovered as the eschatological judge(John 5:27; Acts 10:42; 17:31). This revelation of the Christ is given to Him by the Father. The content of this revelation are things which must shortly come to pass. This revelationContinue reading “Revelation Chapter 1: Introduction”

Comments On The Scroll Of Revelation

We have dealt with “Introduction To The Scroll Of Revelation,” and “Overview Of The Scroll Of Revelation.” In Introduction To The Scroll Of Revelation, we dealt with the terminology and phraseology of The Scroll Of Revelation. If you were on this platform when we dealt with this series, I would counsel you to refresh yourContinue reading “Comments On The Scroll Of Revelation”

Overview Of The Scroll Of Revelation.

Chapter 1: The Unveiling Of The Risen And Glorified Jesus Scroll or roll is a translation of the Greek word “biblos” from which we derive the English word Bible and its cognates. It means book. In the Ancient World, and prior to the invention of the printing press by the German goldsmith Johannes Gensfleisch zurContinue reading “Overview Of The Scroll Of Revelation.”

Introduction To The Scroll Of Revelation

The Book of Revelation is unique in the cannon of the Scriptures in that it is the only book authored by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, being a direct communication from God. John the revelator was His amanuensis. Beyond the question of authorship, the book is replete with imagery and symbolism which make it aContinue reading “Introduction To The Scroll Of Revelation”