He wrote it when he was about 92 years old, while a prisoner of rome on the remote desert penal colony of patmos, an island in the aegean sea. A downtoearth guide to understanding the most mysterious book of the bible lahaye, tim, parker, timothy on. Johns visions reveal that jesus has overcome evil by his death and resurrection, and will return one day as the true king of the world. We read about several johns in the new testament, including john the baptist and john the apostle, the son of zebedee. The book of revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. The apocalypse, or revelation to john, the last book of the bible, is one of the most difficult to understand because it abounds in unfamiliar and extravagant. It is the only book of the new testament classified as apocalyptic literature rather than didactic or historical. Note that each of them required some additional designation to distinguish them from others with the same name. Here was john, still alive at 100 years of age, left alone on a tiny island. This is the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. The author was probably a christian from ephesus known as john the elder. Patmos was a quarry mine for the roman empire, and was home to many political and religious prisoners or slaves. The apocalyptic book of revelation is a symbolic glimpse into.
The book of revelation dates from the first century ad. Revelation to john, last book of the new testament. The bible book of revelation contains the fully remembered dreams of a distressed psyche. Watch our overview video on the book of revelation, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The first blessing is in the first chapter of revelation in verse 3. The churches near ephesus needed to learn to love one another revelation 2.
Revelation to john, also called book of revelation or apocalypse of john, last book of the new testament. Revelation to john appears to be a collection of separate. The revelation of john the divine the argument it is manifest, that the holy ghost would as it were gather into this most excellent book a sum of those prophecies, which were written before, but should be fulfilled after the coming of christ, adding also such things as should be expedient, as well to forewarn us of the dangers to come, as to. The book of revelation the vivid dreams of a tormented. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it. They mention many times the command for christians to love each other, 1 john 3. Among the 30 or so similar books that appeared in the first through third. The apostle john is the author of the book of revelation. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text. His own brother, james, martyred a decade or so before that. John and the book of revelation a bible study in easy.
Peter and paul had both died the glorious deaths of martyrs some forty years earlier. The book of revelation was written sometime around 96 ce in asia minor. One gospel, three letters, and the book of revelation are all attributed to john. 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. The book of revelation is the only book in the bible, that i know of, that has a blessing associated with it for those who will read itnot once but twice. It is the only book of the new testament classified as apocalyptic literature rather than didactic or historical, indicating thereby its extensive use of visions, symbols, and allegory, especially in connection with future events.
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