He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. 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. From as early as justin martyr in the second century a. David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast. Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Revelation is a book that has been called everything from a hodgepodge of.
He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. 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 symbolism, which at best appears unusual to the modern reader. Unlike most books of the bible, revelation contains its own title. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the. The antichrist is fatally wounded in the head, but somehow, miraculously recovers. 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. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the.
This chapter shows us what happens as each bowl is poured out onto the earth. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. Certain numbers are used symbolically in the bible. The letters of neros name plus the title of caesar, given their numerical meaning in hebrew and added together, makes 666. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. Revelation bible study part 19 the antichrist, chapter. The book of the revelation of jesus christ is a fascinating prophecy of the end times. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore of. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. Then i heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, come.
Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. This is the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. 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. Revelation, the th chapter of the final book in the bible, begins by describing a beast rising out of the sea. In the same way that we must read a novel cover to cover before understanding it properly, so must bible students have an understanding of the bible s first 65 books before they can truly understand its final book. Book of revelation is actually a christian prophecy book filled with old testamentstyle language and imagery narrating events and descriptions like the mark of the beast, the battle of armageddon, the binding of devil, the rule of the lord, the great white throne of judgment and the finally the nature of the eternal city of god. The bible says that the number, or name, of the beast. Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. The symbol mandated for all followers of antichrist, administered by the false prophet, is the mark of the beast, which is further related to the number 666. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. In the study of any book of the bible or any topic of scripture, a certain amount of ground work is needed for understanding, orientation, and motivation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beastall whose names have not been written in the lambs book of life, the lamb who was slain from the creation of.
John wrote revelation while a prisoner on the island of patmos, approximately 8595 a. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. The description of the antichrist mentioned in daniel 9. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land. Christs letters to churches in sardis, philadelphia and laodicea. The key to understanding the specific meaning of the ten horns and seven heads of the beast of revelation chapter is an image of the wild beast identified later in revelation a brightred beast that has seven heads and ten horns. These are all of the chapters of the book of revelation. All these prophecies come together in the book of revelation. John sees fiercelooking beasts that represent degenerate earthly kingdoms controlled by satanthe devil works miracles and deceives men. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
Revelation 6 new international version niv the seals. 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. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. Outside of revelation, examples of apocalyptic literature in the bible are daniel chapters 712, isaiah chapters 2427, ezekiel chapters 3741, and zechariah chapters 914. Physically attend at least 80% of all classes unless given special permission by. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the antichrist and the false prophet. The second beast is primarily described in revelation chapter thirteen. Symbolic language, however, is one of the chief characteristics of apocalyptic literature, of which. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope.
This is particularly so with the book of revelation or prophecy in general. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for fortytwo months. The book of life contains the names of all gods redeemed revelation 20. Revelation beast, false prophet, 42 months, 666 explained. Revelation 2020 verse by verse ministry international. Revelation 16, the 16th chapter of the final book of the bible, begins with the instructions being given to the seven angels to pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of god onto the earth.
Revelation 1 new international version niv prologue. 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. A summary of each chapter in the book of revelation. Apocalypticism was not a new phenomenon among christians. The word antichrist only appears in the bible five times in four verses 1 john. Revelation the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. This summary of the book of revelation provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of revelation.
So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. In the book of revelation, the apocalyptic hopes of the early christian community find their clearest and most complete expression. In this teaching session we begin to look more closely at the antichrist and the final world order. Revelation chapter explained book of revelation each. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow.
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. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. The literary genres of the book of revelation are an apocalypse, a prophecy, and an epistle or letter. In the new testament, this word describes the unveiling of spiritual truth rom.
And all that dwell upon the earth adored him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb, which was slain from the beginning of the world. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. Revelation greek apokalupsis means an uncovering, an unveiling, or a disclosure. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. 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. The discipleapostle john, who followed jesus christ and witnessed his crucifixion, authored it. The beast rising out of the sea with seven heads, ten horns, and ten crowns, revelation. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of revelation in the bible new king james version.
Four times the author identifies himself as john 1. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. 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. Read through the book of the revelatuion twice by the end of the semester 2. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. Likewise, we could see revelation as the final chapter in gods 66 chapter novel called the bible. In the book of revelation, both the horns and crowns. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. Dec 08, 2017 the book of revelation read by alexander scourby. Revelation 1 niv prologue the revelation from jesus. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. Book of revelation revelation chapter 1 revelation chapter 2. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation.