Revelation we have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. The book of revelation is the last book of the new testament. The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation. The beast rising out of the sea with seven heads, ten horns, and ten crowns, revelation. Revelation made simple and easy to understand this last book of the bible bears the title revelation, meaning, unveiling, yet, it presents visions 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. 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. We see antichrists rise and reign, ruindeadly wound and the healing of this wound which is his resurrection and restoration. Christs letters to churches in sardis, philadelphia and laodicea. The book of revelation explained volume 4 preface you will notice that the book of revelation explained, volume 4, begins with chapter 12, not chapter 1, and ends at the conclusion of chapter 14. As with all prophecies the revelation also is not easily understood.
Revelation chapter kjv king james version 666 is the papacy. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation and more. Its bible on your screen pastor in your headphones with clear, relatable teaching so you can understand. The opening verse of the epistle claims it was written by peter, who was clearly the leader among christs apostles. Revelation 2011 verse by verse ministry international. This website exists to help you share jesus great love found in the book of revelation with kids. The antichrist and the false prophet 1 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. A summary of each chapter in the book of revelation. 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. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer.
This is a chapter we have skipped over previously because i was trying to chronologically bring out all the events that are taking place during this final seven years. The revelation is a very solemn book speaking much about divine judgments but it is also a wonderful book in which we find the completion of gods ways up to eternal glory. The main focus of this chapter will be about the judgment of the babylonian counterfeit kingdom of god called babylon the great. 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. If your book does not have the verse about hes coming back, be sure to add it since that is about our lesson today. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. How are 7 heads, 10 horns, and political governments involved. Why do the bible beasts of revelation have authority. The focus of the previous chapter was about the judgment of the harlot religious system that rode the beast.
Babylon the world system now lets get back into the book and turn to revelation chapter 18. This is to corre spond with the chapters in the revelation. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. The letter has always been identified as are most general epistles, like james, john and jude, with the name of the author, peter. Ttws audio guides walk you through each passage in just 5 minutes. Revelation commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. Study revelation using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
Christs letters to churches in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum and thyatira. Something to keep in mind as we look at this chapter. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. 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. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. Likewise, we could see revelation as the final chapter in gods 66chapter novel called the bible. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. Revelation for kids the book of revelation made simple. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. While it is nearly impossible to teach the book of revelation to teens on the same level of sophistication as you would a universitylevel theology course, you still need to cover most, if not. Dragons and beasts, wrath and grace what does it mean. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Name the name of the book comes from the first verse, the revelation of jesus christ which lets us know that this book is all about the unveiling or uncovering of the person, plan and.
Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book of revelation explained in under 5 minutes youtube. Read revelation commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation chapter summary and what god wants from us duration. David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast rising.
The main thing is worship when examining the beast from the earth in chapter of revelation. The word antichrist only appears in the bible five times in four verses 1 john. And with the notation that it was his first inspired letter. Because the book seems cryptic in nature, it has become a source of great controversy. Biblical numerics are appropriate for the saints to study.
Revelation 2011 last week we ended chapter 12 learning that the remnant of jewish believers had been ushered out of the city of jerusalem and into protection the lord had prepared a place for them in the wilderness, speci. Their protection was made necessary by the enemys rampage. This is the 1st of perry stones current teachings on revelation on the mannafest program which were recorded on location in. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. Studying revelation has changed my life and im excited to share that with my kids and. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world.
This powerful motive and encouragement to constancy. He shall cause also that a golden image of antichrist shall be placed in the temple at jerusalem, and that the apostate angel should enter, and thence utter voices and oracles. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. To a large degree the interpretation of the beast as nero is derived not from chapter itself, but from chapter 17. The commentary section includes running commentary on the bible text with reference to several modern versions, espe. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. Bible a commentary on the book of revelation chapter. The book of revelation explained so even kids can start to understand the biblical meaning. He performs great signs is the sixth characteristic of the second beast. Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea. Bible teachers might dread the thought of teaching the book of revelation.
John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. 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. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Notice that great signs is plural indicating that more than one sign is done. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of.
Revelation 12 explained jesus unveiled revelation is. How to teach the book of revelation to teens synonym. 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. Five common misinterpretations of the book of revelation, the here are five of the most common fallacious statements propagated in the name of john the revelator. 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 bibles first 65 books before they can truly understand its. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. Prayer asking god to thank god for his promise that jesus will come again and take us to be with him and for the gospel that makes the message known to us. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. In chapter john introduces his readers to satans two assistants. Bits of every chapter are explained in simplified language so even kids can understand. Revelation 2020 verse by verse ministry international.
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