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Lord and God
Jupiter
Executions
Persecutions
 Philosophers
 Astrologers
 “Atheists”
Jews
Christians
Rev 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which
God gave him to show his servants what must
soon take place. He made it known by sending
his angel to his servant John, 2 who testifies
to everything he saw--that is, the word of God
and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
4 John, To the seven churches in the province
of Asia:
9 I, John, your brother and companion in the
suffering and kingdom and patient endurance
that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of
Patmos because of the word of God and the
testimony of Jesus
Never mentions he is an apostle
Rev 21:14 – “The wall of the city had twelve
foundations, and on them were the names of
the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”
No indication he has ever met Jesus
Jewish history shows the Apostle John being
killed by the Jews prior to 70 AD, like his
brother James, to fulfill prophecy from Jesus in
Mark 10:39 – “You will drink the cup I drink
and be baptized with the baptism I am
baptized with”
He says he is John
Vocabulary unique to John
“Alethinos” means “that which is true
 Book of Revelation – used 10 times
 John’s Gospel – used 9 times
 Epistle of John – used 4 times
 All of Paul’s writings – once
One of first canonized books
 Catholics = “The Revelation of St. John the
Divine”
Rev 1: 9 – I, John, your brother and companion
in the suffering and kingdom and patient
endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the
island of Patmos because of the word of God
and the testimony of Jesus.
The word “first” is used more in Revelation
than any other book
The word “third” is used 48 times in the NT
 23 times in Revelation alone
The word “fourth” is used 41 times in the NT
 29 times in Revelation
The words “a thousand thousands” is used 34
times in NT
 28 times in Revelation
Bible
 Isaiah
 Daniel
Non- canonized
 Book of Jubilees
 Psalms of Solmon
 Apocalypse of Abraham
 Apocalypse of Moses
 White = Divine
Black = Disaster
Red = Blood
Green = Death
Purple = Debauchery
 Historicist approach

Preterist approach

Futurist approach

Spiritual or Symbolic approach

This is the traditional Protestant
interpretation.
Prewritten course of history
Begins with the apostles
Ends with the end of the world
The fulfillment of the prophecy is progressing
now and has been unfolding for 2000 years
Prophecies have already occurred in the
ancient past
Probably around 100 AD
It was a prediction of the future at the time it
was made, and it came to fruition a few years
later
Some Preterist believe, however, that the last
few chapters refer to the second coming of
Christ – which has not occurred
Nothing has really happened yet
Once you get past Chapter 4 – the return of
Christ is near
Everything is symbolic of the eternal battle
between good and evil
Christ v. Satan
Saints v. antichristian powers
Represents any age of mankind
Results in spiritual fulfillment
New International Version:
 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave
him to show his servants what must soon take
place. He made it known by sending his angel
to his servant John

New American Standard

 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave
Him to show to His bond-servants, the things
which must soon take place; and He sent and
communicated it by His angel to His bond-
servant John,
The Revelation of Jesus Christ

 Is it a revelation about Jesus from John, or?

 Is it a revelation from Jesus to John?

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