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The book of revelation made clear west palm beach church of. Just as john was called up to heaven in revelation 4. The book of revelation is one of the plainest books god ever caused to be written. Revelation series part 2 by garrett best 02 revelation series garrett best joined us to give a three message series on the book of revelation. The revelation was not written to point out signs of the end of time, but was written to. These lessons showfrom the scriptureswhat the book of revelation is all about. The book of revelation can be daunting to read, and even harder to understand if you dont pay attention to what it says about itself at the very beginning and at the very end. The book of revelation gravel hill church of christ. The church and the book of revelation commentary a. Consider what the very first verse of the book says, the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text.

Christ again is portrayed with old testament ascriptions of the messiah and the danielic angel of god in addressing the church. The church will be rapture before the great tribulation period. Revelation bible study part 1 woodstock church of christ. I currently minister at a church of christ in west palm beach, florida. There is something about a good mystery that stirs the heart and revelation is certainly mysterious. The once faithful bride of christ the church has abandoned the teachings of the scriptures because the teachings of men are more attractive. Christ will then reign upon the earth for one thousand years. Williston church of christ 000 ppt introduction to the book. The book of revelation is one of the most challenging books of the bible to understand. Seven churches of revelation bible study david jeremiah blog. South side church of christ the book of revelation. In the revelation, christ was already ruling in his kingdom rev.

The book of revelation is one of the most misunderstood books in all of scripture. It serves as an inset, not following a linear time sequence of the book of revelation. A vision of the risen, ascended christ revelation 1. They must have wondered if god had forgotten about them, and they must have wondered how the church could possibly prevail against the might of rome. Jun 28, 2018 the book of revelation is the revelation of jesus christ. Revelation 1 king james version kjv1 the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to p.

Jesus calls himself the faithful and true witness to the church of laodicea in revelation 3. The book of revelationwoodstock church of christchristian. Dating the book of revelation church of christ articles. The book begins, the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him.

I have not been formally trained by a seminary in the book of revelation. There are at least four different views or interpretations of revelation. He outlined how the seven churches represent the seven ages of the church of christ. The book of revelation timberland drive church of christ. The triumph of the church over her enemy in the revelation is just another demonstration of the fact that god is in control. Welcome to south side, and week 1 of our new study on the book of revelation. Certainly to god, or to john the apostle, or even to joseph smith, revelation was a plain book. What was jesus message to the church in sardis in revelation. Outline of the book of revelation floral heights church of christ. Introduction to revelation alan highers spiritual sword.

John watched the entire tribulation period in heaven the same way the bride of christ will. The first is between ad 64 and ad 68, during the reign of nero. To be saved outside of the church of christ is to be saved outside of the body of christ and that can never happen. The number seven can be found almost anywhere you look in revelation. Both eras were times of persecution against the church. Revelation series part 1 by garrett best 01 revelation series garrett best joined us to give a three message series on the book of revelation.

The description of eyes being flames of fire is applied to christ in revelation 1. Sermons in revelation the book of revelation is one of the most challenging books of the bible to understand. Outline of the book of revelation floral heights church. The book of revelation is the only book in the new testament that begins by specifically stating its source, the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave to himand signified it by his angel to his servant john rev. The book of revelation begins, the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass. From here you can read the book of revelation, listen to audio sermons on the revelation prepared and delivered by bobby stafford or read the study lessons on the revelation of jesus christ prepared and published here by david hersey. Study guides for revelation maple hill church of christ. Revelation 10 contains the seven thunders and the little book. Revelation made clear bible study in the book of revelation. The concluding book of the new testament begins in the following fashion. Earlier in the book of revelation we saw jesus wearing seven crowns. I, jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things for the churches. Welcome to our online version of the king james translation of the revelation of jesus christ. I am married to a wonderful wife and have three terrific little girls.

A writing of the book of revelation near the end of the reign of vespasian would give ample time for copying and distribution to the churches in asia minor and beyond before domitian, the beast, would come to power in 81 ad. The book of revelation walnut street church of christ. It is our hope, at the church of christ in webberville, that the notes contained herein will be beneficial to those studying the book of revelation. The church in the book of revelation westminster theological.

The first verse also urges upon us the need to reject any view of the revelation which makes it deal only with future happenings e. The reason is that the book is full of vivid images, but with little explanation as to what the images mean. In revelation we find many sevens churches of asia, spirits, stars, angels, golden lampstands, book with seven seals, trumpets, thunders, bowls of wrath. In christian eschatology, the antichrist, or antichrist, is a person prophesied by the bible to oppose christ and substitute himself in christ s place before the second coming. What was jesus message to the church in thyatira in revelation. Its series of apocalyptic images is designed to encourage faithful christians that they will be ultimately victorious under the banner of their captain, jesus christ. The message to sardis is from the lord jesus christ through an angel or messenger possibly a reference to the pastor. Every generation has believed that the thoughts contained in the book of revelation pointed to. The victorious christ revelation 19 revelation made clear. Dec 09, 2019 the seven churches of revelation were real, physical congregations when the apostle john wrote this bewildering last book of the bible around 95 ad, but many scholars believe the passages have a second, hidden meaning. Christ s ministry church was established the saviors atoning sacrifice.

How the book of revelation encourages the church leah baugh monday, 24 july 17 the book of revelation is generally considered one of the most difficult books to understand, not without good reason. Overview of the book of revelation church of jesus christ. The book of revelation discloses is the things which must shortly come to pass rev. The book of revelation also called the apocalypse of john, revelation to john or revelation from jesus christ is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. A typical historicist view of the church of christ spans several periods of church history, each similar to the original church, as follows. The book of revelation is the revelation of jesus christ. Jun 21, 2017 in revelation 4 the true churches are taken out of the world to heavens throne room to be with christ. In this message, you will better understand the book of revelation and why it is applicable today. These churches actually existed in the days of john and it is to these seven churches that johns revelation was to be sent. The revelation of jesus christ which god gave him to show to his servants.

A study outline of revelation the church of christ in. Dec 15, 2017 now christ is identified with yahweh of the isaiah text. Revelation was written to provide comfort and encouragement to those first century christians who were being persecuted and killed by the roman empire. One of the intriguing questions discussed by scholars is the phrase of jesus christ iesou christou genitive case. Most religious people today view revelation as a book of prophecy to be used to predict the future of man. It was intended to mean something to those first century saints. Apostle john in the book of revelation represents the church he is a church apostle. Outline of the book of revelation floral heights church of. In this connection we may well note the prophets declaration, to those properly endowed and enlightened, that the book of revelation is one of the plainest books god ever caused to be written. Rapture in the book of revelation christian truth center.

Neros persecution of christians was limited to those who lived in rome. We are a nondenominational congregation of christians located in west palm beach aiming to be faithful in every way to jesus christ. Uh early church fathers day that john was the author of the book of revelation uh justin martyr, origins and clement all testify that john is the apostle son of deputy who wrote uh revelation. But verse one of revelation demands that we take the book symbolically, for the angel put the book into signs. It is imperative to keep the context in mind when interpreting figurative language. Its complex imagery and visions can be very difficult to understand and interpret. Revelation, written by john toward the end of the reign of emperor domitian a.

Revelation 22, the tree of life brent kercheville march, 2011 revelation 21. But jesus beheld them, and said unto the, with men this is impossible, but with god all things are possible. A study outline of revelation church of christ in zion. The book of revelation has always appealed to people. Historicist interpretations of the book of revelation. Summary of revelation west palm beach church of christ. Some note that although the term church ekklesia is not found in chapters 618 of the book of revelation, saints hagion, rev. How can one be any worse of a false prophet then someone who takes his seat in the temple of god, proclaiming himself to be god. From here you can read the book of revelation, listen to audio sermons on the revelation prepared and delivered by bobby stafford or read the study lessons on the revelation of jesus. Jan 02, 2020 the fifth letter is to the church in sardis revelation 3. Thyatira was a wealthy town on the lycus river in the roman province of asia modernday turkey. Sep 12, 2019 reflect on revelation chapters 1 7 to 1 9 give three reasons why the woman would become a prostitute on the beast.

Garrett is the minister for the nicholasville church of christ in nicholasville, kentucky. It is imperative the bible is its own best interpreter. We can be confident that the apostle john gave his testimony in the book of revelation. Above all else, that is what the book of revelation is all about. The language makes it evident that this is jesus the christ. They are also told by god not to give in to their enemies and worship who they want them to worship, but to worship god and only god. In the first words of revelation we find a general introduction to the entire message. John was the human penman, but it was given him by our lord v. Consider what the very first verse of the book says, the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants. In the book of revelation, the christians are told they will be victorious in the end and their enemies will be crushed in defeat. The beast is a liar and has been a liar from the beginning. Jesus christ lives in this book in all the glory of his eternal person as well as the glory of his father.

The church, as such, is never mentioned in any passage dealing with the tribulation. Church of christ sermons from the book of revelation. The genitive frequently is expressed in english by the preposition of, as in this textthus, of jesus christ. The book begins, the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shewunto his servantsthings which must shortly come to. Some bible translations say that the book of revelation is the revelation of john, but this isnt entirely true. These churches actually existed in the days of john and it is to these seven churches that johns revelation was to. John s authorship is affirmed by justin, irenaeus, clement of alexandria, tertullian and the muratori fragment really.

The nonseparatist puritan, thomas brightman, was the first to propose a historicist interpretation of the seven churches of revelation 23. The revelation of christ church connect with the r. The revelation of jesus christ online study resource from the church of christ. Symbols and numbers in revelation south fulton street. The second date is between ad 91 and ad 96 during the reign of domitian. The book of revelation made clear west palm beach church. The book of revelation was written to answer those questions. What was jesus message to the church in thyatira in. Vespasian, who died in 79 ad, 9 years after the destruction of jerusalem. The message was from the lord jesus christ through an angel or messenger. In the great tribulation period we do not see the church. Futurists hal lindsey taught this in his best selling book, the late great planet earth as did tim lahaye in the very popular book series, left behind. The books of daniel, zechariah and others are instances where god used this kind of language. The four above mentioned apocalyptic writings separate themselves from other prophetic bible books in that they disclose divine.

Yet this does not prove that the church is present at that time because saints is a generic term which describes believers of all ages. There is far too much detail to explain in one article so here i will only point out one of the major themes that run throughout the book. The first five seals described in the book of revelation are dealt with in 11 verses see revelation 6. Sardis was one of the oldest and best defended cities in the region and the wealthy capital of the ancient kingdom of lydia. At the writing of the book of revelation, ephesus had left her first love. The last book in the biblical canon of the new testament is the book of the apocalypse a. The book ends with confirmations of authenticity by god, christ and john. The term including one plural form 1 is found five times in the new testament, solely in the first and second epistle of john. This series of studies will focus on revelation chapters five through twentytwo as we explore these images relative to the rest of the scriptures.

Introducing the book of revelation ron courter church. Once again christ addresses the church as her sovereign lord, just as yahweh addressed israel as her sovereign lord in isaiah 65. The book of revelation is generally considered one of the most difficult books to understand, not without good reason. Members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints believe that the warning. Revelation is rather a book that instructs persecuted christians to hang on to their faith. The book of revelation is certainly not the only time god used this kind of language. Those who approach the book in this way fail to understand the intent and audience of the book. Revelation 10 and the church s history feast of tabernacles sermon by john w. Revelation the book complete study of the book of revelation. The book of revelation is one of the most misunderstood and misused books in the bible.