Explain the Book of Revelation.?
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The book of Revelation is a detail of what is refered to as the Seventieth Week of Daniel. A week being "Seven Years" in Bible terminology. It is divided into three sections.\n1. What is-or the church eras.\n2. What will be-or the seven years of tribulation\n3. What will come after-the healing of the nations\nThe word "Revelation" means to "reveal" that which is to come. The Revelation was imparted to the John the beloved while exhiled on the island of Patmos.\nIf you want to read understand the Book of Revelation, open up your Bible and read my study below. Follow along with it. The book will have many references back to the old testament, so get ready for some page turnin'
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"Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand."\n\nNot only are we blessed to read this book, but are encouraged to keep it. This book is not just the revelation of some really confusing visions, it is:\n\n"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw."\n\nIt reveals Jesus, and was given to us by Him. He is the Word that was made flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14).\n\nMany who claim to be Christian cast this book aside if not in part, or whole, by their heretical self interpretations. We ought not to interpret the Bible to our on devices, using our own understanding, rather we should pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit.\n\n"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" 2 Timothy 3:16\n\nThe Bible was inspired by the Spirit of God and is not of any private interpretation.\n\n"KNOWING THIS FIRST, THAT NO PROPHECY OF THE SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION. FOR THE PROPHECY CAME NOT IN OLD TIME BY THE WILL OF MAN: BUT HOLY MEN OF GOD SPAKE AS THEY WERE MOVED BY THE HOLY GHOST." 2 Peter 1:20,21\n\nThe Bible is good for us in it's entirety, both testements, all books, and you should be encouraged to read it as well as encourage others.\n\nGod Bless
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Actually I have one possible answer:\nIn Revelation 11, 9 it is said that before the end, people of every nation and tongue "living on the earth" will be able to see, for 3 days and a half, the corpses of two prophets killed by unbelievers. When the Revelation was written no one could have fancied, but nowadays television makes such a thing pretty possible, doesn't it?
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Verse 18:\nHere is wisdom. That is, in what is stated respecting the name and the number of the name of the beast. The idea is, either that there would be need of peculiar sagacity in determining what the "number" of the "beast" or of his "name" was, or that peculiar "wisdom" was shown by the fact that the number could be thus expressed. The language used in the verse would lead the reader to suppose that the attempt to make out the "number" was not absolutely hopeless, but that the number was so far enigmatical as to require much skill in determining its meaning. It may also be implied that, for some reason, there was true "wisdom" in designating the name by this number, either because a more direct and explicit statement might expose him who made it to persecution, and it showed practical wisdom thus to guard against this danger; or because there was "wisdom" or skill shown in the fact that a number could be found which would thus correspond with the name. On either of these suppositions, peculiar wisdom would be required in deciphering its meaning. \n\nLet him that hath understanding. Implying \n\n(a) that it was practicable to "count the number of the name;" and \n\n(b) that it would require uncommon skill to do it. It could not be successfully attempted by all; but still there were those who might do it. This is such language as would be used respecting some difficult matter, but where there was hope that, by diligent application of the mind, and by the exercise of a sound understanding, there would be a prospect of success. \n\nCount the number of the beast. In Rev 13:16, it is "the number of his name." The word here rendered "count"-- qhfisatw--means, properly, to count or reckon with pebbles, or counters; then to reckon, to estimate. The word here means compute; that is, ascertain the exact import of the number, so as to identify the beast. The "number" is that which is immediately specified, "six hundred threescore and six"--666. The phrase "the number of the beast" means, that somehow this number was so connected with the beast, or would so represent its name or character, that the "beast" would be identified by its proper application. The mention in Rev 13:17 of "the name of the beast," and "the number of his name," shows that this "number" was somehow connected with his proper designation, so that by this he would be identified. The plain meaning is, that the number 666 would be so connected with his name, or with that which would properly designate him, that it could be determined who was meant by finding that number in his name or in his proper designation. This is the exercise of the skill or wisdom to which the writer here refers: substantially that which is required in the solution of a riddle or a conundrum. If it should be said here that this is undignified and unworthy of an inspired book, it may be replied \n\n(a) that there might be some important reason why the name or designation should not be more plainly made; \n\n(b) that it was important, nevertheless, that it should be so made that it would be possible to ascertain who was referred to; \n\n(c) that this should be done only in some way which would involve the principle of the enigma--"where a known thing was concealed under obscure language"--Webster's Dic.; \n\n(d) that the use of symbols, emblems, hieroglyphics, and riddles was common in the early periods of the world; and \n\n(e) that it was no uncommon thing in ancient times, as it is in modern, to test the capacity and skill of men by their ability to unfold the meaning of proverbs, riddles, and dark sayings. Compare the riddle of Samson, Jud 14:12, seq. See also Ps 49:4 78:2 Eze 17:2-8 Pr 1:2-6 Da 8:23 It would be a sufficient vindication of the method adopted here if it was certain or probable that a direct and
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Firstly, The Rapture is a realatively modern interpretation of the book of Revelation, which has not been accepted by most of the Orthodox Churches in the World.  It is an idea known as Dispensational Premillenialism.  Most Orthodox Churches do not believe in this idea.  They believe rather in Amillenialism.  This means that there will not be a rapture, and rather takes the whole book of Revelation more holistically.  This idea believes that there is an end, and it is really the end, not a rapture.  There will be no period of tribulation or any of that baloney.  Just an end.  \n\nSecondly you need to understand biblical numerology.  THe book of revelation is a "apocalyptic" book, which is a style of literature that existed in the ancient times.  Apacalyptic literature used numbers to symbolize things.  (other good examples in the bible would be the last nine chapters of ezekiel or the book of daniel).  the Number 144,000 is simply put 12 (the number of the tribes of the Old Testament, or the OT believers) times 12 (the number of the apostles, or NT believers) times 10 times 10 times 10 (one of the "complete" numbers).  one multiplies by ten three times do symbolize the Holy Trinity, where in all the believers in the Old and New Testaments will be saved.  \n\nYes it refers to them as the "twelve tribes of Israel" but what is meant (as we are in apocalyptic literature as stated before) is the Church, not the literal twelve tribes.\n\nThe only people who really take the number 144,000 literally are the Jehovah's Witnesses, who are not even really Christians, but instead Arians, but that is a different question.
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11Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. 12He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men. 14Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, 17so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. \n 18This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.  -Revelation 13:11-18
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No, Revelation chapter 18 speak of Mystery Babylon.\n\n\nPat (ndbpsa)
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NO. the writer of Revelation is John the Disciple of Jesus, who become the apostle John. also he is credited with writing the Gospel of John ans the minor epistles John1,2,3
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Not laughing here.  Even Christians don't always understand Revelations and the signs.  I think the big thing is, our human mind just can't comprehend what the Bible says on the subject.  Most don't want to believe it's happening or are too wrapped up in themselves to care.
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It the book that is the "revelation of Jesus Christ", as expressed right at the opening of the book. It was written in symbolic language to help protect it throughout the ages, but the Bible is great about interpreting itself for those who will seriously study it - here are a few examples:\n\nBabylon=Religious apostasy/confusion \n     Genesis 10:8-10; 11:6-9; Revelation 18:2, 3; 17:1-5 \nBeast=Kingdom/government/political power \n     Daniel 7:17, 23 \nHarlot=Apostate church/religion \n     Isaiah 1:21-27; Jeremiah 3:1-3; 6-9 \nHeads=Major powers/rulers/governments \n     Revelation 17:3, 9, 10 \nHorn=King or kingdom \n     Daniel 7:24; 8:5, 21, 22; Zechariah 1:18, 19; Revelation 17:12 \n\nWell, that's just a few examples. If you want to study more in a way that makes Revelation so clear, check out the websites below:
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It is interesting how people with no understanding of Bible prophecy try to explain the book of Revelation. One person said that the church will be raptured prior to the time of the antichrist, How does he explain these verses in\n2 Thessalonians 2:1-4?\n\nNow we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: FOR THAT DAY SHALL NOT COME, EXCEPT THERE COME A FALLING AWAY FIRST, AND THAT MAN OF SIN BE REVEALED, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God\n\nNotice the timing of the rapture. Even a child would understand that the man of sin must first be revealed, then the rapture takes place.\n\nIn addition, the mark of the beast issue is about worship not ID numbers. The beast in Revelation 13 wants our worship, our obedience. He wants to be as God. ID cards or chips have nothing to do with worship or obedience. In fact, there is nothing religious about them. They are purely secular in nature, having much more to do with security. The real issue is over allegiance to God and His law, versus allegiance to Satan and his law.\n\nThe booklet, The Beast, the Dragon, and the Woman explains the issues surrounding the final conflict between Christ and Satan as it relates to God's people and the mark of the beast. It can be found at the following website.\n\nhttp://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=668
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Does this mean that the first man in the holy book was the bastard son of a goddess? Who got her pregnant. I like this story. Was it one of the other Gods?
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I am a Catholic ans we are not fundamentalists. Our view is that The Book Of Revelation is mostly allegory. Christ will come again.
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Praise God I would do none of the Above!\n\n   My GOD people you need to get away from the Judeo influence into christianity. It is there to confuse you and hide the truth from you.\n\nI can't believe that none of you people seeking christian answers actually know what the apocalypse is.\n\n   Through Judeo influence and the movie industry and printing presess which the Jews own and control, they have you believing it is the end of times. But the Bible does not say that......for GODS sake do some research.\n\nWhen it happens you all should rejoice not because Christ is comming back yet but because it is the time of revelation. That meaning that all evil will be revealed to all the good people so that we can destroy it. Thus the beginning of the end is the  apocalypse .\n\nFOR INSTANCE: The Greek word apocalypse (in English, "revelation") literally means "to draw back the veil ..."\n\nMeaning to expose evil!\n\n"The Book of Revelation is a piece of apocalyptic literature, a style very popular between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D., during a great crisis in Israel ( old Judea). The Greek word apocalypse (in English, "revelation") literally means "to draw back the veil." Apocalyptic literature attempts to give assurance that however bad things may be, one need only draw back the veil and see things in the perspective of the great battle against evil. God's victorious power is always at work among us."\n\nThe word APOCALYPSE means Revelation or something revealed ...\n\n           ****************************************\n\nRevelation, like the second half of Daniel (chapters 7-12) in the Old Testament, is "apocalyptic" literature, and thus is also known as the "Apocalypse." The word is derived from a Greek term meaning "disclosure," \n\n               *********************************\n\nThere is tons more information. Just do a search on what Apocalypse means and you will find that is is the time that God draws back the veil of evil and deception in the world and exposess it for all to see. The word does not mean end times but the revelation of evil in the end times to all people of faith.
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Jehovah's Witnesses look to the bible itself as the source of their teachings. This passage from Revelation seems to proceed directly from a description of Armageddon to a description of Christ's Millennial Rule.\n\n(Revelation 19:11-20:6) And I saw the heaven opened, and, look! a white horse. And the one seated upon it is called Faithful and True, and he judges and carries on war in righteousness. 12 His eyes are a fiery flame, and upon his head are many diadems. He has a name written that no one knows but he himself, 13 and he is arrayed with an outer garment sprinkled with blood, and the name he is called is The Word of God. 14 Also, the armies that were in heaven were following him on white horses, and they were clothed in white, clean, fine linen. 15 And out of his mouth there protrudes a sharp long sword, that he may strike the nations with it, and he will shepherd them with a rod of iron. He treads too the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 And upon his outer garment, even upon his thigh, he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. 17 I saw also an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice and said to all the birds that fly in midheaven: “Come here, be gathered together to the great evening meal of God, 18 that YOU may eat the fleshy parts of kings and the fleshy parts of military commanders and the fleshy parts of strong men and the fleshy parts of horses and of those seated upon them, and the fleshy parts of all, of freemen as well as of slaves and of small ones and great.” 19 And I saw the wild beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage the war with the one seated on the horse and with his army. 20 And the wild beast was caught, and along with it the false prophet that performed in front of it the signs with which he misled those who received the mark of the wild beast and those who render worship to its image. While still alive, they both were hurled into the fiery lake that burns with sulphur. 21 But the rest were killed off with the long sword of the one seated on the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth. And all the birds were filled from the fleshy parts of them. 20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he seized the dragon, the original serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 And he hurled him into the abyss and shut [it] and sealed [it] over him, that he might not mislead the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After these things he must be let loose for a little while. 4 And I saw thrones, and there were those who sat down on them, and power of judging was given them. Yes, I saw the souls of those executed with the ax for the witness they bore to Jesus and for speaking about God, and those who had worshiped neither the wild beast nor its image and who had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand. And they came to life and ruled as kings with the Christ for a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Happy and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/jt/article_04.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/lmn/article_10.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/dg/article_10.htm\n\n\nFollowup to additional question:\n\nChrist is and becomes a King in more than one sense.\n\nChrist became a king immediately upon his death, but only of the Kingdom of the son of his love (the Christian congregation).\n(Colossians 1:13-14) He [Christ Jesus] delivered us from the authority of the darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, 14 by means of whom we have our release by ransom,
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There were a bunch of books left out of the Bible. Mostly this was done to maintain consistancy. You can read some of them at my link. I have read most of the ones on this page and there is little "new" information.
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You really need to read the Bible and maybe even attend a Bible study of some kind. Start reading in the New Testament, starting with Matthew. If you want to skip ahead to The Revelation, it will tell all. There will be no warning. The first thing that will happen is the rapture, when Jesus comes and takes all the believers and those who are saved. Only the ones who are taken by Jesus will see him. All the rest that they call "left behind" will not see Jesus, but instead they will notice milloins of people around them disappear. Then will come the earthquakes, and all the rest that it says in The Revelation. Now you asked what you must do to be prepared. Well, that just all depends on if you want to be one of the ones taken by Jesus or if you want to be left behind.\n\nIf you want to be one of the chosen ones taken by Jesus, you must first repent your sins to God, then you must accept Jesus as your saviour. There is a prayer to this that you can say also. When you repent your sins and accept Jesus you have to mean it with all your heart, as God knows everyones heart. You can even go to a Christian minister who can help you get saved. After this you have to live the right way and by God's ways. It will all just happen if you are sincere.\n\nNow, if you don't want to be taken by Jesus, all you have to do is nothing, but you will suffer with an anti-Christ ruling the world for 7 years and it will be pure misery. \n\nWatch all the movies called "Left Behind". There are 3 of them. The first one called "The Movie", the second is "Tribulation Force" and the third is "World at War" Watch them in that order. These are movies based on what they took out of the Bible of how it will be during that time. It will help you understand it more.\nGood luck and God Bless