The book refers to events that were fulfilled in the first century a. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. And chapter is the story of how satans methods change dramatically at mid. Chapter we have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. In these lessons, wright refers to the book revelation for everyone, authored by n. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. I make this broad declaration, that whenever god gives a vision of an image, or beast, or figure of any kind, he always holds himself responsible to give a revelation or interpretation of the meaning thereof, otherwise we are not responsible or accountable for our belief in it. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 1. 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, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. This series combines history, politics, and theology to explain the book of revelation in light of modern times and world events. Idealistic the idealistic or philosophy of history method looks upon revelation as a. 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.
What is the sevenheaded wild beast of revelation chapter. Commentary on revelation chapter 14 theology first. The book of revelation audio commentary by rob robinson. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. No other figure in the book of revelation has captured readers imaginations quite like the beast of chapter. Like the seven seals, the trumpets can be divided into two cycles. An index page with links to commentaries on the individual chapters of the book of revelation. Study revelation using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Vernon mcgees teaching of revelation heard on thru the bible, this companion gets to the heart of bible passages and is intended to stir your own thinking, prayer, and study. And the seven angels who had 1 the seven trumpets 2 prepared themselves to sound them.
The author and date of revelation the books author was obviously john revelation 1. The book of revelation was written sometime around 96 ce in asia minor. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads. Like so many of the chapters in this book, revelation is a section of. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. For example, many of the reformers called the pope the beast of revelation chapter, but they didnt necessarily want to believe that the end was very near. This takes us to our last study in which we talked about how the nt. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. During the church age christian era, gospel era, this beast is allowed to make war against the church and to overcome them through persecution and death rev. Those who understand the first beast to denote a worldly power, take the second to be also a persecuting and assumed power, which acts under the disguise of religion, and of charity to the souls of men. As mysterious as the book of revelation appears, it can be understood and taught with success. 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. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11.
It is very significant that the book of revelation is the last book of the bible. We have already noted the fact that the golden altar is twice mentioned in the apocalypse. The book of revelation is, perhaps, one of the most interesting studies in the bible. Book of revelation explained verse by versedownload the study notes for this study here.
The historicist view the book provides a panoramic view of the future of the church from as it. Like daniel and his friends in the early chapters of. Many people have very little knowledge of revelation because they have never gone through an indepth, verse by verse study. Dec 24, 2019 the relationship between chapter and chapter 17. Messages of the book of revelation for latterday saints. In the way they set up, the events described in chapters 12 are meant to explain how those. Described by john as having seven heads and ten horns, there were ten crowns on his horns and on his heads a blasphemous name.
This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. This book plunges you into a confusing array of dragons and trumpets and vials and seals, with many amazing sights and sounds and visions. Yet the most natural way to understand johns words in revelation make us believe that he speaks of a man who will be mortally wounded and then healed. Revelation chapters 17 and 18 contain a detailed account of the coming destruction of the false religious systems that will be in alliance with the antichrist. Revelation is one of the most debated books of the bible.
I know your works, that you have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. And many religious people believe that the book of revelation offers no help anyway, because it cannot be understood. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. Revelation chapter explained discover books of the bible. It is important that the book of revelation not be skipped because johns work gives added details on three important subjects. A person starting here might well throw the whole bible away in frustration, unable to make head nor tail of it. 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. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. Above all, the challenge at the chapter s end to calculate the number of the beast, for it is mans number.
The first and most important is the witness of the nature of our savior and his work. More will be said on the book of life later in this study of revelation. The book of revelation chapter thirteen this chapter reveals two agents the dragon satan would use in carrying out his war against the people of god. Revelation teaching series crossings community church. To make our study of this chapter easier, i will simply tell yo. However, he merely writes the words of jesus revelation 1. The letter is addressed to seven churches in asia 1. This very powerful and dynamic teaching tool on the book of revelation shines a light on the symbolism and the mysteries of god revealed to mankind in this g. And i saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud.
Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelationchapter. There are a number of good latterday saint commentaries that the teacher will find helpful. I believe this king is the man of sin man of lawlessness of 2 thessalonians 2. Trumpets and vials all have something explained in between the 6 th. It was written primarily to encourage the original readers. Readers dont have to guess or research where revelation was written. Understanding the book of revelation prophecy and truth. The book of revelation endtime ministries irvin baxter. Many jews have always expected elijah to come and prepare the way for the messiah. Revelation chapter foretells the coming oneworld government, oneworld religion and the global economic system.
So they believed that revelation spoke of their time, without necessarily speaking to the end times. The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation. 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 the world. The one who has the seven spirits of god and the seven stars says this. I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar. Its not that hard to understand, though i know there have been a lot of people instructed to shy away from it leave it alone, you cant understand it anyway. The book of revelation audio commentary robert clifton. In the earlier reference the prayers of the saints on earth are heard revelation 8. 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. Revelation 17 and 18 are devoted to explaining the great whore and. Revelation chapter 10 explained discover books of the bible. By the first some understand rome pagan, and by the second rome papal. For more on john the apostle, see the introduction in the life application bible commentary on the gospel of john.
The book of revelation is clear that, for a time, the latterday saints will have to face these conditions with courage and faith. Its value for today would therefore be didactic teaching the value of faithfulness to god. The new testament word antichrist comes from the greek antichristos, meaning in opposition to christ or in substitution for christ. Therefore, what we see in chapter is the reign of the seventh world empire during the whole church ageup until the end of the church age when the eighth king rises to power rev 17. It is only when we start to overallegorize it or to force its interpretation according to our preconceived ideas or doctrines about the end. Progress and regress in fifty years of literary study, in ugaritic in. The seven trumpets is the sound cycle of seven that appears in the book of revelation. Revelation beast, false prophet, 42 months, 666 explained.
Two beasts are described in chapter, one from the sea vs. As to these difficult portions of the book of revelation, joseph smith said. Thats right, all the events can be placed within the timeline of the first 6 seals. Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Revelation 2020 lesson verse by verse ministry international.
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