John records the prophetic vision, in written text, and is instructed to send the document to the seven churches of asia. The book of revelation or apocalypse is the last book of the new testament. Many students of bible prophecy consider revelation 16. Those who have put on the whole armor of god and are in the lords army the 144,000 sealed with the seal of the living god. The events of revelation are the events that occur in the book of revelation of the new. Allegorical interpretation should be considered if the literature is apocalyptic a genre that uses symbolic and allegorical language there is. The name revelation comes from the first word of the book in koine greek. Jesus rides a white horse in the book of revelation. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.
You and your family are a blessing beyond description to us and so many others. The locust army of revelation chapter nine unraveling. Principles in interpreting numerology in a recent post, entitled responding to the 8 great debates of bible prophecy, i pointed out the following principles that determine when to use allegorical interpretation of numbers in a text. The army mentioned attacks the saints in the new jerusalem, they are defeated by a. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. The fact that the locust army of revelation 9 is described in the attributes of the zodiac implies that this army is the roman legions.
But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book. The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. Revelations cast of characters united church of god. In revelation, johns visions reveal that jesus has overcome evil by. In popular interpretations of the book of revelation, the kings of the east command a vast army from asia intent on invading the middle east to attack israel. I saw, as god wanted to show me, the horses and the men on them. Jan 26, 2007 revelation s cast of characters the book of revelation, written more than 1,900 years ago in a foreign land, with symbolic language that depends on knowledge of the prophetic literature that went before, can seem mysterious and concealed. Army and interest in roman history gives him a unique insight and perspective into the events described in the book of revelation. The book of revelation websters definition of revel revel. These were red like fire and blue like the sky and yellow like sulphur. Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million revelation 9. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east. Kenan is a trial lawyer and avid student of the bible who argues for a multifaceted interpretation of revelation. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.
If it is, then it proves the existence of this biblical god. Dec 14, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of revelation, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Although the coronavirus is not mentioned by name in the bible, the book of revelation. Revelation and the jewish war unraveling the revelation. Watch our overview video on the book of revelation, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. To jerry and sherry roberts thank you for your faithful friendship and love for our lord and my family. Angels given the job of bringing plagues as punishment during the day of the lord. In many languages, the book is called apocalypse, which is greek for revelation. The locust army of revelation chapter nine unraveling false. No nation on earth currently has an army even one tenth of that size. Who are the armies of heaven with jesus at his return. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore of. The author names himself as john, but modern scholars consider it unlikely that the author of revelation also wrote the gospel of john.
Now wait a minute, isnt this army only from the tribes of israel. And that scroll includes the mortgage that satan is holding over the planet as a result of the curse. But he didnt specifically identify himself as john the apostle. According to the book of revelation in the new testament of the christian bible, armageddon. The revelation of jesus christ is communicated by an angel to a man named john when he was on the island of patmos. In the old testament the four horns of the altar of sacrifice was the place where the blood of atonement was sprinkled. My auntie who is in salvation army purchased me a book called think,it was a bible and pretty easy to understand,and ive misplaced it or lost it due to moving and old lifestyle full of gambling drugs and alcohol use,ive had an amazing experience with gods spirit or breath around 15.
Hell on earth revelation 9 john macarthur the book of. Hell on earth revelation 9 john macarthur the book. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. John says that the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to. Thats a whirlwind tour, but one person summarized the message for gods people in even fewer words. What is the earliest name ascribed to the book of revelation.
The sixth trumpet 15 so the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. The following is an excerpt from the book the pretrib rapture. On their foreheads was written, god, new jerusalem, and a glorious star containing jesus new name. The author of the book of revelation identified himself by the relatively common name john. Its rider is called faithful and true, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. These four angels command a massive army which will kill onethird of mankind. This is the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. When the text recapitulates, even within a vision, the perspective of the observer with respect to time may. The story begins in verse 11 when the apostle john who wrote the book of. Revelation 19, new revised standard version nrsv the. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he saw.
You may want to read the rest of ephesians chapter 6 to get your battle armor ready. In one nero is seen as is not, while in the latter he is. This infers that the human element of the army is limited to the previouslyraptured church. Jesus christ received this revelation from his father and passed it on to the apostle john in a dramatic vision. Names in the book of revelation in the book of revelation, the concept of name occurs quite frequently, and for many reasons. A look at these verses is not only instructive of many things, but also shows the basic pattern of how the concept of name is used throughout the rest of the scriptures. Second half of the tribulation sixth trumpet 2nd woe revelation 9. A magnificent white horse carries jesus christ as he leads angels and saints in a dramatic battle between good and evil after jesus return to earth, the bible describes in revelation 19. The image is so vivid in our minds that unraveling this one is going to take great patience and godly wisdom. The events of revelation are the events that occur in the book of revelation of the new testament. And that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Revelation 9 army of 200 million felix immanuel october 18, 2015 revelation is the only book that says we are blessed to read, hear and keep the things that are written, for the time is near.
Here this costume contrasts with the blooddyed one of their leader. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. The locust army of revelation chapter nine thanks to all the wellmeaning hell, fire and brimstone preachers of our youth, we have totally been confused about who comprises the locust army. In this chapter, the author of revelation describes the roman military, which is soon to attack jerusalem, as a plague of locusts from the abyss.
The book of revelation describes an army of 200,000,000. Armageddon is the symbolic name given to this event based on scripture references regarding divine obliteration of gods enemies. China comes the closest, with more than 2 million active duty soldiers and more than 17 million paramilitary personnel, putting them in the 19 million mark. This understanding ignores the context and the verbal allusions judgment pronouncements on babylon from the book of. This is an example of recapitulation, a common literary device used in the book of revelation. China and north korea the red dragon in the book of revelation a bible prophecy and new age analysis here i will show why a series of events called the end time events, described in the bibles book of revelation are now occurring, and why an evil dictator called the antichrist will likely rise to power in russia, and that this russian dictator will i think enter into. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. He leads the angelic heavenly army into battle against the dragon 12. The armies in white linen at the second coming are the previously raptured saints, and not the angels of god. In the book, the author painted a vivid picture of russia coming down to. Who are these four bound angels appointed for this task.
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