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The Greek name of the Bible book of Revelation, A·po·kaʹly·psis (apocalypse), means “Uncovering” or “Disclosure.”. 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. Many of its prophecies are yet to be fulfilled.
Revelation—Outline of Contents. A chapter-by-chapter summary of the Bible book of Revelation. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Revelation was written by the apostle John in about 96 C.E. While the book of Genesis tells how Paradise was lost, Revelation tells how Paradise will be regained.
The two witnesses (1-13) Prophesying 1,260 days in sackcloth (3) Killed and left unburied (7-10) Brought to life after three and a half days (11, 12) Second woe past, third coming (14) The seventh trumpet (15-19) Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ (15) Those ruining the earth will be brought to ruin (18)
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Each time the Bible mentions New Jerusalem, it is said to come down from heaven, where angels guard the city’s gates. (Revelation 3: 12; 21: 2, 10, 12) Also, the city’s great size proves that it could not be on earth. It is a cube measuring “12,000 stadia,” or “furlongs,” around. a (Revelation 21:16; King James Version) Its sides ...
Revelation 21:4—“He Will Wipe Away Every Tear”. “He will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”—. Revelation 21:4, New World Translation. “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more ...
The wild beast with seven heads introduced at Revelation 13:1 represents the worldwide political system. It has authority, power, and a throne, which point to its being a political entity. — Revelation 13:2. It rules over “every tribe and people and tongue and nation,” so it is greater than a single national government.
13 The book of Revelation informs us that God’s people would be persecuted in our day —“the Lord’s day.”. Revelation chapter 12 mentions that war breaks out in heaven immediately following the birth of God’s Kingdom. Michael —the glorified Jesus Christ— and his armies fight against Satan and the demons.
The Rejoicing of Revelation 11:10. In his book Preachers Present Arms, published in 1933, Ray H. Abrams refers to the clergy’s bitter opposition to the Bible Students’ book The Finished Mystery. He reviews the clergy’s endeavors to rid themselves of the Bible Students and their “pestilential persuasion.”
The book of Revelation is presented “in signs,” or symbols. (Revelation 1:1) So it is reasonable to conclude that the heaven and the earth that are mentioned in this verse are not literal but symbolic. Moreover, figurative “new heavens” and “new earth” are mentioned in other Bible verses as well. (Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; 2 Peter 3:13 ...