The key to the book of revelation herbert w armstrong. Write a running verse by verse commentary of a chapter of your choice of the book of revelation should be at least 3 pages 3. There have been men throughout ages that have wanted to be as god. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of revelation. Yet this book is the very key to understanding of all the prophecies. Biblical numerics are appropriate for the saints to study. And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Revelation made clear bible study in the book of revelation. And i saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. You will behold the great unveiled vision of john, given 1900 years ago. This is an informational chapter from the little book that tells us about the last gentile world political and world religious power and the men that lead them just before the return of jesus christ.
Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. Revelation chapter coffmans commentary of the new. This is the revelation of a mystery, not the mystery itself. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. There is perhaps no more misunderstood book of the bible than revelation. At one point in time, i was teaching an adult sunday school class. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of. Chapter 1 introduction to the history of the church during the 2 000 years of the church ages christ is the alpha and omega, the beginning and the ending, the first and the last the whole focus of this chapter is on the central character, jesus christ. Read our study on the th chapter of revelation to get more insight into this. During the normal quarterly rotation, the focus switched to the study of the book of revelation. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea.
The antichrist is fatally wounded in the head, but somehow, miraculously recovers. This is not speaking of a type of antichrist, but the antichrist. Study revelation using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. This fabulous revelation reveals the past, the present, and the future.
Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 4. Outline and overview of the book from the walk series. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelationchapter. Revelation made clear walks through the book of revelation looking for the clearest and most natural understanding of the book. See how much you learned about the thirteenth chapter of revelation with this interactive quiz. Your score results are displayed on the page immediately. Revelation revised standard version rsv the first beast. Relates to the things which are, that is, the then present state of the church, and contains the epistle of john to the seven churches, and his account of the appearance of the lord jesus, and his direction to the apostle to write what he beheld, ch. Up to this point weve covered topics through revelation chapter, verse 10, which is the vision of a beasts rising out of the sea and which obviously includes all of the four beasts that daniel had a vision of, all rolled into one, because it has the characteristics of all four. David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast rising from the sea, making war against the saints. Read through the book of the revelatuion twice by the end of the semester 2. Although its visions often seem bizarre to the western reader, fortunately the book provides a number of clues for its own interpretation e. I encourage you to bring your insights to class to share with others. Revelation made simple and easy to understand this last book of the bible bears the title revelation, meaning, unveiling, yet, it presents visions of.
If the bible as a whole is the book that nobody understands except the very elect, certainly the revelation is the one book in the bible least understood of all. The views on the meaning of the number 666 are almost as numerous as the number of commentaries written on the book of revelation. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. Revelation is apocalyptic, a kind of writing that is highly symbolic. In our previous studies we have seen that revelation chapter 1.
We are also told that this beast has amazing authority over all peoples and tribes, and they worshipped him. This is definitely not going to be your daddys study on the book of revelation. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. In this teaching session pastor dave draws clear distinctions between those who. The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. It aligns perfectly and illuminates magnificently the prophecies of daniel, ezekiel, isaiah, and other hebrew prophets. The revelation is the only prophetic book of the nt and it is the keystone of the word of god. I am wondering if you are considering writing a daniel and revelation verse by verse commentary, it would be very helpful to people like me who also run groups teaching these two books.
In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. And if any even of these make shipwreck of the faith, he will blot them out of his book. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The name of these only is written in the lambs book of life.
Study the bible online using commentary on revelation and more. Revelation chapter kjv king james version 666 is the papacy. Its 370 pages include an indepth 85page introduction to the apocalypse, paragraphbyparagraph discussion of the text, chapter overviews, essays on special topics, and over a hundred charts and over fifty illustrations. It is to be remembered, too, that the description given us of the power of the beast is a mocking caricature of the power of christ, and his rule is universal. The holy scriptures start with a revelation on the past genesis 1 and they end with a revelation on the future. Physically attend at least 80% of all classes unless given special permission by. Beasleymurray, the book of revelation greenwood, south carolina. For an adequate understanding of revelation, the reader must recognize that it is a distinct kind of literature. The transition to the fourth chapter of the book of revelation. Revelation the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Much prophetic discussion surrounds the technology of the mark of the beast, i. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his throne and much authority. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world.
The dragon in chapter 12 had seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads 12. Some think the number represents one of the roman emperors, like nero, caligula or titus, or some historical figure like hitler, mussolini, or even napoleon. Revelation explained verse by verse, chapter by chapter. The revelation is a very solemn book speaking much about divine judgments but it is also a. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. Bible study lesson sheets these are lessons designed for either a class or personal study. John sees fiercelooking beasts that represent degenerate earthly kingdoms controlled by satanthe devil works miracles and deceives men.
The key to understanding the specific meaning of the ten horns and seven heads of the beast of revelation chapter is an image of the wild beast identified later in revelation a brightred beast that has seven heads and ten. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. The book of revelation chapter thirteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to notice two beasts satan would use in making war against the saints 2 to offer an explanation consistent with the context in which the revelation was written as to the identity of the two beasts summary this chapter reveals two agents the dragon satan would. 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. Julius caesar would have been one, hitler would have been another. Part 21 of pastor daves teaching on the book of revelation. Our current study is a versebyverse walk through the book of revelation. Yet it has a clear message for all who would devote themselves to its pages. Certain numbers are used symbolically in the bible. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a.
He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. Revelation, the th chapter of the final book in the bible, begins by describing a beast rising out of the sea. Choose the chapter in the revelation of jesus christ you would like to study. Appreciate the imagery and enjoy the drama as it unfolds in the book. Overview this is a fulllength commentary on the book of revelation.