Questions tagged [revelation]
The book of Revelation is the last book of the canonical New Testament. (This tag is NOT for questions about the revelation of God's will/plan/instruction in general).
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I (Jesus) also will keep you (Philadelphia Church) from the hour of testing.... Rev, 3:10. Keep from *what* exactly?
Many a theologian, past and present, will have us believe that the messages to the 7 "First Century" churches are indeed relevant to today's ecclesiology. One would hope, therefore, that we ...
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What makes the prophetic book of Rev.5:1-5 so unique that ONLY Jesus could open it? [duplicate]
This question uses the exact scripture of Rev.5:1-5 as my first question, but I am writing a totally new question because my original question focused on John the writer of Revelation and why he was ...
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In Rev. Ch.5:1-5 John is weeping much and only Jesus is worthy to open the book. If John wrote Revelation why could he not look at it?
Rev. Ch5:1-6 has always intrigued me as to why John is weeping. If the book in the Father's hand is Revelation (which the seven seals indicate) why could John not open or look on the book he was ...
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Why are the seven thunders of Rev.10:4 sealed and what was their message? [duplicate]
When you say this is opinionated you will be right. Rev.10:4 has been previously discussed and that is also true, but no conclusion was reached. Some of the previous discussion had great merit. I ...
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What does “come out” mean in revelation 7:14?
Revelation 7:14 NASB
“I said to him, “My Lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the ...
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Could the "7 Thunders" be in reference to the "7 Bowls" of God's wrath, which are heralded by way of the "7th Trumpet"? Rev, 10:3,4
As John has already written about the first 6 trumpet blasts, there can only be 1 more trumpet blast to come, which is to herald God's ultimate wrath, by way of the pouring out of the bowls of His ...
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Does the Times of the Gentiles also include the rise of Islam? [closed]
Up until the Islamic faith was founded by Mohammed in 630AD - there was only Christianity and Paganism. Bear in mind that in Biblical days and even after, there were only two groups of people - Jews ...
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How do we “buy” from Jesus in Revelation 3:18?
Revelation 3:18 NASB
“I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not ...
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What is the “little power” in Revelation 3:8?
Revelation 3:8
“‘I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.”
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In Matthew 28:18 is Jesus making a statement about His deity which is developed further by Paul and in Revelation?
In his book Christ Before Creeds, Jeff Deuble states "the Trinitarian construct has some inherent scriptural or logical inconsistencies and contradictions which cannot be easily ignored."1 ...
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Revelation 5:10 'reign' or 'will reign' and why (manuscript variation)?
Revelation 5:10 NIV
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth. (NIV adds a footnote: some manuscripts 'they reign')
Revelation 5:10 ASV
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Translation of Revelations 21:24
While doing a word study on sōzō, I noticed that most translations of Revelation 21:24, do not include the word “saved”
(ASV) *And the nations shall walk amidst the light
Only (13) translations use ...
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Does Revelation actually imply that the "stars" hit the ground or only that they fall towards it?
Revelation 6:13 ESV
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale.
καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἔπεσαν εἰς τὴν γῆν, ὡς συκῆ βάλλει τοὺς ...
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What is the two-sided seven sealed scroll?
I’m seeing numerous answers regarding this, but not one of them includes Isaiah 28/29.
What is on the seven-sealed two-sided scroll?
What if not His own Word, would be in God’s Right Hand?
A double-...
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Who does the Bible say the Two Olive Trees and Two Lampstands (Two Witnesses) are?
When I hear people ask who the Two Witnesses are, responses often jump to Moses and Elijah, Enoch and Elijah, Zechariah, Haggai, and others guesses. It seems to me the Bible tells us who the Two ...
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Pretrib or prewrath based on a correct understanding of Revelation 6:17?
Revelation 6:17 NIV
For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?
According to BSBGrk INT (Bible software program "The Word") "has come" is an Aorist Indicative ...
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The Son of man coming with the clouds or on a horse?
There are at least three different appearances by Jesus in the end times;
And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then
all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will ...
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Are there notable word-frequency patterns in wider Scripture, excluding Revelation?
Richard Bauckham in The Climax Of Prophecy , Studies on the Book of Revelation (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1993), 30. [Online at the Internet Archive, free registration] observes that John ...
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Revelation: Why might John use word frequency patterns - do they to convey hermeneutic meaning?
Richard Bauckham observes how John uses certain words and phrases either four times, seven times, or two times, along with certain multiples, such as fourteen and twenty-eight. Gregory K. Beale ...
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Thoughts on the mark of the beast in Revelation 13:18, ESV. Already took place? [closed]
There are lots of people who believe that the mark of the beast is always a future thing we will endure. However, those in the Amillennialist and Preterist view tend to believe this took place during ...
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It seems like all major events in the life of Jesus/Yeshua happened on biblical holy days, is this true for the fall festivals as well? [closed]
Passover, of course, is when Jesus/Yeshua was crucified, announcing the keeping of this day now called “the Supper of the Lamb” or communion. Next is Pentecost or Shavuot where the book of Ruth is ...
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If Dan, 12:1-3, truly follows on in close proximity to the death of Antiochus IV in Dan, 11:45, then what are we to discern of those now living again?
In Dan,10:21, the angel (most likely Gabriel) starts to tell Daniel about the writing of truth and of his very close association with Michael (the Archangel), in fighting the angelic forces, ...
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What evidence is there that the "woman" in Revelation 12 refers to Israel / the Church?
A recent question (Did any of the Early Church Fathers believe that Revelation 12:1-5 is about the Virgin Mary?) asks about early identification of the woman in Revelation 12, which Roman Catholics ...
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Revelation 20:1-3 Satan bound
I don’t see anywhere else in scripture that there will be a 1000-year earthly kingdom where Christ reigns except in Revelation 20:4.
So why is Satan bound, if the world from the last bowl judgment is ...
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How does "Neither will I ever again strike down" Genesis 8:21 compare with "strike down the nations" Rev' 19:15?
Genesis 8:21 (ESV, emphasis added)
And when the LORD smelt the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart ...
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What does it mean that the temple of the tabernacle was opened in Revelation 15:5? Does it have any correlation to the Old Testament?
What is the temple of the tabernacle of testimony alluding to in Revelation 15:5
And after these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of
the testimony in heaven was opened.
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What does saraph mean? "a fiery serpent" "animal" "dragon" or "seraphim (angel)"
Does anyone know what saraph שָׂרָ֥ף means? It is sometimes translated as "fiery serpent" but this word הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים, sharing the same root is also translated as "fiery" (serpent)...
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What is the meaning of placing a sign on the chest?
A priest wears on his chest a breastplate, and inscribed on it are the precious gemstones of the twelve tribes of Israel. In the visions of John called the book of revelation one wears on his chest ...
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Confusing NLT translation of Revelation 12:11
The NLT translation goes like this:
And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much
that they were afraid to die.
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What is the original language for Revelation 13:16-17?
Does the original language in Revelation 13:16-17 mean 'on the right hand or forehead' or 'in the right hand or forehead'?
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How does Genesis 22:17 "the stars of heavens"tie to Rev. 6:13 when the stars fell to earth?
As the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed, and the Old Testament is the New Testament concealed, and as God's prophesies are revealed in the New Testament, then in light of Gen. 22:17 where ...
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Is the Mark of the Beast the Satanic imitation of Phylacteries (Dt. 6) and/or the 'Mark' of Ezek. 9
Note: This Question was inspired by a friend's report after she read 'Hebrew Insights from Revelation,'
by Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg and Pinchas Shir
In Det. 6, God instructs Moses to institute the ...
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How many "earthquakes" do we have in the book of Revelation?
In Revelation 6:12 we read that a "great earthquake" occurs. The Greek word here translated "earthquake" is seismos (G4578), and it appears 14 times in 12 verses in the NT. In ...
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Who sits on the throne?
How can we deduce who the one is who sits on the throne in Rev 4:2 & 8, the Father, the Son, or holy spirit?
All from the Berean Literal Bible
Rev 4:2
Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, ...
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From where does it come from, that the head and feet considered an enemy?
In the book of Genesis, it is said that he will crush your head and you will strike his heel and the creator will put enmity between her seed and his seed. Are the head and feet meant for an enemy in ...
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Could these passages be viewed as corollary referring to “Logos”? [closed]
John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that ...
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Is the Apocalypse of John in a separate GENRE of literature, different from the Law, Prophets, and Writings, or are they to be treated the same?
The writing of Old Testament prophetic books are considered by Conservative Christians to have ended 5 0r 6 centuries B.C. But the Apocalyptic genre is considered to have been "invented" in ...
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Are the Prophecies of Daniel to be interpreted with a different Hermeneutic than the Apocalypse of Revelation?
Many bible studies lump Daniel and Revelation together as Apocalyptic Literature. But if the conservative scholar's dating of these pieces of literature is correct, Daniel was written around the 5th ...
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Why did the bible called Jesus the first begotten of the dead when truly he was the first to come back from the dead? [duplicate]
Why was Jesus called the first begotten of the dead?
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
— 1 Corithians 15:20
And from Jesus Christ, who is the ...
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Does Revelation 20:14-15 contradict 1 Corinthians 15:26?
In 1 Corinthians 15:26, Paul writes (NKJV):
The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
Although death is the "last enemy," does Revelation portray "Death" as being destroyed ...
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Revelation 19:8 - who is speaking when?
In some translations, the second half of the verse is placed outside the quotation mark, while in other translations it is included inside the quotation mark.
For example:
English Standard Version
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In Revelation 16 who is the wrath of God being poured out on?
On who is the wrath of God being poured out on? Aren't the wicked harvested in revelation 14?
Rev 16:1 - Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the
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How can the second harvest in Revelation 14 be the unrighteous when in every other place it says the second harvest will be the righteous? [closed]
Matthew 13 and Revelation 14 contradict. Who are the grapes?
Matthew 13
The weeds/tares are gathered first and burned.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the ...
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In Revelation 15:2 why is the phrase "over his mark" missing in some translations?
The following text in the book of Revelation some translators have chosen to include this phrase whilst others have left it out
KJV Revelation 15 : 2
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Is the Covid-19 Vaccine the Mark of the Beast? [closed]
I'm surprised this question hasn't been asked yet on this site.
Revelation 13:16-17:
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and
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Is it Revelation 20:12 "the dead" is referring to verse 5 or something else?
I wonder what Revelation 20:12-14 is talking about in terms of "the dead". It seems they are different groups, but share a common label.
In ch20, how does "the dead" compare ...
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Seal on forehead according to Revelation 9:4
What kind of seal or mark and what would it look like? Revelation 9:4 talks about a seal on the forehead.
Revelation 9:4
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What’s the self awareness of Paul re his office of “Apostle of Gentiles”?
What’s the nature of the self awareness of Paul regarding his office of “Apostle of Gentiles”? Can we say that in Paul’s mind he is appointed the office singularly or exclusively as no one else can ...
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Who is the God referred to at Rev. 3:14?
Past discussions about whether the Lord Jesus Christ (the Amen) is a created being or the source of creation, have not to my knowledge significantly touched on this question which I think would ...
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Does Revelation 19:1 affirm some portion of Jesus prayer to the Father in Matthew 6?
Revelation 19:1 YLT
And after these things I heard a great voice of a great multitude in the heaven, saying, 'Alleluia! the salvation, and the glory, and the honour, and the power, is to the Lord our ...
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