Revelation Info

Editor: David Maas
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{EN FRANÇAIS}
  1. Desceller le Livre - {PDF} - (Daniel reçut l'ordre de sceller le Livre, mais l'ange envoyé par Jésus ordonna à Jean de ne PAS le faire puisque la saison est là - Apocalypse 22: 10)
  2. Les Destinataires de l'Apocalypse - {PDF} - (Le Livre de l'Apocalypse est adressé à sept congrégations situées dans la province romaine d'Asie au premier siècle)

{IN ENGLISH}
  1. Unsealing the Scroll - {PDF Copy} - (Daniel was commanded to seal the Scroll, but the angel sent by Jesus commanded John NOT to do so since the season is now – Revelation 22:10)
  2. Introduction to Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (The book of Revelation is an account of the visions received by John while in exile on the Isle of Patmos)
  3. Fourfold Structure - {PDF Copy} - (The book has four major literary divisions marked by John finding himself "in the spirit")
  4. Patmos - {PDF Copy} - (John was exiled to Patmos because of his testimony – A fellow participant in the Tribulation and Perseverance in Jesus - Revelation 1:9)
  5. Common Errors of Interpretation - {PDF Copy} - (The real-life relevance of Revelation is easily lost if we approach the book with incorrect presuppositions)
  6. Provided Interpretations - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation communicates symbolically and provides many important interpretations of its images)
  7. The Recipients of Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (The Book of Revelation is addressed to seven congregations located in the Roman province of Asia in the first century A.D.)
  8. People of the Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (The Assembly is the battlefield where the final war is waged between the Lamb and the Ancient Serpent, the Devil)
  9. Call to Persevere - {PDF Copy} - (Through a series of seven beatitudes, Revelation summons believers to faithfulness despite hostility and persecution)
  10. Decoding Bible Prophecy - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the interpretive key that unlocks the Hebrew Scriptures, Bible prophecy, and the Mysteries of God)
  11. Literal vs Nonliteral - {PDF Copy} - (The Book of Revelation informs the reader from the start that it communicates visually and symbolically)
  12. Linear Chronological Sequence? - {PDF Copy} - (Are Revelation’s visions presented in chronological sequence?)
  13. John, A Fellow-Participant in the Kingdom - {PDF Copy} - (John functions as a surrogate for faithful believers, especially the seven churches of Asia)
  14. The Missing Seventy Weeks - {PDF Copy} - (The book of Revelation does not apply the Seventy Weeks to any of its images or chronologies)
  15. Understanding the Times - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus of Nazareth, the Crucified One, is the interpretive key that unlocks the Hebrew Scriptures and unveils the Unseen God)

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