Revelation

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{BACKGROUND AND STRUCTURAL INFORMATION}
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  1. A Brief Introduction to the Book of Revelation - {PDF Copy}
  2. Revelation - An Opened Book - {PDF Copy} - (In contrast to the book of Daniel, Revelation is an unsealed book)
  3. The Fourfold Division of Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (The book has four major literary divisions marked by John finding himself "in the spirit")
  4. Outline of the Second Division - (Revelation 4:1 - 16:21)
  5. The Isle of Patmos - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 1:9 - John was exiled to the Isle of Patmos for his testimony for Jesus)
  6. A Fellow Participant in the Tribulation and Kingdom - {PDF Copy} - (John identifies himself as a participant with the churches of Asia in the Tribulation, the Kingdom, and the Perseverance in Jesus)
  7. The Missing Seventy Weeks of Daniel - {PDF Copy} - (The book of Revelation never refers to the "Seventy Weeks" prophecy; a glaring omission)
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