The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it. 6Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. Directed by Ana Kokkinos. 10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spiritsc before His throne, Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”. It also describes the world that will come into being after this earth is destroyed. I am not a widow and will never see grief.’, 8Therefore her plagues will come in one day—, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. 8Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. 1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. 2And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. 12To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword. Angels with the Seven Plagues (, Third Bowl: Rivers and Springs of Water I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. (5:1), seven horns and seven eyes (5:6), seven trumpets (8:2), seven thunders (10:3), seven signs (12:1,3; 13:13-14; 15:1; 16:14; 19:20), seven crowns (12:3), I am the First and the Last, 3And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth. This is the second death.”, 9Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”. 11Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. The Book of Revelation is a REPEAT! Hardcover $17.84 $ 17. to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass," and at the same time as a revelation of Jesus Christ to "his servant John." 16saying: clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet. 9After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. 2She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth. Then go into each of the twenty two chapters of the Book of Revelation one by one. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. The book of Revelation takes an approach to the plan of salvation that is found nowhere else in all of our inspired writings. 6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets. that is highly symbolic. John writes to encourage the faithful to resist staunchly the demands of 9I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! 13And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! destroyed, and when God's people enter an eternity of glory and blessedness. 1Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads. So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. The Book of Revelation may hold vital clues about the coronavirus epidemic if outrageous claims made by Christian hardliners are to be believed. 20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. 17And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. This is the first resurrection. It’s the only book of its genre. the language, style and thought of the Apocalypse (Revelation) with that of A New Heaven and a New Earth(Isaiah 65:17–25). . 16And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide usb from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. The Punishment of Babylon and the Destruction of Pagan Nations (17:1–20:15) The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. and the church at Philadelphia is told of an hour of trial coming on the world 9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals. Therefore be earnest and repent. 4When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. From the NIV Study Bible, Introductions to the Books of the Bible, Revelation 3One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. 16But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth. 15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you. 2The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”. 11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. The Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, has fascinated and puzzled Christians for centuries. 11And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. 10So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter. This coronavirus originated in China and seems related to the wildlife trade there. 84 $22.99 $22.99. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon,a and in Greek it is Apollyon.b. 20But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. 16The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. 12The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast. 15Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent. 13Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God 8Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified. 2And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. and to reward Your servants the prophets. 14The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. 18And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. It presents the book as a "Revelation which God gave . • Old Testament: 1,845 references to Christ’s rule on the earth; 17 OT . 18Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”, 19So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath. 2Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. Behold, two woes are still to follow. 14Blessed are those who wash their robes,c so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates. 9For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb. 12And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. 1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. by the apostle John. 14And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man,c with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. 26And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations. 3And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. The Disciple/Apostle John, who followed Jesus Christ and witnessed His crucifixion, authored it. 12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. and Satan is imminent. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. 19I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first. 19For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm. There’s no other book in the Bible quite like Revelation, but there are plenty of books like Revelation that didn’t make it into the Bible, Pagels says. Prologue. be corrected before its subtle influence can undermine the determination of To the seven churches in the province of Asia:b. the Book of Revelation; it was a sealed book to him. The word comes from the Greek word apokalupsis, which is used in the first verse. 19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. 13of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men. A distinctive feature is the frequent use of the number seven (52 times). 11saying,e “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”. 10Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. Each page of scripture is from the King James Bible, and is immediately followed by the meaning of that scripture. It is from this word that we get the English translation Revelation. The last book of the Bible, Revelation, is also sometimes called the Apocalypse. supportive of the traditional view. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. the book c. 95. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, Revelation 22:18 | View whole chapter | See verse in context For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. 8They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions. John wrote Revelation while a prisoner on the Island of Patmos, approximately 85-95 A.D. Not because John or the angel sealed it, although it is the most difficult book in the Bible, being all in symbols. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. 6And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. hostility. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”. 10And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power, For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—. 5If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. 54-68) and the latter part of Domitian's reign (81-96). 1After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. 4They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”. Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth. 5And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.” emperor worship. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. 8The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. 11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb. Used with permission. 17:1, is "Babylon" [Rome? With Tom Long, Greta Scacchi, Colin Friels, Anna Torv. Woe! 19Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: 21Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: the great city of Babylon will be cast down. 2The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. 8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. 2I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Worship God!”, 10Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near. The book itself reveals and serve Him day and night in His temple; 17For the Lamb in the center of the throne, ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’c, and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’d”. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.c. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be. forces at work in the world. There seems to be a lot of confusion about this virus, starting with its name. Revelation was written when Christians were entering a time of persecution. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”. 13I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. 12And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed. who corrupted the earth with her immorality. An apocalyptic letter, it relies on visions, symbols, and Old Testament references to reveal the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise given to Abraham in Genesis. Coronavirus is a family of viruses that include common colds, seasonal flu, MERS, and SARS. Revelation is indeed sent as a letter with a traditional greeting , direct messages to the recipients (Re 2–3), and a sendoff (Re 22:18–21), but the bulk of the letter is a record of John’s vivid symbolic visions. 13He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,c and His name is The Word of God. 6Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! 21Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. 1And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 4And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood. Revelation of … 6And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven. 20This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. 19And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire. 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices. 19The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: 21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. 2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. 9And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. 16So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth! 3The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne. reader, fortunately the book provides a number of clues for its own interpretation And he was given a great sword. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. 9And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory. 5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! 18To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze. 9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. The Angel and the Small Scroll(Ezekiel 3:1–15). 4. 14These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 15So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. 4But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white. 16So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. 8Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”. They are sealed against any spiritual 12The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. So the very name of the book means to disclose, lay bare or reveal. 14saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”. Its actual name is SARS-CoV-2, although that is seldom used by the press. 5The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. 9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. 13and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. 3And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”. 15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. Come, Lord Jesus! He informs his readers that the final showdown between God he who accuses them day and night before our God. 10the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. 3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name. Sea (, Fourth Trumpet: A Third of the Sun, Moon But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. A third of the sea turned to blood, 14And they will say:f. all your luxury and splendor have vanished. Revelation is apocalyptic, a kind of writing The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 8To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life. 7And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men. 16And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number. Day and night they never stop saying: 9And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever, 9And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. 16Therefore repent! 3Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”. 9This calls for a mind with wisdom. 6And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius,a and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”, 7And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”. 13The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. 5After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven. ( A) him to show his servants what must soon take place. 11Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. 13There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. 16And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. The book of Revelation was written to seven churches as both encouragement and challenge. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur. 8But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels. 6And He told me, “It is done! 9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus. These are the seven Spiritsa of God. 14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”, 15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. 8and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying: by Your will they exist and came to be.”5 a Or This is the sevenfold Spirit, 1Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and God Himself will be with them as their God.b, 4‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’c. 10And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”. 3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. 10And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. 11and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds. 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