Apostle John
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(read Rev. 6:9-11) The first 4 seals have had to do with happenings on earth, now comes the question what’s happening in heaven? In verse 9, “And when He opened the 5th seal, and i saw underneath the altar…” – the altar has been much discussion among commentators. Is this the altar of sacrifice or…
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(cf. Rev. 8:1-5) And He broke the seventh seal, Him being Jesus. Jesus breaks the first seven seals, but angels are the instrumentalities for the seven trumpets and the seven bowls. And there was silence in heaven for about 30 minutes. This ‘silence’ has been greatly disputed. Some of the rabbis say that there was…
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(Revelation 1:1-20) Prologue Chapter 1 of the book of Revelation gives us a beautiful picture of the glorified Christ, which sets the stage for each of the letter to the seven churches. This shows us something about how Christ has dealt with martyrdom and persecution as an example for them to follow. Let’s look at…
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The Book of Revelation is one of the most intriguing and complex writings found in the Bible, traditionally believed to be penned by a man named John. In the text itself, John identifies himself four times (see Revelation 1:1, 1:4, 1:9, 22:8). While it’s commonly thought to be written by John the Apostle, scholars occasionally…