Revelation
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I must admit Revelation 20 has caused great controversy among many sincere believers, and so i approach this chapter with much prayer. Chapter 20 is obviously related to chapters 19, 21, and 22. I personally see it as being in chronological order although some sections of the book have not been in chronological order. The…
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“Then I saw the heavens thrown open,…” (Rev. 19:11-16) Now this idea of ‘throwing open the heavens’, it’s a perfect passive verb which means God did it. It remains that way, and we’ve seen that back in chapter 4:1; 11:19; 15:5. It may be an Old Testament allusion to Ezekiel 1:1, for much of the…
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(Rev. 19:7-10) In verse 7, it says “Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb…” – this is the first time this has been mentioned specifically, and the idea of the ‘marriage of the Lamb’ is a very beautiful concept that goes back to the…
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g. It seems to me it relates to Jesus’ prayer in Matthew 6:10 where ‘God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. God is Creator. He is owner. He is sovereign, and ultimately His will is going to permeate His whole creation.
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And the background of course is the worship of those national gods (beast worship). The businessmen (merchants) of the earth have grown rich from the wealth and luxury; and this seems to be the basic lure of this society.
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(Revelation 17:15-18) Verses 15 through 18 of Revelation chapter 17 is a very specific prophecy about the disunity of the forces of evil, and the certainty of the fulfillment of God’s promises to His persecuted people. Here the ‘waters’ are interpreted as being multitudes peoples over whom she rules. And the ‘wild beast’ has ‘ten…
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(cf. Revelation 17:7-14) Now, “And the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. He’s going to describe the woman what he describes as the wild beast. Now, notice what…
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When it says, “MOTHER OF HARLOTS”, that implies to me there’s not just one historical focus, but many. Although Rome is the obvious immediate background, there are other backgrounds.
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Chapters 17 to 20 of the book of Revelation depict the mighty triumph of God over evil. Even from the opening pages of John’s book God’s sovereignty is invariably emphasized, and this has considerably been a great comfort for the hurting believers of the first century Christianity. Evil may seem to appear strong but, it…
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(cf. Rev. 16:17-21) Notice if you would that there was thundering and lightning in the great city. Several times the book of Revelation seems to refer to the great city, to Rome. Some refer it to Jerusalem, based on chapter 11:8. But even there i think it’s really an allusion to the place of judgement…