The revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servantsthings which must shortly take place. As he sat on the mount of olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age. The events of revelation are the events that occur in the book of revelation of the new testament. Coronavirus is tip of the iceberg bible prophecy of. Most chapter studies below contain a versebyverse commentary. The end of the world is at hand if bizarre christian prophecies about the coronavirus and locust swarms are to be believed. John wrote revelation while a prisoner on the island of patmos, approximately 8595 a. The book of revelation is the final book of the bible in which john the apostle outlined his visions of the end times.
Sarah king, a founder of a bird rescue group that sent a staffer to the incident, said the scene looked like a horror movie. The shortterm, but powerful fall of the best known american stock index, at the beginning of this year, has caused global effects, determining many people to think of a new crisis. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. The book of revelation was written sometime around. A series of visions, each one leading into the next. Book of revelations 3 population reduction predictions. But dont mistake this scenario for a mere action sequence. Revelation then becomes merely a collection of stories designed to teach spiritual truth. Its based on the war of gog and magog, a biblical conflict prophesied in the book of. He shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka.
He wrote his prophecies in such vague terms that people. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. John takes great pains to emphasize that we are responsible to keep the sayings of the book of revelation. Balancing their predictions are interviews with scientists who examine the phenomenon in a different light and scholars who chronicle the long, rich history of end of the world movements. Take a look at the basic structure of the book of revelation. The book of revelation is a book written to reveal the future, and jesus christ is the one who does the revealing. Seven prophecies that must be fulfilled before jesus. Revelations 3 population reduction predictions the book of revelation massive global population reduction is the key to correctly confirm the start of revelation.
Does the book of revelations predict anything about the future of the church and its relationship with science. The final chapters of revelation gave hope to christians facing persecution from outside the church and from factions within the church that were dissenting from. Throughout chapters eight and nine, he prophesies milestones, or seals, that marks the end of days. I hope that you can see from the above biblical signs of the end times that our generation is truly living in the last days, nearing the second coming of christ jesus. This morning search terms consisted mainly of dead birds looking for the news report, but by early afternoon to late evening the search terms changed into dead birds in the bible, apocalypse, dead birds in the book of revelation, birds falling on new years biblical, birds dropping from the sky bible. Many christian evangelists and conspiracy theorists believe these events are already.
Soon i plan to update some of these posts, especially those pertaining to the beast of revelation. This view also ignores revelations prophetic character and, if carried to its logical conclusion, severs the book from any connection with actual historical events. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. Massive global population reduction is the key to correctly confirm the start of the book of revelation. The book of revelation is unveiling the wars and plagues hunger, famine, radiation that will come to earth all because of money and power you will understand this if you think about it.
Alamongordo prophecies for 2020 and predictions 2021. Yet it has a clear message for all who would devote themselves to its pages. Predictions of the future prophecies of world events, for this and future years, year 2020, 2021, 2022, astrology, the king james version english bible code, comets, bible prophecy and the book of revelation. These are the socalled gnostic or apocryphal texts expunged by order of egyptian bishop athanasius in the 4th century c. The bibles book of revelation is basically a fever dream of epic proportions. Im going to propose what i think is a rather novel and perhaps disturbing interpretation of. The book of revelation doesnt mean what you think theres more to understanding this ancient book than you realize. Signs of the end times 2020 biblical end time prophecy. This book is written as an aid for pastors who want to preach through the book of revelation it might make a good gift for your pastor or your church library. Heres the big ol story behind the bibles book of revelation. Princeton religious scholar elaine pagels puts the new testaments last book in historical context.
The book of revelation explained takes you on a easy to understand and eyeopening journey through the book of revelation. In this view, the book contains neither historical allusions nor predictive prophecy. At times john seems to see a literal animal and describes it in the book, while at other times john uses an animal as a way to described what he sees an example is when john says he sees a lamb when he sees jesus. White is professor of classics and christian origins at the university of texas at austin, and acted as historical consultant for apocalypse. Does the book of revelation confirm the sequence of events of. The book of revelation may hold vital clues about the coronavirus epidemic if outrageous claims made by christian hardliners are to be believed. The book of revelation is the final book of the new testament, a stark account of the apocalypse and a. Evangelicals love donald trump for many reasons, but one of. In fact, the opening passage contains a blessing to everyone who reads, hears, and keeps the words of this prophecy. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later. The book of revelation, the final book of the new testament, has some of the most dramatic and frightening language in the bible. Many people alive today think that christs return is imminent. Apocalypticism was not a new phenomenon among christians. Revelations 3 global population reduction predictions.
The scripture reveals many terrible events that will supposedly precede the second coming of christ, including plagues, earthquakes and locust swarms. The herds of cattle are perplexed because there is no pasture for them. Holman christian standard bible then i saw an angel standing on the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying high overhead, come, gather together for the great supper of god, international standard version. Does the book of revelation predict the coronavirus. The book of revelation predictions of coming disaster. There is perhaps no more misunderstood book of the bible than revelation.
It describes in detail the events leading up to christs return, then tells us what will happen beyond that time. This page contains a list of our bible studies on the book of revelation, and how the prophecies in this book were fulfilled in the first century ad. God in a nutshell project is a news, real science, archaeology, ancient discovery, prophecy, torah, ancient text website. When all seven seals are opened, the seven trumpets of revelation documented in chapter. I just recently heard that the book of revelations predicts that eventually science will become so strong that it makes it seem as if it completely disproves religion, although this will not be the case, and god still will exist, and he did this all as a part of his plan to see who. The book of revelation or apocalypse is the last book of the new testament and of the bible and speaks of the end times. A 21st century interpretation of the book of revelation.
The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. The mighty angels of revelation 19 call the birds to feast the. Revelations revealed revealing revelations of what the bible actually says as a whole. In the book of revelation, the apocalyptic hopes of the early christian community find their clearest and most complete expression. Vultures having a comeback in israel kermit zarley patheos. A biblical preacher outrageously warned that 2020 could be the end of the world after wildly claiming several prophecies from the book of revelation have been fulfilled, meaning humanity is living. In the book of revelation, which contains an account of visions which symbolise and foretell what it says will happen in the future, it says. Good news seven prophecies that must be fulfilled before. In this day and age, we can corroborate how our planet is changing, meaning the earth cycles is upon us. However, johnsons book also serves as an excellent commentary and devotional book in its own right.
Revelation chapter 1 tev 1 this book is the record of the events that jesus christ revealed. Accordind to nostradamus predictions for 2020, we are on the verge of an imminent market crash. Be sure to look up and read these scriptures and surrounding passages in your bible. The revelation prophecy timeline david jeremiah blog.
I like morriss study on the book of revelation, which is part of the tyndale new testament commentaries. Previous generations have thought that jesus christ would return in their lifetimes, but they were proven wrong. Question about what the book of revelations predicts. When making a chart of the book of revelation i was surprised to see how many different animals are described throughout the book. I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea. The book of revelation, often called the book of revelations, revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation, or simply revelation, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words or the apocalypse, is the final book of the new testament, and therefore also the final book of the christian bible. It describes the fiery end of the world, and the book of revelation can be interpreted a lot of different ways. Then i saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, come, assemble for the great supper of god, so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. The imagery shows these armies have no hope of winning their battle against jesus christ. The literary genres of the book of revelation are an apocalypse, a prophecy, and an epistle or letter. Nostradamus, the french seer and prophet, understood that history repeats itself. In keeping with the set, his volume on revelation helps the general bible reader understand what the text says and means, without a.
The scripture reveals many terrible events that will supposedly precede the. Author elaine pagels includes here discussion of not only john of patmoss book of revelations, so wellknown from the new testament, but also discussion of the numerous revelation texts found at nag hammadi in upper egypt in 1945. For more end time signs and even more evidence that we are living in the last days, please see end of world signs. The discipleapostle john, who followed jesus christ and witnessed his crucifixion, authored it. Around 95ad, the apostle john wrote end time prophesies in the book of revelation. Understanding this critical part of biblical history will help us more fully comprehend a passage of scripture in the book of hosea, which is a prophecy about ephraim the multitude of nationsgreat britain and some of those nations that came out of her. I encourage you to bring your insights to class to share with others.
My last post is entitled where will the vultures gather. Top scientist predicts book of revelation god in a. The bible book of revelation with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. More and more people are making the connection to the dire predictions of the book of revelations.
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