Lets start with tom horn, chris putnam, chuck missler, dr. Christs letters to churches in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum and thyatira. Revelation, new international version niv the bible app. Revelation chapter matthew henry complete commentary. Take a look at the basic structure of the book of revelation. He shall cause also that a golden image of antichrist shall be placed in the temple at jerusalem, and that the apostate angel should enter, and thence utter voices and oracles. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. We must now look at this chapter section by section in more detail. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise.
The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. The star was given the key to the shaft of the abyss. Response to dr michael heiser and rev12 revelation 12 daily. Sep 20, 2016 welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. Revelation 9 the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, bible.
The book deals with the afflictions, tribulations and ultimate salvation of gods people and emphasizes that gods vengeance will come upon his enemies. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Revelation kjv and i stood upon the sand of the sea, bible. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns.
It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. This beast looked like a leopard, but it had bears feet and a lions mouth. Revelation holman christian standard bible hcsb the beast from the sea. Even though nations may agree on few things, they unite in their determination to maintain their authority rather than submit to the rule of gods kingdom. F78 the true answer has to be rome reincarnated with the new incarnation exercising all the authority of the first revelation. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. Revelation english standard version esv the first beast and i saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. We see antichrists rise and reign, ruindeadly wound and the healing of this wound which is his resurrection and restoration. Book of revelation for dummies cheat sheet dummies. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1. It ascends out of the sea, that is, from the turbulent masses of mankind that are the source of human governments. The revelation is a very solemn book speaking much about divine judgments but it is also a wonderful book in which we find the completion of gods ways up to eternal glory.
Book of revelation chapter receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last. The book of revelation, chapter offers free online access to study passages and verses contained in the holy scriptures of the douay rheims version of the. This is an informational chapter from the little book that tells us about the last gentile world political and world religious power and the men that lead them just before the return of jesus christ. In the second place, the adoption of this method seems to have been a consequence upon the interpretation of the words, number of a man, as meaning a number to be calculated. Revelation chapter explained book of revelation each. The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. John tells us definitively that this number is to be taken symbolically.
Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. Revelation we have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. Revelation image of the beast the case of the haunted. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. As we have observed throughout our study of revelation, the numbers are to be taken symbolically unless the context demands otherwise. Revelation beast, false prophet, 42 months, 666 explained. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible.
He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. On his horns were 10 diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names. The description of the beast is found in revelation chapters thirteen and seventeen. Only this view does justice to revelation s claim to be prophecy and interprets the book by the same grammaticalhistorical method as chapters 1 3, and the rest of. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to. Revelation chapter coffmans commentary of the new. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. Revelation the beast out of the sea 1 the dragon a stood on the shore of the sea. In verse 4, the beast is worshiped by the world alongside the dragon that gave it authority. It seems most natural to suppose that the voice is that of the angel who directs the visions of st.
The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. Jesus himself said to beware of false prophets who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves matthew 7. Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. Satan causes his false prophet to appear like a meek and gentle lamb when in reality he has the heart of a destroyer.
Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of revelation in the bible new international version. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword. David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast rising from the sea, making war against the saints. The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. As with all prophecies the revelation also is not easily understood. The book of revelation, chapter offers free online access to study passages and verses contained in the holy scriptures of the douay rheims version of the catholic bible. And written on each head were names that blasphemed god. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. The last days of babylon, chapter 23, the beast and his mark. Revelation commentary william barclays daily study bible. Preterists understand the book exclusively in terms of its firstcentury setting, claiming that most of its events have already taken place. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of the.
Inscriptions have been found in ephesus in which nero is called almighty god and savior. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of. If it could possibly be anything other than what we have pointed out, let someone identify it. John saw it rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. This summary of the book of revelation provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of revelation. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his throne and much authority. Commentary for revelation a wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power.
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. Revelation commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. There will be no respite, night or day, for those who worship the beast or its statue or accept branding with its name. These are all of the chapters of the book of revelation. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The book of revelation chapter thirteen objectives in studying this chapter 1 to notice two beasts satan would use in making war against the saints 2 to offer an explanation consistent with the context in which the revelation was written as to the identity of the two beasts summary this chapter reveals two agents the dragon satan would.
A summary of each chapter in the book of revelation. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. It is difficult throughout chapter to distinguish between the composite beast kings and the singular beast antichrist. John nowhere else makes such use of a number, though numbers form a prominent feature of the book. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the antichrist and the false prophet. Historicists take it as describing the long chain of events from patmos to the end of history. Numerically, the number of the beast should have been 8.
Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea. Note here that the book of revelation does not assign a number to the rebel rev. This may involve a certain amount of repetition, but in a chapter so central and so difficult the repetition will make for clarity. I am explaining the entire chapter mostly just to tell you about the image of the beast described in revelation. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. 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. The antichrist is fatally wounded in the head, but somehow, miraculously recovers.
Interpreters of revelation normally fall into four groups. The beast rising out of the sea with seven heads, ten horns, and ten crowns, revelation. What is the sevenheaded wild beast of revelation chapter. In johns vision he saw a beast rising up out of the sea. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore of. The beast coming out of the earth with two horns, deceiving the world by is false miracles, and causing every one to receive his mark in their right hand, revelation. Something to keep in mind as we look at this chapter. Those of us who believe that the events described in the book of revelation, chapter 12, are future, are in good company. If youre befuddled by the book of revelation in the bible, dont fret. Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible.
The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. Revelation , the th chapter of the final book in the bible, begins by describing a beast rising out of the sea. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. The beast from the seathen i stood on the sand of the sea. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. Revelation closes with a vision of the future restored paradise in the new heavens and the new earth where righteous dwell securely forever. The central purpose of this book is to bring us a revelation of jesus christ and his perfect redemption in all of humanity.
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