The Book of Revelation

Introduction

The book of Revelation is one of the most fascinating books of the Bible that a Christian can study. Many believers shun reading this letter from Jesus Christ to us because of the difficulty in understanding the symbolic language of the book. However, we must understand that God has given us the entire Bible to read and study. He would not give us anything that could not be understood.

Author: John, the Beloved Apostle, was the penman. The main credit for authorship must go to Jesus Christ.

Date: John was banished to the Isle of Patmos during the time of the Roman emperor Domitian about 95 A.D.

Purpose: To encourage the churches that were undergoing persecution at that time. They were shown that in the end, God would triumph over Satan and all that is evil.

Note: The word Revelation is singular, not plural. The word in the original Greek, apocalypse means, “unveiling.” Even though there are fifteen visions in this book, it is one unveiling of one Person, Jesus Christ.

Views of Eschatology:

Preterist view – “amillenialist” – believe most of the book of Revelation has been fulfilled in past events such as the downfall of the Roman Empire.

Futurist view – “Premillenialist” – believe the prophecy is related entirely to events to yet take place in connection with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

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Your teacher holds the premillenialist viewpoint and will teach from that standpoint. However, amillenial explanations may be referred to from time to time.

Questions:

1. Revelation is a __________________ to us from _____________ ____________.

2. Many are afraid to study the book because of its ________________ language.

3. _______________ was the human author; _________________ was the divine author.

4. The date of writing of the book is about ___________ A.D.

5. The word Revelation means “________________”

6. The basic purpose of the book of Revelation was to _______________ the churches.

7. The Preteristi or “_____________________” view puts Revelation as already happened in the past.

8. The Futurist or “____________________” view puts Revelation as yet to happen in the future.