Biblical Literature Lecture 11 Apocalyptic Literature

7/30/2019 Biblical Literature Lecture 11 Apocalyptic Literature

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Apocalyptic Literature

RELG 201

Claflin University

Dr. Battle

Assyrian Cherubim: Assurbanipal s Palace, Nineveh, Courtesy

of the Calaway Museum Pictures


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Apocalyptic Literature in the Bible

Revelation

Daniel 7-11Elements of Ezekiel

Assyrian Cherubim: Assurbanipal s Palace, Nineveh, Courtesy of the

Calaway Museum Pictures


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Apocalyptic Literature A distinctive type of

religious literature that can

be identified by commonthemes and elements that

are combined with avisionary presentation.




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Common Themes A dramatization of the conflict between

Good and Evil.

Dualism

Overpowering evil forces that oppressesthe righteous.

A decisive divine intervention rescues therighteous.

A vivid description of divine judgment.

A revealing of hidden realities.

Assyrian Cherubim: Assurbanipal s Palace, Nineveh,

Courtesy of the Calaway Museum Pictures


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Apocalyptic Elements A vision that is immediately written

Revelatory content: Descriptions of

spiritual realms, judgments, secret of

ages, and so forth

Deterministic view of history

Numerology


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Apocalyptic Vision Written to the minds eye.

Highly Symbolic

Symbols heighten certain details.

Symbols obscure other details.

There is a lot unsaid.




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Apocalyptic WarningI warn everyone who hears the

words of the prophecy of this book: ifanyone adds to them, God will add to him

the plagues described in this book, and ifanyone takes away from the words of thebook of this prophecy, God will take awayhis share in the tree of life and in the holy

city, which are described in this book.(Revelation 22:18-19 ESV)

Assyrian Cherubim: Assurbanipal s Palace, Nineveh, Courtesy of

the Calaway Museum Pictures


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Matthew 24:36-39 ESV

But concerning that day and hour no oneknows, not even the angels of heaven, northe Son, but the Father only. For as were thedays of Noah, so will be the coming of the

Son of Man. For as in those days before theflood they were eating and drinking, marryingand giving in marriage, until the day whenNoah entered the ark, and they were

unaware until the flood came and swept themall away, so will be the coming of the Son ofMan.

Assyrian Cherubim: Assurbanipal sPalace, Nineveh, Courtesy of the



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Apocalyptic Literature

RELG 201

Claflin University

Dr. Battle




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ExercisesRevelation 5:1-5

Revelation 8

Assyrian Cherubim: Assurbanipal s Palace,

Nineveh, Courtesy of the Calaway Museum

Pictures

Jan & Hubert van Eyck: Agnus

Dei, Ghent Altar 1432


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ExercisesRevelation 5:1-5



Pictures

Jan & Hubert van Eyck: Agnus

Dei, Ghent Altar 1432


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ExercisesRevelation 8



Pictures


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Eschatologies

RELG 201

Claflin University

Dr. Battle




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Exegesis versus Eisegesis Most Interpreters of Revelation use pre-

set theological frameworks.

Dispensationalism

Postmillennialism

Amillennialism

(ESV Stud y B ible2455-2460)

Assyrian Cherubim: Assurbanipal s Palace, Nineveh, Courtesy of theCalaway Museum Pictures


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Premillennial Diagram

Tribulation Millennial ReignPresent Church Age


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Pre-tribulation Rapture Christ raptures the Church before the

Tribulation and returns to set up His

kingdom after the Tribulation.

Tribulation Millennial Reign


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Postmillennial Diagram

Millennium

Church Age Eternal Kingdom


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Amillennial Diagram

This Age

The Age to Come

Church AgeFully Consummated


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Apocalyptic WarningI warn everyone who hears the

words of the prophecy of this book: ifanyone adds to them, God will add to him

the plagues described in this book, and ifanyone takes away from the words of thebook of this prophecy, God will take awayhis share in the tree of life and in the holy

city, which are described in this book.(Revelation 22:18-19 ESV)

Assyrian Cherubim: Assurbanipal s Palace, Nineveh, Courtesy ofthe Calaway Museum Pictures


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Matthew 24:36-39 ESV

But concerning that day and hour no oneknows, not even the angels of heaven, northe Son, but the Father only. For as were thedays of Noah, so will be the coming of the

Son of Man. For as in those days before theflood they were eating and drinking, marryingand giving in marriage, until the day whenNoah entered the ark, and they were

unaware until the flood came and swept themall away, so will be the coming of the Son ofMan.

Assyrian Cherubim: Assurbanipal s

Palace, Nineveh, Courtesy of the

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