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The Revelation A survey and overview of the last book

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The Revelation

A survey and overview of the last book

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"There are two kinds of people when it comes to interpreting Revelation: those

who agree with me completely and those who have not yet heard me

explain it."

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"There are two kinds of people when it comes to interpreting Revelation: those

who agree with me completely and those who have not yet heard me

explain it."

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Before we begin…

• Handouts• Q&A and Holdover Questions• Quizzes• Audio / Handouts / Slides / My Notes will be posted

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Some Resources / Sources

W. T. Russell D. A. CarsonWarren Gage Michael Kruger

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Lesson One:

There is only ONE Revelation!

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My Aim:

To make this book accessible!

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Outline• Introduction

– My Purpose– Canonicity and Attestation– Authorship and Dating– Approach to Interpretation– Literary Genre– Themes in the Book– Epistolary Purpose (Ch 1 and 22:6‐21)

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Outline• Reading The Revelation

– 1st Sequence ‐ The Seven Churches (Ch2‐3) – 2nd Sequence ‐ The Seven Seals (Ch4‐8:5) – 3rd Sequence ‐ The Seven Trumpets (8:6‐11:19) – 4th Sequence ‐ 3 Monsters and a Baby (12:1‐14:20) – 5th Sequence ‐ The Seven Plagues / Bowls (15:1‐16:21) 

– 6th Sequence ‐ The Fall of Babylon (17:1‐19:21) – 7th Sequence ‐ The Millennium and Satan's Defeat (20:1‐22:5) 

• Summary

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Canonicity and Attestation

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Canonicity and Attestation• B.W. Bacon was so impressed with Revelation’s initial reception that he was able to say, “There is no book in the entire New Testament whose external attestation can compare with that of Revelation, in nearness, clearness, definiteness, and positiveness of statement” 

• (The Making of the New Testament, 190)

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Canonicity and Attestation• Our evidence goes back as early as Papias (c.125) and also includes Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, the Muratorian Fragment, Hippolytus, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, and Origen.

• In addition, it is worth noting that almost every one of these church fathers accepted the book of Revelation on the same grounds, namely the belief that the apostle John, the son of Zebedee was the author.

‐Michael Kruger

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Authorship and Dating~69 AD?

~96 AD?

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My Journey

No Clue

Complete Mystery

Historicist

Preterist

Eclectic

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Roman / Liturgical

Idealist / Moralist

Futurist

Preterist

Historicist

Not the same as Millennial Position!

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Roman / Liturgical

Idealist / Moralist

Futurist

Preterist

Historicist

The Catholic Mass is taken in large part from Revelation.

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Roman / Liturgical

Idealist / Moralist

Futurist

Preterist

Historicist

The point of the book is found primarily in the 

themes, morals, and ethics without specific historical 

basis.

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Idealist / Moralist

Futurist

Preterist

Historicist

The Revelation is primarily about telling the future, especially the end of days.

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Roman / Liturgical

Idealist / Moralist

Futurist

Preterist

Historicist

The symbolism corresponds to specific, historical people 

and events.

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Roman / Liturgical

Idealist / Moralist

Futurist

Preterist

Historicist

The symbolism corresponds primarily to specific people and events before 70AD.

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Roman / Liturgical

Idealist / Moralist

Futurist

Preterist

Historicist

Eclectic

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Literary GenreIt was the best of times, 

it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age 

of foolishness…

Earth provides a comfortable and 

temperate environment for a wide variety of living organisms

The best part of waking up … is Folgers in your 

cup.

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Literary Genre

He set the earth on its foundations,so that it should never be moved. – Ps 104:5

After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land 

of Canaan.     Gen 23:19

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. 

Isa 11:6

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What Genre is Revelation?

The revelation of Jesus Christἀποκάλυψις Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

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What Genre is Revelation?

The revelation of Jesus Christἀποκάλυψις Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

“Apocalypsis”The Apocalypse

Genre = Apocalyptic

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Apocalyptic Prophecy• Dream Sequences, not previewed timeline• Order of vision may or may not = order of events

• High Symbolism – representative, not actual• Fluid Symbolism • Angelic hosts/guides• Presents Divine Perspective• Eschatological Dualism 

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Parallelism / Recapitulation

Revelation = 7 Progressive Recapitulations

John

LUKE

MARK

MATTHEW

GospelGospel

Gospel

Gospel

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Themes• Numbers• Old Testament Allusions• Divinity of Jesus• Dual Persecution• A Tale of Two Cities• Wisdom• Joshua• John’s Gospel

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Numbers

3.5

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Old Testament Allusions

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The Divinity of Jesus

καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος

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Duality of PersecutionSaul, Saul, why are you persecuting 

me?(Acts 9:4)

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…and 2 Women

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Two Cities/WomenBabylon New Jerusalem17:1 Great Prostitute 21:2, 9  Pure Bride17:2, 18:3  Wine of Immorality 21:6, 22:1  Water of Life17:3, 7‐8  The Beast 21:9, 22:3  The Lamb17:4  Gold and Pearls 21:11, 21  Gold and Jewelry17:4  Immorality Accepted 21:8  Immorality Punished17:5  Wicked Name 22:4  The Lord’s Name17:18  Great City 21:2, 10  Holy City18:23  No More Light 21:23  God is the Light18:23  Deceive the Nations 22:2  Heal the Nations18:24  City of Death 21:6, 22:14  City of life

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Joshua & JesusExodus 17:10καὶ ἐποίησεν Ἰησοῦς καθάπερ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Μωυσῆς

Matthew 1:16…ἐξ ἧς ἐγεννήθη Ἰησοῦς

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Joshua

Jesus is the new and greater _____________This book is a revelation of ______________

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John – Revelation

The preponderance of correspondences between the gospel and the apocalypse seem to indicate both that there is a unity in purpose and that they can best be 

understood in light of each other.

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Epistolary Purpose

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3 Keys to Interpretation:

Genre(Apocalyptic Prophecy)

Source Material (Old Testament, Johannine, etc.)

Epistolary Purpose (To the Churches)