Revelation Revealed

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  • Table of Contents
    • Introduction
      • Design of Revelation
    • The Things Which Are
      • Revelation 1
      • Revelation 2-3
      • Revelation 4-5
    • Seals Opened
      • Revelation 6
      • Revelation 7
    • Trumpets Blown
      • Revelation 8
      • Revelation 9
      • Revelation 10
      • Revelation 11
    • Identities Revealed
      • Revelation 12
      • Revelation 13
      • Revelation 14
    • Bowls Poured out
      • Revelation 15
      • Revelation 16
      • Revelation 17
      • Revelation 18
    • Return of the King
      • Revelation 19
      • Revelation 20
      • Revelation 21
      • Revelation 22
    • Appendices
      • Teaching Tools
      • Precedent of Daniel
      • Marked on Hand…
      • Chiastic Structure
      • Outline of History
      • FAQs
      • Bibliography
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Revelation 1 Chiastic Structure

December 1, 2016 by Christine Miller Leave a Comment

Originally posted at A Little Perspective.

Read Revelation 1 at Bible Gateway.

Rev 1:8-20 chiastic structure

1a.1) Rev 1:8-11a, Jesus: I am the Alpha + Omega, the Beginning + End, the First + Last;

1a) Rev 1:8, “I am the Alpha + the Omega, the Beginning + the End,” says the Lord, “who is + who was + who is to come, the Almighty;”
1b) Rev 1:9a, I, John;
1c) Rev 1:9b, Both your brother + companion in the tribulation + kingdom + patience of Jesus Christ;
central axis) Rev 1:9c, Was on the island that is called Patmos;
2c) Rev 1:9d, For the word of God + for the testimony of Jesus Christ;
2b) Rev 1:10a, I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day;
2a) Rev 1:10b-11a, I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, saying, “I am the Alpha + the Omega, the First + the Last;”

1a.2) Rev 1:11b, And, “What you see, write in a book;”

1a.3) Rev 1:11c, “And send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea;”

1b) Rev 1:12a, Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me;

central axis) Rev 1:12b-16, The description of the Son of Man;

And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength;

2b) Rev 1:17a, And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me;

2a.1) Rev 1:17b-18, Saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First + the Last/ I am He who lives, + was dead, + behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades + of Death;”

2a.2) Rev 1:19, “Write the things which you have seen/ the things which are + the things which will take place after this;”

2a.3) Rev 1:20, “The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand + the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches + the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.”

My Rev 1 study notes
Revelation 1:10, the Lord’s day
Revelation index of studies
Revelation Scripture Pictures (terms of use)

Rev 1:7 | revelationrevealed.online

Lion of Judah, Root of David Previously Explained in Scripture

November 17, 2016 by Christine Miller Leave a Comment

Only one is found who is worthy to open the scroll, the Lion of Judah, the Root of David, the Lamb who was slain. This symbolism is not explained, because the Scripture has already explained it (The Throne and the Lamb, pg. 18).

The Lion of the tribe of Judah:

Judah is a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him? Gen 49:9.

For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. Heb 7:14.

The Root of David:

There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

“And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a banner to the people;
For the Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.” Isa 11:1, 10.

And again, Isaiah says:
“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.” Rom 15:12.

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” Rev 22:16.

Revelation Repeats Old Testament Prophets

November 17, 2016 by Christine Miller Leave a Comment

Elements throughout Revelation mirror elements and visions the other Old Testament prophets have seen, which ties this prophecy to theirs (The Throne and the Lamb, pg. 16).

The cross references in the NASB are especially helpful for references back to the Old Testament prophets.

Secular Discounting of Roman Christian Persecutions

November 14, 2016 by Christine Miller Leave a Comment

Of note is that most secular or modern sources discount the Roman Christian persecutions, such as Gibbon, who was an unbeliever; Wikipedia; and The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martrydom by Candida Moss. (The Fifth Seal, 303-313, pp. 34-35.)

“The deaths of a few eminent martyrs have been recorded with care; and from the time that Christianity was invested with the supreme power, the governors of the church have been no less diligently employed in displaying the cruelty, than in imitating the conduct, of their Pagan adversaries. To separate (if it be possible) a few authentic as well as interesting facts from an undigested mass of fiction and error, and to relate, in a clear and rational manner, the causes, the extent, the duration, and the most important circumstances of the persecutions to which the first Christians were exposed, is the design of the present chapter.”

Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2, Ch. XVI, “Conduct Towards the Christians from Nero to Constantine,” Pt. 1.

“Gibbon’s apparent antagonism to Christian doctrine spilled over into the Jewish faith, leading to charges of anti-Semitism. For example, he wrote: ‘From the reign of Nero to that of Antoninus Pius, the Jews discovered a fierce impatience of the dominion of Rome, which repeatedly broke out in the most furious massacres and insurrections. Humanity is shocked at the recital of the horrid cruelties which they committed in the cities of Egypt, of Cyprus, and of Cyrene, where they dwelt in treacherous friendship with the unsuspecting natives; and we are tempted to applaud the severe retaliation which was exercised by the arms of legions against a race of fanatics, whose dire and credulous superstition seemed to render them the implacable enemies not only of the Roman government, but also of humankind.’ Gibbon is considered to be a son of the Enlightenment and this is reflected in his famous verdict on the history of the Middle Ages: ‘I have described the triumph of barbarism and religion.’”

“Edward Gibbon,” Wikipedia.

The Wikipedia article “Persecution of Christians,” contained the quoted statement without citation on June 17, 2006, when I first accessed it. I have a record of the quote on that date at “Christian Martyrs of the Roman Empire.” However, it has since been changed to read,

“The New Catholic Encyclopedia states that ‘Ancient, medieval and early modern hagiographers were inclined to exaggerate the number of martyrs. Since the title of martyr is the highest title to which a Christian can aspire, this tendency is natural’. Estimates of Christians killed for religious reasons before the year 313 vary greatly, depending on the scholar quoted, from a low of 10,000 to a high of almost 100,000.”

(Verified April 30, 2015).

When I searched for this statement at The Catholic Encyclopedia to verify it myself, I could not find it. If a reader finds the reference, please send me a note.

See Leroy Huizenga’s critical academic review of Moss’ book published at First Things.

The Catholic Encyclopedia on Martyrs of the First Age

November 14, 2016 by Christine Miller Leave a Comment

The Catholic Encyclopedia agrees with them as to the severity of the persecutions. (The Fifth Seal, 303-313, pg. 34.)

“But the last persecution was even more severe than any of the previous attempts to extirpate Christianity. In Nicomedia ‘a great multitude’ were put to death with their bishop, Anthimus; of these some perished by the sword, some by fire, while others were drowned. In Egypt ‘thousands of men, women and children, despising the present life, . . . endured various deaths’ (Eusebius, Church History VII. 4 sqq.), and the same happened in many other places throughout the East. … But besides those who actually shed their blood in the first three centuries account must be taken of the numerous confessors of the Faith who, in prison, in exile, or in penal servitude suffered a daily martyrdom more difficult to endure than death itself. Thus, while anything like a numerical estimate of the number of martyrs is impossible, yet the meagre evidence on the subject that exists clearly enough establishes the fact that countless men, women and even children, in that glorious, though terrible, first age of Christianity, cheerfully sacrificed their goods, their liberties, or their lives, rather than renounce the faith they prized above all.”

Maurice Hassett, “Martyr,” The Catholic Encyclopdedia.

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • The Design of Revelation
  • Revelation 1
  • Revelation 2-3
  • Revelation 4-5
  • Revelation 6
  • Revelation 7
  • Revelation 8
  • Revelation 9
  • Revelation 10
  • Revelation 11
  • Revelation 12
  • Revelation 13
  • Revelation 14
  • Revelation 15
  • Revelation 16
  • Revelation 17
  • Revelation 18
  • Revelation 19
  • Revelation 20
  • Revelation 21
  • Revelation 22
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography

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