Transcript Revelation - Gordon College

Revelation
Background
 Extreme
approaches to Revelation:
 Genre – Apocalyptic, Letter, Prophecy
 Political cartoon metaphor
 5 features of Apocalyptic: SAVED
 Symbolism,
pictorial language
 Angels, heavenly messenger mediated
 Visions, dreams
 End of all things—cosmic in scope
 Dualism: good/evil; light/darkness
 Authorship
– John – Rev. 1:1
Background (skip)
 Literary
similarities to the Gospel of
John
 Logos--word
 Lamb
of God
 Christ pierced
 Overcome
 Bridegroom
 Marturia/witness (cf. martyr)
Interpretative Approaches to
Revelation
 Preteristic
View –1st century focus
 Description/definition
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Idealist
View – conceptual of all times
 Description/definition
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
Interpretative Approaches to
Revelation
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Historical View – through church history
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Futuristic View – end times focus
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Description/definition
Advantages
Disadvantages
Description/definition
Advantages
Disadvantages
The truth on Revelation
Premillennial Time Line
Church Age Tribulation
2000 + years 7 years
Millennium
1000 years
Christ’s coming:
Rapture? Pre-, Mid-, Post-Trib
Eternal State:
New Jerusalem
Characteristics
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Symbolism
 OT Orientation
 One world concept – Globalization, evil trinity,
mark of the Beast--666
 Divine Judgment resulting in world disasters
(7 seals, 7 trumpets, 7 bowls)
 Christ-centered
 Song and worship
 New world order
7 Churches (Rev 2-3) structure
Historical 1st century,
Progressive Church History, Omnitemporal/spiritual/typical
 Pattern
 Approaches:
 Vision
of Christ
 Commendation
 Condemnation
 Advice
 Curse & blessing
 Example
– Ephesus, Laodicea
Bouncing through 4-19
7
Seals, 7 Trumpet, 7 Bowl judgments
 Sequential
 Overlapping
 Simultaneous
 Future through the eyes of first century
imagery
Millennium
 Rev
20
 Pre-millennial: Christ returns, sets up
1000 reign on earth, Satan bound
 Amillennial: reign of Christ = Church
 Post-millennial: World gets better and
better until the reign of God comes
naturally
Message of Revelation
 God
is in control of the future
 Satan counterfeits and looses
 Right triumphs in the end after a long
period of chaos
 There are tears in heaven 21:4
 Jesus is coming again– Our response to
this purifying hope: 1 Jn 3:2f
 Christ with Sword--Rev. 19
 Laodicea Rev. 3:16f
The End
 Rev.
21:3-4 Emmanuel, together forever
 Rev 21:22-24 no temple
 Rev. 22:12-13 Christ’s coming
 John’s awareness he is writing Scripture
22:18f canonical formula (cf. Deut. 4:2)
 Behold the lamb of God who takes away:
 Gen.
3, Abraham, David, Child, Servant,
birth, life, death, resurrection and coming
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