He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john nlt. And that night the angel of the lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the assyrians. Who is speaking, the angel or jesus in revelation 22. The mighty angels of revelation 1 the christ in prophecy. Death would be equivalent to the angel of death who after he kills his victims, hands them over to hades. In our studies in the book of revelation we have been following the unrolling of the sevensealed scroll which the lamb of god won the right to open by his death upon the cross. Revelation always implies the unveiling of something previously hidden, in. This angel is apparently so evil that he is cast into the core of the earth. A great star fallen from heaven,burning like a lamp and why waters turn bitter and became wormwood. Parts of the old testament, particularly in the book of daniel, are also written in the apocalyptic genre. Angels, both holy and fallen, are mentioned in the book of revelation no less than 77 times. The title of that scroll is the mystery of god, and when we come to chapter 10 we will read that that mystery exactly how god is going to bring about universal. This jolting event in the life of one family led author nathan jones to set off to explore the greatest source in the study of angelology the book of revelation.
Revelation 20 and i saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1. The three angels revelation 14 home revelation bible study the three angels revelation 14. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to eve rything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. Chapter 10 understanding revelation and the timeline of. The three angels revelation 14 revelation made clear. In the book of revelation, angels play a prominent role. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The angel in johns book expressly told him to only. Nathan and i are going to unravel the incredible book of revelation, but all from the point of view of gods mighty angels. John in the book of revelation was told several times by an angel, not to do that. The angel gives a man named john the book of revelation. This will be necessary for god to deal with a sinful and rebellious world.
The mighty angels of revelation 7 the christ in prophecy. I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. In the new testament book of revelation, an angel called abaddon is described as the king of an army of locusts. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death. To read the word of god in this apocalyptic book without letting our imagination give us misguided interpretations, we need to understand the symbolism the same way the first readers did. What will angels do according to the book of revelation. The book of revelation also called the revelation of john or the revelation of st. We were introduced to an angelic being who bade us an invitation to come and see.
That time includes a sevenyear tribulation during which god will pour out his wrath as judgment for the worlds sin and as a final call for humanity to repent and worship him. By the third angel, a third of the rivers and spring waters become bitter leading to death of many men. In order to understand the time line of events in revelation, it is important to understand how the book of revelation is structured. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. In previous segments, we delved into revelation chapters 16. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. And the fifth angel sounded, and i saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth. In the hebrew bible, abaddon is used with reference to a bottomless pit, often appearing alongside the place. These things saith the first and the last, who was dead and is alive how directly does this description tend to confirm him against the fear of death.
Be faithful, even to the point of death, and i will give you life as your victors crown. Many people think that it is a chronological record of events from start to finish and that the entirety of revelation is prophecy. The revelation of jesus christ is communicated by an angel to a man named john when he was on the island of patmos. Then death and hades were thrown into the lake of fire. In the book of revelation, death and hades are mentioned together because they have jobs that are related to each other. In the midst of a vivid description of the great battle of armageddon, there is another pause. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. The book of revelation doesnt mean what you think theres more to understanding this ancient book than you realize. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. The only survivor who could remember insisted they must have been rescued, not by a mere man, but by an actual angel sent from god. Then it happened that night that the angel of the lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the assyrians. The prophet joseph smith described this focus of the book of revelation. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters. John the divine is an example of apocalyptic writing a form that delivers a message using symbols, images and numbers.
Gabriel has played a role in the old testament and the gospels so of course it is worth recognizing as potentially being the mighty angel in revelation 10. Given the context of how the word deo is used in revelation 20. What are the angels doing in the book of revelation. There are so many angels in revelation, we lost count way back in chapter 4. And when the servant of the man of god arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots.
From preaching the everlasting gospel, to the binding satan into the pit, angels are in the midst of the program of god at the end times. These are the words of him who has the sharp, doubleedged sword. Since the apostle was translated and was to live through all the events he saw, the lord. Consequently, angels have been an important part of gods dealings with humanity from genesis to revelation. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. And when i heard and saw them, i fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, you must not do that. Even a cursory glance through the book of revelation shows you that it is chockfull of angels. It is interesting that in the book of daniel, the angel is mentioned multiple times daniel 8. There isnt a chapter that doesnt mention them in one form or another, and much of the action in the book comes about through the speech or action of the angels. Revelation ever so briefly mentions the angel of the bottomless pit 9. Death and hades in the book of revelation apostles creed. An angel gives john a little book to eat, which we learn is a symbol of johns ministry. The hebrew term abaddon, and its greek equivalent apollyon appear in the bible as both a place of destruction and an angel of the abyss. One of the areas in bible study that probably not many people are familiar with is the work of the angelic beings found in the book of revelation, particularly during the tribulation time period.
The revelation of jesus christ is a book of prophecy on the end times and comprises the final book of the new testament and of the bible. This summary of the book of revelation provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of revelation. Out of his bottomless pit come freakylooking locusts that terrorize the earth. The angels in revelation are very active declaring gods judgments and helping facilitate his will throughout the book, and well concentrate on what god achieves through them. Death would be equivalent to the angel of death who after he kills his victims, hands them over to hades, the god of the underworld to lock their souls away. Hades cannot signify the place of torment, as hengstenberg thinks, since these trials are to be inflicted on christians, not on the wicked merely. The revelation to john new international version the prologue 1.
Bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of revelation endtimes events, symbols, and entities witnessed by john 20200218t20. Detailed outline of the book of revelation endtimes. There is another chapter in the book of revelation that talks about samael. The concept of fire is used multiple times in the new testament to refer to a place of final judgment. John records the prophetic vision, in written text, and is instructed to send the document to the seven churches of asia. The mighty angels of revelation nathan jones angels.
The great lesson of revelation is the same vision elishas servant saw. Throughout the bible we are told that we are never to worship angels. But if you think this angel is just a disobedient rebel, think again. And the angel of the lord was by the threshingplace of araunah the jebusite. Are we witnessing the locusts from a broken seal of the. The book of revelation s prophecies about the seven last plagues are terrifying and show there will be massive suffering and destruction around the world in the end times. In the book of revelation, john describes a vision god gave him of the end times.
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