Tell me your interpretation of Revelations. And please base it with facts and scriptural references.?

Question

Tell me your interpretation of Revelations. And please base it with facts and scriptural references.

Answer 1

A series of visions recorded by the apostle John in about 96 C.E.

The glorified Christ gives loving counsel to fellow Kingdom heirs (1:1–3:22)

The Ephesus congregation has endured but has left its first love

The spiritually rich Smyrna congregation is encouraged to remain faithful in the face of tribulation

The Pergamum congregation has held fast to Christ’s name under persecution but has tolerated sectarianism

The Thyatira congregation has a record of increased activity, but it has tolerated a Jezebel influence

The Sardis congregation is dead spiritually; it must wake up

The Philadelphia congregation, which has kept Christ’s word, is urged to keep holding fast what it has

The Laodicea congregation is lukewarm; let it obtain from Christ what is needed for spiritual healing

A vision of Jehovah’s heavenly presence (4:1–5:14)

Jehovah is seen in awesome splendor on his throne, surrounded by 24 elders and four living creatures; he holds a scroll sealed with seven seals

The Lamb is declared worthy to take the scroll and open it

The Lamb opens six seals of the scroll (6:1-17)

As he opens the first seal, a rider on a white horse receives a crown and goes forth conquering and to complete his conquest

The opening of the next three seals introduces three more horsemen, bringing war, famine, and death to mankind

The fifth seal is opened; those martyred for Christ cry for their blood to be avenged; each is given a white robe

At the opening of the sixth seal, a great earthquake heralds the day of the wrath of God and of the Lamb

The four winds of the earth are held back (7:1-17)

John hears that the four winds will be held back until the slaves of God are sealed; the number of those sealed is 144,000

Then, John sees a great, unnumbered crowd out of all nations; these come out of the great tribulation

The seventh seal is opened (8:1–11:14)

There is a half-hour silence; fire from the altar is hurled to the earth; seven angels prepare to blow trumpets

The first four trumpet blasts herald plagues on the earth, the sea, the freshwater sources, as well as on the sun, moon, and stars

The fifth trumpet calls forth a plague of locusts, and the sixth unleashes a terrifying cavalry attack

John eats a little scroll and learns he must prophesy some more

He measures the sanctuary; two witnesses prophecy in sackcloth, are killed, and are raised again

The seventh trumpet: the Kingdom is born (11:15–12:17)

The seventh trumpet sounds and the Kingdom of Jehovah and the authority of his Christ are announced

A woman gives birth to a male child in heaven

The dragon tries to devour the child; there is war in heaven; Michael casts the dragon and its angels down to earth

The dragon wages war on the remnant of the woman’s seed

The wild beast from the sea (13:1-18)

A wild beast with seven heads and ten horns comes out of the sea

The dragon gives the beast its authority, and a beast with two horns like a lamb makes an image to it; many are forced to worship the wild beast and accept its mark

Jehovah’s faithful servants in action (14:1-20)

The 144,000 on Mount Zion sing a new song

Angels flying in midheaven declare vital messages

Someone like a son of man reaps the harvest of the earth

An angel treads the winepress of God, with much bloodshed

Jehovah, from his heavenly sanctuary, commands seven angels to pour out the seven bowls of his anger (15:1–16:21)

The first six bowls are poured out into the earth, the sea, and freshwater sources, and upon the sun, the throne of the wild beast, and the Euphrates

God’s servants must stay awake, as demonic propaganda gathers human kings to Har–Magedon

The seventh bowl is poured out upon the air with devastating results

Visions of the end of Babylon the Great (17:1–18:24)

Babylon the Great, drunk with the blood of the holy ones, sits on a scarlet beast having seven heads and ten horns; the ten horns turn on her and devastate her

Her fall is announced; God’s people must get out of her

Her final destruction is mourned by many on earth

The marriage of the Lamb (19:1-10)

Heavenly voices praise Jah for the destruction of Babylon

A thunderous chorus of praise heralds the marriage of the Lamb

King of kings triumphant over the nations (19:11-21)

The Word of God goes to war against the nations; the wild beast and the false prophet are hurled into the lake of fire; all of God’s enemies are killed off; animals eat their fleshy parts

Satan abyssed; Christ rules for 1,000 years (20:1–21:8)

Satan is abyssed for 1,000 years

Jesus’ fellow rulers judge with him for 1,000 years, after which, Satan is released; he sets out to mislead mankind again, but finally he and all who follow him are destroyed

All those in death, Hades, and the sea are raised and judged before the One seated on the great white throne; death and Hades are cast into the lake of fire

John sees a new heaven and a new earth

The New Jerusalem (21:9–22:21)

The glorious New Jerusalem comes down from heaven, illuminating the nations; a river of water of life flows through it, with trees for healing on each bank

Revelation closes with final messages from Jehovah and Jesus; the spirit and the bride invite anyone thirsting to take life’s water free

Answer 2

Over...

The book begins and ends telling the original readers that these things would "happen quickly."

1:1 and 22:6 speak of "en tachei" in Greek, the same phrase translated "quick" in Acts 12:7 "Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared. A light shone in the prison cell. The angel struck Peter on his side. Peter woke up. “Quick!” the angel said. “Get up!” The chains fell off Peter’s wrists." -- Was that a case where a few thousand years waiting would be acceptable??? Then neither is it in the Apocalypse.

This phrase refers to immediate and near term actions, not hundreds of years. There are several references to 3.5 years in the Apocalypse which probably comes into play, but its PRIMARY FOCUS was to the original readers IN THEIR TIME, NOT OURS. Christians i n every era since the Apocalypse was written have thought it was written about them in their time. Like Jesus said, wars, earthquakes, etc. happen. They should not be interpreted as signs of the end.

Luke 21:9 Do not be afraid when you hear about wars and about fighting against rulers. Those things must happen first. But the end will not come right away.” 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom. 11 In many places there will be powerful earthquakes. People will go hungry. There will be terrible sicknesses. Things will happen that will make people afraid. There will be great and miraculous signs from heaven.

It would be meaningless to tell Christians suffering persecution that it would be over in a few thousand years. The book was written primarily for its own time and any interpretation which fails to take this into consideration is doing a grave disservice to the text.

Answer 3

There is a book that explains the prophecies in detail. "Revelation, it's Grand Climax at Hand". It is incredible, it starts off very basic, and progresses to advanced information. It explains everything with scriptures. There isn't much of a synopsis that I can give quickly, but I'll try. In Revelation chapter 11 Christ becomes King. The first thing he does is go to war with Satan and his empire, hurling them to the earth (Rev 12:9). In the Lord's Prayer where you pray for the Kingdom to come on earth as in heaven, the heavens are already cleaned out by Jesus when he became king. We are now awaiting the time when Satan and his followers will be eliminated from the earth as they already have been in heaven. There is sooo much more to it, so I'll leave you with that, but I strongly suggest you get that book it I love it and it shows you right from the bible.

Answer 4

The Revelation of and from Jesus Christ:

Chapters 1:3 Jesus, the first and last, slain on calvary yet alive evermore walking among the churches of the world showing his interest and care for his people. Lo, I am with you always, even until the end of the earth. Matt 28

Beginning in chapter 4 John is shown in vision the work of Jesus in the heavenly sanctuary as our high priest. Jesus is seen in the inauguration service of the sanctuary, then in the first compartment of the sanctuary, pleading his blood on our behalf for atonement from sin, a constant application of the cross for christians.

Although there is much debate as to the identity of the 4 horses, the beasts, the trumpets, the plagues, and what they mean for us on earth, they are not the focus of Revelation. The book is about Jesus who is our advocate in heaven. The second compartment of the sanctuary is seen in revelation 14 and beyond as Jesus begins the work of the judgment (Yom Kippur). The rest of the book deals with the results of the judgment, the second coming, and the final victory over sin for the saints of the most high.

Nowhere in Revelation does it even hint at the church being taken out of the world in some sort of secret rapture. God does not take us out of tribulation. He goes through it with us. Trials make pure gold. See the story othe the three Hebrew children in the fiery furnace in Daniel 3

Answer 5

That would take a lot but it is the revelation of Jesus Christ,chp1, His letters to the churches, His Ascension to the throne of Glory chp4-5 and His rule from there over all things and His bringing of the judgements of God on the earth, His protection of His people , the battles of the kingdoms of darkness against the church, the ultimate victory and His return in glory to make all things new and dwell with His people in eternal glory

Answer 6

The Revelavtion was given to the Hebrew Messiah by His Father.
He in turned sent it to His apostle who wrote it down to tell us how bad thing will be ....before the Creator steps in to stop mankind from killing everything on this planet.
Rev.1:1 this PLAN started in Gen. 1 :26 It is right on time and mans time is running out fast.

Okieshowedem

Answer 7

What interpretation do you want for a book which is at best a poetic vision of the end of the world, and at worst the collected ravings of a madman?

Answer 8

Just read Revelations for yourself. I spent almost
a year studying Revelations so I could hardly interpret
it for you in a stinkin' paragraph.

Answer 9

let me tell you of the end. and on the last day there shall be twelve gates and behind the gates the chosen in front of the gates the twelve lamps.the twelve gates are the signs of the zodiac so the chosen is everyone the twelve lamps are the twelve apostles so you see the revaluations end in the most beautiful way this is not my interpretation it is the truth

Answer 10

It would take days, so I suggest you listen to Jack Van Impe on TBN.

Answer 11

That's a tall order.