2007-03-21 08:30:56 · 22 answers · asked by Micah 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Though written before the four other inspired books by John, Revelation is correctly placed last in the collection of 66 inspired books making up our Bible, for it is the Revelation that takes its readers far into the future, by providing an all-embracing vision of what God purposes for mankind, and that brings the grand theme of the Bible, the sanctification of Jehovah’s name and the vindication of his sovereignty by means of the Kingdom under Christ, the Promised Seed, to a glorious climax.
2007-03-21 08:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by shibboleth839505 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Even though most Bible scholars actually believe John wrote what is knows as John 1,2, & 3 from Ephesus after being released from Patmost where he wrote Revelations - it does seem a fitting place for it considering the wole "end of the world" theme.
Also, if I remember correctly, I believe I read that it was the last book accepted into the official Biblical cannon, so there might have been an element of convenience of tacking those pages on the end at the time (just speculation on my part).
2007-03-21 08:50:44 · answer #2 · answered by daisyk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Revelations shows the end time events that will happen on this earth, therefore it is the last book ofthe Bible.
2007-03-21 08:40:37 · answer #3 · answered by deacon 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is said to be one of the last books to be written and also because it was written in the time of the Judeo-Roman massacre of the Christians. So it was actually written as a story of hope, just as the other prophetic books were.
2007-03-21 08:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by Perhaps I love you more 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was written last. It was written by a man in jail during the roman empire. There is research that shows that revalations is political propganda, not prophecy at all. The romans played a game where they turned their names into numbers- 666 just happens to be "Julius Ceasar". The discription of the Apocolypse just happens to be exactly like a major battle with a very similar name. (Not sure what it is off the top of my head.) Revalations talks about dragons and the Rapture- some of it is just plain silly. I don't think it belongs in the bible at all.
2007-03-21 08:38:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It was the most disputed book--& it went down to the wire when the vote was taken in 325 AD to include it at all--it's author was unknown--& it is supposed to be a book of "signs"--something Christ strongly taught against(Luke 17:21)
2007-03-21 08:59:36 · answer #6 · answered by huffyb 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are things that God can reveal and things He can't reveal. Not because He's unable mind you but because those things which would be revealed would show people what they would do before they actually did them. Again, not that God can't do that but He can't without stepping on the "free will" that He has given man.
The Book of Revelation has in it things that we take for granted because of when it was given to John. But if you had it before Jesus died on the cross or when Daniel was in Babylon that would present problems. When the Jews rejected Jesus as Messiah - as a nation - by saying "crucify Him let his blood be upon us and our children" God did not force them to say that - they said that on their own and of their own free will but if they had seen the Book of Revelation they would have thought that it was their duty to say that and to crucify Him on the cross.
Jesus says in Revelation as by way of introduction . . .
Rev 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Rev 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Thus foretelling of his death, burial and resurection before he was crucified if this Book would have been given before hand.
Also, the fact that, at the end of this Book comes the close of the revealed word of God. The close of the canon of Scripture.
Rev 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Rev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Which is very important. It shows that no one else can add to the Scriptures no matter how lofty his tale is - such as being given a revelation by an angel with 600 wings or something equally as unbelievable and unprecedented as an angel actually giving an already printed book to a guy who looked through crystals to see him when the scriptures say that the word of God was given by . . .
2Pe 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Besides having to be Jewish.
Rom 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
Rom 3:2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
It also lines up with the last Chapter of Isaiah which is a kind of numbering check list as to how many books there are in the Bible - in the Old Testament and the New Testament.
2007-03-21 08:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by cheesphht 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
fine question could be one of johns last books or all the predictions concerning the end of times or King James and his people got to it last. Would it have more meaning if switched with Genesis? Or does it really matter?
2007-03-21 08:36:19 · answer #8 · answered by S.O.S. 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it represents the end of our existence. Seems appropriate to me since all stories have a beginning , a middle and an end.
2007-03-21 08:36:27 · answer #9 · answered by Cinna 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was at the end of the prophetic canon (95 AD) so...it makes sense to put it there.
2007-03-21 08:40:56 · answer #10 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋