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. There are seven churches, seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls. The seven beatitudes in revelation old testament allusions. Ppt the beatitudes of the book of revelation revelation. It is the first book that many new to the bible want to study, while it is often neglected by mature. It is not intended to be a comprehensive study of these topics, but rather an outline. Seven beatitudes blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear and keep those things rev 1. Some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. The book of revelation is not so intimidating once you understand what the author was up to. The beatitudes of revelation introduction there are seven beatitudes in revelation. Four of the blessings also appear in the sermon on the plain in the gospel of.
The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. While it is true that the holy spirit is only one being and not seven separate entities, this can be explained by the rich use of imagery and allegory in apocalyptic literature. Posted on feb 25, 2015 by robin webber 1 comment estimated reading time. The book of revelation the seven beatitudes introduction. The beatitudes in the sermon on the mount are well known wherever the gospel story is read. The seven beatitude of the book of revelation clifford owusugyamfi. Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the lamb, rev. The seven beatitudes of the book of revelation subtitling. Indeed, some might feel revelation ssymbols and metaphors are so. They will be the most severe judgments the world has ever seen. If you had asked me this question when i was a young christian, i might have said, to help us discover when jesus will return to earth, to help us make sense of events in the middle east, to give us nightmares about the tribulation so that we dont get lax and miss the rapture, to give christians something to argue about, or. Spence, pastor stanley dixon, mrs darlene brooks and pauline hallaeen, johnathon dixon and winnell a. Yes, this book of revelation was written for us and the revelation beatitudes are a special message for us, for the church, which we need to recognise and act upon. The beatitudes in the book of revelation should be better known.
Seven beatitudes of revelation a distinctive feature is the frequent use of the number seven 52. The book of revelation the seven beatitudes introduction photo credit. The beatitudes are eight blessings recounted by jesus in the sermon on the mount in the gospel of matthew. Idea from a sermon called the seven blesseds of revelation by c. In this article, we want to take a brief look at the beatitudes found in the. The beatitude found here corresponds to one attributed to the risen jesus in revelation 22. In symbolic language, one cannot improve upon it by any means used. Each judgment is progressively worse and culminates in the battle of armageddon, the defeat of the world. This is to corre spond with the chapters in the revelation. We all know the eight, or even nine beatitudes of jesus recorded in the gospel of matthew. Each is a proverblike proclamation, without narrative. The book of revelation introduction the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servantsthings which must shortly take place. Father, could you kindly explain the meanings of the seven beatitudes in the book of revelation.
Do our minds become confused when we hear all those sevens and l2s, and all those strange titles applied to jesusthe alpha and omega and the bright morning star. Here are the seven beatitudes of revelation revelation 1. Beatitudes in the book of revelation quotations from kjv and petersens message version. In it he gave seven more beatitudes central to the christian walk. William branham, the angel who spoke with john in the book of revelation. T he most familiar beatitudes are found in the first eleven verses of matthew chapter five in what is the beginning of the sermon on the mount. The first blessing pronounced, from the book of revelation is a double blessings pronounced upon the teacher and student of the book of revelation. The seven beatitudes of the revelation agape bible study. After that reference, it is no longer mentioned in existence. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book 22. The seven beatitudes of the revelation introduction this treatise draws together a number of subjects with which the reader is probably familiar and which are relevant to the end times and our processing towards the perfection of the body of christ.
Encouragement we as apostolics have no problem with the beginning or the ending of the word of god. While that is the scripture which contains what we commonly call the beatitudes, there are some beatitudes contained in the book of revelation that i want us to look at. Each symbol is used to describe gods judgment upon sinful christ rejecting men and women of the earth. The book of revelation explained volume 4 preface you will notice that the book of revelation explained, volume 4, begins with chapter 12, not chapter 1, and ends at the conclusion of chapter 14. What are the 7 seals, 7 trumpets, 7 signs and 7 bowls of.
France considers verses 11 and 12 to be based on isaiah 51. The seven beatitudes of the revelation of jesus christ to his servant john. They are of particular interest to those who have rejected dispensationalism and its prophetic interpretation. Johns beatitudes are sprinkled throughout the revelation and are, you guessed it, seven in number. The seven bowl or vial judgments are the final judgments of the tribulation period. Seven beatitudes in revelation resource publications. The author of the book of revelation has grouped many things into sevens.
The seven beatitudes of revelation united church of. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, rev. God is gathering a people out of this sea of peoples, multitudes, nations, tongues. They form a golden chain of glorious promises, which run through this wonderful book, and these could be a source of comfort and inspiration to all believers. Yet there is a kingdom that cannot be shaken hebrews 12. We then move to revelations and we love that because jesus is showing us his power of vengeance, we see angels using their power and authority, jesus riding on a white horse, we get a picture of the new jerusalem. Throughout the journey of revelation 1 so far, we have begun to see johns purposeful use of allusions to the old testament that shape the way we hear and see the book of revelation. When the book of revelation was initially written, the roman emperor. The seven beatitudes in the book of revelation blogger. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text.
By counting links in the table below, and ignoring repeated sevens of things in the same verse. The seven beatitudes of revelation part 1 of 2 contributed by ken pell on feb 5. The seven beatitudes appear as a progression from reading and heeding the things written in the book of revelation, to a blessing for the tribulation saints and for all those remaining in the faith, the blessing of being invited to the wedding feast of the lamb and the bride, and ultimately receiving the blessing of everlasting life with. Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right. The seven blessings of the book of revelation a brief. The seven beatitudes of revelation part 1 of 2 sermon by. Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. Revelation always implies the unveiling of something previously hidden, in.
The book of the revelation of jesus christ is a fascinating prophecy of the end times. The subject of numbers in the bible could lead us to an exhaustive study in itself, but for the purpose of this study, we will briefly examine a few numbers that have symbolic or spiritual meaning throughout the book s of the bible. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book. Blessed is anyone who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed those who hear them, if they treasure the content, because the time is near. The revelation of john the divine the argument it is manifest, that the holy ghost would as it were gather into this most excellent book a sum of those prophecies, which were written before, but should be fulfilled after the coming of christ, adding also such things as should be expedient, as well to forewarn us of the dangers to come, as to. However, there are is another set of seven that is not so obvious.