... states or persons hitherto withdrawn from view are made visible to all." (Strongs Concordance) The strange thing about the use of this word is that in the context of the verse, it is not made clear whether John means that it is a revelation of Jesus Christ, or about Jesus Christ, or both. As ... terminology is somewhat interesting. As Christians today, we automatically associate the "Lords Day" with Sunday, but this is the first mention of that term in the Bible, although there are definitely other references to meetings on the first day of the week, notably Acts 20:7, "On the first day...

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... the Roman Empire, or future hardships, would eventually be completely destroyed, and that their suffering had not been in vain. The book of Revelation is very strange book in the bible, it is full of metaphors, and parables, it is very hard to understand, and can be interpreted in many different ways. Much of the imagery in Revelation conveys a strong sense ... later). The people who believe this view, look at Revelation in a very literal way. They analyse the way in which the book was written, looking at the grammar, and what context it was written in. They believe that all of the visi...

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