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THE BOOK OF REVELATION

 

            No other book in the Bible is as fascinating as Revelation.
             what the future holds for this planet. It is a great comfort for believers, especially those .
             going through persecution. The book of Revelation describes the evil forces at work, .
             how Jesus Christ will conquer all powers that oppose God, and how God has wonderful .
             rewards for his people.
             The source of Revelation came from God to John. The last remaining apostle .
             during this time, John was banished to Patmos, a small island in the Aegean Sea by the .
             Roman Emperor Domitian. Domitian demanded that his people worship him as a god. .
             He despised Christians who were true to their faith and severely punished those who .
             rejected his deity.
             On the Lord's Day, John had a vision of God's message. Chapters two and three .
             include John's letters to seven churches which Christ had addressed. These churches .
             were in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. .
             Christ evaluated every strength and weakness of these churches and what they were .
             going to go through in times of persecution. .
             In chapter four, John was sent up to heaven. He saw God sitting at a throne with .
             twenty-four elders around Him. These elders were a "representative group of all the .
             saints in heaven."1 He also saw four peculiar-looking living creatures that kept praising, .
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             honoring, and thanking God. In God's hands was a scroll with seven seals that contained .
             His judgments on the world.
             When John found out that no one was worthy of opening the seals, he weeped. .
             One of the elders then told him that only Jesus was worthy of opening it. Jesus then .
             appeared and took the scroll. After He took it, the creatures and elders bowed before .
             Him and sang praises.
             The opening of the seals signifies the beginning of the seven-year tribulation .
             period when Christ will judge the earth. This judgment can be read in chapters six .
             through sixteen in three parts, with some interruptions.


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