His identity is confirmed in three additional verses revelation 1. Do not passages like this show conclusively that to deny the mystical or allegorical sense of the apocalypse is to keep the husk and cast away the seed. The 70th week in relation to the book of revelation. The revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. Revelation chalice and trumpet judgements compared to plagues. This indepth treatise presents conclusive evidence for an extremely close relationship between ancient egyptian religious beliefs and the book.
Both egypt and sodom deny our lord and savior jesus, as most of the world does. Copy of forbidden teachings found in egypt by brandon specktor 04 december 2017 a page from the coptic translation of the first apocalypse of james from the coptic museum in cairo, egypt. Why is that great city figuratively called sodom and egypt. It sets out to determine the significance of this characterization by tracing the sodom, egypt, and babylon traditions in the ot, the nt, and the relevant extrabiblical literature. Some commentators equate the great city of revelation 11 with the great city babylon from. Plagues of egypt and the end time comparison chart. There is not a single book in the bible where the mythical overtones are. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed. The apocalyptic literature in the book of revelation is touched upon in one section, which deals specifically with events described in revelation. The sodomegyptbabylon motif in the book of revelation. Excepts from the 634 page egyptian book of revelation. The same natural elements that we see in the plagues against egypt repeat themselves in the judgements against mankind depicted in the book of revelations.
This book is an adventists commentary on the book of revelation. The author names himself as john, but modern scholars consider it unlikely that the author of revelation also wrote the gospel of john. One answer to this is that john was unschooled acts 4. Receiving such revelation is a real and powerful method of learning truth, a method i refuse to ignore or dismiss just because others havent experienced that same method of learning. Learn about the ministry of the good mood foundation at. This indepth treatise presents conclusive evidence for an extremely close relationship between ancient egyptian religious beliefs and the book of revelation.
The word is translated from the greek, plague, pronounced, playgay which also means wound or blow or disaster. A prophecy against egypt judgment on pharaoh in the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the lord came to me. Mar 23, 2017 the book of revelation from chapter 1 to 22, 95x god referring to god the father. Ten plagues already fell on egypt during the old testament times. The two witnesses revelation 11 are parallel to moses and aaron. Starting with the deliverance of moses by pharaohs daughter, it recounts the revelation at the burning bush where he was called by yahweh to deliver the israelites from egyptian slavery. The book of revelation asv american standard version. Revelation complete bible book chapters and summary new. That song can be found in exodus 15 and begins with.
The symbolism of the book of revelation biblical thinking. Revelation chapter 22 and the egyptian book of the dead star. The book of revelation, king james bible, by alexander scourby is being aired with permission of, all rights reserved. The light of the world by gerald massey book 12 the jesuslegend traced in egypt. This study observes in the book of revelation the motif of a great city which was variously characterized as sodom, egypt, and babylon. Dec 15, 2020 both israel, fleeing the dragon of egypt, and the woman, fleeing the dragon of revelation 12, take refuge in the desert. The book of revelation, just like the book of deuteronomy deals with covenant making. This table lists the ten plagues of egypt in the book of exodus with scripture references and how these plagues are echoed in the book of. Parallel characters include egypt s apophis as revelation s satan while situations and activities in scenes include the judgment scene and singers by a lake of fire. Yet, the book of revelation is far more than an apocalyptic prophecy.
There is no room in the book of revelation for the trinity. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible. This will be necessary for god to deal with a sinful and rebellious world. In the book of revelation, for instance, egypt is equated with sodom, and both are used as names or symbols for a wicked jerusalem of the latter days rev. Heavens court in the book of revelation, or the heavenly thrones set up, before the most high is seated in daniel 7, would have been understood in the ancient world in this light gods jurisdiction over every hour of day and night.
Book 10 the exodus from egypt and the desert of amenta 628688 222 book 11 egyptian wisdom in the revelation of john the divine 689725 5 page 3. Now on facebook 3 preface the feasts of israel and the book of revelation. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called sodom and egypt, where also our lord was crucified. The plagues of egypt and of revelation the third column shows how the righteous will have. The hebraic book of revelation intro a torah to the tribes. The name revelation comes from the first word of the book in koine greek. The book of revelation provides some of the keenest insights in scripture concerning the big picture of work. The book of revelation easily has the most allusions and echoes of the old testament than any other book of the bible. Revelation chapter 16 discover the book of revelation. Yet it is a tough nut to crack, not only because of its intrinsic difficulty but because of the myriad interpretations that have grown up around the book. This book describes numerous parallels between christianitys book of revelation and the religious beliefs of ancient egyptians. The events of revelation are the events that occur in the book of revelation of the new testament. Introduction commentary a testimony of jesus christ. Parallel characters include egypts apophis as revelations satan while situations and activities in scenes include the judgment scene and singers by a lake of fire.
Exodus plagues mirrored in revelation topical commentary. After pharaoh rejected his and aarons demands, according to the book, the almighty inflicted ten plagues on egypt resulting in the. The city in revelation is the finished babel, also known as spiritual egypt and sodom, where you can do all that you imagine to do. In that treasure trove of scrolls found in egypt in 1945 there was not just one book of revelation. I know from revelation that joseph smith was a prophet of god who translated the book of abraham by inspiration. The plagues of egypt and the tribulation commentary a.
Parallel sequences of scenes include those found in the 2nd to 12th divisions of the book of gates and most of revelation s chapters 1521. And i heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, go your ways, and pour out. Revelation complete bible book chapters and summary. Oct 22, 2020 the main argument of those who think the book was written by another john is that the revelation is written in a less polished form of greek. Haskell provides the meaning of the city names for the seven churches listed in revelation.
John the divine is an example of apocalyptic writing a form that delivers a message using symbols, images and numbers. Parallel characters include egypts apophis as revela tions satan while situations and activities in scenes include the judgment scene and singers by a lake of fire. Egyptian wisdom in the revelation of john the divine gerald. Unlike many books of the bible, the author of revelation begins by clearly identifying himself in the first verse. Study the bible online using commentary on introduction and more. He was a jewish christian prophet, probably belonging to a group of such prophets, and was accepted by the.
There are some things to be understood about the book. Jun 08, 2015 abstract this study observes in the book of revelation the motif of a great city which was variously characterized as sodom, egypt, and babylon. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john revelation 1. The city is perhaps best known as the site of one of the seven churches of asia in the book of revelation.
Origin of the book of revelation the egyptian mysteries youtube. Read introduction commentary using a testimony of jesus christ. After christs inauguration, the new covenant, made with christs own blood is now in force. Til of papyrus 115 fragments of a page of the book of revelation from the century. The feasts of israel and the book of revelation the feasts. The book of revelation also called the revelation of john or the revelation of st. The sorcerers could not stand before moshe because of the boils, for the boils were on the sorcerers as well as on all the egyptians. The feasts of israel and the book of revelation the. By this they mean that the coming of messiah in the end times will be similar to the story of the exodus from egypt. Elaine pagels on the book of revelation february 24, 2012. Egyptian wisdom in the revelation of john the divine.
Echoes in the book of revelation order scripture scripture in plague in exodus in revelation reference referenceexodus a third of the sea turned to revelation 8. The plagues of egypt and the tribulation commentary. There were several, altogether different than the book that got in the bible. The 10 plagues led to the deliverance of israel from egypt therefore the exodus culminating in the parting of the red sea, the death of the enemy in the sea, and the first recorded song in the bible. Here, for example, is moses account of the it compares to the second plague of revelation. Revelation 12 is also linked with the prophetic books.
The book of exodus is the second book of the torah and of the old testament. Decoding revelation with the prophets now that we have talked about the sense in which revelation is understood and the historical context, we must talk about the method of interpretation. The book of revelation s prophecies about the seven last plagues are terrifying and show there will be massive suffering and destruction around the world in the end times. Starting with the deliverance of moses by pharaohs daughter, it recounts the revelation at the. The plagues against egypt repeat themselves in the. And this city is spiritually like the city of sodom or the country of egypt. Throughout revelation, john mentions martyrdom frequently, identifying antipas by name revelation 2. Nov 01, 2008 here, cosimo proudly presents book 11 of ancient egypt, in which massey demonstrates how scripture was created from the remains of egyptognostic traditions, with little knowledge of the ancient wisdom upon which it drew, through the specific example of the biblical story of the book of revelation and john the divine. In particular, the plagues narrative in exodus is reflected in the judgments in revelation, especially the seal, trumpet and bowl judgments.
The book of revelation and work bible commentary theology. You say revelations is a copy of the book of the dead, which egyptian god was crucified in jerusalem. Elaine pagels on the book of revelation february 24. Revelation chalice and trumpet judgements compared to. God tells moses to return to egypt and lead the hebrews into canaan, the land prom. Ezekiel 2932,revelation 11 niv a prophecy against egypt. Genesis and revelation as bookends there are numerous similarities between the plagues with which god afflicted egypt resulting in the exodus of israel and the plagues of the tribulation. Parts of the old testament, particularly in the book of daniel, are also written in the apocalyptic genre. Nine ways in which the exodus event is echoed by revelation. Likewise, the seven heads of the beast of revelation. Parallel sequences of scenes include those found in the 2nd to 12th divisions of the book of gates and most of revelations chapters 1521. Lacking an heir, attalus iii philometer, the last of the attalid kings of pergamum, bequeathed his kingdom, including philadelphia, to his roman allies when he died in 3 bc.
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