An Introduction to the Book of Revelation

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Now, I suppose, we are here in this world, created by God for us, very good and beautiful. Resembling children, we need toys for our education and entertainment. However when we reach maturity we are no longer in need of toys, but rather we participate in our father's work. This will be accomplished when we attain the new heaven and the new earth. b) In Genesis, the sun and the moon were created to enlighten us (1:14). In Revelation, we are not in need of a sun or a moon (21:23). For Christ is the Light of the new heaven, who shines on our inner man and illuminates our souls with His Holy Spirit. c) In Genesis, we find the Garden of Eden where man could eat fruits. In Revelation, there is a holy city where man will find his satisfaction in his dwelling with the Lord. d) Genesis shows us the marriage between our first parents and how it ended by pain and troubles. In Revelation, there is the joyful marriage supper for the second Adam, our Lord Jesus Christ, which will remain forever (21:9). e) In Genesis, we see the entry of sin into the world. In Revelation we see it condemned and finished. f) In Genesis, we see the appearance of the great adversary, Satan, as a victorious conqueror. We also see sorrow, pain and tears. While in Revelation, we see the victory of man whereas the devil falls down to his everlasting destiny and his kingdom is ruined. In Genesis, the curse is pronounced. In Revelation, there is eternal blessedness, no curse, no grief, no pain, no tears (21:4). g) In Genesis, death reigned over man; in Revelation, death is no more (20:14). h) In Genesis, man became of fugitive, running away from the face of God; in Revelation he comes back to His bosom. 10
i) Genesis declares the paradise lost and Revelation shows it regained on a greater heavenly scale. 2- The Book of Hope It is the book of the opened door of Heaven (4:1). As the section of prophetic heavenly visions gives support, comfort and encouragement to believers in all ages, in the midst of their many troubles, even in the midst of their persecution by the Antichrist and his helpers, as if hope is not based on creative imagination or dreaming of a better world but based on God's honest promises of sharing heavenly glories in the midst of daily troubles. Our hearts rise to Heaven through the facing of a painful reality: a continuous struggle against darkness! 3- The Book of Victory The writer intended to show the continuous struggle between righteousness and evil, which inevitable ends with the victory of righteousness. In this book we see God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the angels and the righteous ones all occupied in their war against the devil, his demons and wickedness... In the Holy Bible we don't find anything about the devil's final doom as in this book. St. John, in the Revelation, saw the devil's defeat and his fall from heaven. This was followed by great rejoicing. Victory in the book of Revelation is not a dream experienced by a believer, taking him away from a bitter reality. It is a realistic experience lived in Christ, who went out conquering and to conquer in us and with us (6:2). The book of Revelation concentrates on the person of Jesus Christ who stood against evil, for he is the Lamb appearing as though it had been stain. He gave His blood a price for our victory over sin. He conquered on the Cross and still conquers through His Church by her participation in His Cross. "And they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony and they did not love their lives to the death" 12:11. The secret of victory is Christ's death and His Blood given with love for our salvation. We bear witness by Him by giving our lives and shar- 11
Page 2 and 3: STUDIES IN THE HOLY BIBLE An Introd
Page 4 and 5: THE BEHOLDER OF GOD MARK THE EVANGE
Page 6 and 7: In the name of the Father, the Son
Page 8 and 9: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF REVE
Page 12 and 13: ing his Cross, which gives victory.
Page 14 and 15: 8- The Book of Freedom Some people
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Page 20 and 21: glory here through participating wi
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Page 40 and 41: THE ANNOUNCER OF THE BOOK REVELATIO
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THE ETERNAL VICTORY OF HEAVEN [19].
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5. We never read about any resurrec
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8. A luminous City (22:3) which doe
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