INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF REVELATION

The objective of the bible study is to equip believers for ministry and maturity in Christ as stated in 2nd Timothy 2:15 do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
Revelation is the book of the Bible which most believers avoid in their Bible reading even few sermons are derived from this book but it is the book which we are promised a blessing for reading it.” This book has very profound teaching which we need to study as written in 2nd Timothy 3:16-17 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God [a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Revelation is a New Testament book which has apocalyptic literature which is a type of writing containing symbols and visions. The book of Daniel is a good beginning in the study of apocalyptic literature. The first six chapters of Daniel contain some of the best known Old Testament stories: Daniel and the three Hebrew children in Babylon; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace; Belshazzar and the handwriting on the wall; Daniel in the lion’s den. Beginning in chapter seven apocalyptic writings are introduced and continue throughout the remainder of the book. Apocalyptic writings encouraged God’s people in times of severe persecution and prepared them for possible future trials. There are three Old Testament apocalyptic books: Ezekiel and Daniel who wrote in the days of Babylonian exile, 605-539 B. C., and Zechariah who prophesied during the Persian era after the return from Babylonian captivity, 520 B. C. to an indefinite date. The only apocalyptic book In the New Testament is Revelation which was written by the apostle John during the first century A. D. In the four gospel accounts, Acts, and the inspired letters, truth is imparted by words to the mind. In apocalyptic writings, words paint a picture. The picture is not the message; rather the interpretation of the picture is the message.

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