Backgrounds & Themes John to Revelation Flashcards
The fourth Gospel was written by who?
John
John was a son of who? How does Jesus regard them? Scripture?
A son of Zebedee and brother of James. Jesus named John and James, “Sons of Thunder.” (Mark 3:17)
How does John identify himself? How many times?
“the disciple whom Jesus loved”
five times (13:23; 19:26; 20:2; 21:7; 21:20)
John is an author of which books in the Bible?
the Gospel of John, the three Epistles of John, and Revelation
John is _____ in the number of books authored in the New testament Canon to ____
- Second
* Paul
Paul writes how many New Testament Books
13 New Testament Books, and of course, Paul greatly influences Luke on his Gospel and the Book of Acts
Church history holds that after having spent time imprisoned in ____ during the reign of _______ , ___ was _____ at ________
- Rome
- Emperor Domitian
- John
- Sentenced to be boiled in oil
- the Coliseum
The entire Coliseum audience were converted to Christianity upon witnessing which miracle?
John enduring no harm from the scalding oil at the Coliseum
Where was John sent after the Coliseum? What did he do there?
John was then sent by the Roman authorities to the Greek Island of Patmos, where he wrote the Book of Revelation. (Revelation 1:9) Later, John was freed.
Who trained Polycarp?
John
What role did Polycarp later get?
Bishop of Smyrna
Who did Polycarp train?
Irenaeus
Who became Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul?
Irenaeus
Gaul is now ~
~ Now Lyons, France
Who was Irenaeus?
an early “Church Father” and apologist, and his writings were formative in the early development of “Christian theology.”
Who was the only of the Twelve not martyred?
John
When and where did John die?
Surrounded by his closest friends in Ephesus, John died at age 94 in 100 AD.
How many chapters in John?
21
Which scripture shows the purpose of the book of John?
John 20:30-31
The gospel of John has very amazing views of Jesus’ _____
humanity and divinity
After describing the appearance of Christ to Thomas and the rest of the Apostles, John writes ~
~ John 20:30–31:
“Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples… But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”
What is the purpose of John?
to prove and to be inspired by the deity of Jesus Christ.
God answers Moses’ question about His name calling Himself what? What scripture is this in?
“I Am.” (Exodus 3:14)
How does Jesus reveal his divinity?
with the seven I Am Passages
What are the 7 “I Am” and their passages?
1) “I am the bread of life”
2) “I am the light of the world”
3) “I am the gate for the sheep”
4) “I am the good shepherd”
5) “I am the resurrection and the life”
6) “I am the way and the truth and the life”
7) “I am the true vine.”
Who is Luke? Scripture to show this?
a physician and the companion of the Apostle Paul (Colossians 4:14)
Who is the book of Acts addressed to?
Theophilus (also used in Luke).
Who is Theophilus?
Theophilus literally means “friend of God,” and since there are no formal greetings at the end of either book, this assertion that Theophilius is not an individual is highly likely.
Who used the title “Acts of the Apostles” first (and when) ?
The title “Acts of the Apostles” was not part of the original text. It was first used by Irenaeus late in the second century.
Some have suggested that the title “Acts” be interpreted as _____
“The Acts of the Holy Spirit.”
What does Colossians 1:23 say? Why is this important?
When was it written?
- “This is the Gospel that you heard and has been proclaimed to every creature under Heaven.”
- Paul wrote this in around 61 AD, so this means after 32 years, the known world was evangelized in the First Century!
What is The Crown of Thorns Project?
It is the SoldOut Movement’s Plan for evangelization of all nations in the 21st Century!
What is the book of Revelation?
A revelation from Jesus to the Apostle John is a book of prophecies that deal with the challenges of the church in the very late first century and therefore today.
Which book of the Bible has been corrupted by false teachers/teaches more than any other in the New Testament?
Revelation
Who is Hal Lindsey?
Author of “The Late, Great Planet Earth”
What did “The Late, Great Planet Earth” teach?
Taught that Revelation is about the end times, which Lindsey considers to be now.
Who was the book of Revelation written to? and for what?
Written to disciples in the first century
Giving them divine direction during one of the most intense times of persecution during the reign of Emperor Domitian.
What was the overall theme of the book of Revelation
“Overcome and ultimate victory in Jesus Christ is assured. You will receive eternal life. It is worth it!”
Who and what does Revelation 2-3 address?
The letters to the Seven Churches of Asia (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea) collectively address the challenges and temptations to Jesus’ church in such a godless age
Ephesus letter in Revelation
Losing their “first love”
Smyrna letter in Revelation
Becoming a coward when martyrdom is the price of faithfulness
Pergamum letter in Revelation
Listening to appealing false teachers
Thyatira letter in Revelation
Tolerating sin
Sardis letter in Revelation
“Having a reputation of being alive but [being] dead”
Philadelphia letter in Revelation
Becoming weak
Laodicea letter in Revelation
Becoming “lukewarm”
What is a distinctive feature of the book of Revelation?
Numerology
How many times is the number 7 used and list examples.
There are seven churches, seven spirits, seven golden lampstands, seven stars, seven seals, seven horns and seven eyes, seven trumpets, seven thunders, seven signs, seven crowns, seven plagues, seven golden bowls, seven hills and seven kings.
What does the number seven symbolic for?
Completeness
3 symbolism
the trinity
3 and a half - half of 7 symbolism
the time that evil is allowed to reign
4 symbolism
universality
6 symbolism
imperfection
10 like 1,000 symbolism
perfection
12 symbolism
the tribes of Israel from sons of Jacob or the Apostles … in essence, the people of God
24 symbolism
both the sons of Jacob and the Apostles
666 symbolism
totally imperfection – the beast
144,000 symbolism
The saved:
12 x 12 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 144,000
What is “Gematria”?
The study of the traditional Jewish system of assigning numerical value to a word or phrase
What is Nero’s name in Hebrew? Why is this significant?
in Hebrew, Nero’s name is NRON QSR. (Neron Kaisar)
Each letter has a value: nun (50) + resh (200) + vav (6) + nun (50) + qof (100) + samech (60) + resh (200) = 666!
The mark of the beast (Revelation 13) is representative of Nero!
What does Revelation 13:3 say?
the beast “had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed.”
Who is the original beast and why? who took his place?
Nero, who up to that time was considered the worst persecutor of Christians as he burned disciples as touches to light his garden and blamed the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD on the Christians, which stirred-up tremendous hate toward the Christians. Nero is – so to speak – resurrected in Domitian.
Who took Emperor worship further than any before him?
Domitian took Emperor Worship farther than any before him. All other emperors were “made gods” upon their death. However, Domitian commanded everyone address him as “Lord and God” while he was living.
What does Revelation 13: 3, 7 say? What does this indicate?
“the whole world was astonished and followed the beast… He was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation” – the Roman Empire (Emperor worship)
So if one “gave into” Emperor Worship then your name was ________
Scripture?
“not written in the book of life.” (Revelation 13:8)
What was the biggest challenge to all disciples in that day and why (Revelation 13:___?
Revelation 13:10
Giving into emperor worship, because if someone did not address Domitian (or future emperors) as “Lord and God,” one might not have a job; thus one could not earn money for food for one’s family; and in some cases you were condemned to die. (Revelation 13:15-17)
In the Book of Revelation, the Spirit clearly teaches which principle?
That even if the governmental authorities call you to renounce your faith, one must stand firm.
And in the end, Jesus will be victorious over the “unholy trinity” of the Devil, the Beast and the False Prophet! And to God be all the glory!
Revelation 4:11 says/teaches what?
No matter the circumstances, Jesus is “our Lord and God.”
1) “I am the bread of life”
2) “I am the light of the world”
3) “I am the gate for the sheep”
4) “I am the good shepherd”
5) “I am the resurrection and the life”
6) “I am the way and the truth and the life”
7) “I am the true vine.”
1) John 6:35
2) John 8:12
3) John 10:7
4) John 10:11
5) John 11:25
6) John 14:6
7) John 15:1
