Bible_Study_16 Flashcards
Content: The bulk of the book of Revelation centers around the ________ and Personalities of the the seven year Tribulation period.
Judgements
Key chapter of Revelation
Revelation 19 - The second coming of Christ
Theme of Revelation
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Purpose of Revelation: To __________ believers by revealing the ultimate triumph of Christ over all who oppose Him or His Saints.
Encourage
Date of the book Revelation
Around AD 90 near the end of the reign of Emperor Domitian.
Revelation is the only primarily __________ book in the NT
prophetic
Revelation is the only Biblical book that promises a special ________ on those who study it and a curse on those who add or subtract from it.
blessing
___________ is the one book that ties together, elaborates, and consummates (not originates) all of the prophetic themes of Scripture.
Revelation
There is no “__” in the title of “Revelation”
s
Revelation is also known as the ___________, which is merely a transliteration of the Greek word “Revelation”.
Apocalypse
The historical view of Revelation that accepts the plain statements of the text that the book is prophetic.
Prophetic or future view
The future view of Revelation acknowledges that symbols are given as illustrations to ______, not barriers to prevent our understanding
aid
The future view of Revelation simply looks for the literal significance of __________ when they are used.
symbols
The future view of Revelation holds that just because a book contains some symbols, this does not mean that all of the _________ ________ of the book are also symbolic.
plain words
The future view of Revelation interprets the symbols according to explanations of literal meanings of the identical symbols in earlier _________ books.
prophetic
The various approaches to the interpretation of ____________ and other prophetic Scripture has resulted in the various schools of thought concerning ______ _________. It is the acknowledged difference between the various Millennial views.
Revelation ; Bible Prophecy
The belief that Christ will return before and to establish a literal 1000 year Millennial Kingdom on Earth - correct view
Premillennialism
The belief that the prophesied 100 year Millennial Kingdom is a symbolic and indefinite time period during which Christ establishes His Kingdom through His Church in the hearts of men.
Postmillennialism or Amillennialism
Rev. 14:11 and 20:10 declare that the torments of Hell are __________.
eternal
Reference for: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”
Rev 3:20
Reference for: “And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Rev 20:14-15
The 7 letters in Rev were written to 7 actual _________ __________ in the 1st century and these messages should not be spiritualized away.
local churches
Just as other NT Epistles were written to specific local churches and yet still have a universal message for us today, the 7 letters in Rev also have a message for Christians throughout the entire _________ ________.
Church Age
The 7 churches and letters in Rev seem to have a __________ purpose in outlining the history of the Church Age from John’s time to the Rapture.
prophetic