Revelation Flashcards

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What did Karen suggest is the best modern parallel to apocalyptic literature, houses comparison helpful?

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He cares at a political cartoon like the Eagle sharpening it gets tablets. Most of the elements are symbolic, but there are parts of the image that are just necessary to make the cartoon work.

Interpretation is dependent on cultural or educational understanding. When people interpret revelation, they completely misunderstand the context because they do not know the context the symbolism.

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What are the two preterist views?

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One sees revelation as a prophecy of the fall of Jerusalem and A.D. 70
Believes that revelation is a prophecy of the fall of the Roman Empire

Well, both are true, and some senses, Jerusalem did fall and so did Babylon, both a little too far and saying that all the prophecies are fulfilled.

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What is the historicist assist view?

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Revelation predicts, major movements of the church history of the time of the commentator

Examples include invasions of the Roman Empire by Muslims, corruption of the medieval paper, Napoleon, etc.

Weakness: this book would not have been understandable to its original audience to which it is dressed. It is also limited to Western church history and not the biblical world were original Christians resided.

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What is the futurist views?

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Dispensational futurism interprets literally, the order of visions represents chronological order of future events pre-trip rapture. Weakness: the book is not strictly chronologically arranged.

Modified futurism is not as literal, visions are not chronological and allows for recapitulation, Christians will pass through the final period of the trial.

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What is the idealist view

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A symbolic portrayal of the conflict between evil, the forces of God and the forces of Satan

Weakness: this view does not depict any final consummation to history, links, no symbol to actual event, and oversimplifies

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What Herman approach revelation does the professor hold?

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The professor hold a little bit of everything, some addressing the past is from a predator viewpoint, but it’s also futuristic and historic. He calls an eclectic view that combines views from all four.

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List the three most critical decisions that an interpreter must make before expounding revelation

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Tendencies of the genre: symbolic versus literal
Temporal framework: chronological, telescopic, recapitulation
How the Old Testament was used: Incorporated versus actual dependence

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Which view of symbolic versus literal does the professor hold?

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Highly symbolic

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Which view of the temporal framework does the professor hold

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Recapitulation

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Which view of how the Old Testament was used does the professor hold?

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He holds that there’s an actual dependence on the Old Testament as it becomes the most useful commentary to understanding, revelation and guiding our interpretation

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What is the hermeneutical keys to understanding revelation?

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Humility, understand the book as a hole, and anchor exegesis in the inaugural vision that summarizes the theme

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Identify the area of theology that is most prominent in revelation

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Chronology

this book is revealing the DD power and authority of Christ

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What is chronological succession?

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It argues that the events with the septets happens in the order of the account

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Define recapitulation

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Each account and gives an intensified look at the things happening at the same time

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Define telescopic

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Progression while having deep interconnectedness and overlap

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What does “see the voice” refer to? What is it allude to?

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Is an affirmation of Jesus deity, lead to Exodus 20: 18

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What did the seven golden lampstands mean, and what are they an illusion to?

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Portraying Jesus, as the general high priest who intercede for sinners and offer sacrifice to secure atonement. To Exodus 25 and 27

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What is the son of man represents, and wears in an illusion to?

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Represents he with a heavenly origin with power to rain over the people that comes from on the cloud of heaven. Alluded to in Daniel seven

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What does the long robe symbolize and what is the illusion?

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Long rope symbolizes a priestly rope and reaffirms the lampstand solution

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What does hair white as well, snow mean and where is it alluded to?

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Ancient of vision where the ancient of days that’s thrown in judges sinners, he is not only the son of man but also the ancient of days. Alluded to in Daniel seven.

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What does the double edge sword mean and where it alluded to

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Double edge sword from the mouth of the righteous judge alluded to Isaiah 1:4

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What does the belt eyes and legs like bronze mean and where is it alluded to?

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Jesus is the warrior that fights for the new Israel, the spiritual Israel, alluded to in Daniel 10