Revelations 4

Question 1

Two Key Words

Answer 1

• Tribulation
  - Thlipsis - To have pressure, to be crowded.
  Ex. Affliction, anguish, burden, persecution trouble.
  - Believers: How long?
• Wrath
  - Orge - Violent passion.
  Ex. Anger, indignation, vengeance, wrath.
  - Thumos - Passion, to sacrifice by fire, to slaughter.
  Ex. Fierceness, indignation, wrath.
  - Unbelievers: Who can stand?

Question 2

The Comparison in Revelation.

Answer 2

• God seals saint - mark of the beast.
  
  • Trinity - dragon, beast & prophet.
  • Jesus death/resurrection - mortal wound healed.
  • God gives Jesus authority - dragon gives beast power.
  • Worship God - worship beast and dragon.

Question 3

Four Main Schools of Interpretation of Revelation

Answer 3

• Preterist
  
  • Idealist
  • Historicist
  • Futurist

Question 4

Preterist

Answer 4

• Symbolism refers to events in John’s day.
  - Defeat of Jews - enemies of Church.
  - Defeat of Rome - enemies of Church
  - Modern Preterist: emphasis for us in the book
  - 1-4: The historical churches
  - 4 Judaism and Christianity
  - 12-19 Class between pagan Roman and the Church

Question 5

Idealist

Answer 5

• Allegorical approach to symbols
  - Struggle between good & evil.
  - Symbols, not specific historical events
  - Ch. 1-3 historic churches
  - Ch. 4-19 Symbolic of good vs. evil
  - Ch. 20-22 Victory of good
  - Denies any real prophetic element.

Question 6

Historicist

Answer 6

• Symbols outline Church history
  - Ch. 1-3 represent historical churches.
  - Ch. 4-19 Symbolic of events of history.
  - Ch. 20-22 Final judgement, eternal state.

Question 7

Futurist

Answer 7

• Ch. 1-3 historical churches - may also represent church at 7 stages of history.
  - Ch. 4-19 all future time of great tribulation.
  - Ch. 20-22 millennial kingdom, judgement of wicked dead and eternal state.

Question 8

3 Millenial Views

Answer 8

• Post millennial - Christ comes after kingdom established evangelism.
  
  • A millennial - Christ comes at any moment, all rise, judgement.
  • Premillennial - 7 yr. tribulation, millennial rule on earth, rapture.

Question 9

3 Views of Rapture

Answer 9

• Pre Trib. - 7 yr trip. Then return for mill.
  
  • Mid Trib. - Church goes through first 1/2 of trip. Then return for mill.
  • Post. Trib. - Church enters, faces persecution (not wrath) then raptured and return for mill.