The Revelation to John

Question 1

audience

Answer 1

the seven churches in Asia Minor

Question 2

feature of apocalyptic literature:

1

Answer 2

told from the perspective of a visitor, usually through the aid of an interpretive figure

Question 3

feature of apocalytic literature:

2

Answer 3

progression through history or through the levels of heaven

Question 4

characteristics of apocalyptic writing:

Answer 4

dualistic framework, cyclical view of time, densely symbolic language and imagery

Question 5

themes of apocalyptic literature:

Answer 5

God’s soverignty and the ultimate vindication of the believer, enduring optimism as basis for exhortation

Question 6

context of Revelations:

Answer 6

not universal persecution (anymore? yet? not really sure)

Question 7

aids for understanding Revelations:

1

Answer 7

assume a non-linear temperol framework

events aren’t going to happen one after another

Question 8

aids for understanding Revelations:

2

Answer 8

likely the three cycles of 7 are meant to refer to the same timeline from 3 perspectives