In every age people have felt certain that the book of Revelation described events in their time.
Shortly before Revelation was written they even predicted that Nero, “the fugitive from Rome,” would return at the head of the Parthians (4.119–20, 124, 137–39) and conquer all lands (5.365, 368–69). Some even expected that he had died ...
"Revelation describes the viewer's experience of seeing more than thirty major paintings by Jules Olitski together all at once--a new and illuminating look at nearly fifty years of the Russian-born artist's productivity." --Préf.
Many have tried to understand Revelation, but evidently few have actually taken the visions apart to study their chronology. This book is part of the results of years of studying Revelation through the Greek, not a translation.
11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. 12His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns.
John Stott presents twelve studies on the book of Revelation.
Revelation
The book of Revelation has long fascinated and even confused readers and students of the Bible alike.
The Book of Revelation is a fascinating piece of Scripture as well as an extraordinary piece of literature.
First comes a white horse , and the one riding on it has a bow . He is given a crown and sent forth conquering and to conquer . This figure is not likely Christ nor a image of the spreading of the Gospel , evident from Rev. 19.
So what John would be saying here according to this view is that the one who conquers will be given this white stone as an entrance into the marriage supper of the Lamb. The second view says that the stone represents the person ...
With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, Jaina Solor, Ben Skywalker, and Luke Skywalker all contemplate previously unthinkable strategies in order to take down the tyrannical Sith Lord Jacen Solo.
Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Revelation: Star Wars (Legacy of the Force).
Jacen Solo's dark powers reach a peak as he continues to crush opposition across the warring galaxy and bring his dream of a new order closer to fruition.
I explain everything through the other books in the series, so I hope you can get past the ending of Revelation and enjoy Retribution, Revolution, and Unrivaled. -Justine E Domke
Daley in McGinn 2000). Augustine's interpretation resembles that of Tyconius on many points, but he often explains in more detail what Tyconius only hints at, and to some extent his similar interpretations (e.g. of the two ...
I remember Yvain in Lutecia telling me about some problem they were having with a crop blight. They sent word to Paradisio and a Messenger came back with all the info about how to treat it.” “Crop blight! You think Nisroc cares about ...
First , some scholars suggest that Har - Mageddon sounds like HarMõēd , the term translated “ mount of assembly ” in Isaiah 14:13 . The " mount of assembly ” refers to a mountain north of Babylon that was thought to be the assembly ...
"This reading of Revelation views the text as John's response to the problem of social accommodation in the churches of Asia Minor.