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2. Book of Revelation - Wikipedia

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   The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible). Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text: apokalypsis, meaning 'unveiling' or 'revelation'. The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament canon.

3. Interpretations of the Book of Revelation - Wikipedia

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   The Book of Revelation belongs to the biblical texts whose interpretation has always posed many challenges, leading to the development of various interpretative systems. Ancient Eastern exegesis was prophetic in nature and favored allegorical interpretations.

4. Historicist interpretations of the Book of Revelation - Wikipedia

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   The classical historicist view of the vision of the angel with the little book, in Revelation 10, represents the Protestant Reformation and the printing of Bibles in the common languages. The Adventists take a unique view applying it to the Millerite movement; the "bitterness" of the book (Rev 10:10) represents the Great Disappointment.

5. The Beast (Revelation) - Wikipedia

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   Idealism, also known as the allegorical or symbolic approach, is an interpretation of the book of Revelation that sees the imagery of the book as non-literal symbols. [50] This is a common viewpoint of modern Christian scholars such as Gregory Beale in his New International Greek Testament Commentary on the Book of Revelation. Some Idealist ...

6. Futurism (Christianity) - Wikipedia

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   Futurism is a Christian eschatological view that interprets portions of the Book of Revelation and other apocalyptic sections of the Bible as future "end-time" events. [1] By comparison, other Christian eschatological views interpret these passages as past events in a symbolic, historic context, such as preterism and historicism , or as present ...

7. Idealism (Christian eschatology) - Wikipedia

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   Different authors have suggested that the Beast of Revelation represents various social injustices, such as exploitation of workers, [7] wealth, the elite, commerce, [8] materialism, and imperialism. [9] Various Christian anarchists, such as Jacques Ellul (1912–1994), have identified the State and political power as the Beast. [10]