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The Greek name of the Bible book of Revelation, A·po·kaʹly·psis (apocalypse), means “Uncovering” or “Disclosure.”. This name indicates the meaning of Revelation —it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. Many of its prophecies are yet to be fulfilled.
Revelation—Outline of Contents. A chapter-by-chapter summary of the Bible book of Revelation. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Revelation was written by the apostle John in about 96 C.E. While the book of Genesis tells how Paradise was lost, Revelation tells how Paradise will be regained.
Revelation. Read the Bible free online. The NWT Study Bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate Bible dictionary.
13 The book of Revelation informs us that God’s people would be persecuted in our day —“the Lord’s day.”. Revelation chapter 12 mentions that war breaks out in heaven immediately following the birth of God’s Kingdom. Michael —the glorified Jesus Christ— and his armies fight against Satan and the demons.
A Revelation to John. 1 A revelation * by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, + to show his slaves + the things that must shortly take place. And he sent his angel and presented it in signs through him to his slave John, + 2 who bore witness to the word God gave and to the witness Jesus Christ gave, yes, to all the things he saw. 3 Happy is the ...
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13 And it * stood still on the sand of the sea. And I saw a wild beast a ascending out of the sea, b with ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten diadems, * but on its heads blasphemous names. 2 Now the wild beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth.
The Bible’s answer. The book of Revelation describes “a woman” who is a “great prostitute” and has a name that is “a mystery: ‘Babylon the Great.’” (Revelation 17:1, 3, 5) This woman represents the world’s collective body of false religions, those which have “exchanged the truth of God for the lie.” a (Romans 1:25 ...
The Bible’s answer. According to the last book in the Bible, 666 is the number, or name, of the wild beast with seven heads and ten horns that comes out of the sea. (Revelation 13: 1, 17, 18) This beast is a symbol of the worldwide political system, which rules over “every tribe and people and tongue and nation.” (Revelation 13:7) The ...
Each time the Bible mentions New Jerusalem, it is said to come down from heaven, where angels guard the city’s gates. (Revelation 3: 12; 21: 2, 10, 12) Also, the city’s great size proves that it could not be on earth. It is a cube measuring “12,000 stadia,” or “furlongs,” around. a (Revelation 21:16; King James Version) Its sides ...