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Revelation 7 is the seventh chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, [1] [2] but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. [3] Chapter 6 to Chapter 8:5 record the opening of the Seven Seals. [4]
Both Jesus and Paul declare that when Jesus comes, His reward is with Him, and He rewards everyone according to their works, Rev. 22:12,2 Tim 4:1. According to the Baháʼí Faith , the first woe is the advent of Muḥammad , the second woe is the advent of the Báb , and the third woe is the advent of the promised day of God; the manifestation ...
Wax seals were typically placed across the opening of a scroll, [7] so that it was known to be authored by the proper person, when the document was opened in the presence of witnesses. [6] This type of "seal" is frequently used in a figurative sense, in the book of Revelation, [8] and only the Lamb is worthy to break off these seals. [6]
Revelation 17–18 introduces a Woman dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold, precious stones and pearls. She sits on a scarlet beast with 7 heads (representing 7 mountains and 7 kings)(Revelation 17:9–10) and 10 horns (representing 10 kings who have not received a kingdom, while still having king-like authority).
Daniel 7 (the seventh chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells of Daniel's vision of four world-kingdoms replaced by the kingdom of the saints or "holy ones" of the Most High, which will endure for ever. Four beasts come out of the sea, the Ancient of Days sits in judgment over them, and "one like a son of man " is given eternal kingship.
In the New Testament, the Greek word for angels (άγγελος) is not only used for heavenly angels, but also used for human messengers, such as John the Baptist (Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 7:27) and God's prophets (Revelation 22:8–9) [20] C.I. Scofield has noted that "The natural explanation of the 'messengers' is that they were men ...
The Signs of the Times (1832), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Rev. Dr. Alexander Keith. [86] Horae Apocalypticae (1837), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Rev. Edward Bishop Elliott. [87] Vindiciae Horariae (1848), twelve letters to the Rev. Dr. Keith, in reply to his strictures on the "Horae apocalypticae" by Rev. Edward Bishop Elliott. [88]
Revelation Seminar. Review and Herald / Revelation Seminars (by Seminars Unlimited of Keene, Texas), 1983. 24 studies; Focus on Prophecy. Voice of Prophecy, 2000. 21 studies, consisting of Focus on Daniel (studies 1–7) and Focus on Revelation (studies 8–20); number 21 is a summary, The Prophecies of Daniel and Revelation; Daniel.