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Notes: Chapter 1:1-8 I. Title a. Apokaluyis (apokalupsis) i. This is the subject of the book 1. It is about John’s experience with God 2. God’s word is dynamic ii. It is the nature of the book 1. It is what the book does 2. It reveals what God intends 3. God’s word is truth iii. This is the only place within the book where this word is used of the material 1. In all other locations it is called prophecy b. Revelation of Jesus Christ i. There are two possible understandings of this phrase 1. It is a revelation about Jesus – focused on revealing/unveiling the lordship of Christ 2. It is a revelation by means of Jesus – focused on revealing coming through Jesus’ mediation c. Chain/process/order of revelation i. God gave the revelation to Jesus 1. That it might be shown to His bond-servant/slave/doulos (doolos) ...

Notes: II. Beattitude a.There are 7 beattitudes (blessed are) in the Revelation (1:3; 14:3; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7, 14) b.They are similar to and may be borrowed from Luke 11:28 c.John 12:47a is a negative parallel to this beatitude d.Blessed is/blessed are i.The one who reads 1.Ancient texts were almost always read aloud in the congregation 2.Possibly someone with a skill/art for reading 3.Words chosen to effectively communicate meaning aurally 4.A feature of Revelation is that it is written explicitly for oral performance 5.There is an epistle (letter) feature of the Revelation ii.The one who hears 1.It is thought provoking 2.Prophecy – similar to the Old Testament idea – the word proclaimed for the hearer iii.The one who heeds – the one who does 1.The Revelation has ethical implications within 2.Old Testament prophecies carried ethical implicatio...

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This session covers the introduction to the material of the Book of Revelation. This covers apocalyptic literature in general as well as examining the author, date of writing, and the 4 major methods of interpretation. You can download it here, but it is a large (50 mb) file. Introductory Material to Revelation

Here is my first attempt at podcasting the Revelation Bible Study. You can listen to it here or download it here: Bible Study Introduction

I am beginning to teach a Bible study here in Turpin. After a survey of the congregation, I decided to go ahead and teach Revelation. This will the fourth time through for me. As an offering to the congregation, I will be posting my notes on a weekly basis (or as we get to them in class). This is quite an undertaking. My class on Revelation is almost a year long (at 1 1/2 hours once a week). It is also as close to a college level class as you can find. Before I begin each class, I share some of my methodology and rules for the class. I will post those here to begin. This would be comparable to a syllabus. Most of the material will be in outline form. If you feel the need to take this material, please contact me and let me know you will be using it. Class Rules for Revelation Bible Study Methodology This is the 4 th time I have taught this level of class on Revelation. I have devoted, and will continue to devote, 6-12 hours of study on each lesson. Each previous class I have ...