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Revelation of Christ
Revelation is the final book of the New Testament.
This book leads us into the last days and is prophecy of what is to come that shows Christians living in that time what is to be expected.
This type of literature is call apocalyptic.
We know it was written by a man close to Jesus Christ throughout His ministry while in exile on the Isle of Patmos.
To understand the book Revelation we need to understand the time period, the style of literature and the way God is revealing Himself and His Son throughout the ages.
This study will attempt to do that while also providing the most fair and balanced view of the material available!
Apocalyptic Literature
Revelation is written in an apocalyptic style literature, which is a uniquely Jewish genre and should be read accordingly.
This means we should not take it literal but we should seek the writer’s intended meaning.
It is used throughout the both Old and New Testaments along with some non-canonical works of the time.
There are several characteristics to help us recognize this genre.
1. a strong sense of the universal sovereignty of God (monotheism and determinism)
2. a struggle between good and evil, this age and the age to come (dualism)
3. use of secret code words (usually from the OT or intertestamental Jewish apocalyptic literature)
4. use of colors, numbers, animals, sometimes animals/humans
5. use of angelic mediation by means of visions and dreams, but usually through angelic mediation
6. primarily focuses on the end-time (new age)
7. use of a fixed set of symbols, not reality, to communicate the end-time message
8. Some examples of this type of genre are:
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Old Testament
(1) Isaiah 24–27, 56–66
(2) Ezekiel 37–48
(3) Daniel 7–12
(4) Joel 2:28–3:21
(5) Zechariah 1–6, 12–14
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New Testament
(1) Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21, and 1 Corinthians 15 (in some ways)
(2) 2 Thessalonians 2 (in most ways)
(3) Revelation (chapters 4–22)
9. non-canonical (taken from D. S. Russell, The Method and Message of Jewish Apocalyptic, pp.
37–38)
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I Enoch, II Enoch (the Secrets of Enoch)
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The Book of Jubilees
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The Sibylline Oracles III, IV, V
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The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs
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The Psalms of Solomon
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The Assumption of Moses
g.
The Martyrdom of Isaiah
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The Apocalypse of Moses (Life of Adam and Eve)
i.
The Apocalypse of Abraham
j.
The Testament of Abraham
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