It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. Since gods word is depicted as a sharp sword revelation 19. It must be remembered that the spirit of prophecy 19. Revelation 14 niv bible then i looked, and there before. The 144,000 and the victorious judgment of the lamb 1 and i looked, and, lo, a lamb stood on the mount sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his fathers name written in their foreheads. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. By claiming this title caesar nero the beast heralds the reincarnation of the sixth head of the beast, which he claims to be. When we look into a mirror we see everything mirror opposite.
Revelation is a very critical chapter in understanding the tribulation period, which requires integrating old testament and new testament passages with these verses in revelation to fully appreciate the events as they unfold. The book of revelation was written sometime around 96 ce in asia minor. This first appearance was before the throne of god when a mighty angel asked who is worthy to open the seals and open the scroll, revelation 5. Revelation the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. The last days of babylon, chapter 23, the beast and his mark. The events recorded in revelation 10 occur on earth. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. This beast looked like a leopard, but it had bears feet and a lions mouth. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of the devil in every human being. The events recorded in revelation 10 occur on earth rather than heaven, and there is no indication that the mighty angel of this chapter is the same as the one john observed in revelation 5. So far as the greek goes, there are two equally possible translations, either.
Revelation commentary william barclays daily study bible. And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four. In the ancient world rulers kept registers of those who were citizens of their realms. And, just as the israelites crossed the red sea and the egyptians were drowned, so gods people stand before this heavenly mass of water and sing a song of moses. This beast looked like a leopard, but it had bears feet and a lions. The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation.
Revelation chapter sermons and lessons from revelation. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his throne and much authority. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11.
Revelation 14 chapter we have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Chapter thirteen the book of revelation introductionpreface pages. Again we see worship showing up, which serves as a reminder than proper worship of god is one of the key themes of the book. Revelation chapter 14 1 and i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. Note here that the book of revelation does not assign a number to the rebel rev. Book of revelation chapter 1 college of the open bible. The book of life is mentioned frequently in the revelation revelation 3. And he that sat upon the throne said, behold, i make all things new. The book of revelation, part two, chapter 22 and chapter 23. Book of revelation chapter receive the revelation be prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. The beasts revelation, chapter introduction satan endeavors to duplicate everything god has.
John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. Adrian rogers guides the reader verse by verse through chapters 1 of the book of revelation in the bible. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world.
Revelation the beast from the sea 1 then ia stood on the sand of. Chapter 10 provides an intermission after the description of the events of sixth trumpet the second woe to give us more details about what is happening during the. There was a previous occasion when a mighty angel was made known to john. The angel with the sickle commanded by another angel, who had power over fire, to gather the clusters of the vines of the earth, revelation 14.
Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. However, one aspect of the mighty angel of this chapter is his physical appearance. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. The events revealed in revelation occur during the midtribulation period. I am explaining the entire chapter mostly just to tell you about the image of the beast described in revelation. Revelation, new international version niv the bible app. This last book of the bible is written to the church. Those whose names have been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the lamb that was slain, or, those whose names have been written in the book of life of the lamb who was slain from. Revelation, chapter united states conference of catholic bishops. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads. Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written.
This chapter is at a crossroads of worship, in chapter those who do not worship the beast are killed, but in chapter 15 the righteous are rewarded for their proper worship of god. Everything that god is, satan is the mirror opposite. He shall cause also that a golden image of antichrist shall be placed in the temple at jerusalem, and that the apostate angel should enter, and thence utter voices and oracles. The central purpose of this book is to bring us a revelation of jesus christ and his perfect redemption in all of humanity. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his.
And i heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder. A summary of each chapter in the book of revelation. Christs letters to churches in sardis, philadelphia and laodicea. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 14 the. The two beasts are aligned with the dragon in opposition to god.
While in revelation the seven heads are on one creature. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Of the 66 books included in the bible, revelation is. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. Chapter xxii god the alpha and omega revelation 21. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelation.
The book of revelation, part two, chapter 22 and chapter. The little book and the seven thunders revelation chapter. The book of revelation had its origin in a time of crisis, but it remains valid and meaningful for christians of all time. Book of revelation chapter receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Christs letters to churches in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum and thyatira. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelationchapter 15. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. In the book of revelation, both the horns and crowns.
Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. In johns vision he saw a beast rising up out of the sea. In revelation 12, satan had been kicked out of the heavenly realm forever. Revelation the beast from the sea 1 then ia stood on the. The seventh and the final seal opened up with nothing but total silence in heaven for the space of half an hour. The devil has an artificial salvation, religion, bible, ministers, etc. And written on each head were names that blasphemed god. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. He is especially reminiscent of the ferocious fourth beast. Chapter thirteen the book of revelation higher praise. The apostle john is chosen to proclaim the revelation of jesus christ. Jan 01, 2008 book of revelation chapter receive the revelation be prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. They are two the tenhorned and the twohorned beasts.
141 1132 313 626 561 922 346 1211 1268 454 1513 143 300 733 1317 935 1318 777 1528 1067 1210 284 841 42 516 1265 341 531 1264 157 28 1325 821 249 1055 4 372 383