There are no long drawnout theories or doctrines, but instead focuses on the clues given throughout the bible and facts from current events and history. Truths about him and his final victory, that the rest of scripture merely allude to, become clearly visible through revelation about jesus christ see historical and theological themes. Revelation 22 epilogue and final warnings revelationlogic. Revelation 7 explained verse by verse brian hindman. Revelation chapter 20 verse by verse bible commentary. And connects this part of the vision with what precedes revelation 21. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. The bible study new testament ellicotts commentary wallaces revelation. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of revelation. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. Some of it remains secret, for example what the thunders said.
This commentary has been through advanced checking. As we previously noted, people will be required to have the mark or the name of the beast, or the. The serpents action in this verse might be taken literally or symbolically. The book calls itself the revelation of jesus christ. Book of revelation explained a testimony of jesus christ. In the first verse of the book, the apostle john recorded christs words, the revelation of jesus christto show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding.
Revelation 22 nasb the river and the tree of life then. Verses 1 5 the heavenly state which was before described as a city, and called. The emphasis on hearing is carried over from the promise in chapter 1, verse 3, of a blessing to everyone who reads the book, or even hears it. Verses 15 the heavenly state which was before described as a city, and called. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. Revelation 22, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The fifth trumpet verse 1 14 and the fifth angel sounded, and i saw a star fall from heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit commentary. Depictions in the book of revelation are extremely dramatic, often meant to be entirely symbolic. His plan for the end times is in the scroll revelation 1. What this book reveals or unveils is jesus christ in glory. The gracious lord does not overlook any exceptional cases of real saints in the midst of unreal professors. Some, by the other book, called the book of life, understand the book of gods eternal counsels.
Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 1 and more. Revelation 22 revelationwithdaniel the truth about god. I believe that god himself is the author of the bible. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Have you ever tried to read the book of revelation. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of god and of the lamb. At times we will also refer to it as the book of revelation, the revelation, or just revelation. The book of revelation must be taken literal whenever possible. Revelation verse by verse bible commentary matthew henry. Near the beginning of this book of revelation we saw that one of the descriptions of jesus was him who loved and washed us from our sins in his own blood. Revelation 22 new international version niv eden restored. If you dont know what you are reading, this can be really.
The book of revelation is filled with symbology and we will explain as we go. He spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. Two times in this verse, john uses the words after these things. Jan 31, 2017 the insights tom has gained from memorizing the entire book of revelation and the great contributions they offer to bible students. The star was given the key to the shaft of the abyss. And she was crying out in her pains and in her agony to give birth. Verse 10 is a command for john to not seal up the words of this book. Revelation does not mention the church again until the final chapter 22. The revelation is a very solemn book speaking much about divine judgments but it is also a. Revelation 22 new american standard bible nasb the river and the tree of life 22 then he showed me a river of the water of life, a clear as crystal, coming from the throne of god and of b the lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. It is commonly accepted that the star falling from this trumpet is actually some sort of being, because of the fact that it is given a key to open the abyss. The river came from the throne where god and the lamb were seated.
The book of revelation closes its awful description of the judgments which are coming upon the earth by inviting to the sinner, come to christ, and, after one reads and understand the book of revelation, he too will close the book and invite the sinner to, come, and receive, jesus christ as you savior. The babylonians learn about ancient babylon and the people who. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 22. Unlike many other books on end time prophecy, this is a simple, easy to read commentary.
The four winds of revelation world events and the bible. The event recorded in chapter 10 occurred literally at the time that john received the book of revelation. Yahovahs provision for the redeemed of the jews and the followers of yahushua during the final seven years to chapter 8. The book of revelation is the final book of the new testament, a stark account of the apocalypse and a prophecy of the world. The verse by verse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. Reply of the spiritual church and john to christs words revelation 22. Read revelation 1 commentary using a testimony of jesus christ. Others seem more literal, or a blend of poetry and plain speech. Jan 02, 2020 once the sixth trumpet sounds, a voice from the altar of god calls for the release of the four angels who are bound at the great river euphrates verse 14. Before we go into the first chapter and verse of revelation chapter 1, i would like to acquaint you with the penman, john the apostle. Verse 4 tells us where daniel was when the vision appeared to himby the bank of the great tigris river.
Like the description of the divine presence in revelation 4, most of the visions of the book are. Ezekiel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Revelation chapter 22 verse by verse commentary rev 22. Verse click for chapter then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. This explains her flight to the desert described in verse 6. The principle upon which this versebyverse study of revelation proceeds, is that the contents of the book are, in the main, yet future and that the fulfillment of the greater part of revelation cannot take place as long as the church remains here on earth. The history of rome brief overview of roman history from her dawn to the first punic war. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. Book of revelation a verse by verse audio study chapters 9 thru 11 the sixth trumpet and the strong angel with the little stone. Revelation 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The revelation is the only prophetic book of the nt and it is the keystone of the word of god. Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of god and of the lamb, what is the meaning of revelation 22. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
A lot of people start reading the bible and skip to the end to find out what happens. Verse 1 of the revelation already shows gods intention. These in depth verse by verse studies harmonize the holy bible from genesis to revelation. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 22 and more. The harmonious unity of scripture is herein exhibited. The revelation research foundation has completed work on a 3d version of ezekiels temple, utilizing the drawings of mr. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. This book of the revelation tells what is in that scroll.
These four angels had been kept in captivity for just this purpose. Commentary on revelation 2122 new heaven and new earth. It would have been better, perhaps, if the twentyfirst chapter had included the first five verses of the twentysecond, so as to take in the whole of the description of the heavenly jerusalem. Read revelation 9 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The previous verse describes the ascension of the lord jesus christ, while a period over 1,900 years elapses until this sixth verse. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelationchapter 9. This tree of life is fed by the pure waters of the river that comes from the throne of god. Verse 8 the voice that john heard in verse 4 spoke to him again. Revelation 22 new king james version nkjv the river of life. In these last few verses of the book of revelation, we. Verse 7 says we are told that those who keep the words of this book are blessed.
Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. Revelation chapter 22 explained book of revelation each. Jan 21, 2020 john, and any and all who reads this book of revelation, must have the wisdom and the knowledge of the lord jesus god almighty to understand what is about to be given. Return from chapter 7 to the verse by verse commentary on revelation page. The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. Revelation, more than any other book, refers frequently to itself. Many have wondered if the third temple will ever be built. The opening of the seventh seal and the events of the first four trumpet judgments. The earth is personified over against the dragon, or serpent. Come explore the works of temple scholar frank shallieu. Throughout the bible, we have been taught that you could not look upon the. Then the dragon tried to drown the woman with a flood of water that flowed from his mouth.
Read and study revelation 22 with the verse by verse bible commentary. A final thought in each letter is, he who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the churches. In this verse the secret of their power is mentioned. A study of the book of revelation verse by verse at the hendersonville seventhday adventist church on july 25, 2018. Aug 17, 2017 have you ever tried to read the book of revelation. Verse 6 says these words are faithful and true referring to the prophecy of revelation. The tree of life revelation 22 revelation made clear. Release the four angels who are bound at the great river euphrates. And we do not yet understand many things that god has said. Why are these two mighty spiritual forces so closely joined together. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. In all its uses, revelation refers to something or someone, once hidden, becoming visible. This is another reminder about the responsibility of each individual to heed these instructions.
Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. The book of revelation in the bible is one of the more difficult books of the bible to understand. Bible commentary explains the book of revelation verse by verse cutting through a great deal of popular theory. The person of jesus christ, the son of god and the redeemer, is in the centre of these future events. The tabernacle of ancient israel brief overview of the tabernacle of moses in the wilderness and the ark of the covenant. After revelation deals with church issues, it deals with the future mainly regarding the nation of israel. White garments were given to those who believe in jesus in chapter 3, verse 5, and we will learn more about this in our future study of chapter 4, verse 4. Every statement is to be taken to mean for exactly what is written unless such interpretation is highly improbable to spiritual reason, or against scripture elsewhere. Net bible then the angel showed me the river of the water of lifewater as clear as. Revelation 1 commentary a testimony of jesus christ. Verse 1 provides the timing of the vision and the revelation daniel receivedthe third year of cyrus. In contrast to various other prophets ezekiel has not been criticised as much. A testimony of jesus christ is a commentary that explains some of the mysteries of revelation. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.
The holy scriptures start with a revelation on the past genesis 1 and they end with a revelation on the future. Verse by verse for more indepth studies, commentary. Commentary on revelation 2122 new heaven and new earth october 23, 2017 bill pratt leave a comment after the great white throne judgment of revelation 20, john sees a new heaven and new earth which replace the old heaven and old earth. Bible roman empire map large map of the roman empire in the early first century click around on the places. That includes the book of revelation as all writing in the bible was inspired by the holy spirit of god, but the penman was the apostle john. Verses 2 and 3 inform us of daniels mental and spiritual state at the time of his vision. A study of the book of revelation verse by verse at the hendersonville seventhday adventist church on october 17, 2018. The tree of life pictures eternal sustenance and immortality compare verse 14. Revelation chapter 22 explained discover revelation. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 9 and more.
Good news translation the angel also showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal, and coming from the throne of god and of the lamb. Having seen the holy city, john is now shown the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of god and. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 12 the. Verses 35 explain the effects of the tree of life and the river of water of life. Its street should be a square patch of ground in the center as in 21. Jul 27, 2017 come on now, we are in the 21st century and i think its time that we start thinking outside the box when it comes to the book of revelation, after all its probably the greatest book ever. Revelation twentytwo 22, explained verse by verse, tells of the water of the river of life, the face of god being seen by his children, the three promises of christs soon coming, the close of judgment, a promise that the book of the revelation of jesus christ can be understood, and a solemn warning for anyone trying to hide or change anything written therein. They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months. Revelation 18 explained verse by verse brian hindman.
Adam clarke commentary and the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood the water here evidently means great multitudes of nations and peoples. The book of ezekiel he will be strengthened of god. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. In other words, when the events of the book of revelation begin to unfold this strong angel will not descend from heaven and communicate with john again.
A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of revelation. Commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Revelation verse by verse bible commentary matthew. This is an invitation in the picturesque language of the writer of the book of the revelation to the marriage supper of the lamb. The words of this prophecy given in the book of revelation are trustworthy and true. Extensive verse by verse explanation, illumination and clarification of this prophetic book seen though the lens of middle east culture and the ancient near east.
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