Nothing truly compares to the complexity of the Book of Revelation. Most people seem to ignore this essential part of the bible thinking that it’s too complicated, or because it’s scary. Although Revelation can be challenging to comprehend and can produce more uncertainties than answers, avoiding this book is to skip the most strong and significant discovery of all: Christ Himself. A thought provoking and eye-opening perspective towards the end of days can be found in Apocalypse Here and Now: Are You Ready?, a book by Betsy Fritcha on Voice of God and other aspects of the Revelation.
The prophetic Book of Revelation, full of intricate symbols and dramatic descriptions of aggression, describes the vision of God for the Second Coming of Christ and the judgment of Lucifer in the lake of fire.
When we check biblical dates, we learn that Adam existed about 4,000 B.C. The seventh generation of Adam would have Enoch existing somewhere around 3,300 B.C. It was before the flood, yet according to Jude, Enoch has also prophesied about the end of days — over 5,300 years prior.
Despite being a significant part of the Bible, The Book of Revelation is still a mystery to many believers throughout the world. In this article, we’ll shed some light on 5 interesting aspects of this particular book that you may not have known before.
- Both testaments of the bible, Old and New, talk of the end of days- not just The Book of Revelation
Some members of the Catholic Church presumed that the Old Testament is irrelevant as of 2019. They think the Old Covenant is of no repercussion, since we are under currently the New Covenant. Yet in Matthew 5, this argument is invalidated by Christ. Enoch lived for Christ for three hundred and sixty-five years, and Hebrews 11:5 states that, “He was not caught, for Christ had given him away …” He disappeared in a moment. Fast forward to 852 B.C., where Elijah foretold during the rule of King Ahab of Israel, how are these two prophets alike aside from their trust in Christ?
- The word “Rapture” is not mentioned in the original scripture
Throughout English interpretations, what certain people refer to as rapture is a particular interpretation of the word “captured / captured” throughout I Thess. 4:17. The English term ‘rapture’ comes from the first person plural passive of the Latin term ‘rapio/rapere’ (drag back, grab, capture, take off) and is ‘Rapiemur’ in the Latin version of the Vulgate. [The English word ‘rape’ also comes from rapio/rapere, so one could assume that even ‘rapiemur’ is not equivalent to ‘rapture’]. This Latin expression, as was included in the Latin version of Vulgate in I Thess. 4:17, is also derived from the Greek phrase “arpagēsometha,” the second future passive term for “harpazo,” as implies to catch / seize / carry away / snatch / get, or ‘steal’.
- The Romans utilized Patmos, situated off the coast of Asia Minor (current day Turkey), as a prison colony.
The isle of Patmos has been honored for about 2,000 years as the location where Saint John, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, penned the Holy Book of Revelation. The spiritual vision of St. John was reflected in the Book of Revelation, sometimes called the Apocalypse, the last of the 27 biblical books in the New Testament.
There have been numerous biblical dreams of him, which are claimed to have been an allegorical representation of the many repressions and horrors suffered by the early Christian Church and the promise of the final victory of the Church of Christ and its saints. At the start of his narrative, St John confirms the omnipotence and omnipresence of God in the popular verse: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” said the Lord King, “who is and who was and who is to be, the Almighty.” [Version 1: 8] Version 1: 8]
- The Rapture could happen at any time
Here one moment, then you’re gone. No indication beforehand. The church disappears as well. The dead in Christ shall rise immediately, and any who are living who have been purified in the blood shall be swept up along with them to follow the Lord into the sky. Pause to reflect of this event — whatever you do, because you adhere to God, you’re going to be gone in a fraction of a second. Collected together made whole and raptured to follow the Lord in the air. “And so, we shall still be with the Lord.” Think about the fall-out and the ensuing turmoil that the rapture brings to Earth.
We’re not provided the date and exact moment as to when God’s going to rapture the world, but we’re told that it’s going to come like a thief in the dark. No one else except God decides the moment. We’re going to be ready, anticipating it, and listening for the roar and the trumpet.
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