From as early as justin martyr in the second century a. To see syllables so clearly divided like this suggests that the book was a teachers tool produced to help students learn. Revelation chapter 11 explained book of revelation each. To answer this question, lets list them and see where we go from there. The old mystery religion of egypt, even before the days of moses, was monotheistic. The literalness of these judgments give us the key to the literalness of the book of revelation. Lucifer never finished the city and the tower of babel. The sodomegyptbabylon motif in the book of revelation. The book is primarily about the coming of the kingdom, explaining how this relates to the judgments of god, the collapse of human government and the calling of the jews. Sodom was the city that god destroyed because of its wicked acts at.
This summary of the book of revelation provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of revelation. The common view is that the book of revelation is a description of the events leading up to the second coming. Egyptian wisdom in the revelation of john the divine gerald. Why does the book of revelation say that jesus was crucified in egypt. The book of revelation, full of apocalyptic imagery and clashes between good and evil, probably wasnt a christian book in the beginning. In revelation 11 we read about two witnesses who prophesy in jerusalem against a power that will come against it. Introduction to the seven plagues of revelation 16. Egyptian origin of the book of revelation ancient mysteries. Today many people try to apply literal meanings to visions found within revelation. Do not passages like this show conclusively that to deny the mystical or allegorical sense of the apocalypse is to keep the husk and cast away the seed. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The holy city title for jerusalem does not come back into the storyflow of the book of revelation until. The book of revelation s prophecies about the seven last plagues are terrifying and show there will be massive suffering and destruction around the world in the end times.
While chapters 119 use immediate language now, at hand, near chapter 20 introduces the concept of a thousand years. It may give us a shock that the bible describes any city by the names sodom and egypt. The great city called sodom and egypt revelation 11. The city is great, for it is allimportant in the eyes of the inhabitants, as public. Echoes in the book of revelation order scripture scripture in plague in exodus in revelation reference referenceexodus a third of the sea turned to revelation 8.
Dec 27, 2011 allusions to the book of dead are common. The theology of the book of revelation by richard bauckham. Egyptian origin of the book of revelation by john h. This study observes in the book of revelation the motif of a great city which was variously characterized as sodom, egypt, and babylon. The phrase is used in five verses of the book of revelation. War is a big factor in the tribulation that brings the plagues of nuclear destruction, economic disaster, famine, disease, and releases the beasts of the earth, from the microscopic, to insects, to meateating animals, rodents. Each year during passover, as we read through the history of the exodus, we recount the ten plagues that were visited upon egypt. The literary genres of the book of revelation are an apocalypse, a prophecy, and an epistle or letter. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. The book of revelation, often called the book of revelations, revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation, or simply revelation, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words or the apocalypse, is the final book of the new testament, and therefore also the final book of the christian bible.
There are numerous similarities between the plagues with which god afflicted egypt resulting in the exodus of israel and the plagues of the tribulation. Exodus revelation by author trey smith and the god in a. We thought the parallels were fascinating and worth documenting. Is there any relationship between the plagues of egypt and revelation. That these vial judgments are not figurative is clear from the fact that 4 of the 7 have actually happened before. Revelation 1516 new international version niv seven angels with seven plagues. The sodomegyptbabylon motif in the book of revelation by. Book of revelation apocalypse seal broken in the plagues of egypt a story depicted in the book of exodus god inflicts 10 disasters, or plagues, on the egyptian. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text. Egyptian wisdom in the revelation of john the divine. The oldest known copy of a text claiming to be jesus teachings to his brother james has been discovered in an ancient egyptian trash dump, scattered among piles of fifthcentury papyrus, ancient.
Feb 19, 2018 the book of revelation is almost never considered. Exodus plagues mirrored in revelation topical commentary. As a graduate student in egyptology, i believed all the. As in egypt, with these plagues, they caused economic disaster also, with burned crops and destroyed buildings. What the bible says about jerusalem as sodom and egypt from forerunner. In the theology of the book of revelation bauckham explicates how the sound interpretation of the theology of revelation must be based on the proper understanding of the imageries in its original context. The plagues of egypt and the plagues of the tribulation years. But more importantly, the bible shows that egypt represents something that god not only dealt with in the past but will deal with in the futurefalse religion. Lets have a look at the symbolism found in the seven plagues of. We find on the closer study of these lists of the plagues of egypt and revelation that many of the revelation plagues are based upon similar plagues that moses sent upon egypt. He explains that, for those students willing to examine the historical background to the new testament, the book of revelation actually summarizes the central doctrines of faith. Suddenly they are at a loss to explain such wild ideas as stars falling, oceans turning to blood and mountains moving. Nov 01, 2008 here, cosimo proudly presents book 11 of ancient egypt, in which massey demonstrates how scripture was created from the remains of egyptognostic traditions, with little knowledge of the ancient wisdom upon which it drew, through the specific example of the biblical story of the book of revelation and john the divine. The scriptural clue to identifying the great city is contained in revelation ch 11.
This table lists the ten plagues of egypt in the book of exodus with scripture references and how these plagues are echoed in the book of revelation with sc. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. What the bible says about jerusalem as sodom and egypt. The image of the lake of fire was taken up by the early christian. Dec 08, 2017 the book of revelation read by alexander scourby. During a recent study through the book of revelation, we noticed an interesting repetition of the same types of plagues mentioned there as well.
Aug 22, 2016 the revelation of the pyramids takes an indepth look into one of the seven wonders of the world, the great pyramids of egypt. This will be necessary for god to deal with a sinful and rebellious world. Sodom was the city that god destroyed because of its wicked acts at the time of abraham genesis chapter 19. Mystery has surrounded these fascinating structures for centuries with. Then it seeks to learn how john used the motif throughout the book of. To read the word of god in this apocalyptic book without letting our imagination give us misguided interpretations, we need to understand the symbolism the same way the first readers did. No less than 5 of the 9 plagues of egypt are to be repeated during the tribulation period. Im not saying l agree with the author of egyptian origin of the book of revelation, that the book of revelation is based in its entirety on ae texts, but the similarities between revelation, chapter 4, verse 511 and the second department of the duat are to blatant imho to be just coincidence. Useful bible studies revelation commentary chapter 11. Within the book of revelation it is chapter 20 which forms a natural division between imminent and distant. Plagues of egypt compared to those in revelation r1606eg. They were literal, why not the trumpet and vial judgments. Jul 01, 2009 but more importantly, the bible shows that egypt represents something that god not only dealt with in the past but will deal with in the futurefalse religion. In the biblical context, the concept seems analogous to the jewish gehenna, or the more common concept of hell.
He explains that, for those students willing to examine the historical background to the new testament, the book of revelation actually summarizes the central doctrines of. This correspondence is intentional and is an indication of the correspondence between the recorded facts of past history and the. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. Parallel characters include egypts apophis as revelations satan while situations and activities in scenes include the judgment scene and singers by a lake of fire. The exodus and the story of nimrod are both precursors to revelation. Israel in the book of revelation the bertrand comparet. Why is that great city figuratively called sodom and egypt. Revelations on the book of revelation public radio. Within the book of revelation it is chapter 20 which forms a. The above outline is from nelsons complete book of bible maps and charts, pp. Parallel sequences of scenes include those found in the 2nd to 12th divisions of the book of.
The revelation of the pyramids takes an indepth look into one of the seven wonders of the world, the great pyramids of egypt. The plagues of egypt and the tribulation commentary. For some, a problem has arisen because egyptologists long taught that the egyptians did not engage in human sacrifice. Parallel sequences of scenes include those found in the 2nd to 12th divisions of the book of gates and most of revelations chapters 1521. I know from revelation that joseph smith was a prophet of god who translated the book of abraham by inspiration. In the book of revelation john describes seven plagues to come at the end of timeseven plagues typified by the plagues of egypt in moses time. The book of revelation asv american standard version. It is full color and has many, many custom charts and.
Appendix b summary of the plagues of egypt and revelation. Here, cosimo proudly presents book 11 of ancient egypt, in which massey demonstrates how scripture was created from the remains of egyptognostic traditions, with little knowledge of the ancient wisdom upon which it drew, through the specific example of the biblical story of the book of revelation and john the divine. Joseph smith tells us that facsimile 1 in the book of abraham depicts a priest of egypt attempting to sacrifice abraham. Our conduct on the streets and in business and in our homes nowhere near measures even to sodoms standards. The book goes handinhand with preflood and nimrod also by trey smith.
Why does the book of revelation say that jesus was. The pace of the book of revelation slows dramatically with chapter 20. Nine ways in which the exodus event is echoed by revelation. The book goes hand in hand with preflood and nimrod also by trey smith. The discipleapostle john, who followed jesus christ and witnessed his crucifixion, authored it. The priests believed that all the deities of egypt were just expressions of. Receiving such revelation is a real and powerful method of learning truth, a method i refuse to ignore or dismiss just because others havent experienced that same method of learning. In some other lessons, i have traced for you some of the many references to israel in the new testament. They are simply repetitions of the plagues of egypt. So how can we apply these rules to the series of seals, trumpets and bowls of wrath.
The significance of egypt in prophecy united church of god. Plagues of egypt and the end time comparison chart. Come out of her the worlds systems my people, that you be not partakers of her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues. It sets out to determine the significance of this characterization by tracing the sodom, egypt, and babylon traditions in the ot, the nt, and the relevant extrabiblical literature. Both egypt and sodom deny our lord and savior jesus, as most of the world does. Hahn demonstrates why this littlestudied book contains many of the keys to understanding the gospels. Jerusalem egypt elaine pagels jesus christ religion. The plagues of egypt and the tribulation commentary a. The revelation of the pyramids documentary youtube. Revelation 1516 niv seven angels with seven plagues i. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1.
The city in revelation is the finished babel, also known as spiritual egypt and sodom, where you can do all that you imagine to do. John wrote revelation while a prisoner on the island of patmos, approximately 8595 a. The symbolism of the book of revelation biblical thinking. No, these vial judgments are yet future, and will be literally fulfilled as here described, and this gives us the key to the literalness of the whole book of revelation.