The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
In Revelation Unveiled, Dr. Tim LaHaye, co-author of the best-selling Left Behind series, reveals the scriptural foundation of beloved novels. In this book, LaHaye explains the biblical topics he and Jerry Jenkins explored in Left Behind: The rapture of the church: The Return of Christ The Great Tribulation The Final Battle against Satan and His Hosts The Seven Seals The Antichrist The Seven Trumpets The Seven Bowls of Wrath The Great White Throne The Destruction of Babylon The New Heaven and New Earth Previously titled Revelation Illustrated and Made Plain, this revised and updated, verse-by-verse commentary of the book of Revelation includes numerous charts. With simple and accessible language, Revelation Unveiled will help you better understand the mysterious, final book of the Bible and its implications. Perfect for fans of the Left Behind books and for anyone confused or curious about the book of Revelation.
New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus’s divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church. The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples believed during Jesus’s lifetime—and it is not what Jesus claimed about himself. How Jesus Became God tells the story of an idea that shaped Christianity, and of the evolution of a belief that looked very different in the fourth century than it did in the first. A master explainer of Christian history, texts, and traditions, Ehrman reveals how an apocalyptic prophet from the backwaters of rural Galilee crucified for crimes against the state came to be thought of as equal with the one God Almighty, Creator of all things. But how did he move from being a Jewish prophet to being God? In a book that took eight years to research and write, Ehrman sketches Jesus’s transformation from a human prophet to the Son of God exalted to divine status at his resurrection. Only when some of Jesus’s followers had visions of him after his death—alive again—did anyone come to think that he, the prophet from Galilee, had become God. And what they meant by that was not at all what people mean today. Written for secular historians of religion and believers alike, How Jesus Became God will engage anyone interested in the historical developments that led to the affirmation at the heart of Christianity: Jesus was, and is, God.
Explore the Book is not a commentary with verse-by-verse annotations. Neither is it just a series of analyses and outlines. Rather, it is a complete Bible survey course. No one can finish this series of studies and remain unchanged. The reader will receive lifelong benefit and be enriched by these practical and understandable studies. Exposition, commentary, and practical application of the meaning and message of the Bible will be found throughout this giant volume. Bible students without any background in Bible study will find this book of immense help as will those who have spent much time studying the Scriptures, including pastors and teachers. Explore the Book is the result and culmination of a lifetime of dedicated Bible study and exposition on the part of Dr. Baxter. It shows throughout a deep awareness and appreciation of the grand themes of the gospel, as found from the opening book of the Bible through Revelation.
Revelation Revealed is a study of the book of Revelation. It is not an “end-times” book in that it does not seek to identify current events in the light of Bible prophecy; rather, Revelation Revealed examines the book of Revelation itself—what are its key imagery and symbols? What do they mean? What are the timelines of the book? What is the sequence of events? What are the Days of Noah? Who is “the Beast” and how do we understand him? What is the “mark of the Beast”? How do we understand "Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes”? Is there a rapture? All of these questions, and many more, are addressed, with all questions being approached exclusively from the standpoint of Scripture itself—it is Scripture which answers these questions for us, and clear conclusions are reached. The events outlined in the book of Revelation are the most-prophesied events in the Bible, and Revelation Revealed shows that the book of Revelation is understandable, for God has given us all that we need in order to understand it.
Kingdom Bible Study's From the Candlestick to the Throne Book One coveringThe Revelation of Jesus Christ from the book of Revelation Chapter 1:1 - 1:16This is the First of Eight current biblical study guides being made available through Kindle.The book of Revelation is THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST. The book of Revelation is a book that teaches who and what Jesus Christ is. It reveals Him in all of His fullness. In "The Candle Stick To The Throne" study course on the Revelation you will begin to discover through the power of the Holy Spirit that in the book of Revelation Jesus the Christ is in every chapter of the book, for it is the revelation of Himself. When we read the message of the Revelation with a heart that seeks after Christ, we see in every page His face and hear from every line His voice. If we do not see Christ in the pages of the Revelation then all we see is vanity. By drawing near to this book in the power of the Holy Spirit we drew near to Christ. As dew distilling from the heavens comes the revelation of Jesus Christ from every page of John's vision. It is the drama of God's great plan of the ages wrought out first in the saints, then in the nations, and finally in all the vast creations of God. How beautiful that is!The book of revelation is the Sixth Gospel of Jesus Christ. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wrote what they saw of Jesus Christ on the earth in the days of His flesh. Luke, in the book of Acts wrote of the revelation of Jesus that came by the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost and throughout the in-part realm of the earnest of the Spirit during the Church age. But John in the book of Revelation wrote what he witnessed of the full and complete revelation of Jesus Christ that comes to and through "him that overcomes." In the revelation of Jesus Christ in sons upon Mount Zion, in the Manchild on the throne, and in the New Jerusalem come down from God out of heaven. John wrote in the Revelation what he saw of the ascended and glorified Christ manifesting out of the heavens of God's Spirit. The Revelation releases the mind of Christ manifesting out of the heavens of God's Spirit. The Revelation releases the mind of Christ out of celestial realms. We must by the Holy Spirit get on the horse, put our feet in the stirrups, take hold of the reins and ride through the Revelation experientially in the anointing from on High. We must be in the Spirit on the Lord's day to understand it, just as John was in the Spirit on the Lord' day to receive it. And when we do - we see Jesus! The mark of the beast. Armageddon. The Four Horsemen. The False Prophet. Babylon the great. Falling stars, stinging locusts and giant hailstones. The seven last plagues. The bottomless pit. The lake of fire. These images of terror and catastrophe from the book of Revelation have greatly influenced the thinking of millions of Christians through the ages. Revelation is the drama of God's great plan of the ages wrought out first in the saints, then in the nations and finally in all the vast creations of God. Everything in the Revelation is viewed from the divine perspective. It is not the history of Satan's activity in men, but the all-conquering power of God's Christ! It is the spiritual drama of Father's dealings in our lives. Despite 1900 years of fascination with the book of Revelation, John's letter to the seven Churches of Asia continue to be misunderstood and badly misinterpreted. It's time that we allow the Holy Spirit to reveal to us and within us just who and what Jesus really is in all His glorious wonder. As you discover the Revelation of Jesus afresh in your life and soak in the manifest wonder of His abundant life you will find yourself challenged and changed by the power of the Holy Spirit and begin to discover not so much who you are in Christ but who this Jesus living in you is and He wants you as an overcomer to a just like Him. Let the change begin. Let it begin within me!