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Revelation
Question | Answer |
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Revelation Theme | "Overcome and ultimate victory in Jesus Christ is assured. You will receive eternal life. It is worth it!" |
Church Challenges | Ephesus- Losing their 'first love', Smyrna- Becoming a coward when martyrdom is the price of faithfulness, Pergamum- Listening to appealing false teachers, Thyatira- Tolerating sin |
Church Challenges (2) | Sardis- Having a reputation of being alive but [being] dead, Philadelphia- Becoming weak, Laodicea- Becoming lukewarm. |
Numerology | 3 (Trinity), 3.5 (Time allowed for evil to reign), 4 (universality), 6 (imperfection), 7 (Used 55 times in Revelation. Means completeness), 10 (Like 1,000 perfection), 12 (People of God), 24 (Sons of Jacob + apostles), 666 (the beast), 144,000 (The saved) |
Gematria | Traditional Jewish system of assigning numerical value to a word or phrase. Neron Kaisar (666) Mark of the beast from Revelation 13. |
Revelation 13:3 | The beast "had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed." Nero (blamed Christians for Great fire in 64 AD) resurrected in Domitian (commanded others to address him as 'Lord and God') |
Revelation 13:7 | "[The beast] was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation."- Domitian and the Roman empire |
Revelation Principle | Even if the governmental authorities call you to renounce your faith, one must stand firm. |