Revelation-Background

{BACKGROUND, INTERPRETATION, STRUCTURE}
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1. Unsealing Daniel's Scroll - {PDF Copy} - (What Daniel was commanded to seal shut is unsealed and revealed by the Lamb in the book of Revelation)
2. The Fourfold Division of the Book of Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (The major literary divisions of the book)
3. A Brief Introduction to the Book of Revelation - {PDF Copy}
4. The People of God in Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (The "saints" are men and women from every nation redeemed by the Lamb)
5. The Unsealed Book - The Time of Fulfillment is now - {PDF Copy} - (Unlike the book of Daniel, in Revelation, the book is NOT sealed)
6. Revelation:  An Opened Book - {PDF Copy} - (The purpose of Revelation is to unveil, not to conceal or mystify)
7. The Ruler of the Kings of the Earth - (Revelation 1:4 - Jesus is declared the "Ruler of the Kings of the Earth" due to his death and resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
8. John on the Isle of Patmos - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 1:9-10 - John and his exile on Patmos for his testimony to the word of God)
9. Literal versus Non-Literal Interpretation - {PDF Copy} - (It is an error to insist on interpreting symbolic images "literally")
10. Linear Chronological Sequence? - {PDF Copy} - (The chapters and visions of the book of Revelation are not in neat chronological order)
11. Common Errors When Interpreting Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (The book of Revelation is a sweeping picture of the church age intended to explain the real “battles” that are waged behind the scenes of history, ones that play out in the daily lives and struggles of Christians)
12. Provided Interpretations in the Book of Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (A provided example of how to interpret the book)
13. Time of Fulfillment:  Daniel in Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (A provided example of how to interpret the book)

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