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HH Date: ThebookofRevelationisuniqueinthatthedateofits   compositionaffectstheinterpretationplaceduponitsmessage.There h  aretwogeneralviews,called"TheLateDate"_(c_.AD96)and"The /  EarlyDate"_(c_.AD6468). N    SomethinkthebookwaswrittenaboutAD96duringthereignof  _Domitian_Ԁ(AD8196)andthathehadbanishedJohntoPatmos.The  traditionforthishoweverisunreliableandthereisnointernal K support.ThosewhotaketheLateDateholdtovariousviewsofits j interpretation. 1   Forthosewhounderstandthebookisdealingwiththedestruction  oftheTemple,Jerusalem,andJudaism,adatebeforeAD70is g essential,andthereforeadatefromthetimeofaboutAD6568seems . valid. M  @QQ$ ReasonsforHoldingtotheEarlyDate:   HH  1.  TheparallelbetweenpassagesintheGospelsandin   RevelationthatdealwiththedestructionofJerusalemwouldcallfor \! adateforthebookbeforeAD70. {#"   2.  AllusionstootherapostlesstillalivebesidesJohn. B#   3.  ThestateofIsraelandthetemplestillexisted.  $   4.  ThefactofJewishpersecutionofChristiansinforeigncities. x%   5.  InthemostancientversionortranslationmadeoftheBible ?& intoanotherlanguage(The_Syriac_Ԁversioninthesecondcentury)the ^' _superinscription_ԀsaystheletterwaswrittenbytheApostleJohn % ( duringthereignofNero.  )   6.  JohnexpectedtoleavePatmos(inch.1)andgoandpreach ![* amongthechurchestowhomheaddressedthisletter.Thatcouldbe z"" + expectedofamanwhowas60yearsold,butitcouldhardlybe A# , expectedofamanwhowas96yearsold. $!-   7.  Johnsaysthatthevisionsoccurredinthereignofthesixth X RomanEmperor.Thatwithinitselfnailsdownthedatewithoutany  doubt.Thesixemperorswere:Julius,August,_Tiberius_,_Caliguia_,  Claudius,andNero.NeroreignedfromAD54to68.(Rev.17:10) U  Overview :Therearefourimportantthingstoremember: ; _HH  1.  Itisa revelation ,thatis,"anuncovering,orunveiling." M Peoplewhothinkthatthebookcannotbeunderstoodneedtolookat  itstitle,itis not 'aconcealment'or'ahiding'butanuncoveringandan   unveiling.Itisabookaboutsomethingthatisbeingmadeknown.  P    2.  Itisaddressedtothe sevenchurchesofAsia .(1:11)Weneed o   torealizethatfirstandforemostitwasamessageforthemandithad 9   significanceforthem.     3.  Itisarevelationin signs .Thethingsrevealedwere  o  "signified"(1:1),thusthesethingsarenot"literal"butrevealedin  9  symboliclanguage.(Weshouldnotexpectthedeviltolooklikea X  realdragon.)Thesignsandsymbolsaredrawnprimarilyfromthe   OldTestament.     4.  The revelation concerns"thingswhichmustshortlycometo U pass"(1);andthethingsittalksabout"wereathand"(v.3).Thetime w elementisemphasizedatthebeginningofthebook,andlestthe > readerhasforgottenduringthecourseofthebook,itisemphasized  againattheendofthebook,aswellasseveralremindersalongthe t way,i.e.6:10"alittleseason,"or"alittlewhile."(Rev.1:1;1:3;22:6; ; 22:10). Z   AnyinterpretationofRevelationthatignoresthesevitalpointsis ! awronginterpretation.   WhatRevelationIsAbout:  v HH  RevelationisNOTprimarilyaboutthe"lastdays"beforeChrist's - secondcoming,butaboutthe "lastdays" ofJudaism,andthefallof L  thenationandthedestructionoftheircapitalcityJerusalem,the ! temple,andtheJewishhierarchialsystem. "   ItisaparalleltothesubjecttheLorddealtwithinMatthew23, L# Mark13,andLuke21.Itconcernsthevengeanceandjudgmentof k$ GodupontheJewishnationsfortheirrejectionoftheSonofGodand 2% theirpersecutionofHimandthechurch(Luke11:4751;21:2022; & Rev.18:2024). h'    /(  TheMessageFromtheBook:  X HH  1.  Itisamessagetothesaintsconcerningthetribulationthey g weresuffering.Ithelpedthemtounderstandwhattheoutcomeof . suchsufferingwasgoingtobe.Ithelpedthemtopinpointthesource,  thecause,andtheeventualoutcomeofthepersecutionbeinginflicted d uponthesaints. +   2.  ItwasparticularlyamessagetothesevenchurchesofAsiato J remainsteadfastinthefaithandtoawarningtothemtocorrectthe  deficienciesintheirfaith.     3.  Itwasawarningtothosesaintswhoneededtorepentandget  G  rightwithGod. f     4.  Itwasamessagethatthoseafflictingthesaintswouldhaveto -   facethejudgmentandwrathofGodfortheirevildeeds.     5.  Itwasamessageofhopeandcomforttothesaintsindicating  c  thatGodhadnotforgottenthemandthattheultimatevictorywould  *  betheirs. I    6.  ThemessageofGod'sjudgmentuponJudaismstandsasa   reminder(anda'type')ofthefinalgreatjudgmentuponevery   individualatthesecondcomingofChrist(2Cor.5:10;1These.4:13 F 18.). e   The"Coming"oftheLord:   HH  1.  RevelationisspeakingabouttheLordcomingsoonina  judgmentuponthepersecutorsofHispeopleasvengeanceismeted q out.(Rev.6:910;18:2024;22:20). 8     a.  Thiswasacominginjudgmentlikethejudgmentuponthe W worldatthetimeofNoah;andlikeHisjudgmentuponSodomand  Gomorrah,andHisjudgmentuponJerusaleminthetimeof  Nebuchadnezzar. T     b.  ItwasatimeofvengenanceforhowtheunfaithfulJews s hadtreatedtheprophetsandapostlesGodsenttothem(Matthew :  23:3436;Luke18:78;Luke11:4751;Rev.18:2024). !   2.  WearewaitingHisvisiblereturnwhenhecomesinafinal p" judgmentuponalltheworld(2Cor.5:10). 7#     a.  Thiswillbethetimeoftheresurrectionofthebodiesof V$ thosewhohavedied(1These.4:1318). %     b.  Itwillbetherewardingofthesaints(John14:13)andthe & usheringinofeternitywithGodorseparationfromHim(Matthew S' 25:4146).#XDXXXD>##&:%XXD# r ( Ѐ  9!)  @/ TenSurprisedMen  X @ .  Revelation20:1115  m Introduction: % 0  1.0ppWhatadayof surprises thejudgmentwillbe!Adayofsurprises  formenbutnotforGod.Eccl.12:14;Job42:2;Heb.4:13.=pp 0  2.0ppNoticehowJesusdepictedthesurpriseofsome,Matthew7:22,23.Mpp 0  3.0ppWillyoubeamongthesurprisedthatday!?pp  1.0    ItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor:epp   _________________________________________ u      Psalms14:1;Heb.10:31;2Cor.5:10 -   HH 2.0    ItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor: -  pp   _________________________________________      0  Philippians2:10,11 E pp HH 3.0    ItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor:  E pp   _________________________________________ U    0  Heb.9:27;Acts17:3031  pp HH 4.0  0ppItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor:   pp   _________________________________________ m    0  Job14:14;John5:28,29}%pp HH 5.  0  ItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor: }%pp   _________________________________________ 5   0  Isa.55:8;Matt.25;2Thess.1:79.pp HH 6.  0  ItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor: pp   _________________________________________ M   0  Titus1:2;Heb.6:18;John6:68]pp HH 7.0  0ppItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor: ]pp   _________________________________________     0  Heb.6:10;Psa.69:5;139;12;94:1,11;2Tim.2:19;Num.32:23u!pp HH 8.0  0ppItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor: u#pp   _________________________________________ -$   0  Acts17:30;2Tim.2:15;John8:32=%pp HH 9.  0  ItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor: ='pp   ________________________________________ (   0  Eph.5:23;Col.1:18;Acts2:47;1Cor.12:13;1Pet.3:21U)pp HH 10.0  0ppItwillbeaDayofSurprisefor: U+pp   ________________________________________ e ,     Matthew25:113;2Cor.13:5 - Conclusion:Wouldnotbebettertobe"surprised"now!?