Revelation 7, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Verse 1 of this chapter clearly belongs to the opening of the seven seals, namely the seventh, and thus rightly belongs to the preceding chapter, not chapter 8. There was silence in heaven why is there silence in heaven. The book of revelation is missing from codex vaticanus. Apparently, the idea is that the ones in chapter 7 are physical israelites that are the seed of physical government for the millennium, and the 144,000 in chapter 14 are the bride, the firstfruits, the elect of god. The book of revelation chapter 9 part 1 the 7 trumpets.
Book of revelation biblical interpretations, pictures. Revelation 8 niv bible when he opened the seventh seal. Read and study revelation 7 with the versebyverse bible commentary hi, sign out. Thomas aquinas believed in two types of individual revelation from god, general revelation and special revelation. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. In general revelation, god reveals himself through his creation, such that at least some truths about god can be learned by the empirical study of nature, physics, cosmology, etc. Lectures on the book of revelation grand rapids, mi. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book. The silence comes before a great storm the power of silence is everywhere and most of all the power of god is everywhere so the half hour is not much time to god as we know a thousand years are as one day. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking. Revelation 8 bible commentary on the book of revelation.
Commentary for revelation 8 the seventh seal is opened and seven angels appear with seven trumpets, ready to proclaim the purposes of god. I adhere to the most common position that chapter 6 contains johns revelation regarding the entire first 3 12 years of the tribulation, from the rapture to the entry of the beast of revelation see notes proclaiming himself to be god daniel 9. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. It clearly shows that there are two groups of people who have to go through the period known as the great tribulation or jacobs trouble jer. I believe a half hour of silence is the minimum needed to get people to slow down focus and. The opening of the seals of the document occurs in revelation chapters 58 and marks the second coming. Revelation 8 the seventh seal and the golden censer 1 when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. Revelation 8, new king james version nkjv the bible app. I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who. Revelations is a slim book that packs in dense layers of scholarship and meaning. The book of revelation of jesus christ scripturally expounded. The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. In fact, the opening passage contains a blessing to everyone who reads, hears, and keeps the words of this prophecy. When the lord jesus christ opens the seventh seal judgment, the immediate effect is silence in heaven.
New international version the first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. The following revelations herein from revelation book 2 were first published in the 1844 doctrine and covenants. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text. And when i had heard and seen them, i fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. In health revelations from heaven and earth, tommy reveals his 8 revelations, gleaned from god, that will lead you toward revitalized health, a newfound sense of purpose, and spiritual balancefully corroborated by dr. Beda, according to whom there is described in revelation 8. Spiritual summary of revelation 7 previous next text details revelation bm home full page. Revelation 7 and revelation 8 united church of god. The number 7 and the book of revelation a heart for god. In the book of revelation, the seven seals are the seven symbolic seals greek. Mar 19, 2019 the book of revelation is by far one of the most challenging books in the bible, yet well worth the effort to study and comprehend.
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. Its rider was named death, and hades was following close behind him. He says, literally, the vegetation of judea, and especially of jerusalem, would be destroyed in the roman scorchedearth methods of warfare. Sinatras four decades of medical expertisebringing heaven and earth a little bit closer.
Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 8. Chilton tries to find a literal fulfillment of revelation rev. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth. One of elaine pagelss great gifts is much in abundance. This is the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. If the literal sense makes good sense, and if there is no indication in the passage itself which suggests a symbolical interpretation, then these verses should be taken literally. 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. Then follow the first four trumpet blasts, each heralding catastrophes modeled on the plagues of egypt affecting the traditional prophetic third cf. In this chapter it treats of those who are and will be in the christian heaven.