Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. In revelation chapter 12, john sees a vision of a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars revelation 12. In the book of revelation, both the horns and crowns. It also states that those who hear the sayings of the book of revelation will be blessed.
The book of revelation, or the apocalypse as it is also called, is the last book of the bible. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to. Revelation, chapter united states conference of catholic bishops. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. They are two the tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The name of these only is written in the lambs book of life. The book of life contains the names of all gods redeemed revelation 20. Note the similarity between this description and the description that joseph gave of his father jacob israel and his mother and their children genesis 37. The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation. The dragon is satan working through pagan religions, the occult and spiritualism, while the beast symbolizes satan working in disguise.
The author records visions of two beasts or monsters which he saw while standing on the seashore, the monster from the sea. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. The mark can be identified by either the beasts written name, or the numerical value of his name. Revelation chapter coffmans commentary of the new. Revelation kjv and i stood upon the sand of the sea, bible. The book of revelation endtime ministries irvin baxter. They are twothe tenhorned and the twohorned beasts. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. Revelation the beast from the sea 1 then ia stood on the sand of. The beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. This final chapter of revelation summarizes the goal of the entire book.
Have you ever tried to read the book of revelation. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The central purpose of this book is to bring us a revelation of jesus christ and his perfect redemption in all of humanity. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. Revelation 16 niv the beast out of the sea the dragon.
And i saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. Book of revelation chapter 11 the two witnesses and the. The book of revelation chapter thirteen an introduction. There will be no respite, night or day, for those who worship the beast or its statue or accept branding with its name. We have seen earlier that the servants of god were marked with the seal of god. John sees fiercelooking beasts that represent degenerate earthly kingdoms controlled by satanthe devil works miracles and deceives men. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb slain from the foundation of the world. The beast mentioned here is the first of 36 references to one called the beast that will occur from this point on in the book of revelation.
Revelation , the th chapter of the final book in the bible, begins by describing a beast rising out of the sea. The description of the beast is found in revelation chapters thirteen and seventeen. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of. In chapter we have the clear and full development of satans instruments of evil. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the lord our god. He shall cause also that a golden image of antichrist shall be placed in the temple at jerusalem, and that the apostate angel should enter, and thence utter voices and oracles. And i looked, and, lo, a lamb stood on the mount sion, and with him an hundred forty and four. After this i looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven.
What are the most commonly asked questions about the book of revelation. While many associate the word apocalypse with great disaster, the book of revelation begins and ends by saying that those who read, understand, and apply its message would be happy for doing so. The focus of the antichrists slaughter will shift from the gentile nations to the jewish people. Branding his claim on earth, the mark of the beast will apparently involve a mirror image of gods formula. Write a running verse by verse commentary of a chapter of your choice of the book of revelation should be at least 3 pages 3. As with all prophecies the revelation also is not easily understood. Chapter 19 1 and after these things i heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, alleluia. If youre befuddled by the book of revelation in the bible, dont fret. Book of revelation a verse by verse audio study chapter 11 the two witnesses and the seventh trumpet judgment. The rise and fall of the antichrist appendix four a brief overview of the book of revelation. Revelation chapter begins a section from chapters 19 that go from the midpoint of the tribulation until its end when yeshua returns to this earth as king of kings and lord of lords to reign from mount zion in jerusalem.
The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. The beast out of the sea, the beast out of the earth, the mark of the beast, and the number of the beast 666. Revelation is the thirteenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. With this interpretation set, we can look at revelation. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. And i saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire. Revelation beast, false prophet, 42 months, 666 explained.
Revelation niv the beast out of the sea the dragon bible. T he antichrist becomes historys first true worldwide dictator. Since chapter describes and develops the beast and his politicalreligious system in detail. The beast rising out of the sea with seven heads, ten horns, and ten crowns, revelation. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads. The mark of the beast is going to be contrasted with the mark the christians receive in chapter 14. Christs letters to churches in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum and thyatira. Verse 2 and the beast which i saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. John claimed in revelation chapter that he stood on the shore and saw a beast emerge from the ocean. The beast i saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of. He will be the final world ruler, also known as the little horn in the book of daniel. A lot of people start reading the bible and skip to the end to find out what happens.
This is an informational chapter from the little book that tells us about the last gentile world political and world religious power and the men that lead them just before the return of jesus christ. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. However, his name corresponds to a numerical value, that of the number 666 or 616. The book of revelation, chapter the beast from the sea. The beast from the sea also bears a name, but this name is not given anywhere in the book of revelation. Revelation 2011 verse by verse ministry international. And if any even of these make shipwreck of the faith, he will blot them out of his book. We are also told that this beast has amazing authority over all peoples and tribes, and they worshipped him.
It had seven heads and its seven heads held ten horns with ten crowns on top of the horns. Revelation the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Taylor marshall line by line as he guides us through revelation chapter which describes the roman sea beast and the israelite. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beastall whose names have not been written in the lambs book of life, the lamb who was slain from the creation of. The last days of babylon, chapter 23, the beast and his mark. I am explaining the entire chapter mostly just to tell you about the image of the beast described in revelation. Revelation commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, as set of 17 volumes on the new testament, the result of barclays dedicated work.
David guzik commentary on revelation describes johns vision of a beast. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. Revelation niv bible the dragon stood on the shore. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet. This is the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ.
Jan 01, 2008 book of revelation chapter receive the revelation be prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. In our previous studies we have seen that revelation chapter 1. Revelation chapter begins with a beast the antichrist, raising up out of the sea, which represents the nations of the world. This beast is giving another title in the book of revelation. A summary of each chapter in the book of revelation. Learn what the bible teaches in the book of revelation. Based on the computation of the trinity, the number for god is 3. The antichrist is fatally wounded in the head, but somehow, miraculously recovers. A brief overview of the book of revelation the rise and. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of the devil in every human being. The beast coming out of the earth with two horns, deceiving the world by is false miracles, and causing every one to receive his mark in their right hand, revelation. Physically attend at least 80% of all classes unless given special permission by.
Read through the book of the revelatuion twice by the end of the semester 2. Revelation 16 new international version niv the beast out of the sea. Revelation commentary william barclays daily study bible. Even though nations may agree on few things, they unite in their determination to maintain their authority rather than submit to the rule of gods kingdom. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. Book of revelation for dummies cheat sheet dummies. Revelation chapter 1611 kjv king james version 1 and i stoode vpon the sand of the sea. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. The temple, the two witnesses, and the seventh trumpet.
Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written. To the first the dragon, who swept with his tail a third part of the stars to earth, satan under the form of the roman empire, gave his throne and much authority. Take a look at the basic structure of the book of revelation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him indicates a significant change. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Here we have the description of the beast which rose out of the sea. Revelation chapter kjv king james version 666 is the papacy. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword. The beast is daniel 7 and the beast in revelation refer to the same kingdom, the roman empire. The beast seemed to be an amalgam of other frightful animals. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand. Who are the two witnesses in the book of revelation. Why do daniel and revelation give varying counts of 1,260, 1,290, and 1,335 days for the tribulation.
It is a revelation that was received by the apostle john while he was in romanimposed exile on the island of patmos in the eastern mediterranean around 90 a. It describes the river of life and the tree of life that will be in the new jerusalem. As we noted in an earlier chapter, the book of revelation has shown us that satan has mimicked god, producing a trilogy of beast, false prophet and dragon. A blasphemous name was emblazoned on the monsters heads.