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The Book of Revelation is the last book of the New Testament, a record of the apocalyptic vision given to the Apostle John.

The Book of Revelation is the last book of the New Testament. Written by the Apostle John from the island of Patmos around 95 A.D (some date it at ~70 A.D) having been given a vision, the book has special relevance for and .

For the general concept of divine revelation see , , or .

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What is the earliest name ascribed to the book of Revelation?

I was teaching Catechism last night, going over 'Revelation'. I asked, "what's revelation?" and one girl answered, "It's the last book in the Bible". and I was like, "um yeah..." Well I wanted to say, it's also the entire Bible and I was kind of…
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The book of revelation as comfort to persecuted early Christians

I have heard* that the book of revelation was written to provide comfort to persecuted Christians in the early days during persecution from Rome. And that the contents are best understood as metaphors for the the end of that persecution, the imagery…
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The seven churches that were condemned; did any of them repent?

In Revelation, there were seven churches that were told of their actions and were told to repent of their sins or there will be consequenes. Are there any written words that told whether the seven churches actually repented?
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Magnitude of the earthquakes of the Book of Revelation

I live in Chile, which is a country where 2 of the biggest 5 earthquakes occurred since humans measure earthquakes. The biggest occurred in 1960 and it was 9.6 in Richter scale(the soil cracked and big objects like houses were almost jumping) and…
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What is the point to open the Book of Life in the Great White Throne Judgement according to the Calvinist?

Revelation 20:12, 20 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what…
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Was the Synagogue of Satan the same as the Synagogue of Libertines?

If the Synagogue of Libertines (Acts 6: 9) was Hellenist it would not have been regarded as properly Jewish by conservative Jews. Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and…
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Could the Revelation have happened right when Jesus died?

Forgive my ignorance but is there any possibility that all the prophecies in the Book of Revelation occurred right when Jesus died? This may be a foolish question but I think there are some good things to be learned from your answers.
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What is an overview of what the kinds of things the beast in Revelation represents?

I've asked many people this question, but they all have different opinions. Some say that the beast is a disease or war or something along that line. Others tell me that the beast is an actual beast. I am looking for answers among the broad spectrum…
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Book of revelation what is wormwood?

Revelation 8:11 And the name of the star is called WORMWOOD: and the third part of the waters became WORMWOOD; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. Deuteronomy 29:18 So that there will not be among you a man or woman, or…
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What does the Book with Seven Seals contains?

We know what happens when each of the seven seals are broken. But there's no more mention of this book once the seals are broken. What does this book contain? Does the Lamb actually read it's content? What happens to it afterwards, once the seals…
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Is the seal of the living God in Revelation 7:1-3 the same as the seal Paul wrote about (Eph 1:13; Eph 4:30; 2 Cor 1:22; cf. 1 John 4:13)?

In Revelation 7:1-3, four angels are holding back the four winds of destruction, Then a fifth angel "ascends" with the "seal of the living God." He then commands the other four angels to continue holding back the destruction until ALL of God's…
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