Revelation In NT
Below is a short sample of the essay Revelation In NT. If you sign up you could be reading the rest of this essay in under two minutes. Registered users should login to view the essay.
Revelation In NT
The book of Revelation is the last profound book in the New Testament. It
conveys the significant purpose of Christianity by describing God's plan for the
world and his final judgement of the people by reinforcing the importance of
faith and the concept of Christianity as a whole. This book written by John in
95 or 96 AD, is the revelation of Jesus Christ illustrating the events that
occur before and during the second coming of Christ. By using complex symbolism
and apocalyptic metaphor the meaning of Revelation is defined. What is, what has
been, and what is to come is the central focus of the content. When correlating
the total concept of the book of Revelation the tremendous impact of the word of
God cannot be overlooked. Revelation was written in the last 3rd of the 1st
century clearly when the christians were being pressured by Rome to turn from
their faith to the Roman emperor. This book was intended for the seven churches
of Asia. Some think that the book was written around 64 AD, after the burning of
Rome. Revelation 11:1 references the temple suggesting that it is still standing
when history proves that the temple was destroyed by Titus in 70 AD. However,
this could simply be a prediction and have no relevance as to the date the book
was written. On the other hand, there is historical evidence that points to 95
or 96 AD as being the more probable date for the writing of this narrative.
Among these include statements from christian writers such as church father who
states that Revelation was written in the reign of the Roman emperor Domitian
(81-96). In addition this date better agrees with description of the early
churches and is accepted by them as well as by scholars as the better date. A
man named John wrote the book of Revelation on an island in the Argean Sea named
Patmos. This person is believed to be John the Apostle of Jesus Christ, author
of the fourth gospel. There has been some confusion over this, due to the fact
that John does not designate himself as an apostle and when mentioning them does
not include himself in that group. Rather he claims to be a prophet and his book
to be a prophecy. However, the early church as well as early theologians claim
the author as John the Apostle. In 480 AD five passages written by Iraneous
mentioned John specifically as the author, and in the middle of the 2nd century
Justin Marty quoted verbatim "attributing the authorship to John, an
apostle of Christ." (Tenney). In researching the...
The complete article is about 4899 words and 19.6 pages long.
To continue reading the complete article, subscribe below and get free instant unlimited access.
Once you have registered for an Account, No refunds can be issued.
Please make sure you look over the site before you purchase an account!!!
|
