Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text. It is strange that any should have maintained that this is not the voice of christ. I was in the spirit on the lords day, and i heard behind me a loud voice like the. The first voice here spoken of is the voice which the apostle had heard in the opening vision revelation 1. If there is one speech that captures in a nutshell the meaning of the entire book of revelation, this is it. Holman christian standard bible i was in the spirit on the lords day, and i heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet. John is commanded by the voice to take the book previously described as open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. After this i looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven.
John s vision on patmos 9 i, john, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in jesus, was on the island of patmos because of the word of god and my testimony about jesus. The apostle john was a prisoner on the island of patmos in the aegean sea. Yes, says the spirit, they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them. He wrote it when he was about 92 years old, while a prisoner of rome on the remote desert penal colony of patmos, an island in the aegean sea. Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labours. The voice john heard on patmos was the voice of an angel. And the first voice which i had heard, like the sound of a war trumpet speaking with me, said, come up here, and i will show you what must take place after these things. And christ sent his angel to show it to his servant john, 2 who has told everything he saw. In addition to the revelation, john wrote the gospel and the three letters that bear his name. The voice as a prophet, john immediately recounts for his readers a prophetic experience, which he is careful to locate as to place and time. The place was the island of patmos, and john was there because of the word of god and the testimony of jesus v.
I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to. Most popular bible verses from revelation scripture. I, john, heard a voice say, write what you see and send it to the seven. Patmos was a quarry mine for the roman empire, and was home to.
Revelation 1 new international version niv prologue. We are not told whose voice, but it is a voice of authority. What john heard is described as a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven. On the lords day the spirit took control of me, and i heard a loud voice, that sounded like a trumpet, speaking behind me. Yes, says the spirit, they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them. John says, and i heard a loud voice from the throne saying, see, the home of god is among mortals. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and god himself will be. In the book of revelation chapter 14, there is another, apparently separate group from israel mentioned where john writes on mount zion stood the lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his fathers name written on their foreheads. These songs of triumph are always heard when the symbolism portrays any great triumph of righteousness. After these things i looked, and, behold, an open door in heaven, and the first voice which i heard, was like a trumpet that spoke with me, saying, come up here, and i will show thee the things that need to be done after these. Lords day, and heard behind me a great voice, as it had been of a trumpet. Revelation 1 voice prologue this is the revelation of. And i heard a voice out of heaven, saying write, blessed are the dead dying in the. Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
In short, there is scant evidence that a distinct john the elder even existed and there is sufficient evidence that john the elder and john the apostle are one and the same. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Then i was given a measuring rod like a staff, and i was told, rise and measure the temple of god and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple. The seven golden lampstands john saw were the seven.
I, john heard a voice from heaven say to me, write down. The revelation of saint john the apostle geneva bible 1599. The triumphant songs here seem to exult over the overthrow of paganism in the fourth century. John obeyed the command from heaven, therefore the book of revelation does. Then i heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, come. The saints stand with their lord, the lamb, on mount zion, and just as of old a voice came from heaven bearing witness to christ, so round the abode of the saints heavenly voices are heard, full of majesty, terribleness, and sweetness, as though the sounds of sea and thunder blended with the music of heavenly harps. Yes, here in the next to last chapter of the last book of the bible, the writer finally reveals the great revelation of the book of revelation. Through his heavenly messenger, he revealed to his servant john signs and insight into these mysteries. This is the third time in this chapter when the reader is reminded that the angel stands upon the sea and upon the earth. And i heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. What does the bible say about two book of revelation. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. In his apocalyptic vision, the apostle john saw a mighty angel striding the sea and the land with a scroll in his hand. The revelation of the book of the revelation to john.
And having turned, i saw seven golden lampstands, revelation 4. This is undoubtedly the multitude of saints described in 7. The theme of revelation is the coming of the antichrist. Revelation 1, new american standard bible nasb the. Finally, while there is little to commend the notion that a shadowy figure named john the elder wrote the book of revelation, there is ample evidence that it was written by. It seems most natural to suppose that the voice is that of the angel who directs the visions of st. And the voice i had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, come up here, and i will show you what must happen after these things. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book. The book of revelation asv american standard version.
He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. God granted this to him so he would show his followers the realities that are already breaking into the world and soon will be fulfilled. The book of revelation by john the apostle bible probe. Yes, says the spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them. It does not include the 24 elders and the four living creatures who subsequently respond antiphonally in verse 4. The angel gave a shout like the roar of a lion, and then the voices of the seven thunders spoke. I was in the spirit on the lords day, and i heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet.
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