Satan will increase his persecution of believers, but He informs his readers that the final showdown between GodĪnd Satan is imminent. John writes to encourage the faithful to resist staunchly the demands ofĮmperor worship.

The church are advocating a policy of compromise ( 2:14-15,20), which has toīe corrected before its subtle influence can undermine the determination ofīelievers to stand fast in the perilous days that lie ahead. John has been exiled to the island of Patmos (probably the site of a Roman penal colony) for his activities as a Christian missionary ( 1:9). Antipas has already given his life ( 2:13) along with others ( 6:9). The believers at Smyrna are warned against coming opposition ( 2:10),Īnd the church at Philadelphia is told of an hour of trial coming on the world

Since Roman authorities at this time were beginning to enforce emperor worship,Ĭhristians - who held that Christ, not Caesar, was Lord - were facing increasing (A few suggest a date during the reign of Vespasian: 69-79.) Occasion The two periods most often mentioned are the latter part of Nero's reign (a.d.ĥ4-68) and the latter part of Domitian's reign (81-96). Revelation was written when Christians were entering a time of persecution. Although many today followĭionysius in his view of authorship, the external evidence seems overwhelmingly Whose name appears elsewhere in ancient writings. He suggested that the author was a certain John the Presbyter, The other writings of John and decided that the book could not have been writtenīy the apostle John.

The language, style and thought of the Apocalypse (Revelation) with that of In the third century, however, an African bishop named Dionysius compared Well known to the seven churches of Asia Minor, and a deeply religious personįully convinced that the Christian faith would soon triumph over the demonic That the author was a Jew, well versed in Scripture, a church leader who was Was the apostle, the son of Zebedee (see Mt 10:2). From as earlyĪs Justin Martyr in the second century a.d. Authorįour times the author identifies himself as John ( 1:1,4,9 22:8). This summary of the book of Revelation provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Revelation.

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