And i saw the dead an account being given of the judge, next the persons to be judged are described, and in this clause, by the state and condition in which they had been. If you had asked me this question when i was a young christian, i might have said, to help us discover when jesus will return to earth, to help us make sense of events in the middle east, to give us nightmares about the tribulation so that we dont get lax and miss the rapture, to give christians something to argue about, or. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. And i saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. We must be prepared to observe in the book of revelation the things that were currently happening in the first century when the book was written and observe the things that would happen after those first century events. And another book was opened, which is the book of life. What you have seen, and what is happening, and what will happen afterwards. Revelation 2021 esv the thousand years then i saw an. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. Revelation 1 english standard version esv prologue. This interest grew even stronger when i began to teach the book of revelation in a bible school on java and wrote a commentary on revelation in the indonesian language.
The opening of the books and i saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The woman, the child, and the dragonnow a great sign appeared in heaven. Revelation commentary john gills exposition of the bible. The psalmist has told us that great plagues remain for the ungodly. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the devil and satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer. Here, whatever special interpretations we may adopt, is an illustration of the psalmists words. Revelation 20, new living translation nlt the bible app. Home revelation bible study seeing jesus revelation 1. Revelation 2 new international version niv biblica. It is much rather centred on the coming of the lord jesus to rapture the believers.
And i saw the dead, small and great, stand before god. They are judged from two sets of books see article book of life all books. Hcsb books were opened as unbelievers stand before the great white throne alone, without a defense, and with no escape john notes that books were opened. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. I know about the slander of those who say they are jews and are not, but are a synagogue of satan. Revelation chapter 20 continued discover revelation. Revelation 12, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Revelation united states conference of catholic bishops. Revelation 20 is the twentieth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. As the cross stands as the great equalizer among people of faith on the road to salvation, so the great white throne judgment is the equalizer among those on their way to eternal damnation.
Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 20. Every category of man now stands on an individual basis before god. Read revelation commentary using john gills exposition of the bible. And when the thousand years are ended, satan will be loosed from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations which are at the four corners of the earth, that is, gog and magog, to gather. The scriptures never refer to death as the mere cessation of life, but instead as the unnatural separation of something from that to which it belongs. The assembly also plays a subordinate part in the nt prophecies. And i saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life.
And i saw the dead, small and great, standing before god, and books were opened. Revelation chapter 20 9 and they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city. This chapter contains the notable account of the millennium and the judgment of the dead. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation and more. Books is from the hebrew, sefar word number h5609 in strongs concordance. And the books were opened, including the book of life. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. The importance of understanding, interpreting, applying, and then. Revelation 9 new international version niv 9 the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and i saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. These are the words of him who is the first and the last, who died and came to life again. The book is giving a linear description of the things. But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues the twothirds left from the population prior to the sounding of the sixth trumpet rev.
And this rapture will happen anytime compare revelation 22. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who bore witness to the word of god and to the testimony of jesus christ, even to all that he saw. Revelation 1, english standard version 2016 esv the. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Revelation 20, new king james version nkjv the bible app. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. And i saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. The first five seals described in the book of revelation are dealt with in 11 verses see revelation 6. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to. The enemy against whom these foes are gathered is the great world lost in false thoughts, luxurious ways, dishonest customs. We will return now to revelation 20, and after we read that it will bring us to the new heavens and the new earth. As the cross stands as the great equalizer among people of faith on the road to salvation, so the great white throne judgment is the equalizer among those on their way to. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. Revelation 20 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The star was given the key to the shaft of the abyss. And i saw the dead, small and great, standing before god.
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