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Lesson OneWhat Kind of Book Is Revelation?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhy Was Revelation Written?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeRevelation Is Too Hard to Understand!3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourIsn’t Revelation a Depressing Book About Doom and Gloom?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveHow Should We Apply Revelation Today?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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Why is it so important to understand what type of book Revelation is? How has what you’ve learned in this lecture changed your understanding of the book of Revelation?
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It is important to understand the type of book Revelation is because, when the book was written it had a purpose and an audience that the message was sent to. Knowing that purpose and audience will help the reader better understand the book of Revelation when reading it. It helps properly situate the reader in the mind of the writer and to better understand why the book was written.
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Revelation was always a book that was hard to pin down as to what it was and how to respond to it. It has been very interesting to learn it’s three components of letter, prophecy and apocolypse. I had never considered it’s three-part identity and message.
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It is important to understand what type of book Revelation is epople have been afraid to read it and others leave it to the experts who go to the extreem in trying to figure it out. What I have learned in this lecture is that Revelation is 3 types of literature. The symbols that John used to explain what he saw are relevant to the times in which he lived during the Roman Empire. We should not be afraid to read the book of Revelation because it is forthtelling.
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It is important to understand that Revelation is really three kinds of literature yet they all intertwine perfectly. It’s important to know that some things are symbolic and can not be taken literally.
I now know the difference of foretelling prophecy and forth telling prophecy and how each is used in Revelation. -
So you can better understand why John wrote this letter. And to understand it’s a forthtelling. How John was trying get his readers to see the Roman Empire through symbols.
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Why is Revelation’s first-century historical context important to understanding the book? How has your understanding of Revelation changed after learning more about its historical context?
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Most of the time, I have looked at the Book of Revelation from a futurists point of view, which seems to be the populist view in this generation. And while it may not be wrong to look at what is going on in the world in this this current generation when on reads Revelation, we still need to look at it in the light of what was the world condition and culture when it was written FIRST. God’s Word is eternal, therefore applicable in all generations of Believers, but we must have a firm grasp of the original intent!
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The beauty of the book of Revelation, and the Bible in general, is that it’s addressing multiple audiences. God’s Word is as relevant to the people of today as it was when it was written. I learned that the book of Revelation is a prophecy, an apocalypse, and a letter. It’s a beautiful book with layers of truth.
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You cannot understand the imagery being referenced if you do not know what was going on historically. In hindsight, the imagery makes a lot of sense considering what was happening historically.
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Never thought of the book of Revelation as letter and of course in historical context, looking from this perspective helped me to see book of Revelation less as magic book and more like real answer to the first century believers and some answers to us too.
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You must know the history to understand the contents of the book.