In this video, you're going to learn what the Book of Revelation is all about. Join us as we explore John's visions and you'll learn the symbolic imagery and numbers of the book; including the seven seals, seven trumpets, seven bowls, the Lion of Judah, the 144,000, the two witnesses, and more.

00:00 Summary of historical background, context and meaning
02:09 Jesus' message to the seven churches
03:44 John's vision of the throne of God
05:29 The cycle of the seven seals
08:22 The cycle of seven trumpets and the unsealed scroll

John makes it clear that the Book of Revelation is both an "apocalypse" (revelation) and a "prophecy." This type of Jewish literature recounted a prophet's symbolic visions that revealed God's heavenly perspective on history, so that the present could be viewed in light of history's final outcome. It was meant to comfort and/or challenge God's people.

John says he was exiled on the island of Patmos, where he saw a vision of the risen Jesus standing among seven burning lights. The image, adapted from Zechariah 4, is a symbol of seven churches in Asia Minor. Jesus addressed the specific problems facing each church, and warned them that a "tribulation" was upon the churches that would force them to choose between compromise and faithfulness. In the midst of persecution, Jesus calls the churches to faithfulness.

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