Review:

The Four Revelation verses:

Two verses in the first chapter of Revelation

"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must shortly take place" Rev 1:1

"Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near." Rev 1:3

Two verses in the last chapter of Revelation

"the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must shortly take place." Rev 22:6

"Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near." Rev 22:10

On what basis do people teach Revelation is only for the 20^th century???

Important thought:

If God wanted to tell us that the prophecies within Revelation were for first & second century Christians, can you think of a clearer more concise way that he could describe it than these four verses?

Does Revelation only prophecy future events?

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The Bible says:

"Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall take place after these things." Rev 1:19

Question:

How many time periods does Revelation's message discuss?

One time period: Only the distant future, 2000 AD

Two time periods: The present and the future

Three time periods: The past, present and the future.

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Lets look closer!

"Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall take place after these things." Rev 1:19

Summary of Rev 1:9:

1. Past: "Write the things which you have seen"
2. Present: "Write the things which are"
3. Future: "Write the things which shall take place after these things"

Only part of Revelation dealt with prophecy

I disagree, Revelation is totally a book of future prophecy!

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