The Strand Study Bible

REVELATION

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Written From the Island of Patmos

120. SEED OF DAVID - Rom 1:3 and II Tim 2:7 121. SERVANT - Isa 42:1 & 52:13 & 53:11, Zech 3:8 (Mt 12:15-21 and Phil 2:7) 122. SERVANT DAVID - Ezk 34:23-24 & 37:24-25 (Mt 12:15-21 and Phil 2:7) 123. SHEPHERD - Gen 49:24, Psa 23:1 & 80:1, Isa 40:11, Ezk 34:23 & 37:24, Zech 13:7/Mt 26:31 (Heb 13:20 and I Pet 2:25 & 5:4) 124. SHILOH - Gen 49:10 (Jere 23:5-6 and Rev 19:11-16) 125. SON - II Sam 7:14, I Chro 17:12, Prov 30:4, Isa 7:14 & 9:6, Hos 11:1/Mt 1:23 (Heb 1:5) 126. SON OF DAVID - Mt 9:27 & 12:23 & 15:22 127. SON OF GOD - Dan 3:25 (Mt 14:33, Jn 1:34 and Heb 4:14 & 7:3) 128. SON OF THE HIGHEST - Lk 1:32 129. SON OF MAN - Dan 7:13 (Dan 7:10, Mt 11:19 and Lk 19:10) 130. SON OF THE MOST HIGH GOD - Mk 5:3 131. STAR - Num 24:17 (Mt 2;2 & Rev 22:16) 132. STONE - Gen 49:24, Psa 118:22/Mt 21:42-43, Isa 8:14 & 28:16, Dan 2:34-35,45, Zech 3:9 (I Pet 2:4-6 and Rom 9:32-33) 133. STRAIGHT GATE - Mt 7:13-14 and Lk 13:24 134. SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS - Mal 4:2 (Gen 1:16, Psa 84:11, Isa 60:19-20, Lk 1:77-78 and Rev 21:23) 135. SURE FOUNDATION - Isa 28:16 (I Cor 3:11) 136. SURE MERCIES OF DAVID - Isa 55:3 (Acts 13:34)

137. TABERNACLE - Ezk 37:27 (Rev 21:3) 138. TABERNACLE OF GOD - Rev 21:3 139. TENDER PLANT - Isa 53:2 (Jn 10:10) 140. TENDER ONE - Ezk 17:22 (Isa 53:2 and Jn 10:10) 141. THE ONLY WISE GOD - I Tim 1:17 142. THIEF - Mt 24:43, I Thess 5:2 and Rev 3:3 143. TRUE VINE - Jn 15:1 144. TRUTH - Jn 14:6 145. WATERS - Isa 55:1 (Jn 4:10-11 & 6:35 & 7:37) 146. WAY - Jn 14:6 147. WONDERFUL - Isa 9:6 (Judg 13:18) 148. WORD - Mt 23:8 (Rom 14:4)

1:17 John testified that he was overwhelmed with the presence of the glorified Jesus ( I fell at HIS feet as dead ), and that his physical senses were so subdued that he was rendered incapable of writing. Question is: If John was rendered unable to write Revelation, who did? According to tradition, Prochorus, an early deacon who eventually assisted John to the island of Patmos, is said to have penned the book of Revelation as John dictated it to him ( Acts 6:5 ). 1:18 According to the Bible “ death ” and “ Hell ” are partners (Prov 5:5 & 7:27 & 9:18 & 15:24, Isa 28:15,18, Ezk 31:17 & 32:21,27 and Rev 20:14). Death takes lives, and Hell holds them for judgment. 1:19a According to Revelation 1:19, there are some things in chapter one we should have already seen before moving on to chapters 2-22. Before we study “ the things which are ” (chapters 2-3) and “ the things which shall be hereafter ” (chapters 4-22), we need to study “ the things which we have seen ” (chapter 1). NOTE - There are seven doctrines in chapter 1 that we should have seen : 1. The Doctrine of CHRIST (Who He is, What He Did, What He is going to do - PSALM “MINI” SERIES) (Rev 1:1) 2. The Doctrine of Interpretation (How to understand the Scriptures - I Cor 2:13 ) (Rev 1:1) 3. The Doctrine of Meditation (The influence of Scripture - Psa 1:1-2 & 119:97-99 and Josh 1:8) (Rev 1:3) 4. The Doctrine of the Triune Godhead (The Trinity - Gen 1:1 c, 26 , Deut 6:4 and Rom 1:20 b ) (Rev 1:4-5) 5. The Doctrine of the Second Coming (One of five fundamentals to which all Christians must agree - Rom 14:1 b ) (Rev 1:7) 6. The Doctrine of the Church (Metaphors for understanding CHRIST'S Church - Mt 16:18 d ) (Rev 1:9-13,20) 7. The Doctrine of Hell (Hell holds no parties - Psa 9:17 and Lk 16:23,24,26 ) (Rev 1:18) 1:19b Doug Chatham in The Rapture Book notes:

In the original Greek text, the word “hereafter” was “meta tauta,” and meant “after these things”– that is, after these things pertaining to the churches. So, when we come to Revelation 4, we are being told that we will now be shown what God will do after the Church is gone. 7

NOTE – One of the best proofs of the Rapture occurring before the Seven-Year Tribulation Period is the fact that the Church disappears after chapter 3 and does not reappear until it returns with Jesus seven years later in chapter 19 ( Lk 17:27-28 – point #2). 1:20 Local churches are likened to candlesticks . A candlestick’s purpose is to hold up the candle (the LIGHT ) , so that the world can see “spiritually.” Local churches are supposed to “enlighten sinners” with the Gospel of CHRIST (Mt 5:14-16), not “entertain

saints” with programs. God is always more interested in the “spiritual” than the “social.” 1 Larkin, Clarence. The Book of Revelation , Lexington, KY, Forgotten Books, 1919, 2007. Print. 2 Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. Are We Living in the End Times? , Wheaton, ILL, Tyndale, 1999. Print. 3 www.RayStedman.org. 1989. http://tinyurl.com/ngrntbj 4 Tertullian. Against Praxeas , vol. 3 in The Ante-Nicene Fathers, Grand Rapids, MI, Eerdmans, 1989. Print 5 Thomas, W.H. Griffith. How We Got Our Bible , Dallas, TX, Dallas Seminary Press, 1984. Print 6 Gariepy, Henry. 100 Portraits Of Christ , USA, Victor Books, 1987. Print 7 Chatham, Doug. The Rapture Book , Monroeville, PA, Whitaker House, 1974. Print