I am sharing with you my introduction to the book of Revelation, the final introduction. And right off the bat, you want to know just by the name of the book, it is not the book of Revelations. It's the book of Revelation, singular. Some call it the book of Revelations, but that is not what it is. It is the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
After the teaching section of Paul's letters, Romans through Philemon, comes the Jewish Literature section, Hebrews through Revelation. All of these books (Hebrews through Revelation) were written to Hebrew believers. It was also for the whole church, but it had to be understood through a Jewish perspective of the writings that were written to them.
For instance, in the vision of Christ, as John sees Him, He has a sharp two-edged sword coming out of His mouth. We know that in Hebrews 4:12, it says that the word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword. We quote it all the time. But that is a Jewish phrase that comes from Jewish literature. It originated in Isaiah Chapter 49. And we quote it. But to actually have the realization from the Jewish use of it, it's interesting and fascinating.
Always remember to keep the Jewish literature separate as far as application goes. For instance, we will see what Peter said in 1 Peter Chapter 1, that God has made us a kingdom of priests. And you've probably heard people say that God has made us priests, but that's a fulfillment of God's promise to Israel in Exodus Chapter 19, that He's going to make them a kingdom of priests.
It's not making reference to Gentiles. It's making reference to Jews. After His second coming, He will make the Hebrew and Jewish believers the priests that rule from out of Jerusalem. They will not be Gentiles.
We have to be careful of our applications. We have to know what phrases are only found in the Jewish literature, and not found in other places. It has to be understood from a Jewish point of view.
I am sharing with you my introduction to the book of Revelation, the final introduction. And right off the bat, you want to know just by the name of the book, it is not the book of Revelations. It's the book of Revelation, singular. Some call it the book of Revelations, but that is not what it is. It is the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
After the teaching section of Paul's letters, Romans through Philemon, comes the Jewish Literature section, Hebrews through Revelation. All of these books (Hebrews through Revelation) were written to Hebrew believers. It was also for the whole church, but it had to be understood through a Jewish perspective of the writings that were written to them.
For instance, in the vision of Christ, as John sees Him, He has a sharp two-edged sword coming out of His mouth. We know that in Hebrews 4:12, it says that the word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword. We quote it all the time. But that is a Jewish phrase that comes from Jewish literature. It originated in Isaiah Chapter 49. And we quote it. But to actually have the realization from the Jewish use of it, it's interesting and fascinating.
Always remember to keep the Jewish literature separate as far as application goes. For instance, we will see what Peter said in 1 Peter Chapter 1, that God has made us a kingdom of priests. And you've probably heard people say that God has made us priests, but that's a fulfillment of God's promise to Israel in Exodus Chapter 19, that He's going to make them a kingdom of priests.
It's not making reference to Gentiles. It's making reference to Jews. After His second coming, He will make the Hebrew and Jewish believers the priests that rule from out of Jerusalem. They will not be Gentiles.
We have to be careful of our applications. We have to know what phrases are only found in the Jewish literature, and not found in other places. It has to be understood from a Jewish point of view.
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