Unsu commentary on the book of revelation chapter 4

Kindly explain in detail about revelation chapter 4 and 5. The chapter tells of a book, or scroll, in gods right hand that is sealed with. The lamb of yahovah who is worthy to open the scroll. A bible commentary on the book of revelation by brian pepper. The divine throne and the sealed book, revelation 4. Worshipping the king submitted by william haller on 3 june 2007 7. Revelation 4 bible commentary on the book of revelation. Complete bible commentary on the book of revelation chapter 6 with king james bible text. John mcphee, in his 1965 biography of basketball great later senator bill bradley, explains the books title, a sense of where you are. You will notice in verse 5 that the book has seven seals.

As he looks up into the sky, john sees there before me. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Commentaries for revelation chapter 4 the throne and its surroundings. After this i looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven.

As seen in the chronology of revelation, johns viewpoint in this chapter is in heaven near gods throne. Outward things appeared well to men, but there was only the form of godliness, not the power. Revelation 6 bible commentary on the book of revelation. The book is the new covenant thats y they sang a new song after the book was opened. The same characters are found in chapter 5 as chapter 4. For example, they say that it means the growth of the church. Verses 18 deal with the opening of the book of judgments that begin to unfold on earth in chapter 6. Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now, and what will take place later or after this. To view commentary for each chapter, click desired chapter number. These files can be downloaded by adobe acrobat to view on computer screen, or printed in booklet or other format. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 12 the woman. The book of revelation and work bible commentary theology.

The lord jesus is he that hath the holy spirit with all his powers, graces, and operations. Revelation 4 brief preterist summary of chapters the preterists consider the letters to apply to little else than the contemporary situation of the seven churches as they existed in johns time. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 4. Revelation 4 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Certainly this is a marking point for beginning the third division of revelation 1. John mcphee, in his 1965 biography of basketball great later senator bill bradley, explains the book s title, a sense of where you are. Jan 01, 2008 book of revelation chapter 4 receive the revelation be prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days. And he who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance. Revelation 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. After this i looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven another open door.

Chapter four of the book of revelation represents a dramatic change. At this point in revelation there begin the visions, in which are shown, under figures, the forces by which the life of the church is affected. Revelation 4 bible commentary matthew henry concise. Revelation 4 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. Revelation chapter 4 coffmans commentary of the new. Revelation depicts the reality of god, thereality of the existence of man, and the reality of the flow of history more precisely in its use of poetic illustrations than human realism could ever achieve. The transition to the fourth chapter of the book of revelation. Revelation 3 bible commentary matthew henry concise.

Before beginning to go through the content of revelation, we recommend that you read through the introduction, overview, and hermeneutical sections to familiarize yourself with the framework concerning this incredible book of god. New testament studies revelation of jesus christ chapter 1 bible. Today, many people argue that the return of christ is a wordpicture for something else. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 4 and more. Recorded at the bible lessons international studio. Revelation 4, new king james version nkjv the bible app.

Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. And so with the above in mind, i offer this paper with the hope that you, the reader, will engage in a study of the book of revelation yourself. The worship of the one on the throne, revelation 4. Although christ is clearly the central figure of revelation, an understanding of the. They have been fulfilled in one sense and will be fulfilled again later. He saw fourandtwenty seats round about the throne, not empty, but filled with fourandtwenty elders, presbyters, representing, very probably, the whole church of god, both in the oldtestament and in the newtestament state.

This is to corre spond with the chapters in the revelation. Revelation 4 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. Chapter 4 page 1 revelation chapter 4 bible verses are from the new american standard bible and are highlighted in blue and italics. Easy unsubscribe links are provided in every email. Read revelation 4 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise. All of these events of chapter 5 take place in heaven and are a continuation of chapter 4. Bible commentary on cd a bible commentary on the complete book of revelation by brian pepper is now available on cd. The throne room in heaven scene revelation chapter 4. Revelation 4 and revelation 5 form a break from the previous chapters, in that the church age has ended due to the rapture as viewed in the first two verses in this chapter. Father mike wensing, saturday morning bible study book of.

Symbolic picture of the struggle between good and evil 3. Nothin can happen till the seals of that book are opened. The four beasts had each of them six wings i have already observed, in the preface to this book, that the phraseology is rabbinical. The book of revelation explained volume 4 preface you will notice that the book of revelation explained, volume 4, begins with chapter 12, not chapter 1, and ends at the conclusion of chapter 14. A vision of god, as on his glorious throne, around which were twentyfour elders and four living creatures. We have almost a counterpart of this description in pirkey elieser. I shall give the substance of this from schoettgen. Revelation 4 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The 1 st three chapters of the book of revelation take place on earth, on the island of patmos where the last surviving apostle, the apostle john, is exiled. Revelation is a book of consummation interpretations a.

This is part 4 of a chapter by chapter bible study series in the book of revelation. Revelation 4 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. The book of revelation provides some of the keenest insights in scripture concerning the big picture of work. Chapter 4 begins the things to come section of revelation. Commentary on revelation, or the apocalypse bullinger, e. Hypocrisy, and lamentable decay in religion, are sins charged upon sardis, by one who knew that church well, and all her works.

And now to complete the seals we have to turn to the 8th chapter of revelation, so we will have to go forward and skip the seventh chapter to return later. David guzik commentary on revelation 4 describes how john has a vision of the heavenly throne surrounded by the 24 elders and the 4 creatures. She is shown god and the lamb, the devil, the beast, the false prophet, and the apostate city. Revelation chapter 4 matthew henry complete commentary on. The phrase after this meta tauta in ancient greek in revelation 1. The four horsemen of the apocalypse are described by john of patmos in his. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 12 the. Revelation 4 the throne room of heaven 1 after these things i looked. Commentary on the book of revelation or, a disclosure from jesus christ about what must shortly come to pass. This audio sermon and transcript is entitled ephesus, the loveless church, and is from the ministry of david legge, a christian preacher and bible teacher from belfast, northern ireland. A free bible version and commentary on the new testament book of revelation in easy english. Return from chapter 4 to the versebyverse commentary on revelation page. It contains the words of life the seeds of the sower that is gonna initiate a world wide birth, 27 times the prophets saw the world in travail n bth pains,remember jesus said the field is the world where. Book of revelation chapter 4 receive the revelationbe prepared current events confirm that we are in the last days.

Some of the prophecies may have already been fulfilled, some are clearly in the future, and some are double. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of revelation. From chapter 4 the book describes events that are still in. The woman in the wilderness 1 and there appeared a great wonder in heaven. Revelation 4, a explained dramatic video from bible niv version. Revelation 4 revelation 4 new international version niv the throne in. When the work is finished he will put on his kingly garments and return to earth to claim his people. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the provided link in our emails. From here to the conclusion, revelation takes a prophetic form. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. A message for the first century many try to take the message of revelation literally and thereby develop many fanciful doctrines. Revelation chapter 4 faithful audio commentary on the book.

Verse 3 and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelationchapter 4. He has used many wordpictures in his book, but by the return of christ, he means an actual event. Revelation 4 explained dramatic movie chapter 4 gideon. Revelation to john, also called book of revelation or apocalypse of john, last book of the new testament. We hope this dynamic commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. The throne room in heaven scene revelation chapter 4 commentary. Revelation 4 in this chapter the prophetical scene opens. This cd contains the 22 chapters of revelation in pdf files, scanned from original typed documents. Originated in the alexandrian school clement of alexandria, origin 4.