Does Jehovah truly base salvation on organizational affiliation, or does He judge each person by the condition of the heart? In Revelation chapters 2 and 3, Jesus inspected seven congregations that differed sharply in faithfulness. Yet, instead of commanding individuals to get out of those problem congregations, he still held them in his right hand […]
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Both internal and external evidence suggest that Revelation may have been written before Jerusalem’s destruction in 70 CE. If so, Babylon the Great—the “great city”—fits most naturally as symbolic of apostate Jerusalem rather than the broad, later concept of “false religion.”
This video examines statements from the book of Revelation itself in order to determine the time of writing, whether before or after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.
This video examines historical information that can help us to determine the date of the book of Revelation.
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When Was Revelation Written?
This video examines historical information that can help us to determine the date of the book of Revelation.
And I heard another voice out of heaven say: “Get out of her, my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues. (Revelation 18:4) An article on Wikipedia states: “Historicist interpreters commonly used the phrase “Whore of Babylon” to […]
What the Early Church Fathers Taught Determining the date of the book of Revelation proved to be much more difficult than I anticipated. There appear to be valid historical arguments in favor of both an early date, prior to the death of Nero, (68 CE) and a late date, prior to the death of Domitian […]
The External Evidence Regarding the dating of Revelation, the book All Scripture Is Inspired states: “According to the earliest testimony, John wrote the Revelation about 96 C.E., approximately 26 years after the destruction of Jerusalem. This would be toward the close of the reign of Emperor Domitian. In verification of this, Irenaeus in his “Against Heresies” […]
The New World Encyclopedia states: According to early tradition, the writing of this book took place near the very end of Domitian’s reign, around 95 or 96. Others contend for an earlier date, 68 or 69, in the reign of Nero or shortly thereafter.[1] The majority of modern scholars also use these dates. Those in favor of the […]
Babylon the Great occurs 5 times in the book of Revelation. The apostle John records a description of this symbol in chapters 17 and 18 (Revelation 17:1-7) One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me: “Come, I will show you the judgment on the great prostitute who sits […]