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CHAPTER FOUR (4:1-11) The throne of God, FOUR LIVING CREATURES surround it. CHAPTER FIVE (5:1-14) The book with SEVEN SEALS . The seals are opened one by one. As each seal is opened, a new vision ...

The mysterious Book of Revelation teems with dragons, angels blowing trumpets and Death ... There is a warning in chapter 16 that there is opportunity to change from one way of life and ...

From Chapter One: "John's Revelation: Challenging the Evil Empire, Rome" The Book of Revelation is the strangest book in the Bible — and the most controversial. How did this book speak to people ...

For example, the 13th chapter of Revelation prophesies that a "mark of the beast" will be imposed on "all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave…" Other scholars, however, disagree ...

I love horror stories, but the Book of Revelation is a peculiar kind of horror story. The blood, plagues and violence in the book are not approved by God to conquer evil.

Evidence tending indirectly to prove that the Christians were persecuted under Nero may be found in the Book of Revelation. The terrible beast described in Chapter XIII, is designated by a number ...

Craig R. Koester, the Asher O. and Carrie Nasby professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, is the author of, among other books, "Revelation and the End of All Things." Updated November 18 ...