Besides other kinds of symbols (especially from the Old Testament), Revelation may have drawn on some popular images of its day–such as the frightening return of a ruler like their persecutor, Nero.
Category Archives: Revelation
Rev 1.9-16-Narrative introduction (7.43 minutes)
Jesus reveals himself to John on Patmos in Rev 1.9-16
Rev 1.4-8–epistolary introduction (17 minutes)
17 minutes on Revelation’s epistolary introduction, focusing on who God is.
Emperor worship in Revelation? (6 minutes)
Emperor worship was a big issue in the cities of Asia Minor that Revelation directly addresses. Could it have affected the churches there, as many scholars think?
How long is the great tribulation in Revelation? (9 minutes)
Hopefully the 9 minutes you watch this video will not be great tribulation for you. How long the great tribulation is might depend on which great tribulation you have in mind …
The 144,000 as New Jerusalemites (12 minutes)
What is the mark of the beast in Revelation 13?
A Bible study on the mark of the beast:
https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/what-is-the-mark-of-the-beast/
The mark of the beast (3.44 minutes)
Who is Babylon in the Book of Revelation? (4.39 minutes)
Approaches, views on Revelation (10 minutes)
The major views on Revelation; the major views on the Millennium