No one knows the day nor the hour in which the Lord Jesus Christ will return to the earth in the days of judgment, sounds like something you would hear in the trailer of an apocalyptic thriller. Well in fact the book of Revelation which is the last book in the Bible speaks of an apocalyptic prophecy; the book is written by the Apostle John who is imprisoned on the island of Patmos. John, an elderly man, receives a vision of this revelation from an angel and was instructed to write what he had seen. The book encourages Christians to prepare for the return of the savior Jesus Christ and warns non-believers of the trials and tribulations they will face when these final days arise. Almost all of the books in the Bible speak of stories that are
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seven is the number of “the divine ordering of worldly affairs”, that is why the seven Angels who yield seven trumpets will represent a book of seven seals to John and each seal represents an event that will occur during the ends times. There were also seven sections in each of the seven letters written to the seven churches. Each seal represents a judgment that will pass on earth after the sound of the trumpet and by the 6th trumpet “1/3 of the earth’s population will be killed” while those who remain will consist of the people who have not repented (Revelation 9:20). John then receives visions of the antichrist and Satan, seven more angels appear with seven bowls of severe plagues, rather than repenting mankind will “blasphemed God” because of the horror of the plagues. The reason for the horrid plagues are because of God’s judgments on the wicked earth full of unbelievers. Believers will be blessed with seven rewards for obeying the word of God in the final days of judgment, God will pleasure them with desires far greater than the ones on earth like eating from the tree of life, giving them powers over all nations, and writing their names in the book of life where they will stay for eternity. The ending to John’s vision depicts a gruesome outcome for non believers and a very delightful outcome for those who listen to the word of God. The …show more content…
The apostle John was a very old feeble man trapped on an island that was not too habitable, some have tried to say that these detailed visions he received were simply elaborate hallucinations due to his old age and the fact that he was most likely mal nourished. Many theories have been made about the the whereabouts and origins of this detailed story. A very detailed hypothesis was written by Benny Shannon a well-known professor who made various drastic claims on the affects of psychedelic drugs and their influence on stories in the Bible. Shannon states that the Greek island of Patmos located in the Aegean Sea contained psychedelic mushrooms or a pathogen called “Gramofonche” that could have sent John into a “trance state”. John stayed inside a cave during his time at Patmos Shannon believes that since caves have a history of containing “spiritual paintings” and john was most likely effected by sleep/food deprivation and possible consumption of these plants which lead to a “state of consciousness” that would allow him to in vision things like three headed beasts. This claim is very drastic but some could say that so are the visions of John and the book of Revelation. Shannon also claims that the book of Revelation is similar to a mythological Greek story of a “champion fighting a monster”. Revelation is one of many books in the Bible that is
seven is the number of “the divine ordering of worldly affairs”, that is why the seven Angels who yield seven trumpets will represent a book of seven seals to John and each seal represents an event that will occur during the ends times. There were also seven sections in each of the seven letters written to the seven churches. Each seal represents a judgment that will pass on earth after the sound of the trumpet and by the 6th trumpet “1/3 of the earth’s population will be killed” while those who remain will consist of the people who have not repented (Revelation 9:20). John then receives visions of the antichrist and Satan, seven more angels appear with seven bowls of severe plagues, rather than repenting mankind will “blasphemed God” because of the horror of the plagues. The reason for the horrid plagues are because of God’s judgments on the wicked earth full of unbelievers. Believers will be blessed with seven rewards for obeying the word of God in the final days of judgment, God will pleasure them with desires far greater than the ones on earth like eating from the tree of life, giving them powers over all nations, and writing their names in the book of life where they will stay for eternity. The ending to John’s vision depicts a gruesome outcome for non believers and a very delightful outcome for those who listen to the word of God. The …show more content…
The apostle John was a very old feeble man trapped on an island that was not too habitable, some have tried to say that these detailed visions he received were simply elaborate hallucinations due to his old age and the fact that he was most likely mal nourished. Many theories have been made about the the whereabouts and origins of this detailed story. A very detailed hypothesis was written by Benny Shannon a well-known professor who made various drastic claims on the affects of psychedelic drugs and their influence on stories in the Bible. Shannon states that the Greek island of Patmos located in the Aegean Sea contained psychedelic mushrooms or a pathogen called “Gramofonche” that could have sent John into a “trance state”. John stayed inside a cave during his time at Patmos Shannon believes that since caves have a history of containing “spiritual paintings” and john was most likely effected by sleep/food deprivation and possible consumption of these plants which lead to a “state of consciousness” that would allow him to in vision things like three headed beasts. This claim is very drastic but some could say that so are the visions of John and the book of Revelation. Shannon also claims that the book of Revelation is similar to a mythological Greek story of a “champion fighting a monster”. Revelation is one of many books in the Bible that is