Who wrote the Book of Revelation?
John wrote the Book of Revelation.
While on Island of Patmos, where he was banished as punishment for his Christian missionary work, John was given a vision by God of what was coming, John wrote it down and those writings became the Book of Revelation.
(Verse 1) The voice speaking to John sounded like this instrument.
A trumpet
How many sat on the throne in heaven?
One sat on the throne (verse 2)
Revelations 4:1 "After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter."
What does hereafter mean?
Hereafter means a future existence or state. What happens next, after this moment.
Revelation 1:19, John was told to write the things which he has seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter.
Revelations 4 speaks of the things hereafter (things of the future)
What Book of the Bible is immediately before and after the Book of Revelations?
The Book of Jude is before Revelations. There is no book after Revelation, it's the last Book of the Bible.
(Verse 3) The one who sat on the throne had the appearance of these two things. What are they?
Jasper and a sardine stone
How many seats and elders were round about the throne?
four and twenty (24) seats and 24 elders sitting on the seats round about the throne (verse 4)
What is the meaning of Revelation?
Disclosing or revealing something not previously known.
True or False: John who was a tax collector along with his brother James, was asked by Jesus to take care of his mother, Mary.
False. John was a fisherman, not a tax collector. His brother is James.
Matthew was the tax collector.
Before he died on the cross, Jesus asked John to take care of his mother, Mary.
Fill in the blank. (Verse 6) The four living creatures were full of ______ before and behind.
Eyes
How many stones are mentioned in Revelations 4:3?
Three stones.
Jasper, Sardine and emerald
(Verse 1) Who told John to come up?
(1) a voice like a trumpet (2) Christ (3) none of the above (4) all of the above
(4) All of the above
Read Revelation 1:12-18 for the answer that the voice was that of Jesus
True or False. John was one of the original twelve disciples who wrote five Books of the Old Testament. He was a part of Jesus "inner circle" and referred to himself as "the disciple who Jesus loved" in the Gospel of John.
False. What makes this statement false is John five books were not for the Old Testament but the New Testament.
The 5 Books are The Gospel of John, I John, II John, III John and Revelation.
(Verse 10) Who laid their crowns before the throne?
The twenty and four elders (24 elders)
The _____ lamps of fire burning before the throne, are the _______ Spirits of God.
Seven, Seven. (verse 5)
(Verse 8) What do the four living creatures do?
They were saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Each book of The New Testament is in one of five categories. They are The Gospel (4 books), History (1 book), Letters (21 books), and Prophecy (1 books). Which category is the Book of Revelation?
The Book of Revelation is in the prophecy category.
(Verse 5) There three things proceeded from the throne. What are they?
(1) Lightnings
(2) Thunderings
(3) voices
How many beasts were round about the throne and how many wings did each beast have?
There were 4 beasts (Verse 6)
Each beast had six wings (verse 8)
Revelation 4:5 mentions the seven Spirits of God. Isaiah 11:2 references the Holy Spirit using a seven-fold description. Please refer to it for the answer.
Isaiah 11:2 “The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.”
1) The Spirit of the LORD
2) The Spirit of wisdom
3) The Spirit of understanding
4) The Spirit of counsel
5) The Spirit of power
6) The Spirit of knowledge
7) The Spirit of the fear of the Lord