Churches
How many churches were there?
7
St. John the _______
St. John the beloved
What does the book of revelation reference to in our church?
Dogma, rights, and services
About how many false predictions were there in the book of revelation?
About 174
The book is concerning the ____ of the church
Life
What is the mane of the island that St. John was exiled to?
Island of Patmos
How many symbols does the book of revelation contain?
Over 300
True or false:
Can we see the prophecies from the gospels and the book of revelation in real life?
True
Where country were the churches?
Anatolia
What did St. John first hear when God spoke to him?
"I am the alpha nd the Omega"
What is the theme of the book?
The victory of Christ and the church over Satan and his helpers
How can we prepare ourselves?
Reading the Bible, going to liturgy, taking communion, going to Sunday school, repentance and confession, praising God, etc
Name three of the churches
Patmos, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatria, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicean.
When did St. John write the book of Revelation?
Around 96 A.D.
The book of revelation gives Christians ____ so that they could stay ________
Hope, faithful
How have some people distorted the interpretation of the book of revelation?
They are using it to seek future events
Why did St. John write to 7 churches?
Because 7 represents the unity of the universal church
Why did St. John mention his name in Revelation while he didn't in his previous Gospels?
In order to trust the prophecies in the book of Revelation
Why does the book of revelation speak with so many symbols?
It is trying to explain something that cannot be expressed by though a human language
What is the main point that God is trying to express through the book of revelation?
The second coming is at hand and instead of looking or waiting for it, we should instead prepare ourselves as much as we can