Second half of the 3rd century 1999 the complete manuscripts of the earliest new testament. In the book of revelation, we read about a powerful army from the east, which will kill billions of people. Tigris and euphrates rivers are drying up end times truth. The red color of the river in zhejiang province, china, was determined to be due to an illegal dumping of red dye. The angel of the sixth trumpet is connected with the river euphrates re 9. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book. He interprets the features of the vision in light of similar images elsewhere in scripture and appeals to the views of other theologians from the early church down to the present. Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, loose the four angels which are bound in the great river euphrates. Over the years, the book has been called by all different names the apocalypse, the revelation of saint john the divine, fire and brimstone r us. Revelation 9 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. This book will give you fresh revelations from god and help you develop a more real and practical faith. The euphrates river is mentioned in the bible in the book of revelation in a prophecy that is predicted to occur just before jesus returns. Make sure you are reading your bible, and the inspiring book of revelation.
This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution 4. The river of life is discussed in the final chapter of the bible, revelation 22. The tigris and euphrates rivers are drying up, and these are the very rivers that were once a critical part of the cradle of civilization in ancient mesopotamia 2000 years before christ. The book of revelation is the sixth gospel of jesus christ. Be thankful for the good news that you have been hearing. In the beginning there was a river flowing in eden. Pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario oregon teaches through the bible from the book of revelation.
I had the privilege of interviewing mary trask, on our radio show kingdom highlights, for her new book, the 12 gemstones of revelation, published destiny image. The euphrates was known as the great river, the river, the flood. Verses 21 of revelation chapter 9, where a war the sixth trumpet war begins at the euphrates river and is so destructive that it results in the death of one third part of men. Revelation depicts the ongoing reign of the exalted christ, who governs all things in heaven and on earth for the sake of his church. All of the judgments god waited for in history are now poured out in the tribulation period which according to jesus and daniel lasts 7 years. According to the book of revelation, the river euphrates is not only significant in the last days, but a dramatic, observable sign that will indicate the imminent return of christ what is shocking and possibly disconcerting to bible scholars and students alike is that the signs surrounding the euphrates seem to be happening too soon. The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. The seven seals of revelation reveal the prophetic trends and events leading up to the return of christ. The nation of iran lies immediately to the east of iraq. Verses 12 read, then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of god and of the lamb through the middle of the street of the city. The third bowl of wrath rivers of blood, revelation 16. This is the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his.
Blessed is he whoheedsthe words of the prophecy of this book. Aug 05, 2009 the shrinking of the euphrates, a river so crucial to the birth of civilization that the book of revelation prophesied its drying up as a sign of the end times, has decimated farms along its banks, has left fishermen impoverished and has depleted riverside towns as farmers flee to the cities looking for work. Baptism of jesus, book of enoch, book of revelation, gospel of mark, visions. The vision of the sixth vial proceeds from that point to describe the last effort of satan to deceive the nations and gather them together for the final desperate assault upon the kingdom of the lord and of his christ a point to which we shall presently come when we have further enlarged upon the significance of cyrus, the persian conqueror, as the deliverer of the lords people, and his. Euphrates river archives endtime ministries end of the. During the prophesied day of the lord, an immense army of 200 million soldiers will move westward across the euphrates river into the middle east. The river euphrates by ferrell jenkins at biblicalstudies. The river euphrates is key to understanding good and evil and that yahweh will fight to maintain justice.
The clear purpose of revelation love worth finding with. The tribulation according to the book of revelation. Do the news reports of rivers turning blood red have anything. The first three chapters identify the author and the authority of the vision and contain the letters of warning to the seven major churches of this time. Obama and the euphrates river war where are we in the book. And the water of it and of all the rivers that flow into it. Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, biblical studies, new testament tags. And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out of the throne of god.
The decrease in water primarily has resulted from a major drought in 2007 and the loss of snow pack in the mountains to the north. While the book contains frightening images of gods wrath and judgment, even more is it a celebration of the saints. Revelation 22 esv the river of life then the angel bible gateway. The comforting promise of revelation when you are certain of your future, then you can concentrate on your present. Do the news reports of rivers turning blood red have. When interpreting the book of revelation there are two important elements to remember. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later.
These are in 93 verses 103 places, out of 404 total verses. The book of revelation explained volume 4 1 introduction to the revelation revelation 1. How to stay on fire for god, must be one of the biggest questions i get asked regularly as a bible teacher. Luke, in the book of acts, wrote of the revelation of jesus that came by the holy spirit on the day of pentecost and throughout the inpart realm of the earnest of the spirit during. Over the years, the book has been called by all different names the apocalypse, the revelation of saint john the divine, fire. However, this evidence must be disregarded as josephus records in antiquities xi v2 that the ten tribes of the captivity were still in mesopotamia in the first century ad after esdras was written, and 750. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. The description is about four beasts full of eyes before and behind. There are hundreds of quotes, references, and allusions to both the old and new testaments in the book of revelation. The squadrons of the syrian government troops, strengthened by units of the fourth rank division with the support of the russian aerospace forces conducted a.
Was dried up the far greater part of the turkish empire lies on this side the euphrates. Isis has captured approximately forty percent of the euphrates river in the last two. Revelation 22 nasb the river and the tree of life then bible. The apostle john, in his vision of the new jerusalem, describes the river as flowing down the middle of the great street.
If we seek a literal approach to signified passages, wed have a mess on our hands. Obama and the euphrates river war berean research institute. However, this evidence must be disregarded as josephus records in antiquities xi v2 that the ten tribes of the captivity were still in mesopotamia in the first. It rises in the mountains of armenia, breaks through the taurus range and runs south and southeast until it joins the tigris in lower babylonia its total length is from 1,600 to 1,800 miles, and it is navigable.
First, revelation is a fulfillment of the sixtyfive books that came before it. In the face of apparently insuperable evil, either from within or from without, all christians are called to trust in jesus promise, behold, i am with you always, until the end of the age mt 28. I said semi and primarily as babylon was located on both sides of the euphrates river, but east of israel biblically speaking, when the euphrates river dries up, essentially the line between good and bad. Similarly, there is a prophecy in the book of revelation about the euphrates river.
The common theme of thirst for the water of life in the book of revelation and the gospel of john may be summarized as follows. Beyond the river commentary a testimony of jesus christ. The book of revelation, the final book of the new testament, has some of the most dramatic and frightening language in the bible. Maybe john thought titling his letter was a little bit pretentious. Revelation may be the most perplexing book of the scriptures, but dr. East of the euphrates river, we primarily have the land of babylonia, and babylon was a heathen nation full of idolatrous practices and certainly symbolic of satan.
Mar 07, 2012 the book of revelation, the final book of the new testament, has some of the most dramatic and frightening language in the bible. The second trumpet judgment will bring a great calamity upon the earth. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. Blessed is the one who keeps the prophetic message of this book. Posted on aug 2, 2001 by mario seiglie estimated reading time. And the sixth angel poured out his vial on the great river euphrates. Jan 02, 2020 the watertoblood prophecies are found in the book of revelation. It is the first book that many new to the bible want to study, while it is often neglected by mature. In the book of revelation the euphrates is dried up so that the kings of the east can gather at a place called armageddon 16. The cause was traced back to a factory releasing a chemical into the river. In christianity the term water of life is used in the context of living water, specific references. I believe the clear purpose of revelation is exactly what it says it is. And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal.
According to the prophecy, in the near future, the potamos euphrates will dry up in preparation for the battle of armageddon and the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river euphrates. The book of revelation introduction the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servantsthings which must shortly take place. We conclude the series with a look at archaeological and historical evidence relating to the last book of the bible, revelation. G if ts, oce and t hepera on of t new testamen church how to study ident ifying the beasts of revelat on jud e, t h ac t s of t po a, volume 1 sunday school quarterly jud e, t h ac t s of t po a, volume 2. Five prophetic signs for the middle east tomorrows world. The apostle john, who wrote it under the inspiration of jesus christ revelation 1. The shrinking of the euphrates, a river so crucial to the birth of civilization that the book of revelation prophesied its drying up as a sign of the end times, has decimated farms along its banks, has left fishermen impoverished and has depleted riverside towns as farmers flee to the cities looking for work. The book of revelation had its origin in a time of crisis, but it remains valid and meaningful for christians of all time. Four rivers out of eden gihon, hiddekel, pison and.
These last three woes contrast with the first four trumpets in that their judgments fall directly upon man. This mighty river so prominently mentioned in the text which stresses the loosing of the four angels bound at the great river euphrates in revelation 9. The other plagues will be real, and why does not this mean the drying up of the real euphrates river. In the beginning there was a tree of life from which man was separated upon his exit from the garden. The report of the beirut river in lebanon turning red resulted in a government investigation. A very specifically interesting use and description of people is used in the bibles book of revelation compare revelation 4. In this article, i share insight on the four angels bound at the euphrates river. When you get to the book of revelation, chapter 21 john tells us that he is with an angel and he is being shown the city of god. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. Fishermen pull their nets in the river euphrates in the glow of a golden sunset at nasiriyah, iraq, near the traditional ur of chaldees. Revelation 1, new international version niv the bible app. It rises in the mountains of armenia, breaks through the taurus range and runs south and southeast until it joins the tigris in lower babylonia.
The four angels bound to the great river euphrates are released to prepare two hundred million horsemen. The precise phrase river of life does not appear in the bible. The river euphrates the boundary of the promised land. Jeremiah is told to write a book of all the evil that was to come upon babylon and to cast it into the river euphrates. During the great tribulation when the global destruction of the last days is threatening the very existence of life on earth, the apostle john says. Jul 18, 2016 when interpreting the book of revelation there are two important elements to remember. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month. Revelation 22 gnv 1 the river of water of life is bible. And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river euphrates. The bible often uses symbols and metaphorical terms to describe people, places, and things. Syrian troops forced a crossing over the euphrates river east of deir ezzor on monday as a part of an operation to clear the citys outskirts from daesh terrorists, a sputnik correspondent and russian military reported.
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