The Book of Revelation —What Does It Mean? - JW. ORG Revelation uses many “signs,” or symbols, that are not to be understood literally —Revelation 1:1 Many major entities and symbols in the book of Revelation are introduced earlier in the Bible: Jehovah —“the true God in the heavens” and Creator of all things —Deuteronomy 4: 39; Psalm 103:19; Revelation 4: 11; 15:3
Revelation—What It Means for You Today - JW. ORG 13 The book of Revelation informs us that God’s people would be persecuted in our day —“the Lord’s day ” Revelation chapter 12 mentions that war breaks out in heaven immediately following the birth of God’s Kingdom
Revelation 21:4—“He Will Wipe Away Every Tear” - JW. ORG (Revelation 21:1) He uses figurative language to describe a radical change that is also foretold in other Bible verses ( Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; 2 Peter 3:13 ) God’s heavenly government , or the “new heaven,” will replace all human governments and rule over “a new earth,” that is, a new human society living on earth —
Revelation 17 | Online Bible | New World Translation A Revelation to John 17:1-18 17 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls + came and said to me: “Come, I will show you the judgment on the great prostitute who sits on many waters, + 2 with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, * + and earth’s inhabitants were made drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality
Revelation—What It Means for God’s Enemies What does the book of Revelation reveal concerning God’s people? THE book of Revelation reveals that God’s heavenly Kingdom has been established and that Satan has been expelled from heaven ( Rev 12:1-9 ) That expulsion brings relief to the heavens, but it creates challenges for us
Book of Revelation Introduction | JW. ORG Videos Revelation was written by the apostle John in about 96 C E While the book of Genesis tells how Paradise was lost, Revelation tells how Paradise will be regained
What Does 666 Mean? What Is the Mark of the Beast? | Bible Questions (Revelation 13: 1, 17, 18) This beast is a symbol of the worldwide political system, which rules over “every tribe and people and tongue and nation ” ( Revelation 13:7 ) The name 666 identifies the political system as a gross failure in God’s sight
Revelation 22 | Online Bible | New World Translation A Revelation to John 22:1-21 22 And he showed me a river of water of life, + clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of God and of the Lamb + 2 down the middle of its main street On both sides of the river were trees of life producing 12 crops of fruit, yielding their fruit each month