101 Answers to Questions About the Book of Revelation

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101 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOOK OF REVELATION Copyright ? 2012 by Mark Hitchcock Published by Harvest House Publishers Eugene, Oregon 97402

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101 answers to questions about the book of Revelation / Mark Hitchcock.

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To Jerry and Sherry Roberts

Thank you for your faithful friendship and love for our Lord and my family. You and your family are a blessing beyond description to us and so many others.

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Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Part One--The Interpretation of Revelation

Why study the book of Revelation? Why is it important? . . . 17 What are the four main views of Revelation? . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 What are some of the keys to interpreting Revelation, especially all the symbols? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Are the numbers and time periods in Revelation literal? . . . . 33 What is the outline of the book? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Part Two--The Background of Revelation

Who was the human author of Revelation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 When was Revelation written? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Who were the recipients of Revelation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 What is Revelation about? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 What are some of the key words in Revelation? . . . . . . . . . . 53 Was Patmos a penal colony in the first century? . . . . . . . . . . 55

Part Three--The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1)

What does the title "the Revelation of Jesus Christ" mean? . . 59 What are the names and titles for Jesus in Revelation? . . . . . 60 What do "soon" and "near" mean in 1:1 and 1:3? . . . . . . . . . . 61 Who are the "seven Spirits of God"? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 How can every eye see Jesus when He returns to earth (1:7)? . . 68

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