Revelation

Not accepted by the eastern church
Not included in Syriac Peshitta
Late date of writing - 96 A.D.
Question of authorship
Multiplicity and divisiveness of interpretations
Late date of acceptance
List of those who questioned the canonicity of Revelation
- Martin Luther
- Ulrich Zwingli
- Oecolampadius

Two Witnesses, Rev. 11
- 1. Lamentations and Woe - in belly, bitter - you are under babylon.
  2. Honey for Sweetness - in mouth, sweet as honey - you will be delivered.
- Symbolizes the two messages for Israel.
- Takes place during the 1,260 day-years
- Ezekiel 1,2, Amos 3
Souls Under the Altar, Rev. 6:9-11
- Old Covenant symbol
  - Genesis 4:10 Abel’s blood cries from the ground. “the voice of thy brother’s blood is crying unto Me from the ground;” Hebrews 11:4 “and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.”
- Under the Altar
  - Leviticus 4:7 blood poured “out at the foundation of the altar.” Isaiah 53:12
  - Leviticus 17:14 Life of the flesh is in the blood
Seven Seals
- Historicist interpretation
  1. Rome Victorious, A.D. 96-180, Rev. 7:1-2
  2. Civil War, A.D. 185-284, Rev. 6:3-4
  3. Taxation Depression, A.D. 200-250, Rev. 6:5-6
  4. Decay and Death, A.D. 250-300, Rev. 6:7-8
  5. Christian Martyrs, A.D. 303-313, Rev. 6:9-11
  6. Fall of Paganism, A.D. 313-395, Rev. 6:12-17
  7. Seven Trumpets, A.D. 400-1917+, Rev. 8-11
  - 7 Seals
Battle of Armageddon, Rev. 16:16
- Mount of gathering - where the carnal mind is destroyed. Old Covenant symbolism - the Israelites gathered at the mountain to receive the Law of God.
Earthquake, Rev. 16:18
- Resurrection
Lake of Fire
- Where the carnal mind is destroyed.
- God is a consuming Fire Hebrews 12:29
City of NewJerusalem
- Typico-spiritual interpretation
  - Walls - fiery law of God Zachariah 2:5, Deuteronomy 33:2