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HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLE 1 Any passage of Scripture has   Any passage of Scripture has ONLY ONE MEANING

is the meaning intended HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLE 2   The meaning of any passage of Scripture is the meaning intended by the ORIGINAL AUTHOR

The Grammatical – Historical Method HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLE 3   Any passage of Scripture has only one meaning; that meaning is discovered by applying the regular rules of GRAMMAR and the facts of HISTORY. The Grammatical – Historical Method

HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLE 4   CONTEXT determines meaning

HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLE 5 The meaning of any passage of Scripture   The meaning of any passage of Scripture is the meaning intended by the ORIGINAL AUTHOR and as would have been understood by the ORIGINAL READERS

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"It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” (Winston Churchill)

"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest." (Winston Churchill)

Interpretive Keys

What type of literature is this?

APOCALYPTIC (apokalypsis =uncovering, revealing) What type of literature?

APOCALYPTIC came from a religious remnant addresses issues of good and evil came into its own when God’s voice was not heard What type of literature?

APOCALYPTIC “a genre of revelatory literature in which a revelation is mediated, either by an otherworldly being or through a dream or vision, to a human recipient, disclosing spiritual realities, both in terms of eschatological salvation, and another, supernatural world” What type of literature?

APOCALYPTIC visions and dreams symbols numbers literary form perspective What type of literature?

Emperor Domitian (AD 81 – 96) What type of literature?

Why was it written?

“Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are Revelation 1:19 “Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.” Why was it written?

Revelation 14:12 “Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.” Why was it written?

Who is it about?

CHRIST Who is it about?

PRETERISTS largely in the past fulfilled in AD 70 SCHOOLS OF INTERPRETATION PRETERISTS largely in the past fulfilled in AD 70

panoramic view of church age symbols represent great events SCHOOLS OF INTERPRETATION HISTORICISTS panoramic view of church age symbols represent great events

past, present and future dispensations SCHOOLS OF INTERPRETATION FUTURISTS past, present and future dispensations

trends through church age continuing spiritual battle SCHOOLS OF INTERPRETATION IDEALISTS trends through church age continuing spiritual battle

PARALLELISM / RECAPITULATION STRUCTURE OF THE REVELATION THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD First Coming lampstands New Heavens and New Earth 1:1-3:22 Revelation of Christ; Christ and Church in World 4:1-8:5 The Church Suffering Trial and Persecution seals Final Judgement Second Coming 8:6-11:19 The Church Avenged, Protected and Victorious trumpets CHRIST AND THE DRAGON Christ and Dragon 12:1-14:20 Christ Opposed by the Dragon bowls 15:1-16:21 God’s Wrath on the Impenitent Babylon 17:1-19:21 Fall of Babylon and the Beasts consummation 20:1-22:21 Destruction of Dragon, Christ and Church in Glory

Section 1 Revelation 1:1 – 3:22 The Christ Indwelt Church in the World

1:1-3 The Prologue 1:4-8 Greetings 1:9-16 The Vision 1:17-20 John’s Response Revelation of Christ; Christ and Church in World 1:1-3:22

Patmos

PARALLELISM / RECAPITULATION STRUCTURE OF THE REVELATION THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD First Coming lampstands New Heavens and New Earth 1:1-3:22 Revelation of Christ; Christ and Church in World 4:1-8:5 The Church Suffering Trial and Persecution seals Final Judgement Second Coming 8:6-11:19 The Church Avenged, Protected and Victorious trumpets CHRIST AND THE DRAGON Christ and Dragon 12:1-14:20 Christ Opposed by the Dragon bowls 15:1-16:21 God’s Wrath on the Impenitent Babylon 17:1-19:21 Fall of Babylon and the Beasts consummation 20:1-22:21 Destruction of Dragon, Christ and Church in Glory