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269 relations: Abaddon, Adela Yarbro Collins, Aegean Sea, Alaşehir, Ali, Allegory, Allusion, Alpha and Omega, Amillennialism, Anchor Bible Series, Angel, Anglicisation (linguistics), Antichrist, Antipas of Pergamum, Apocalypse, Apocalypse of Peter, Apocalypse of Zerubbabel, Apocalyptic literature, Apocalypticism, Apostolic Canons, Aramaic, Arethas of Caesarea, Armageddon, Athanasius of Alexandria, Augustine of Hippo, Authorship of the Johannine works, Avesta, Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼu'lláh, Balaam, Balak, Biblical canon, Biblical cosmology, Biblical numerology, Book of Daniel, Book of Enoch, Book of Ezekiel, Book of Isaiah, Book of Job, Book of Life, Book of Mormon, Carl Jung, Catholic Church, Catholic epistles, Cavalry, Censer, Cerinthus, Chakra, Charles Cutler Torrey, Ched Myers, ... Expand index (219 more) »
- 1st-century Christian texts
- Johannine literature
- Luther's Antilegomena
- New Testament books
Abaddon
The Hebrew term Abaddon (אֲבַדּוֹן ’Ăḇaddōn, meaning "destruction", "doom"), and its Greek equivalent Apollyon (Ἀπολλύων, Apollúōn meaning "Destroyer") appear in the Bible as both a place of destruction and an angel of the abyss.
See Book of Revelation and Abaddon
Adela Yarbro Collins
Adela Yarbro Collins (born 1945) is an American author and academic, who served as the Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School.
See Book of Revelation and Adela Yarbro Collins
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia.
See Book of Revelation and Aegean Sea
Alaşehir
Alaşehir is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.
See Book of Revelation and Alaşehir
Ali
Ali ibn Abi Talib (translit) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 to 661, as well as the first Shia imam.
See Book of Revelation and Ali
Allegory
As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political significance.
See Book of Revelation and Allegory
Allusion
Allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from an unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly.
See Book of Revelation and Allusion
Alpha and Omega
Alpha (Α or α) and omega (Ω or ω) are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, and a title of Christ and God in the Book of Revelation.
See Book of Revelation and Alpha and Omega
Amillennialism
Amillennialism or amillenarism is a chillegoristic eschatological position in Christianity which holds that there will be no millennial reign of the righteous on Earth.
See Book of Revelation and Amillennialism
Anchor Bible Series
The Anchor Bible Series, which consists of a commentary series, a Bible dictionary, and a reference library, is a scholarly and commercial co-venture which was begun in 1956, with the publication of individual volumes in the commentary series.
See Book of Revelation and Anchor Bible Series
Angel
In Abrahamic religious traditions (such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and some sects of other belief-systems like Hinduism and Buddhism, an angel is a heavenly supernatural or spiritual being.
See Book of Revelation and Angel
Anglicisation (linguistics)
In linguistics, anglicisation or anglicization is the practice of modifying foreign words, names, and phrases to make them easier to spell, pronounce or understand in English.
See Book of Revelation and Anglicisation (linguistics)
Antichrist
In Christian eschatology, Antichrist refers to a kind of person prophesied by the Bible to oppose Jesus Christ and falsely substitute themselves as a savior in Christ's place before the Second Coming.
See Book of Revelation and Antichrist
Antipas of Pergamum
According to Eastern Orthodox traditions, according to the Commentary on the Apocalypse of Andreas of Caesarea, it is believed that Saint Antipas was the Antipas referred to in Revelation 2:13, as the verse says: "I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth." According to Christian tradition, John the Apostle ordained Antipas as bishop of Pergamon during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero.
See Book of Revelation and Antipas of Pergamum
Apocalypse
Apocalypse is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597-587 BCE) but persisting in Christianity and Islam.
See Book of Revelation and Apocalypse
Apocalypse of Peter
The Apocalypse of Peter, also called the Revelation of Peter, is an early Christian text of the 2nd century and a work of apocalyptic literature. Book of Revelation and Apocalypse of Peter are Christian apocalyptic writings and texts in Koine Greek.
See Book of Revelation and Apocalypse of Peter
Apocalypse of Zerubbabel
Sefer Zerubavel (Sēfer Zərubbāḇél), also called the Book of Zerubbabel or the Apocalypse of Zerubbabel, is a medieval Hebrew-language apocalypse written at the beginning of the seventh century CE in the style of biblical visions (e.g. Daniel, Ezekiel) placed into the mouth of Zerubbabel, the last descendant of the Davidic line to take a prominent part in Israel's history, who laid the foundation of the Second Temple in the sixth century BCE.
See Book of Revelation and Apocalypse of Zerubbabel
Apocalyptic literature
Apocalyptic literature is a genre of prophetical writing that developed in post-Exilic Jewish culture and was popular among millennialist early Christians.
See Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic literature
Apocalypticism
Apocalypticism is the religious belief that the end of the world is imminent, even within one's own lifetime.
See Book of Revelation and Apocalypticism
Apostolic Canons
The Apostolic Canons, also called Apostolic canons (Latin: Canones apostolorum, "Canons of the Apostles"), Ecclesiastical Canons of the Same Holy Apostles, or Canons of the Holy Apostles, is a 4th-century Syrian Christian text.
See Book of Revelation and Apostolic Canons
Aramaic
Aramaic (ˀərāmiṯ; arāmāˀiṯ) is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, southeastern Anatolia, Eastern Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula, where it has been continually written and spoken in different varieties for over three thousand years.
See Book of Revelation and Aramaic
Arethas of Caesarea
Arethas of Caesarea (Ἀρέθας; c. 860 - c. 939) was Archbishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia (modern Kayseri, Turkey) early in the 10th century, and is considered one of the most scholarly theologians of the Greek Orthodox Church.
See Book of Revelation and Arethas of Caesarea
Armageddon
According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Armageddon (Late Latin: Armagedōn; from Hebrew: Har Məgīddō) is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies for a battle during the end times, which is variously interpreted as either a literal or a symbolic location.
See Book of Revelation and Armageddon
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius I of Alexandria (– 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius I).
See Book of Revelation and Athanasius of Alexandria
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo (Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.
See Book of Revelation and Augustine of Hippo
Authorship of the Johannine works
The authorship of the Johannine works (the Gospel of John, the Johannine epistles, and the Book of Revelation) has been debated by biblical scholars since at least the 2nd century AD. Book of Revelation and authorship of the Johannine works are Johannine literature.
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Avesta
The Avesta is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism from at least the late Sassanid period (ca. 6th century CE).
See Book of Revelation and Avesta
Baháʼí Faith
The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people.
See Book of Revelation and Baháʼí Faith
Baháʼu'lláh
Baháʼu'lláh (born Ḥusayn-ʻAlí; 12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892) was an Iranian religious leader who founded the Baháʼí Faith.
See Book of Revelation and Baháʼu'lláh
Balaam
Balaam, son of Beor, was a biblical character, a non-Israelite prophet and diviner who lived in Pethor, a region or settlement which has never been located, but is thought to have been between the region of Iraq and northern Syria in what is now southeastern Turkey.
See Book of Revelation and Balaam
Balak
Balak (Bālāq) was a king of Moab described in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible, where his dealings with the prophet Balaam are recounted.
See Book of Revelation and Balak
Biblical canon
A biblical canon is a set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible.
See Book of Revelation and Biblical canon
Biblical cosmology
Biblical cosmology is the account of the universe and its laws in the Bible.
See Book of Revelation and Biblical cosmology
Biblical numerology
Biblical numerology is the use of numerology in the Bible to convey a meaning outside of the numerical value of the actual number being used.
See Book of Revelation and Biblical numerology
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a 2nd-century BC biblical apocalypse with a 6th century BC setting.
See Book of Revelation and Book of Daniel
Book of Enoch
The Book of Enoch (also 1 Enoch; Hebrew: סֵפֶר חֲנוֹךְ, Sēfer Ḥănōḵ; መጽሐፈ ሄኖክ) is an ancient Hebrew apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to the patriarch Enoch who was the father of Methuselah and the great-grandfather of Noah.
See Book of Revelation and Book of Enoch
Book of Ezekiel
The Book of Ezekiel is the third of the Latter Prophets in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and one of the major prophetic books in the Christian Bible, where it follows Isaiah and Jeremiah.
See Book of Revelation and Book of Ezekiel
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah (ספר ישעיהו) is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Major Prophets in the Christian Old Testament.
See Book of Revelation and Book of Isaiah
Book of Job
The Book of Job (ʾĪyyōḇ), or simply Job, is a book found in the Ketuvim ("Writings") section of the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Poetic Books in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
See Book of Revelation and Book of Job
Book of Life
In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the Book of Life (ספר החיים, transliterated Sefer HaChaim; Biblíon tēs Zōēs; Arabic: Kitab al-Amal) is the book in which God records, or will record, the names of every person who is destined for Heaven and the world to come.
See Book of Revelation and Book of Life
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, first published in 1830 by Joseph Smith as The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi.
See Book of Revelation and Book of Mormon
Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology.
See Book of Revelation and Carl Jung
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
See Book of Revelation and Catholic Church
Catholic epistles
The catholic epistles (also called the general epistles) are seven epistles of the New Testament.
See Book of Revelation and Catholic epistles
Cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.
See Book of Revelation and Cavalry
Censer
A censer, incense burner, perfume burner or pastille burner is a vessel made for burning incense or perfume in some solid form.
See Book of Revelation and Censer
Cerinthus
Cerinthus (Kērinthos; fl. c. 50-100 CE) was an early Gnostic, who was prominent as a heresiarch in the view of the early Church Fathers.
See Book of Revelation and Cerinthus
Chakra
Chakras (lit; cakka) are various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, part of the inner traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
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Charles Cutler Torrey
Charles Cutler Torrey (20 December 1863 – 12 November 1956) was an American historian, archaeologist and scholar.
See Book of Revelation and Charles Cutler Torrey
Ched Myers
Ched Myers is an American theologian specializing in biblical studies and political theology.
See Book of Revelation and Ched Myers
Christian anarchism
Christian anarchism is a Christian movement in political theology that claims anarchism is inherent in Christianity and the Gospels.
See Book of Revelation and Christian anarchism
Christian eschatology
Christian eschatology is a minor branch of study within Christian theology which deals with the doctrine of the "last things", especially the Second Coming of Christ, or Parousia.
See Book of Revelation and Christian eschatology
Christian views on Hades
Hades, according to various Christian denominations, is "the place or state of departed spirits",Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005): Hades borrowing the name of Hades, the name of the underworld in Greek mythology.
See Book of Revelation and Christian views on Hades
Christianity in the 1st century
Christianity in the 1st century covers the formative history of Christianity from the start of the ministry of Jesus (–29 AD) to the death of the last of the Twelve Apostles and is thus also known as the Apostolic Age.
See Book of Revelation and Christianity in the 1st century
Christina Rossetti
Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember".
See Book of Revelation and Christina Rossetti
Christology
In Christianity, Christology is a branch of theology that concerns Jesus.
See Book of Revelation and Christology
Church of the East
The Church of the East (''ʿĒḏtā d-Maḏenḥā''.) or the East Syriac Church, also called the Church of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the Persian Church, the Assyrian Church, the Babylonian Church or the Nestorian Church, is one of three major branches of Nicene Eastern Christianity that arose from the Christological controversies of the 5th and 6th centuries, alongside the Miaphisite churches (which came to be known as the Oriental Orthodox Churches) and the Chalcedonian Church (whose Eastern branch would later become the Eastern Orthodox Church).
See Book of Revelation and Church of the East
Civil religion
Civil religion, also referred to as a civic religion, is the implicit religious values of a nation, as expressed through public rituals, symbols (such as the national flag), and ceremonies on sacred days and at sacred places (such as monuments, battlefields, or national cemeteries).
See Book of Revelation and Civil religion
Clement of Alexandria
Titus Flavius Clemens, also known as Clement of Alexandria (Κλήμης ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; –), was a Christian theologian and philosopher who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria.
See Book of Revelation and Clement of Alexandria
Codex Alexandrinus
The Codex Alexandrinus (London, British Library, Royal MS 1. D. V-VIII), designated by the siglum A or 02 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 4 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a manuscript of the Greek Bible,The Greek Bible in this context refers to the Bible used by Greek-speaking Christians who lived in Egypt and elsewhere during the early history of Christianity.
See Book of Revelation and Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
The Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (Paris, National Library of France, Greek 9) designated by the siglum C or 04 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 3 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a manuscript of the Greek Bible, written on parchment.
See Book of Revelation and Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
Codex Sinaiticus
The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), also called Sinai Bible, is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament, including the deuterocanonical books, and the Greek New Testament, with both the Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd of Hermas included.
See Book of Revelation and Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Vaticanus
The Codex Vaticanus (The Vatican, Bibl. Vat., Vat. gr. 1209), designated by siglum B or 03 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 1 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), is a Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament and the majority of the Greek New Testament.
See Book of Revelation and Codex Vaticanus
Coptic Orthodox Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church (lit), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt.
See Book of Revelation and Coptic Orthodox Church
Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States
The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States is a diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria located in the United States of America and encompassing the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
See Book of Revelation and Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States
Council of Florence
The Council of Florence is the seventeenth ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic Church, held between 1431 and 1449.
See Book of Revelation and Council of Florence
Council of Laodicea
The Council of Laodicea was a regional Christian synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor which assembled about 363–364 in Laodicea, Phrygia Pacatiana.
See Book of Revelation and Council of Laodicea
Council of Rome
The Council of Rome was a synod which took place in Rome in AD 382, under the leadership of Pope Damasus I, the then-Bishop of Rome.
See Book of Revelation and Council of Rome
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent (Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent (or Trento), now in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church.
See Book of Revelation and Council of Trent
Councils of Carthage
The Councils of Carthage were church synods held during the 3rd, 4th, and 5th centuries in the city of Carthage in Africa.
See Book of Revelation and Councils of Carthage
Currents in Theology and Mission
Currents in Theology and Mission is a quarterly peer-reviewed open access academic journal of theology published by the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and Wartburg Theological Seminary.
See Book of Revelation and Currents in Theology and Mission
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem (Κύριλλος Α΄ Ἱεροσολύμων, Kýrillos A Ierosolýmon; Cyrillus Hierosolymitanus; 386) was a theologian of the Early Church.
See Book of Revelation and Cyril of Jerusalem
D. H. Lawrence
Herman Melville, Friedrich Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer, Lev Shestov, Walt Whitman | influenced.
See Book of Revelation and D. H. Lawrence
Dale Martin (scholar)
Dale Basil Martin (July 26, 1954 - November 17, 2023) was an American New Testament scholar and historian of Christianity.
See Book of Revelation and Dale Martin (scholar)
Daniel 7
Daniel 7 (the seventh chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells of Daniel's vision of four world-kingdoms replaced by the kingdom of the saints or "holy ones" of the Most High, which will endure for ever.
See Book of Revelation and Daniel 7
Daniel Berrigan
Daniel Joseph Berrigan (May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016) was an American Jesuit priest, anti-war activist, Christian pacifist, playwright, poet, and author.
See Book of Revelation and Daniel Berrigan
David
David ("beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
See Book of Revelation and David
Day-year principle
The day-year principle or year-for-a-day principle is a method of interpretation of Bible prophecy in which the word day in prophecy is considered to be symbolic of a year of actual time.
See Book of Revelation and Day-year principle
De doctrina Christiana
(English: On Christian Doctrine or On Christian Teaching) is a theological text written by Augustine of Hippo.
See Book of Revelation and De doctrina Christiana
Development of the New Testament canon
The canon of the New Testament is the set of books many modern Christians regard as divinely inspired and constituting the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
See Book of Revelation and Development of the New Testament canon
Devil
A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions.
See Book of Revelation and Devil
Divine Liturgy
Divine Liturgy (Theia Leitourgia) or Holy Liturgy is the usual name used in most Eastern Christian rites for the Eucharistic service. Book of Revelation and Divine Liturgy are texts in Koine Greek.
See Book of Revelation and Divine Liturgy
Doctrine and Covenants
The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C or D. and C.) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement.
See Book of Revelation and Doctrine and Covenants
Domitian
Domitian (Domitianus; 24 October 51 – 18 September 96) was Roman emperor from 81 to 96.
See Book of Revelation and Domitian
Early Christianity
Early Christianity, otherwise called the Early Church or Paleo-Christianity, describes the historical era of the Christian religion up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325.
See Book of Revelation and Early Christianity
Easter
Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary.
See Book of Revelation and Easter
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.
See Book of Revelation and Eastern Orthodox Church
Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius)
The Ecclesiastical History (Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ Ἱστορία, Ekklēsiastikḕ Historía; Historia Ecclesiastica), also known as The History of the Church and Church History, is a 4th-century chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century, composed by Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea.
See Book of Revelation and Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius)
Elaine Pagels
Elaine Pagels, née Hiesey (born February 13, 1943), is an American historian of religion.
See Book of Revelation and Elaine Pagels
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (born 1938) is a Romanian-born German, Roman Catholic feminist theologian, who is currently the Krister Stendahl Research Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School.
See Book of Revelation and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
English Apocalypse manuscripts
Illustrated Apocalypse manuscripts are manuscripts that contain the text of Revelation or a commentary on Revelation and also illustrations.
See Book of Revelation and English Apocalypse manuscripts
Ephesus
Ephesus (Éphesos; Efes; may ultimately derive from Apaša) was a city in Ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey.
See Book of Revelation and Ephesus
Epistle
An epistle is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually an elegant and formal didactic letter.
See Book of Revelation and Epistle
Epistle of Jude
The Epistle of Jude is the penultimate book of the New Testament as well as the Christian Bible. Book of Revelation and Epistle of Jude are Luther's Antilegomena and new Testament books.
See Book of Revelation and Epistle of Jude
Ernst Lohmeyer
Ernst Lohmeyer (8 July 1890 – 19 September 1946) was a German scholar of the New Testament, Protestant theologian and Bible professor, executed by Soviet authorities occupying the former East Germany.
See Book of Revelation and Ernst Lohmeyer
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
See Book of Revelation and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Euphrates
The Euphrates (see below) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.
See Book of Revelation and Euphrates
Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek Syro-Palestinian historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist.
See Book of Revelation and Eusebius
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (Persian: عبد البهاء‎, 23 May 1844 – 28 November 1921), born ʻAbbás (عباس), was the eldest son of Baháʼu'lláh and served as head of the Baháʼí Faith from 1892 until 1921.
See Book of Revelation and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
Foreordination
Foreordination, an important doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), teaches that during the pre-mortal existence, God selected ("foreordained") particular people to fulfill certain missions ("callings") during their mortal lives.
See Book of Revelation and Foreordination
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are figures in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Bible, a piece of apocalypse literature attributed to John of Patmos.
See Book of Revelation and Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Frances Swiney
Rosa Frances Emily Swiney (Biggs; 21 April 1847 – 3 May 1922) was an early British feminist, writer, and theosophist.
See Book of Revelation and Frances Swiney
Futurism (Christianity)
Futurism is a Christian eschatological view that interprets portions of the Book of Revelation, the Book of Ezekiel, and the Book of Daniel as future events in a literal, physical, apocalyptic, and global context.
See Book of Revelation and Futurism (Christianity)
Garshasp
Garshāsp (گرشاسپ) was, in Persian mythology, the last Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to Shahnameh.
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Garshuni
Garshuni or Karshuni (Syriac alphabet: ܓܪܫܘܢܝ, Arabic alphabet: كرشوني) are Arabic writings using the Syriac alphabet.
See Book of Revelation and Garshuni
Gelasian Decree
The Gelasian Decree (Decretum Gelasianum) is a Latin text traditionally thought to be a decretal of the prolific Pope Gelasius I (492-496).
See Book of Revelation and Gelasian Decree
God
In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith.
See Book of Revelation and God
Gog and Magog
Gog and Magog (Gōg ū-Māgōg) or Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Yaʾjūju wa-Maʾjūju) are a pair of names that appear in the Bible and the Qur'an, variously ascribed to individuals, tribes, or lands.
See Book of Revelation and Gog and Magog
Good and evil
In philosophy, religion, and psychology, "good and evil" is a common dichotomy.
See Book of Revelation and Good and evil
Good Friday
Good Friday is a Christian holy day observing the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
See Book of Revelation and Good Friday
Gospel of John
The Gospel of John (translit) is the fourth of the New Testament's four canonical gospels. Book of Revelation and gospel of John are 1st-century Christian texts, Johannine literature, new Testament books and texts in Koine Greek.
See Book of Revelation and Gospel of John
Great Tribulation
In Christian eschatology, the Great Tribulation (thlîpsis megálē) is a period mentioned by Jesus in the Olivet Discourse as a sign that would occur in the time of the end.
See Book of Revelation and Great Tribulation
Gregory Beale
Gregory Kimball Beale (born February 10, 1949, in Dallas, Texas; also known as G. K. Beale) is a biblical scholar, currently a Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas.
See Book of Revelation and Gregory Beale
Heterodoxy
In religion, heterodoxy (from Ancient Greek:, "other, another, different" +, "popular belief") means "any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position".
See Book of Revelation and Heterodoxy
Historicism (Christianity)
In Christian eschatology, historicism is a method of interpretation of biblical prophecies which associates symbols with historical persons, nations or events.
See Book of Revelation and Historicism (Christianity)
Horae Apocalypticae
Horae Apocalypticae is an eschatological study written by Edward Bishop Elliott. Book of Revelation and Horae Apocalypticae are Christian apocalyptic writings.
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Horror fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction that is intended to disturb, frighten, or scare.
See Book of Revelation and Horror fiction
Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych or Ulrich Zwingli (1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland, born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system.
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Idealism (Christian eschatology)
In the context of Christian eschatology, idealism (also called the spiritual approach, the allegorical approach, the nonliteral approach, and many other names) involves an interpretation of the Book of Revelation that sees all or most of the imagery of the book as symbolic.
See Book of Revelation and Idealism (Christian eschatology)
Imperialism
Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultural imperialism).
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Incipit
The incipit of a text is the first few words of the text, employed as an identifying label.
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Irenaeus
Irenaeus (Eirēnaîos) was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by combating heterodox or Gnostic interpretations of Scripture as heresy and defining proto-orthodoxy.
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Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar (translit), or Arabic calendar also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
See Book of Revelation and Islamic calendar
Israelites
The Israelites were a group of Semitic-speaking tribes in the ancient Near East who, during the Iron Age, inhabited a part of Canaan.
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J. Stuart Russell
James Stuart Russell M.A., D.Div., (1816 – 1895) was a Christian pastor and author of The Parousia.
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Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul (January 6, 1912 – May 19, 1994) was a French philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, and professor.
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James Morgan Pryse
James Morgan Pryse (14 November 1859 – 22 April 1942) was an author, publisher, and theosophist.
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Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.
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Jewish Christianity
Jewish Christians were the followers of a Jewish religious sect that emerged in Judea during the late Second Temple period (first century AD).
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Jezebel
Jezebel ((US) and) was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Tyre and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel, according to the Book of Kings of the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings 16). According to the biblical narrative, Jezebel replaced Yahwism with Baal and Asherah worship and was responsible for Naboth’s death.
See Book of Revelation and Jezebel
Joerg Rieger
Joerg Michael Rieger (born 1963) is a German and American professor of Christian theology whose work emphasizes economic justice and political movements.
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Johannine community
The term Johannine community refers to an ancient Christian community which placed great emphasis on the teachings of Jesus and his apostle John. Book of Revelation and Johannine community are Johannine literature.
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Johannine epistles
The Johannine epistles, the Epistles of John, or the Letters of John are the First Epistle of John, the Second Epistle of John, and the Third Epistle of John, three of the catholic epistles in the New Testament. Book of Revelation and Johannine epistles are Johannine literature.
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Johannine literature
Johannine literature is the collection of New Testament works that are traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, or to the Johannine community.
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John Calvin
John Calvin (Jehan Cauvin; Jean Calvin; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.
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John of Damascus
John of Damascus (Yūḥana ad-Dimashqī; Ioánnēs ho Damaskēnós,; Ioannes Damascenus; born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, يوحنا إبن منصور إبن سرجون) or John Damascene was an Arab Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist.
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John of Patmos
John of Patmos (also called John the Revelator, John the Divine, John the Theologian) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Book of Revelation.
See Book of Revelation and John of Patmos
John the Apostle
John the Apostle (Ἰωάννης; Ioannes; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Saint John the Theologian, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.
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John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus as to whether all of these indeed refer to the same individual.
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John Woodroffe
Sir John George Woodroffe (15 December 1865 – 16 January 1936), also known by his pseudonym Arthur Avalon, was a British Orientalist whose extensive and complex published works on the Tantras, and other Hindu traditions, stimulated a wide-ranging interest in Hindu philosophy and yoga.
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Journal for the Study of the New Testament
The Journal for the Study of the New Testament is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers five times a year in the field of Biblical studies.
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Jungian archetypes
Jungian archetypes are a concept from psychology that refers to a universal, inherited idea, pattern of thought, or image that is present in the collective unconscious of all human beings.
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Justin Martyr
Justin, known posthumously as Justin Martyr (Ioustinos ho martys), also known as Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and philosopher.
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Koine Greek
Koine Greek (Koine the common dialect), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-regional form of Greek spoken and written during the Hellenistic period, the Roman Empire and the early Byzantine Empire.
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Laodicean Church
The Laodicean Church was a Christian community established in the ancient city of Laodicea (on the river Lycus, in the Roman province of Asia, and one of the early centers of Christianity).
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Letter (message)
A letter is a written message conveyed from one person (or group of people) to another through a medium.
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Liberation theology
Liberation theology is a theological approach emphasizing the "liberation of the oppressed".
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Lion of Judah
The Lion of Judah (אריה יהודה) is a Jewish national and cultural symbol, traditionally regarded as the symbol of the tribe of Judah.
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List of New Testament papyri
A New Testament papyrus is a copy of a portion of the New Testament made on papyrus.
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List of New Testament uncials
A New Testament uncial is a section of the New Testament in Greek or Latin majuscule letters, written on parchment or vellum.
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Lists of New Testament minuscules
The list of New Testament Minuscules ordered by Gregory–Aland index number is divided into three sections.
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Liturgy
Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group.
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Living creatures (Bible)
The living creatures, living beings, or hayyot (Hebrew חַיּוֹת ḥayyōṯ) are a class of heavenly beings in Jewish mythology.
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Lodowicke Muggleton
Lodowicke Muggleton (1609–1698) was an English religious thinker who gave his name to Muggletonianism, a Protestant sect which was always small, but survived until the death of its last follower in 1979.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
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Luke 21
Luke 21 is the twenty-first chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
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Maccabees
The Maccabees, also spelled Machabees (מַכַּבִּים, or מַקַבִּים,; Machabaei or Maccabaei; Μακκαβαῖοι), were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea, which at the time was part of the Seleucid Empire.
See Book of Revelation and Maccabees
Manna
Manna (mān,; اَلْمَنُّ; sometimes or archaically spelled mana), according to the Bible and the Quran, is an edible substance which God provided for the Israelites during their travels in the desert during the 40-year period following the Exodus and prior to the conquest of Canaan.
See Book of Revelation and Manna
Mark 13
Mark 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
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Martin Luther
Martin Luther (10 November 1483– 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar.
See Book of Revelation and Martin Luther
Masada
Masada (מְצָדָה, 'fortress'; جبل مسعدة) is an ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa.
See Book of Revelation and Masada
Massey H. Shepherd
Massey Hamilton Shepherd Jr. (March 14, 1913 – February 19, 1990) was an American priest and scholar of the Episcopal Church.
See Book of Revelation and Massey H. Shepherd
Matthew 24
Matthew 24 is the twenty-fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
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Matthew 25
Matthew 25, the twenty-fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, continues the Olivet Discourse or "Little Apocalypse" spoken by Jesus Christ, also described as the Eschatological Discourse, which had started in chapter 24.
See Book of Revelation and Matthew 25
Melito of Sardis
Melito of Sardis (Μελίτων Σάρδεων Melítōn Sárdeōn; died) was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and who held a foremost place among the early Christian bishops in Asia due to his personal influence and his literary works, most of which have been lost.
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Michael (archangel)
Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i faith.
See Book of Revelation and Michael (archangel)
Midrash
Midrash (. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. מִדְרָשׁ; מִדְרָשִׁים or midrashot) is expansive Jewish Biblical exegesis using a rabbinic mode of interpretation prominent in the Talmud.
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Millennialism
Millennialism or chiliasm (from the Greek equivalent) is a belief which is held by some religious denominations.
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Millerism
The Millerites were the followers of the teachings of William Miller, who in 1831 first shared publicly his belief that the Second Advent of Jesus Christ would occur in roughly the year 1843–1844.
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Misogyny
Misogyny is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls.
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Montanism
Montanism, known by its adherents as the New Prophecy, was an early Christian movement of the late 2nd century, later referred to by the name of its founder, Montanus.
See Book of Revelation and Montanism
Mount Zion
Mount Zion (הַר צִיּוֹן, Har Ṣīyyōn; جبل صهيون, Jabal Sahyoun) is a hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City.
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Muhammad
Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
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Muratorian fragment
The Muratorian fragment, also known as the Muratorian Canon (Latin: Canon Muratori), is a copy of perhaps the oldest known list of most of the books of the New Testament.
See Book of Revelation and Muratorian fragment
Nationalism
Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state.
See Book of Revelation and Nationalism
Nero
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68.
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Nero Redivivus legend
The Nero Redivivus legend was a belief popular during the last part of the 1st century that the Roman emperor Nero would return after his death in 68 AD.
See Book of Revelation and Nero Redivivus legend
New Earth (Christianity)
The New Earth is an expression used in the Book of Isaiah (&), 2 Peter, and the Book of Revelation (21:1) in the Bible to describe the final state of redeemed humanity.
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New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.
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New International Greek Testament Commentary
The New International Greek Testament Commentary (or NIGTC) is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the New Testament in Greek.
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New Jerusalem
In the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible, New Jerusalem (YHWH šāmmā, YHWH there") is Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple, the Third Temple, to be established in Jerusalem, which would be the capital of the Messianic Kingdom, the meeting place of the twelve tribes of Israel, during the Messianic era.
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New Testament
The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Nicene Christianity
Nicene Christianity includes those Christian denominations that adhere to the teaching of the Nicene Creed, which was formulated at the First Council of Nicaea in AD 325 and amended at the First Council of Constantinople in AD 381.
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Nicolaism
Nicolaism (also called Nicholaism, Nicolaitism, Nicolationism or Nicolaitanism) was an early Christian sect mentioned twice in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament.
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Nova Vulgata
The Nova Vulgata (complete title: Nova Vulgata Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio,; abr. NV), also called the Neo-Vulgate, is the Catholic Church's official Classical Latin translation of the original-language texts of the Bible published by the Holy See.
See Book of Revelation and Nova Vulgata
Number of the beast
The number of the beast (Ἀριθμὸς τοῦ θηρίου) is associated with the Beast of Revelation in chapter 13, verse 18 of the Book of Revelation.
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Old Testament
The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Israelites.
See Book of Revelation and Old Testament
Olivet Discourse
The Olivet Discourse or Olivet prophecy is a biblical passage found in the Synoptic Gospels in Matthew 24 and 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21. Book of Revelation and Olivet Discourse are Christian apocalyptic writings.
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Orbis Books
Orbis Books is an American imprint of the Maryknoll order.
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Origen
Origen of Alexandria (185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria.
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Oxford
Oxford is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Palm branch
The palm branch, or palm frond, is a symbol of victory, triumph, peace, and eternal life originating in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world.
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Papias of Hierapolis
Papias (Παπίας) was a Greek Apostolic Father, Bishop of Hierapolis (modern Pamukkale, Turkey), and author who lived c. 60 – c. 130 AD He wrote the Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord (Λογίων Κυριακῶν Ἐξήγησις) in five books.
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Patmos
Patmos (Πάτμος) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea.
See Book of Revelation and Patmos
Pergamon
Pergamon or Pergamum (or; Πέργαμον), also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis.
See Book of Revelation and Pergamon
Persian mythology
Iranian mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (اسطورهشناسی ایرانی), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples and a genre of ancient Persian folklore.
See Book of Revelation and Persian mythology
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope BenedictXVI (Benedictus PP.; Benedetto XVI; Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013.
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Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
Dionysius the Great (Διονύσιος Ἀλεξανδρείας) was the 14th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 28 December 248 until his death on 22 March 264.
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Pope Innocent I
Pope Innocent I (Innocentius I) was the bishop of Rome from 401 to his death on 12 March 417.
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Pope Sergius I
Pope Sergius I (8 September 701) was the bishop of Rome from 15 December 687 to his death, and is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected at a time when two rivals, Paschal and Theodore, were locked in a dispute about which of them should become pope. His papacy was dominated by his response to the Quinisext Council, the canons of which he steadfastly refused to accept.
See Book of Revelation and Pope Sergius I
Postmillennialism
In Christian eschatology (end-times theology), postmillennialism, or postmillenarianism, is an interpretation of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation which sees Christ's second coming as occurring after (Latin post-) the "Millennium", a messianic age in which Christian ethics prosper.
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Power (social and political)
In political science, power is the social production of an effect that determines the capacities, actions, beliefs, or conduct of actors.
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Premillennialism
Premillennialism, in Christian eschatology, is the belief that Jesus will physically return to the Earth (the Second Coming) before the Millennium, heralding a literal thousand-year messianic age of peace.
See Book of Revelation and Premillennialism
Preterism
Preterism is a Christian eschatological view or belief that interprets some (partial preterism) or all (full preterism) prophecies of the Bible as events which have already been fulfilled in history.
See Book of Revelation and Preterism
Progressive revelation (Baháʼí)
Progressive revelation is a core teaching in the Baháʼí Faith that suggests that religious truth is revealed by God progressively and cyclically over time through a series of divine Messengers, and that the teachings are tailored to suit the needs of the time and place of their appearance.
See Book of Revelation and Progressive revelation (Baháʼí)
Prophecy
In religion, a prophecy is a message that has been communicated to a person (typically called a prophet) by a supernatural entity.
See Book of Revelation and Prophecy
Protestantism
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.
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Psalms
The Book of Psalms (תְּהִלִּים|Tehillīm|praises; Psalmós; Liber Psalmorum; Zabūr), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the third section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) called ("Writings"), and a book of the Old Testament.
See Book of Revelation and Psalms
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven (Regina Caeli) is a title given to the Virgin Mary, by Christians mainly of the Catholic Church and, to a lesser extent, in Anglicanism, Lutheranism, and Eastern Orthodoxy.
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Quinisext Council
The Quinisext Council (Concilium Quinisextum; Penthékti Sýnodos), i.e., the Fifth-Sixth Council, often called the Council in Trullo, Trullan Council, or the Penthekte Synod, was a church council held in 692 at Constantinople under Justinian II.
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Reformation
The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church.
See Book of Revelation and Reformation
Richard A. Horsley
Richard A. Horsley was the Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and the Study of Religion at the University of Massachusetts Boston until his retirement in 2007.
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Richard Bauckham
Richard John Bauckham (born 22 September 1946) is an English Anglican scholar in theology, historical theology and New Testament studies, specialising in New Testament Christology and the Gospel of John.
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Roman emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
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Rudolf Otto
Rudolf Otto (25 September 1869 – 7 March 1937) was an eminent German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist.
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Sage Publishing
Sage Publishing, formerly SAGE Publications, is an American independent academic publishing company, founded in 1965 in New York City by Sara Miller McCune and now based in the Newbury Park neighborhood of Thousand Oaks, California.
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Sardis
Sardis or Sardes (Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣, romanized:; Sárdeis; script) was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire.
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Satan
Satan, also known as the Devil, is an entity in Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood.
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Scott Hahn
Scott Walker Hahn (born October 28, 1957) is an American Catholic theologian and Christian apologist.
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Second Coming
The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is the Christian belief that Jesus Christ will return to Earth after his ascension to Heaven (which is said to have occurred about two thousand years ago).
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Second death
The second death, also known as eternal death, is an eschatological concept in Judaism, Christianity, and Mandaeism related to punishment after a first/initial death on Earth.
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Semitic languages
The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.
See Book of Revelation and Semitic languages
Seraphim Rose
Seraphim Rose (born Eugene Dennis Rose; August 13, 1934 – September 2, 1982), also known as Seraphim of Platina, was an American hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who co-founded the Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina, California.
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Seven bowls
The seven bowls (phialas (acc. pl.), nom. sing. φιάλη, phialē; also translated as cups or vials) are a set of plagues mentioned in Revelation 16.
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Seven churches of Asia
The Seven Churches of Revelation, also known as the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse and the Seven Churches of Asia, are seven major churches of early Christianity, as mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation.
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Seven seals
The Seven Seals of God from the Bible's Book of Revelation are the seven symbolic seals (sphragida) that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision.
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Seven trumpets
In the Book of Revelation, seven trumpets are sounded, one at a time, to cue apocalyptic events seen by John of Patmos (Revelation 1:9) in his vision (Revelation 1:1).
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Sheffield Academic Press
Sheffield Academic Press was an academic publishing company based at the University of Sheffield, known for publications in the fields of archaeology, history of early Christianity and Judaism, Biblical studies, Judaic studies, Oriental studies, and Religious studies.
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Sixto-Clementine Vulgate
The Sixto-Clementine Vulgate or Clementine Vulgate is an edition of the Latin Vulgate, the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Smyrna
Smyrna (Smýrnē, or Σμύρνα) was an Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia.
See Book of Revelation and Smyrna
Some Answered Questions
Some Answered Questions (abbreviated SAQ; Persian version: Mufáviḍát-i-‘Abdu'l-Bahá) is a compilation of table talks of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá that were collected by Laura Clifford Barney between 1904 and 1906 across several pilgrimages.
See Book of Revelation and Some Answered Questions
Son of God
Historically, many rulers have assumed titles such as the son of God, the son of a god or the son of heaven.
See Book of Revelation and Son of God
Spirituality
The meaning of spirituality has developed and expanded over time, and various meanings can be found alongside each other.
See Book of Revelation and Spirituality
Stadion (unit)
The stadion (plural stadia, στάδιον; latinized as stadium), also anglicized as stade, was an ancient Greek unit of length, consisting of 600 Ancient Greek feet (podes).
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State (polity)
A state is a political entity that regulates society and the population within a territory.
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Synagogue of Satan
In the letters to the early Christian churches of Smyrna and Philadelphia in Revelation 2:9 and 3:9, Jesus makes reference to a synagogue of Satan (συναγωγή τοῦ Σατανᾶ, synagoge tou satana), in each case referring to a group persecuting the church "who say they are Jews and are not".
See Book of Revelation and Synagogue of Satan
Synod of Hippo
The Synod of Hippo refers to the synod of 393 which was hosted in Hippo Regius in northern Africa during the early Christian Church.
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Synoptic Gospels
The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar or sometimes identical wording. Book of Revelation and synoptic Gospels are texts in Koine Greek.
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The Apocalypse (2000 film)
Apocalypse or The Apocalypse (known in Australia as Revelation, the original title is San Giovanni – L'apocalisse) is a biblical telefilm produced for European television released in 2002 starring Richard Harris (in one of his final film roles) and co-starring Bruce Payne.
See Book of Revelation and The Apocalypse (2000 film)
The Beast (Revelation)
The Beast (Θηρίον) may refer to one of three beasts described in the Book of Revelation.
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The Revelation in Storm and Thunder
In March 1907 the Russian astronomer Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov published the book Revelation In Thunderstorm And Tempest.
See Book of Revelation and The Revelation in Storm and Thunder
Theatre of ancient Greece
A theatrical culture flourished in ancient Greece from 700 BC.
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Theodor Zahn
Theodor Zahn or Theodor von Zahn (10 October 1838 in Moers – 5 March 1933 in Erlangen) was a German Protestant theologian, a biblical scholar.
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Throne of God
The throne of God is the reigning centre of God in the Abrahamic religions: primarily Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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Thyatira
Thyateira (also Thyatira; Θυάτειρα) was the name of an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor, now the modern Turkish city of Akhisar ("white castle"), Manisa Province.
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Twelve Tribes of Israel
The Twelve Tribes of Israel (שִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל|translit.
See Book of Revelation and Twelve Tribes of Israel
Two witnesses
The two witnesses are two literary figures who are mentioned in Revelation 11:1-14.
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Tyrannius Rufinus
Tyrannius Rufinus, also called Rufinus of Aquileia (Rufinus Aquileiensis; 344/345–411), was an early Christian monk, philosopher, historian, and theologian who worked to translate Greek patristic material, especially the work of Origen, into Latin.
See Book of Revelation and Tyrannius Rufinus
Umayyad dynasty
The Umayyad dynasty (Sons of Umayya) or Umayyads (al-Umawiyyūn) was an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe who were the ruling family of the Caliphate between 661 and 750 and later of al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.
See Book of Revelation and Umayyad dynasty
Vespasian
Vespasian (Vespasianus; 17 November AD 9 – 23 June 79) was Roman emperor from 69 to 79.
See Book of Revelation and Vespasian
Vision (spirituality)
A vision is something seen in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy, especially a supernatural appearance that usually conveys a revelation.
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Western Rite Orthodoxy
Western Rite Orthodoxy, also called Western Orthodoxy or the Orthodox Western Rite, are congregations within the Eastern Orthodox tradition which perform their liturgy in Western forms.
See Book of Revelation and Western Rite Orthodoxy
Western Roman Empire
In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the western provinces of the Roman Empire, collectively, during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a separate, independent imperial court.
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Whore of Babylon
Babylon the Great, commonly known as the Whore of Babylon, refers to both a symbolic female figure and a place of evil as mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament.
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Wilhelm Bousset
Wilhelm Bousset (3 September 1865, Lübeck – 8 March 1920, Gießen) was a German theologian and New Testament scholar.
See Book of Revelation and Wilhelm Bousset
Will of God
The will of God or divine will is a concept found in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, the Quran, and a number of other texts and worldviews, according to which God's will is the cause of everything that exists.
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William Stringfellow
Frank William Stringfellow (1928–1985) was an American lay theologian, lawyer and social activist.
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Woman of the Apocalypse
The Woman of the Apocalypse (or the woman clothed with the sun, γυνὴ περιβεβλημένη τὸν ἥλιον; Latin: Mulier amicta sole) is a figure–often considered to be a reference to the Virgin Mary in Catholic theology–described in Chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation (written c.
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Wormwood (Bible)
Wormwood (ἀψίνθιον apsinthion or ἄψινθος apsinthos in Greek) is a star or angel which appears in the Book of Revelation.
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Yale University
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Yale University Press
Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University.
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Zahhak
Zahhāk or Zahāk (ضحّاک), also known as Zahhak the Snake Shoulder (Zahhāk-e Mārdoush), is an evil figure in Persian mythology, evident in ancient Persian folklore as Azhi Dahāka (اژی دهاک), the name by which he also appears in the texts of the Avesta.
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Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism (Din-e Zartoshti), also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion.
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144,000
144,000 is a natural number.
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1517 Media
1517 Media, formerly Augsburg Fortress Press, is the official publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
See Book of Revelation and 1517 Media
2 Esdras
2 Esdras is an apocalyptic book in some English versions of the Bible. Book of Revelation and 2 Esdras are 1st-century Christian texts and Christian apocalyptic writings.
See Book of Revelation and 2 Esdras
See also
1st-century Christian texts
- 2 Esdras
- Acts of the Apostles
- Ascension of Isaiah
- Book of Revelation
- Didache
- Egerton Gospel
- Epistle of Barnabas
- Epistle to Philemon
- Epistle to the Colossians
- Epistle to the Ephesians
- Epistle to the Galatians
- Epistle to the Hebrews
- Epistle to the Laodiceans
- Epistle to the Philippians
- Epistle to the Romans
- First Epistle of Clement
- First Epistle to the Corinthians
- First Epistle to the Thessalonians
- Gospel of Cerinthus
- Gospel of John
- Gospel of Luke
- Gospel of Mark
- Gospel of Matthew
- Gospel of Matthias
- Gospel of the Nazarenes
- Joseph and Aseneth
- Second Epistle to the Corinthians
- Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
Johannine literature
- Acts of John
- Acts of John in Rome
- Apocryphon of John
- Authorship of the Johannine works
- Book of Revelation
- First Epistle of John
- Gospel of John
- Holy Spirit in Johannine literature
- Johannine Comma
- Johannine community
- Johannine epistles
- John Painter (theologian)
- Love of Christ
- Paul N. Anderson
- Second Apocalypse of John
- Second Epistle of John
- Signs Gospel
- Third Epistle of John
Luther's Antilegomena
- Book of Revelation
- Epistle of James
- Epistle of Jude
- Epistle to the Hebrews
- Luther's canon
New Testament books
- Acts of the Apostles
- Book of Revelation
- Canonical Gospels
- Epistle of James
- Epistle of Jude
- Epistle to Philemon
- Epistle to Titus
- Epistle to the Colossians
- Epistle to the Ephesians
- Epistle to the Galatians
- Epistle to the Hebrews
- Epistle to the Philippians
- Epistle to the Romans
- First Epistle of John
- First Epistle of Peter
- First Epistle to Timothy
- First Epistle to the Corinthians
- First Epistle to the Thessalonians
- Gospel of John
- Gospel of Luke
- Gospel of Mark
- Gospel of Matthew
- Luke–Acts
- Second Epistle of John
- Second Epistle of Peter
- Second Epistle to Timothy
- Second Epistle to the Corinthians
- Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
- Third Epistle of John
References
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