Harris on End Times Essay

Hey, conjuring trick. What are in you today? You dont look as eudaimonia as usual. Is there anything that I can do to help you? John I dont know, but perhaps you can. You see, I am fetching Eschatology 1. My professor is weird. On top of that, he is a lousy lecturer. I cant understand what hes saying. And I cant even understand my notes I have to study it and read the book of Revelation in order to pass his test. Steven Let me see. Hmmm. Youre not a good note taker its very obvious. But I guest your professor isnt an organized lecturer. Well, you can always read my book and John But the exam is four hours awaySteven Oh my goodness. You are definitely in trouble. Listen, I will lecture you briefly on the main points that you will bring to pass this test. Listen carefully, and I hope youll get an A. John Ok Steven From Chapter 15 of my book, I said the Revelation can be outlined as follows 1. Prologue the authors self-identification and authority (11-20) 2. Jesus letters to the se ven churches of Asia Minor (21-322) 3. Visions from heaven breaking seven seals on a scroll seven huntsmans horns (41-1119) 4. Signs in heaven visions of the woman, the dragon, the beast, the have, and the seven plagues (121-1621)5. Visions of the great whore and the fall of Babylon (Rome) (171-1824) 6. Visions of the eschaton the warrior Messiah, the imprisonment of the beast and Satan, judgment of the dead, and the final defeat of evil (191-2015) 7. Visions of the new heaven and a new earth descent of the heavenly Jerusalem to earth (211-225) 8. Epilogue authenticity of the authors prophetic visions and the nearness of their fulfilment (226-21). In addition, many another(prenominal) of Johns imagery and style came from Old Testament Apocalyptic Literature, andJohn Wait, you mean principles of interpretation in Daniel and others such as one prophetical day = one literal year also holds in Revelation? Steven Thats right John So everything Ive learned in the anterior term about Hebrew Prophecy can also be used here? Precisely the reason why I had to take Hermeneutics 2 and Hebrew Prophecy before I study Revelation? Steven You betcha John So first, let me recap. Lets take a look at the terms the Lamb, the dragon, the heavenly woman, the whore, and the marriage of the Lamb and the heavenly city.They are not literal being but symbols of another referent, right? Steven Yes, and to take you to the shortcut, the historical belief is the Lamb is Jesus Christ, the dragon is a figure of Satan, the whore is his church the Roman Catholic Church, the marriage of the Lamb symbolizes the union of the Christian Church of the aggregate of the real believers after the Rapture, and the heavenly city is a picture of our destiny with Jesus Christ. Though I find it personally hard to accept that it is literally as described, but I do not really show that in the book because I do not want to offend my Christian brother.