Thames and Hudson. The Book of Revelation. Eerdamns Publishing Co. J MacArthur. Revelation Moody Press. Jeremiah When was the book of Revelation written? Bible Question: When was the book of Revelation written? Finally, New Testament documents—including the book of Revelation— speak of Jerusalem and the Jewish temple intact at the time they were written. This, of course, does not presuppose that all the prophecies in Revelation have already been fulfilled. Just as thoughtful Christians should distance themselves from the fully futurist fallacy, they should disavow a predominantly preterist i.
Was Revelation written before or after the destruction of the temple in AD 70? He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. Previous Who wrote Revelation? Those are doctrines of demons issued by papal laws And they the papacy had other laws just like Domitian did and killed the saints Are dressed in purple and scarlet and gold a precious stones And ruled as supreme for exactly years to the exact day From the last beast empire from its great whore city that woman Rome And according to the spirit they are apostates fallen from the faith.
And with such deeds is one really suprised they are apostates? Who should defend such a beast? Does God? He was a tall man, with large eyes, though weak sight. The little horn had eyes like the eyes of a man. The prophecy of the little horn was to far outlive Domitions 15 years rule.
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Learn more. Revelation: Before or after AD70? Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 1 month ago. Active 4 months ago. Viewed 6k times. Improve this question. Spirit Realm Investigator 9, 1 1 gold badge 12 12 silver badges 64 64 bronze badges. Jas 3. I'm watching this video series now See other answers here , here , and here for information that also substantiates the post origin of the book. The overall context of the book's message and symbolism fit the historical context of 90s Asia far better than 60s Asia.
Two related questions. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Arguments for a Late Date A. Several of the churches addressed had lost their ardor for Christ, and heresies had infected others. Churches usually do not lose their ardor or find heresies in their first generation. The city took many years to rebuild its wealth. The church at Smyrna was not founded until A. Jews and Christians linked the cities together because both powers had sacked the holy city.
Arguments Against an Early Date A. Though proponents of the early date read Revelation literally with its temple measurements, the measurements better match Ezekiel's eschatological temple. The early daters insist that the number refers to taking the Hebrew letters of Caesar Nero n and adding them up in a gematria. Though the arithmetic does indeed come to , such a view supposes a knowledge of Hebrew in a thoroughly gentile audience.
With little to no justification in the Greek, they tend to read Revelation 's "all the tribes of the earth will mourn Him" as "all the tribes of Israel will mourn Him. Sources G. Beale, The Book of Revelation , Beale, The Book of Revelation , 5. Kenneth Gentry, Jr. Improve this answer. Frank Luke Frank Luke Your answer is good. More in depth then mine. But with your knowledge about the subject I love to hear you try to step back from your own opinion which in fact is the same as mine.
But maybe you can't see any strengths with the early dating at all? And no problems with your own view? But it would really add to the answer if you tried to say something about the opposing view.
I would love to expand this to show both sides, but this came from notes of a term paper. I don't have the research notes anymore where I explored both sides to come to this conclusion. The date wasn't the thesis, so I didn't have to explore both sides. This was a side issue. I'd have to do that research anew and time is compressed these days.
I understand Laodicea was in fact so rich, that when the Emperor offerred financial assistance to rebuild it, the city turned him down as they had enough funds to rebuild themselves.
That bolstered the fame of Laodicea as a rich city post AD See turkisharchaeonews. For an early date Among the arguments in favor for an early date i. The counter argument is of course that this temple is a part of a symbolic vision and should not be mixed up with the physical temple.
Revelation addresses the tension between the Jews and the Christians ; You can argue that this tension was not as significant after the fall of the temple and may not have been there if it was written after AD Preterist interpreters argue that John had no knowledge of the destruction of the Jewish Temple which occurred in AD For this reason they argue , this book must have been written before AD First, John claims to be writing prophecy—not history.
For John to write about the past destruction of the Temple would be out of line with the genre of the book. In Ezekiel , the prophet sees a vision of an angel measuring the Temple of God. However, when Ezekiel wrote this, no Temple existed. How is this any different than John writing of a future Temple?
For more on the Temple, see comments on Revelation Preterists argue that it is bizarre that John would fail to mention the destruction of Jerusalem, if he was writing in AD Preterists argue why John would fail to point this out in his letter. However, a number of counterarguments can be made:. First, the original audience was ethnically and geographically different than Jerusalem. When we look at the churches in Revelation 2 and 3, these are all Gentile churches—not Jewish believers.
They were miles from Jerusalem. Second, the original audience was chronologically different than Jerusalem. Third, John was commanded to write about prophecy Rev.
If Revelation was an apologetics text, we might expect him to mention this fulfilled prophecy. However, Revelation is a book of prophecy—not apologetics or history. Hitchcock, Mark. The Beast of Revelation. The Last Days According to Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, Power to Make War. Dallas: Redencion Viva,
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