In our study of the book of revelation, we must start out with the clear understanding. Joseph smith said, the book of revelation is one of the plainest books god ever. According to the book of mormon, the bible went through the hands of a great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches. Applying the best available sources of commentary from a variety of scholars, donald and jay parry show that the book of revelation is meant for us to. Continuous revelation provides individual latter day saints with a testimony, described by richard. For some parts of the book of revelation, joseph smith, first prophet of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, often inadvertently called the mormon church, went to the lord with direct questions. There is a good reason why the book is less than clear. Yet the book of revelation need not remain closed, at least for latter day saints who accept modern revelation. The aml is a nonprofit that promotes fellowship among scholars and writers of latterday saint literature. As the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth 1. The book depicts him as the risen, glorified son of god ministering among the churches 1. Book of revelation overview church of jesus christ.
John saw that the beast would be worshipped by those whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb revelation. The bible dictionary of the lds edition of the king james bible places the. John sees fiercelooking beasts that represent degenerate earthly kingdoms controlled by satanthe devil works miracles and deceives men. If youre befuddled by the book of revelation in the bible, dont fret.
Book of revelation for dummies cheat sheet dummies. Revelation is first and foremost a revelation about jesus christ 1. A message to the latterday saints from the book of revelation. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. Finding personal meaning in the book of revelation. Deseret book stories that won hearts and awards this year from the association for mormon letters lds living the association for mormon letters aml awards were presented online on saturday, may 2. The book of revelation takes an approach to the plan of salvation that is found nowhere else in all of our inspired writings. They also teach that revelation is the foundation of the church established by jesus christ and that it remains an essential element of his true church today. Take a look at the basic structure of the book of revelation. John, revelations of the encyclopedia of mormonism. Joseph smith said, the book of revelation is one of the plainest books god ever caused to be written. Two book of mormon passages underscore the importance of the. Understanding images and symbols in the book of revelation. The language and imagery is so chosen as to appeal to the maturing gospel scholar, to those who already love the lord and have some knowledge of his goodness and grace.
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