apocolyptic

• Apocalyptic writing


  A symbolic story line to help readers understand a crisis they are experiencing
• Apocalyptic writing is found in the Old and New Testaments
• Apocalyptic writing


  Tells of a "revelation" given to a person through someone sent by God
• Apocalyptic writing


  • The basic message is that God has a final goal or destiny for humanity and for all of creation - the re-creation of the world as it was always meant to be, as a reward for the endurance of God's people
• Apocalyptic writing


  The author uses symbolic language to share the visions he has received either through an angel or from Jesus Christ
• Apocalyptic writing


  These visions tell of the life that is to come, and the judgement that will come at the end of time when a new heaven and earth will appear
• The Book of Revelation was addressed to a Christian community that was suffering persecution
• The Book of Revelation encouraged the believers to stand firm
• The Book of Revelation is hard to understand because it was written for Christians who were being persecuted
• The Book of Revelation is written in a code so that the Roman government could not understand it
• The Book of Revelation challenged the lawful view that the Roman Empire and the Roman Emperor were the ultimate powers
• The Book of Revelation continues to be meaningful for Christians who are suffering for their faith
• The Book of Revelation teaches that Christ will prevail over evil
• The message of the Book of Revelation is relevant wherever people suffer for their faith