1. Revelation to John

2. Revelation to John - Last book of the Bible
- Also known as the Apocalypse
- Because of its symbolic and imaginative language, it is the last read and understood book in the New Testament
- Author is a prophet named John Patmos
- Revelation is “unveiling” of the risen Jesus Christ

3. St. Jerome commented that Revelation contains as many secrets as it does words.

4. Revelation to John John Patmos wrote the book to:
1.) Encourage Christians to remain faithful during times of persecution, false teachings, and complacency
2.) For Christians to remain hopeful
• Jesus already rescued us from sin and death by His death and resurrection
• In the coming battle he will conquer the unholy trinity of Satan (the dragon), the beast of the sea (the emperor), and the beast of the land (the local authority)

5. Revelation to John 7 means “wholeness or perfection”
Symbols
7 means “wholeness or perfection”
6 is associated with imperfection
666 is ultimate imperfection
12 signifies Israel, 12 apostles or or the Church

6. Revelation to John 1000 symbolizes an incalculable amount or eternity
Symbols
1000 symbolizes an incalculable amount or eternity
144,000 symbolizes a new Israel

7. Revelation to John Symbols Black represents suffering
Purple stands for royalty
White symbolizes victory
Red means war, violence, killing
Pallor stands for death

8. Revelation to John Symbols
- Babylon: An ancient city that persecuted the Jews, stands for the modern persecutor of the Christians, Rome
- Dragon: Personification of evil, Satan
- Horn: Power
- Eyes: Knowledge

9. Revelation to John Symbols - Four horses • White: Conquering power
• Red: Bloody war
• Black: Famine
• Green: Death

10. Revelation to John -In Revelation, Jesus is:
• The Pantokrator - majestic, powerful ruler
• God
• The Alpha and the Omega (beginning and the end)
• The root of David
• The Lion and the Lamb
• The judge of the living and the dead
• The word of God

11. Christology of Early Church
- Christology deals with who the person of Jesus Christ is. The New Testament demonstrates through various titles who Jesus is:
Lamb of God
Christ, the Messiah
Lord
Savior of Humanity
Unique son of God
Bread of Life
Good Shepherd
Light of the World

12. Christology of Early Church
- Mistakes were sometimes made while wrestling with the scriptural assertions of Jesus
- Heresy: false teaching about some major point of Church doctrine
- The Church refined its understanding of Jesus through writings of the Church fathers and teachings of the ecumenical councils

13. Christology of Early Church
- Main Teachings of ecumenical or worldwide councils:
1.) Jesus is the only Son of God
2.) Jesus Christ is true God
3.) Jesus Christ is true God, God from God, Light from Light
4.) Jesus is “begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father”

14. Christology of Early Church
5.) All things were made through the Son
6.) There is only one person in Christ, the divine person
7.) Mary, by conceiving God’s Son, is truly the Mother of God
8.) There are two distinct natures in the one person of Christ

15. Christology of Early Church
9.) Jesus embodies the divine ways of God in a human way
10.) Jesus has a human intellect and a human will
11.) Jesus, God-made-man, is our Savior
12.) The Mission of Jesus and the Holy Spirit are distinct but inseparable

16. Vocabulary
• Apologist-a defender of Christianity & the church who tries to show reasonableness of Christian faith
• Ecumenical Council- a world wide official assembly of bishops under the direction of the pope.
• Fathers of the Church- an honorary title given to outstanding early church theologians whose teaching has had lasting significance for the church

17. Logos- a term that means “word” in Greek.
Parousia- the Second Coming of Christ which will usher in the full establishment of Gods kingdom
• Theotokos- an important title bestowed on Mary at the council of Ephesus meaning “God bearer”
• Vulgate- St. Jerome 5th century ad Latin transition of the bible into the common language of the people of his day
Paraclete- a name of the holy spirit John 4-6 an honorary title given to outstanding early church theologians whose teachings has had lasting significance for the church
Glory of God- the visible revelation of the power of the invisible God.
Logos- a term that means “word” in Greek.
Christology- branch of theology that studies the meaning of the person of Jesus Christ.

18. Priest- a mediator between God and Man.
Pantokrator- Ruler of all.
Apocalypse- Another name for Revelation
Martyr- means witness
John Patomos- Author of revelation.