The Insight into Revelations 1:9-20: Bible Study

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To understand and interpret the Bible correctly, one must first have accepted the fact that he is a sinner and has ask Jesus into his heart as his own personal savior. The interpretation of the Bible is difficult and can be time consuming. A lack of time in studying the bible can lead to serious errors and faulty interpretations. For one to prevent this, attention to the principles involved in interpretation of the scriptures must be understood and followed. The first principle is hermeneutics which is the “science (principles) and art (task) by which the meaning of the biblical text is determined” (Zuck p.20). The second principle exegesis “the determination of the meaning of the biblical text in its historical and literary contests (Zuck p.20). The third principle a systematical study of the Bible where one must approach each scripture with sound judgement and reason, being as objective, without being prejudice or having preconceived notions. Utilizing the above principles and following general, historical, doctrinally, grammatical rules of interpretation, I will give my insight into Revelation 1:9-20 starting with verse 9

Verse 9 starts with “I, John,” So one has to ask who is this John? In Pastor Pat’s November 3, 2013 sermon, he points out that he believes that it is John the Apostle. I agree with Pastor Pat and the traditional view that it is the Apostle John. The verse continues “your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ,” looking at this part of the verse John emphasizes that his is equal with other believers and does not hold himself above others. The word tribulation is not talking about the end of times tribulation, but the troubles that Christians like John and...

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...mmary, John describes the details of the setting as he received this revelation from Jesus. With this vision he was instructed to write to seven churches about what he had seen. The interpretation of revelation 1:9-20 required the use of the three principles hermeneutics, exegesis and systematical study of the Bible. I also have used the general, historical, doctrinally, and grammatical rules of interpretation.

Works Cited

Holy Bible: New King James Versoin. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publisher, 1985 Print.

larkin. (n.d.). Chapter 22. Retrieved from http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/larkin/dt/22.cfm

"Revelation-1-9." Commentaries. 2014. .

Zuck, Roy B. . Basic Bible Interpretation: A Practical Guide to Discovering Biblical Truth. David C. Cook, 1991. print.

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