A Study of Revelation Palm Beach Lakes Dan

A Study of Revelation Palm Beach Lakes Dan Jenkins November, 2019 – March, 2020

A Study of Revelation CLASS ONE INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK Palm Beach Lakes Dan Jenkins November 13, 2019

Four Keys to Understand the Book 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants— things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Four Keys to Understand the Book • It is a REVELATION 1 The REVELATION of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants —things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Four Keys to Understand the Book • It is a revelation TO SEVEN CHURCHES IN ASIA 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show HIS SERVANTS— things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Four Keys to Understand the Book • It is a revelation to seven churches in Asia IN SIGNS 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants— things which must shortly take place. And He sent and SIGN-I-FIED IT by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Four Keys to Understand the Book • It is a revelation to seven churches in Asia in signs of THINGS WHICH MUST SHORTLY TAKE PLACE 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants— things which MUST SHORTLY TAKE PLACE. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; FOR THE TIME IS NEAR.

Becoming Part of the First Century World 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants— things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Becoming Part of the First Century World • To understand this book, we must keep it in a first century world • What was that world like? • First—Great acceptance Acts 2 -6 1 The REVELATION of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants —which must shortly take place… 11 “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. " 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Becoming Part of the First Century World • To understand this book, we must keep it in a first century world • What was that world like? • First—Great acceptance Acts 2 -6 • Persecution—Acts 4 -5=JEWISH • Persecution—Acts 6 -7=JEWISH • Persecution—Acts 8=JEWISH • Persecution—Acts 9=JEWISH 1 The REVELATION of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants —which must shortly take place… 11 “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. " 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

1. 2. 3. 4. Source of Persecution for 30 Years Acts 4 -5—Apostles beaten forbidden to preach=JEWISH Acts 6 -7—Stephen arrested/stoned=JEWISH Acts 8—Paul puts Christians in prison=JEWISH Acts 9—Paul continues in Jerusalem (v. 1)—goes to Damascus=JEWISH

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Source of Persecution for 30 Years Acts 4 -5—Apostles beaten forbidden to preach=JEWISH Acts 6 -7—Stephen arrested/stoned=JEWISH Acts 8—Paul puts Christians in prison=JEWISH Acts 9—Paul continues in Jerusalem (v. 1)—goes to Damascus=JEWISH Acts 12—Apostle James beheaded by Herod, pleased Jews, (v. 3)=JEWISH Acts 13—Paul in Antioch—Jews stirred up chief men of city (v. 50)=JEWISH Acts 14—Iconium—unbelieving Jews stir up Gentiles—tried stone=JEWISH Acts 14—Lystra—Jews from Antioch/Iconium stoned Paul (v. 19)=JEWISH

Source of Persecution for 30 Years 1. Acts 4 -5—Apostles beaten forbidden to preach=JEWISH 2. Acts 6 -7—Stephen arrested/stoned=JEWISH 3. Acts 8—Paul puts Christians in prison=JEWISH 4. Acts 9—Paul continues in Jerusalem (v. 1)—goes to Damascus=JEWISH 5. Acts 12—Apostle James beheaded by Herod, pleased Jews, (v. 3)=JEWISH 6. Acts 13—Paul in Antioch—Jews stirred up chief men of city (v. 50)=JEWISH 7. Acts 14—Iconium—unbelieving Jews stir up Gentiles—tried stone=JEWISH 8. Acts 14—Lystra—Jews from Antioch/Iconium stoned Paul (v. 19)=JEWISH 9. Acts 16—Philippi—owners of damsel bring to Roman officials=Roman? ? 10. Acts 17—Thessalonica—Jews bring Jason to Romans (vs. 5 -7)=JEWISH

Source of Persecution for 30 Years 11. Acts 17—Berea—JEWS from Thessalonica stirred up people 12. Acts 18—Paul brought before Gallio—no action, Sosthenes beaten by JEWS 13. Acts 19—Riot by silversmiths—townclerk—settles crowd, no action 14. Acts 20—JEWS laid in wait for Paul in Greece

Source of Persecution for 30 Years 11. Acts 17—Berea—JEWS from Thessalonica stirred up people 12. Acts 18—Paul brought before Gallio—no action, Sosthenes beaten by JEWS 13. Acts 19—Riot by silversmiths—townclerk—settles crowd, no action 14. Acts 20—JEWS laid in wait for Paul in Greece 15. Acts 21—JEWS from Asia created riot, Paul rescued by Romans 16. Acts 22—JEWS riot, Paul wrongly beaten by soldiers—captain rebuked them 17. Acts 23—Paul before JEWISH Sanhedrin—rescued by Roman chief captain 18. Acts 23—Forty JEWS vows not to eat until Paul is dead—delivered by centurion

Source of Persecution for 30 Years 11. Acts 17—Berea—JEWS from Thessalonica stirred up people 12. Acts 18—Paul brought before Gallio—no action, Sosthenes beaten by JEWS 13. Acts 19—Riot by silversmiths—townclerk—settles crowd, no action 14. Acts 20—JEWS laid in wait for Paul in Greece 15. Acts 21—JEWS from Asia created riot, Paul rescued by Romans 16. Acts 22—JEWS riot, Paul wrongly beaten by soldiers—captain rebuked them 17. Acts 23—Paul before JEWISH Sanhedrin—rescued by Roman chief captain 18. Acts 23—Forty JEWS vows not to eat until Paul is dead—delivered by centurion 19. Acts 24—Paul given great freedom by Felix; kept in prison to please JEWS 20. Acts 25—Paul charged before Festus by JEWS from Jerusalem 21. Acts 26—Agrippa said of Paul, “This man might have been set at liberty 22. Acts 27—Paul arrives in Rome to appear before Caesar—no Jewish opposition

There is NO Evidence in Acts of Roman Persecution of Christians Internet Often Shows Same Truth—Roman Freedom of Religion What is the place of freedom of worship under a State religion? In ancient Rome, the State did not meddle in the private religious lives of its citizens, even though the gods were part of the community and lived among them. The Roman religion accepted diverse forms of worship – provided that they did not seek to impose transcendence. In this essay John Scheid restores to the Roman religion. https: //booksandideas. net/Politics-and-Religion-in-Ancient. html Did the Roman Empire have freedom of religion? The Roman Empire had relative freedom of religion throughout most of the pagan era, before the reign of Constantine the Great, apart from the persecutions of Christians during 249 -251, 257 and 303 https: //www. answers. com/Q/Did_the_Roman_Empire_have_freedom_of_religion