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Does John of Patmos Accept the Gospel of Jesus?
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Episode Outline:
– Introducing Revelation’s violent portrait of judgment
– Bart’s early views of Revelation and the end times
– Who was John of Patmos?
– Why John wrote the Book of Revelation
– Who gets saved or destroyed in Revelation?
– Jesus as lamb, warrior, and judge
– Does Revelation encourage violence?
– How Revelation’s Jesus compares to the Jesus of the Gospels
– Wealth, power, and domination in Revelation
– What would the historical Jesus think of Revelation?
Episode Description
The book of Revelation is by far the most violent book of the New Testament. The blood-soaked narrative calls for the death and destruction of non-believers and even of many Christians. Some Christians over the reveled in the horrific torments and the rivers of blood described in the book; but what would the historical Jesus have thought of it? Would the Savior who instructed his followers to love their neighbors, to give up all their worldly possessions for those in need, and to care deeply for strangers and outcasts? have been on board with the wholesale slaughter of those who don’t fit the mold? Let’s find out!
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– Introducing Revelation’s violent portrait of judgment
– Bart’s early views of Revelation and the end times
– Who was John of Patmos?
– Why John wrote the Book of Revelation
– Who gets saved or destroyed in Revelation?
– Jesus as lamb, warrior, and judge
– Does Revelation encourage violence?
– How Revelation’s Jesus compares to the Jesus of the Gospels
– Wealth, power, and domination in Revelation
– What would the historical Jesus think of Revelation?
Episode Description
The book of Revelation is by far the most violent book of the New Testament. The blood-soaked narrative calls for the death and destruction of non-believers and even of many Christians. Some Christians over the reveled in the horrific torments and the rivers of blood described in the book; but what would the historical Jesus have thought of it? Would the Savior who instructed his followers to love their neighbors, to give up all their worldly possessions for those in need, and to care deeply for strangers and outcasts? have been on board with the wholesale slaughter of those who don’t fit the mold? Let’s find out!
Also watch these episodes:
Is the God of Revelation Same as the God of Jesus?
Is the God of Revelation the Same as the God of Jesus?
Why is the Book of Revelation in the Bible?
Why is the Book of Revelation in the Bible?
The Book of Revelation and the End of the World: Are the Signs Now Being Fulfilled?
The Book of Revelation and the End of the World: Are the Signs Now Being Fulfilled?
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