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21 Brief Observations Concerning Revelation 6:9-11

"When [the Lamb] opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, 'How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?' Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed" (Revelation 6:9-11).

 


Psalm 19: God’s General Revelation and Special Revelation (video)

Randy Alcorn leads the Eternal Persepective Ministries staff in a devotional time focused on the words of Psalm 19.

Was Eden really near the Tigris and Euphrates as Genesis describes and the whole place was “moved” after the fall?

Butchart Gardens, Victoria, B.C.Our small group is going through the Heaven Study Guide and I have a question concerning the tree of life being in the current Intermediate Heaven. It was originally in Eden, which has been said to be in Iraq...now nothing like Paradise.  Was Eden really there, near the Tigris and Euphrates as Genesis describes and the whole place was “moved” after the fall?  Just trying to reconcile that it was originally a physical identifiable place here in our current dimension on this Earth, that is not at all like we picture the walled garden of Paradise where the tree is now located.

Our small group is going through the Heaven Study Guide and I have a question concerning the tree of life being in the current Intermediate Heaven. It was originally in Eden, which has been said to be in Iraq...now nothing like Paradise.  Was Eden really there, near the Tigris and Euphrates as Genesis describes and the whole place was “moved” after the fall?  Just trying to reconcile that it was originally a physical identifiable place here in our current dimension on this Earth, that is not at all like we picture the walled garden of Paradise where the tree is now located.Our small group is going through the Heaven Study Guide and I have a question concerning the tree of life being in the current Intermediate Heaven. It was originally in Eden, which has been said to be in Iraq...now nothing like Paradise.  Was Eden really there, near the Tigris and Euphrates as Genesis describes and the whole place was “moved” after the fall?  Just trying to reconcile that it was originally a physical identifiable place here in our current dimension on this Earth, that is not at all like we picture the walled garden of Paradise where the tree is now located.

What books would you recommend for studying Revelation?

Good general book on Bible prophecy, includes Revelation but also other portions of Scripture; from a dispensational framework, like Joel Rosenberg’s The Last Days.

Complete Book of Bible Prophecy by Mark Hitchcock

Revelation, John MacArthur Study Guides by John MacArthur (also pretrib rapture approach)

Big commentary on Revelation, showing each passage as viewed from four different viewpoints:
Revelation: Four Views

Will there be literal seas in Heaven?

There are many symbolic references to seas in scripture. In your book Heaven you seem to indicate there is a literal interpretation for “seas” in Revelation. Can you explain this?

Is the ‘war in Heaven’ (from Revelation 12:7) a past or future event?

Question from a reader:

I am reading If God is Good.  On page 155, Randy implies that the 'war in Heaven' in Revelation 12:7 is past (he uses the word "accomplished").  This seems to jive with the words of Jesus in Luke 10:18 where He says He "saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven." Some writers place the Rev. 12:7 'war in Heaven' as yet in the future. Which is it? Past event or a future event?

In Revelation 21 and 22 it refers to healing of the saints. Will we need healing in Heaven?

Revelation 21:4: I do not think this is referring to the healing of saints. To me, it is a great summary statement: the power of death and suffering is now over (1Co 15:54)—finally Death is swallowed up in victory! The shortest verse of the NT, "Jesus wept" is found in John 11. He was to be sure weeping for his friend Lazarus, but also I think for death itself and its power over creation. In Rev. 21:4 now the curse, the Fall and its effects are over. And now God Himself will wipe every tear! And ...

Where God Dwells: Revelation 21:1-3 (video)

Randy Alcorn talks about the shift of God's dwelling place from the Present Heaven to the New Earth. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class, available at www.epm.org/eternity101.

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