Book of Revelation Revelation or the apocalypse means an unveiling. The book is the message of the unveiling or revealing of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist played a key role in the revealing of Christ to Israel at his first coming. When asked whether he was the Christ, Elijah (who was to come as prophesied by Malachi 4:5) or the Prophet like unto Moses, (Deuteronomy 18:15f), John denied. (John 1:20, 21) Rather, he explained his mission of baptizing as directly related to the revealing of the Messiah. "I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came ...

Every Eye Will See Him When first confronted with the coming of Christ in 70AD many have often asked, "Did every eye see him?"  The reason for this question is the problem some have with interpreting the second coming of Christ as a past versus future event. Revelation 1:7 reads, "behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, and they also who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him, Even so, Amen." This text does harmonize with the AD70 return of Christ at the fall of Jerusalem. First, the historical background ...

The Local Church Post 70AD? What is the status of the local church post 70 AD? Some see no relevance for the local church after Christ's returned in the first century. They believe that the church only continued up to that point, claiming it was a Jewish institution. We dealt with that fallacy in the previous article on Israel's Hope - The Body of Christ. We strongly encourage you to look at some of the points we made. Since we discussed the "body of Christ" in particular, our focus was on the church as the divine institution sent down from heaven by ...