The Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist given
him by
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
with full Concordance and Commentary
The Revelation of The Lord God Jesus Christ
The Book of St. John the
Apostle and Evangelist of the Revelation Given Him by the Risen Lord Jesus
Christ.
THE APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
{WHO IS THE LAST PROPHET OF THE BIBLE UNTIL SAINT ENOCH AND SAINT ELIJAH RETURN
AT THE CONSUMMATION OF DAYS}
The Apocalypse is a revelation of things that were, are and
will be. We are actually witnessing some of the events foretold in this book,
but many still lie in the future. It is Christ who commands John to write to
the seven churches, opens the seven seals, reveals the sufferings of the
saints, opens the little book, overcomes the beast, reigns during the period of
the first resurrection, judges the dead, both great and small, according to
their works at His Second Coming, rules over all things from the beginning,
presides over all the changing scenes of earth’s history, and is the King of
kings and Lord of lords.
The book presents Christ as the Coming One; it reveals the dealings of Him who
came, and who is to come. It opens with the solemn hope that the Coming One
will come soon, and closes with the impressive prediction that the Coming One
will come quickly.
The book is one of hope, but also one of warning; its aim is to assure the
Church of the advent of her Lord in victory. The precise time of this victory
lies hidden with God, but it is certain, although the crown will not be won
without a struggle. Heaven will be stormed and carried away through suffering
and conflict. And all who keep the words of this book will take part in the
conflict and share in the victory.The conflict is presented under the form of
symbols. It is not easy to give a full interpretation of all the types, but the
general symbols are not difficult to understand. Jerusalem stands as the
type of the good cause, and this is the Church of Christ. Babylon appears as
the type of the evil cause, and this is the world power. The heavenly Jerusalem has the
assistance of divine power. The earthly Babylon has the help of evil powers, the
dragon, the beast and the false prophet. The scenes in the great conflict
arrange themselves around these types of good and of evil. The numbers, the
seals, the trumpets and the bowls are phases in the development and
consummation of the conflict.
John has arranged the scenes in a sevenfold structure; even in the subordinate
visions he keeps to this arrangement. Commentators, however, are not agreed in
marking off the limits of each structure.
The book was written in Greek by St. John the
Evangelist, on the island of Patmos, about the year. 96 A.D.
Note on parallel passages and commentary. The parallel passages are based on
the full concordance thereof relating to, from the Council of Trent; the
commentary is late 1940’s Catholic from the full consensus of the Church
Fathers on the seven within seven structure of the book.
Also note that the book at the same time “opens from the middle” so to speak.
Just like a megilloth (Hebrew for scroll). The first eleven chapters (1 – 11)
which culminate in the general judgement – Rev. 11:18 – 19
And the nations were angry: and thy wrath is come. And the time of the dead,
that they should be judged and that thou shouldest render reward to thy
servants the prophets and the saints, and to them that fear thy name, little
and great: and shouldest destroy them who have corrupted the earth.
And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the
ark of his testament was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and
voices and an earthquake and great hail. (DRV)
And the second eleven chapters (12 – 22) which culminate in the general
judgement (Rev. 20:11 – 14) and the New Heaven and New Earth (Rev. 21, 22)
Both the first and second eleven chapters begin from the time of Christ’s
Incarnation but include the fact that He is Immortal and the Creator of Heaven
and Earth. See: Rev. 1:4 – 6 John to the seven churches which are in Asia. Grace be unto you and peace, from him that is and
that was and that is to come: and from the seven spirits which are before his
throne:
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the
dead and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath loved us and washed us
from our sins in his own blood (when He became Incarnate by the Holy Spirit and
the blessed virgin Mary and went to the Cross for our salvation)
And hath made us a kingdom, and priests to God and his Father. To him be glory
and empire for ever and ever. Amen.(DRV)
And see: Rev. 12:1, 2, 5
And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon
under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. And being with child,
she cried travailing in birth: and was in pain to be delivered.
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod
(Christ’s Incarnation). And her son was taken up to God and to his throne
(Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension). (DRV)
And see: Rev.:21:6:
6 And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the
End. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life,
freely. (DRV)
These two phrases that is and that was and that is to come (Greek “‘o oon kai
‘o en kai ‘o erchoumenos”) and I am Alpha and Omega (Greek: “egoo eimi to Alpha
kai to Omega”) are emphatic declarations of Christ’s Divinity and Immortality
for it is the Thrice Holy Trinity – Rv:4:8 And the four living creatures had
each of them six wings: and round about and within they are full of eyes. And
they rested not day and night, saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, who
was and who is and who is to come. (Greek “‘agious ‘agious ‘agious kurios ‘o
theos ‘o pantocrator”) – alone Who possesses Aseity (self existence and Who is
therefore alone uncreated) and Who is Immortal of the same Essence/Substance –
Nature.
In the above: the “who [that] is”, in Greek “‘o oon”, is the declaration of
Aseity. The “who [that] was” and the “who [that] is to come” with the “‘o oon”,
self existence, is the declaration of Immortality (having no beginning and no
end – always existing). The phrase I am Alpha and Omega has exactly the same
meaning. “I am” – “egoo eimi” is the equivalent of Yahweh (God’s proper name)
in Hebrew meaning “I am” in the same sense as the above “‘o oon”. Alpha and
Omega has the same meaning as Immortality in the above. Pantocrator (translated
as Almighty) is the declaration of the Thrice Holy Lord God’s All ruling
absolute Sovereignty and includes emphatically the meaning that He is alone
uncreated and Creator, ex nihilo, of all of creation. This relates directly to
the beginning of the Gospel of St. John and the beginning of the first book of
the Torah (the Pentateuch) which is Genesis. See: Genesis 1:1 through 2:4 and St. John’s Gospel
1:1 through vs. 18. All of this and the exact seventy human generations
recounted in St. Luke’s Gospel 3:1 – 38 from Adam to Christ (see also the
parallel in St. Matthew’s Gospel 1:1 – 25 from Abraham to Christ) and the
testimony of the Church Fathers does not allow any pagan evolutionary gods nor
even sophist pantheistic idolatrous creationism but only creation by the
Creator as He said He did it, and only Redemption in God and His Christ (the
Messiah, al-Maseeh) as He said that it is; the false gods or pagan idolatrous
religions that willfully reject God and Jesus Christ (those who do not
willfully reject Him but seek God in their hearts are judged by God alone) are
without grace and they and their followers will be damned forever, who do not
repent in this life from those false gods and religions and come to God and His
Christ and make confession in Him and be baptized by God’s Spirit {believers in
monotheistic Islam who confess the Holy Trinity and Jesus Christ as the Son of
God and all men of good will who worship only this God (in the full consensus
of the Church Fathers) are included as true believers in the true God and
therefore saved by their confession of belief in and fulfilling the will of
God, Allah (SWT), being led thereby to Baptism as Our Lord Jesus Christ commanded.}. Allah is from biblical Hebrew 'Eloah' and means the true
God, All middle Eastern Christians, including Catholics, who are Arabic
speakers call on Allah as the name of the true God. Amen.
