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Does this passage imply St. John the Evangelist is given a Revelation “the little scroll” which He will return (in the future) and reveal. I thought the churches stance on public revelation was that it is complete.
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EZweber
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Public revelation is complete.
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Thrstypirate
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Couldn’t it be the book of revelation itself he is referring to? I just gave this passage a quick read, and am not too familiar with it as a whole (it gives me too many heebie jeebies).
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Genesis315
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With regard to future revelation, St. John wrote his Gospel after his exile on Patmos–he didn’t die directly after writing the book of Revelation. The future prophesying could also refer to his further preaching in the Asiatic region. Some interpret it as the rest of the book of Revelation itself.
The little book he swallowed is often interpreted as the future acceptance of the Gospel by the Jews.
The little book he swallowed is often interpreted as the future acceptance of the Gospel by the Jews.
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De_Maria
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That does not imply that St. John will give new revelation. The book simply empowered him to preach God’s Word, again, in the future. Whether that occured during his lifetime or is yet to occur, is anyone’s guess.Does this passage imply St. John the Evangelist is given a Revelation “the little scroll” which He will return (in the future) and reveal. I thought the churches stance on public revelation was that it is complete.
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The little scroll is, first and foremost, a reference to the little scroll that Ezekiel ate, which was God’s message. Jeremiah 15:16 uses similar imagery of eating God’s word, which is about reading and “digesting” what you read, and then doing God’s will.
In Ezekiel, God’s word is sweet, and the same in Jeremiah. But in Revelation, although it is sweet to the taste at first, the implications of the prophesy are bitter to the digestion.
And yes, John prophesies to us what was written on the scroll that he ate.
Almost everything in Revelation is a reference to Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, etc.
In Ezekiel, God’s word is sweet, and the same in Jeremiah. But in Revelation, although it is sweet to the taste at first, the implications of the prophesy are bitter to the digestion.
And yes, John prophesies to us what was written on the scroll that he ate.
Almost everything in Revelation is a reference to Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, etc.
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