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Topic: Revelation (Date of Writing)

Episode Topic Audio

2023-10-23
Date of Writing of Revelation: How do they determine the differing date of writing for the book of Revelation (relative to one's Amillennial view)? Rec: Introduction to the Commentary: "Four Views of Revelation."



2023-08-01
Partial Preterism, 70 AD, and the Date of Writing of Revelation?: Why do you think that Revelation was written before 70 AD and how would it change your view if it were proven written after 70 AD? Rec: Steve's commentary; "Revelation Four Views" [Revelation 11:1-2, Revelation 17:10, Revelation 13:18].



2022-11-23
Questioning Steve's View of Revelation: You have not yet answered problems I see about your view of Revelation, such as, the date of writing, wormwood, earthquakes, Laodicea and the 144,000. Recommended; Verse-by-verse lectures on Revelation. [Revelation 8:11-13, Exodus 15:25, Haggai 2:6-7, Revelation 7, Revelation 14, Hebrews 12:22].



2021-12-23
External Evidence for Early Writing of Revelation: Is there good external evidence for the early writing of the book of Revelation?



2021-11-10
Early Writing of Revelation & Preterism: Is believing that the book of Revelation was written before 70 A.D. typical of Preterists?
New Testament Completed by 70 A.D.: Was the New Testament completed before 70 A.D., making the canon of scripture complete?


2021-07-19
Judgment Day (Bema Seat, Great White Throne & the Sheep & the Goats): Could you help me sort out the idea if there is two judgments; the Bema Seat and the Great White Throne, and when the sheep and the goats will be separated? [Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15, Revelation 20].



2021-07-09
Compliment to Steve Gregg: Caller offers a very kind compliment to Steve regarding his gift. [James 3:17].
Why Were We Created: Why were we created? What was the purpose for which we were made. [2 Timothy 2:12, Revelation 2:10].


2021-06-03
Satan's Release: When do you think that Satan will be released? [Matthew 12:29, Revelation 20:7, Psalm 91:1].



2020-09-15
Revelation Prophesy for Our Times and Our Future: Does not this verse prove that Revelation prophecy has not yet happened and that it is about our future? [Revelation 3:10, Luke 2:1, Acts 2:5, Colossians 1:6].



2020-08-03
Later Date for the Writing of Revelation: What do you say to someone who takes the view of the later writing of the book of Revelation?



2020-05-18
Revelation-Date & the 144,000: Would you defend the Partial-Preterist view, particularly the date of writing the book of Revelation, and the 144,000? [Revelation 7:1-8, Revelation 14:1-5, Ezekiel 9, Hebrews 13:4, John 1:47, James 1:1, James 1:18, James 2:1, James 2:7].



2020-04-22
Date of Writing for the Book of Revelation: Would you review the arguments for the date of writing for the book of Revelation? [Revelation 11:1, 17:10, 13:18].



2019-08-19
The Harlot of Revelation: Do you believe that the harlot in Revelation is Israel or Jerusalem? [Revelation 20, 18:20, 17:18, Acts 4:26, Isaiah 1:21, Jeremiah 2: 20, Hosea, Ezekiel].
Dating of Revelation: Does the possible earlier date of the birth of Jesus have an effect on the date of the writing of the book of Revelation?


2019-07-23
Revelation: Date of Writing: How does the controversial date of the early writing of the book of Revelation square with John on the Island of Patmos?



2019-07-05
Date of Writing of Revelation: Can you briefly review the evidence for both the contested dates of writing, before or after 70 A.D. (68 or 96 A.D.), for the book of Revelation? External and internal evidence contrasted. [Revelation 1:4,11:1-2, 17:10, 13:18].



2019-03-14
Crucifixion Discrepancies: How do you resolve the apparent discrepancies regarding the time of the crucifixion of Jesus? [Mark 15:25, John 19:14].
Church Fathers: What are good sources for reading the church fathers?
Writing of Revelation date evidence: Is there evidence that Revelation was written after 70 AD?

2019-03-01
Dating of Revelation: Can we harmonize the various opinions about the 96 AD date and AD 70 (the fall of Jerusalem) for the writing of the book of Revelation?



2018-09-04
Scriptural Textual Variances: There seems to be differences in Biblical Manuscripts. What can you tell me about them?
Dating of the Book of Revelation: When was the book of Revelation written?


2018-06-15
Dating of the Book of Revelation: What is the external & internal evidence of when the book of revelation was written?



2018-03-28
The Book of Revelation Prophecy: If Revelation was written just before 70 AD, only a few years before the roman ambush of 70 AD, how could that be enough time to get the prophecy out to 7 churches or Jerusalem?
Babylon & the Tribes of Dan, Judah & Benjamin: When you read about the 144,000 in Revelation 7, & all the tribes are mentioned except for the Tribe of Dan, but when the 10 tribes of Israel were taken by Assyria & Judah & Benjamin by Babylon, & the 2 tribes from Babylon returned, but what about the other 10?


2018-03-23
Bowls of Wrath & other Judgments: With you being an amillenianist & partial-preterist, what do you do w/ certain passages in Revelation?
Dating of the book of Revelation: When was the book written?


2018-02-16
Early Dating of Revelation: Is there any validity in the early dating of Revelation and its prediction about the fall of Jerusalem?



2018-01-11
Dating of the Book of Revelation: When was date of the writing of Revelation, what is it written in 68 or 96 AD?



2017-11-29
Churches in Revelation so far Away from Epicenter: Why would the letters to the churches that are so far from Jerusalem so far away if this is a warning to the people in Jerusalem in 70 AD?



2017-06-27
Book of Revelation being about 70 AD & Philadelphia: If the book of Revelation is talking about 70 AD like you believe, why would the church of Philadelphia be affected by what happens in Jerusalem since it's so far away.



2017-03-07
Cain & Abel's Sacrifice Being Accepted or Not: I would just like to explain why i think Abel's sacrifice was accepted, but Cain's wasn't.
Soon, the Time is at Hand: Seal up the book of Daniel because it pertains to the time of the end , Revelation, the time is now at hand, but was soon & time is at hand referring to soon in the beginning of the Book, but not the last part of the book?


2017-02-03
Timing of Patmos: When was john the revelator banished to Patmos because that would determine the date of Revelation?
Hebrew Language in Revelation: There seems to be Hebrew Language in Revelation, so was it written for them, who would understand it & all its symbolism?


2017-01-30
Hitchcock/Hanegraaff Dating of the Book of Revelation Debate: Caller thinks Steve should really listen to Mark Hitchcock during the Debate he had with Hank Hanegraaff about Dating of the Book of Revelation. (I'm guessing because he had an internet issue because he now has a bit of a delay in hearing the caller.)



2017-01-04
Book of Revelation Symbolic or Literal: Is revelation, especially chapter 13, to be taken literally or symbolically? [Revelation 13:15-18]



2016-10-31
Events in Revelation: Doesn't it say somewhere in Revelation that it was written for the last days? When are all these predicted things supposed to happen? Aren't they supposed to happen shortly, soon?



2016-09-16
The Word being Jesus: Did Steve say the Word being referred to as Jesus only in 3 places, all by the apostle John, & IF so, John probably got it from the vision in Revelation 19, implying that it was written before the gospels? [John 1:1-3, Revelation 19:13]



2016-06-21
Same or Different Temple: Is this the same temple in Revelation that is being built in Ezekiel? [Revelation 11, Ezekiel 40]
Dating of the Book of Revelation: So you don't think the book of Revelation was written during Domitian's reign (95 AD)?


2016-06-09
Date of the Gospel of John: When was the Gospel of John written? Which of 3 books was written first, Revelation, the Gospel of John or the 3 epistles?
Actual Dates of the Gospel of John & Epistles: Do you have any idea what the actual dates those books were written then? I know you think Revelation was written in the 60's.
Style Textually The 4 Books were Written: Can't we tell by the style they were written?

2016-03-31
Date of the Book of Revelation: When was the Book of Revelatoin written & what style was it written in? People say it's very similar to Jewish writings before Jesus.
Having Doubt: Caller considers herself a Christian but is still a skeptic, still finds that she has a lot of doubt.


2015-10-27
Dating of the Book of Revelation: The church of Sardis/Smyrna wasn't even established until well after 70 AD, so there is no way Revelation could be written before then.
Sons of the Kingdom: Who are the people that come from the east & the west & sit down w/ Abraham, Isaac & Jacob & who are the Sons of the kingdom who will be cast out into outer darkness? [Matthew 8:11-12]


2015-10-15
The Olivet Discourse & the Book of Revelation: Why would the Holy Spirit need to give John a very cryptic, apocalyptic book about the Fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD if Jesus had already explained it to Jews in Jerusalem while He was still here? It'd just seem to be counterintuitive. [Matthew 24 & 25, Mark 13, Luke 21, Revelation 1-20]



2015-10-12
Steve's Mom, A. Wetherell Johnson & Bible Study Fellowship (BSF): So Steve's mom learned under A Wetherell Johnson's teaching in BSF?
Preterism, Church Fathers & John at Patmos: Eusebius says that John the Revelator was exiled at Patmos in 95 AD, so wouldn't that put a damper in the book of Revelation being written before 70 AD? [Revelation 1:9]
Dating of the Book of Revelation: So you use both external & internal evidence, & one of those categories gives more evidence for a late date, but the other one gives more evidence for an early date, is that right?

2015-09-15
The Dating of the Book of Revelation: What is the ONE thing that makes Steve think the book of Revelation was written before 70 AD?



2015-09-09
Partial Preterism: Is there any documentation that the early church fathers actually believed 70 AD WAS indeed the fulfillment of Revelation since you think it was?



2015-09-09
Dating of the Book of Revelation: Have you ever heard that 50% of the Bible scholars of today believe that Revelation was written before 70 AD?
Revelation Written in 95 AD: What would Steve do/believe if it WAS proven that the Book of Revelation was written in 95 AD?


2015-07-28
Dating of Revelation: Where does Steve get his information that makes him think the Book of Revelation was written before 70 AD?



2015-07-22
Date of Revelation: When was the Book of Revelation written?
Amillennialism/Partial Preterism: Everything is fulfilled for the last 2,000 years except for Jesus actually coming. Is that the way it really is?


2015-07-10
Chronology on the books of John: When was the Gospel of John written, his Epistles & the Book of Revelation?



2015-06-26
The Book of Revelation: What was the point of John even writing the Book of Revelation if everything was already fulfilled before it was written?



2015-06-02
Dispensationalism, Amillennialism & the Date of Revelation: If Revelation was written in 96 AD, how could it be talking about 70 AD?



2015-01-30
The Book of Revelation: I have a friend I debate with, sharing with him partial preterism, but he's suggesting I'm adding or taking from the book of Revelation. [Revelation 22:19]



2015-01-09
The Book of Revelation: Is it true Steve doesn't believe that the book of Revelation is written for us today? What about the 1000 years? What about the Second Coming?



2014-12-05
Dispensationalism & the 144,000: After the Rapture, David Jeremiah suggested that the 144,000 would be a future group, 12,000 people from each tribe, & they'll evangelize the entire world of the people are "left behind". What do you think?
Date of the Book of Revelation: Was the book of Revelation written after 70 AD, or before?


2014-12-03
Radio Programs & the Narrow Path: There are some radio shows that just seems to disagree with your teachings.
Date of the Book of Revelation: Wife & I debating the dating of the book of Revelation, my wife thinks way after 70 AD, i think before 70 AD.
Baptism: Is water baptism necessary for salvation?

2014-09-12
Two Witnesses & Dating of Revelation: Would you say the 2 Witnesses are literal or figurative? They seem to be more literal than figurative when you read it, & i'm going back & forth on the date of when the book of Revelation was written. [Revelation 11:3-19]
List of Cities in Revelation: If the book of Revelation is indeed about the Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, why is the prophecy of Revelation sent to cities in Asia, so far away from Jerusalem?
Temple of God: Why are we going back to the Temple of 70 AD when Paul says that we are now the Temple, & that the Holy Spirit dwells in us? [Revelation 11:1-2, 1 Corinthians 3:16]

2014-07-22
Date of the book of Revelation: What is the evidence that the book of Revelation was written before 70 AD?
Elijah - John the Baptist: Elijah's spirit will be implemented in someone again right before the Rapture to announce Jesus' imminent arrival. [Malachi 4:5-6]


2014-07-18
John Macarthur & reign of Domitian: John Macarthur says the book of Revelation probably wasn't written until the end of the reign of Domitian. What do you think? [Revelation]



2014-07-11
Interpreting the Book of Revelation based on the date it was written: So it's pretty important the Date of the writing of Revelation for partial preterists then?



2014-04-01
7 churches of Asia: If the Book of Revelation was written for the event of the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, why was it written to 7 churches in Asia, churches so far away from the main event?



2014-02-03
Non-Calvinism & Amillennial: Do you know of any scholars with good books who take both a Non-Calvinistic approach & is also an Amillennialist?
Dating of the Book of Revelation: Do you have strong evidence for an early date of the writing of the book of Revelation? Can you be an amillennialist & still believe in the LATE date?


2013-11-07
Partial Preterism Falling like a Stack of Cards: How would Partial Preterism be affected if it was proven that the Book of Revelation was written after 70 AD, such as 95 AD, which is the date most people believe?



2013-11-05
144,000 Can you explain what is going on with the 144,000 in Revelation 14? [Revelation 14:1-5]
Dating of the Book of Revelation: What is the date of book Revelation? When was it written?


2013-09-12
Scarlet Beast and the Harlot: Who is the Scarlet Beast and the Harlot? [Revelation 17, Revelation 18, Revelation 19]
Dating of the Book of Revelation: When was the book of Revelation written?


2013-04-29
Date of Writing of the Book of Revelation: What do you think about my thoughts about the controvesy surrounding the date of writing of the Book of Revelation?



2013-01-22
Satan Accusing Us: Can Satan still access Heaven & accuse us to God?
Christ making Intercession for us: [Romans 8:33-34]
Revelation-4 Views: I'm really enjoying your book, "Revelation-4 Views".

2013-01-18
Coming of Lord: Why did John send the book of Revelation to people way outside the region of Jerusalem?
Date of the Book of Revelation: When do you think the Book of Revelation was written?


2013-01-15
Surely I Come Quickly: The last 2 chapters of still seem to be future, but Jesus says, "surely I come quickly", like He did at the beginning, but His Second come is as quick as the 70 AD destruction of Jerusalem, so how do you deal with this discrepancy? [Revelation 21, Revelation 22]



2013-01-14
Preterism View: How early did the Preterist View come about? How did it come to be as it is now?


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