📹 13. PIO412 2025-11-15 01
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THE SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF REVELATION
This lecture explains why Revelation must first be read in the first-century setting of the seven churches in Asia Minor. It describes the pressure Christians faced from the imperial cult and pagan civic life, affecting social belonging, work, and economic opportunities. It shows why “Babylon” functions as a coded name for Rome and how Revelation offers a prophetic critique of the empire’s political and economic evil. It closes by linking this context to the structure of the seven letters and emphasizing that worship declares allegiance, while “conquering” means faithful endurance in Christ.
This lecture explains why Revelation must first be read in the first-century setting of the seven churches in Asia Minor. It describes the pressure Christians faced from the imperial cult and pagan civic life, affecting social belonging, work, and economic opportunities. It shows why “Babylon” functions as a coded name for Rome and how Revelation offers a prophetic critique of the empire’s political and economic evil. It closes by linking this context to the structure of the seven letters and emphasizing that worship declares allegiance, while “conquering” means faithful endurance in Christ.