Bible Verses About The Apocalypse

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Core Bible text identifying the revelation and John

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Clear Christ title from Revelation 1:5

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

John names himself on Patmos

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

Core blessing on reading prophecy and keeping it

And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

Core Bible text for soon-coming end-time events

Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

Short coming-soon and keeping the prophecy statement

And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

Do not seal the prophecy because the time is near

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

Altars and prayers of saints language behind martyr section

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

Cosmic collapse at the sixth seal

And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

New Jerusalem judgment context

For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Day of wrath and standing before judgment

And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Heaven rolled up and earth shaken

And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

Apocalyptic king over the abyss

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 give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Reward and judgment at the time of the dead

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Matches apocalyptic cosmic signs used by early writers

And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

Seven last plagues and wrath finished

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

Sealed until the time of the end

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

Great white throne judgment text

And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

People seeking death in judgment

Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

Short witness phrase to John's testimony

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

Sealed book image; useful background but not a main claim by itself

And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

Book structure statement for Revelation

Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Addresses seven churches and supports John’s written apocalypse

And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

Little book image, not central to apocalypse belief question

And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

Only the action of taking the book, not a belief claim

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Direct passage for Death and Hades in the apocalypse

And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

Time-specific judgment detail from Revelation

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

Mystery of God fulfilled in the seventh trumpet

So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.

Daniel end-time language used only as background