Valeriy Sterkh - Apocalypse. Interpretation of the XXI century

Translator Evgeniy Terekhin

Translator Valeriy Sterkh

© Valeriy Sterkh, 2021

© Evgeniy Terekhin, translation, 2021

© Valeriy Sterkh, translation, 2021

ISBN 978-5-4496-6180-7

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1I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. 2I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. 3For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. 4For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, 5and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. 6He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. 7He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. 8I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. 9I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. 10I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins 11and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead 12and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Verily, verily, it is much later now than we think. The Apocalypse is already unfolding.

Old Testament

Canonical books:

Genesis – Gen

Exodus – Ex

Leviticus – Lev

Numbers – Num

Deuteronomy – Deut

Joshua – Josh

Judges – Judg

Ruth – Ruth

1 Samuel – 1 Sam

2 Samuel – 2 Sam

1 Kings – 1 Kings

2 Kings – 2 Kings

1 Chronicles – 1 Chron

2 Chronicles – 2 Chron

Ezra – Ezra

Nehemiah – Neh

Esther – Est

Book of Job – Job

Psalms – Ps

Proverbs – Prov

Ecclesiastes – Eccles

Song of Solomon – Song

Isaiah – Is

Jeremiah – Jer

Lamentations – Lam

Ezekiel – Ezek

Daniel – Dan

Hosea – Hos

Joel – Joel

Amos – Am

Obadiah – Obad

Jonah – Jonah

Micah – Mic

Nahum – Nah

Habakkuk – Hab

Zephaniah – Zeph

Haggai – Hag

Zechariah – Zech

Malachi – Mal

Deuterocanonical books:

1 Esdras – 1 Esd

2 Esdras – 2 Esd

Tobit – Tob

Judith – Jdt

Wisdom – Wis

Sirach – Sir

Baruch – Bar

1 Maccabees – 1 Macc

2 Maccabees – 2 Macc

3 Maccabees – 3 Macc

New Testament

Matthew – Mt

Mark – Mk

Luke – Lk

John – Jn

Acts of the Apostles – Act

Epistles:

James – Jm

1 Peter – 1 Pet

2 Peter – 2 Pet

1 John – 1 Jn

2 John – 2 Jn

3 John – 3 Jn

Jude – Jude

Pauline epistles:

Romans – Rom

1 Corinthians – 1 Cor

2 Corinthians – 2 Cor

Galatians – Gal

Ephesians – Eph

Philippians – Php

Colossians – Col

1 Thessalonians – 1 Thess

2 Thessalonians – 2 Thess

1 Timothy – 1 Tim

2 Timothy – 2 Tim

Titus – Tit

Philemon – Phm

Hebrews – Heb

Revelation (Apocalypse) of John – Rev

The Apocalypse, or Revelation of John the Apostle, is the last book in the New Testament canon. It was written by John, the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, who is more commonly known as John the Theologian.

John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace (Rev 1:4).

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 (Rev 1:9).

And I John saw these things, and heard them (Rev 22:8).

This nickname he got from the first lines of his other book – the Gospel of John: In the beginning was the Word [Logos], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not (Jn 1:1—5).

Here is what we know about him from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John himself.

He met Jesus under the following circumstances. And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, [called] the sea of Galilee, and saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not. And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And when they had brought their ships to land, straightway left their nets, they forsook all, and followed him. And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And straightway he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him (UG 36 [United Gospel]; Mt 4:18—22; Mk 1:16—20; Lk 5:1—11). This is how John became a disciple of Jesus.

It so happened that Jesus and the four of his disciples entered a synagogue in Capernaum. And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon Peter and Andrew, with James and John. But Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. And he came and saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. He stood over her, took her by the hand, lifted her up, and rebuked the fever; and immediately the fever left her, she arose and ministered unto them (UG 38; Mt 8:14—15; Mk 1:29—31; Lk 4:38—39). John was the eyewitness to this healing.

After that, the number of disciples increased. This is how it happened. And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples whom he would, and they came unto him: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach. And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast out devils, and power to heal sicknesses, to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first, Simon, (whom he also named [Cephas] Peter,) and Andrew his brother [sons of Jona]; and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sons of thunder; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and [Levi] Matthew the publican [son of Alphaeus]; James the son of Alphaeus, and Judas (the [son] of James) Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, called Zelotes, and Judas Iscariot [son of Simon], who also was the traitor, which betrayed him (UG 50; Mt 10:1—4; Mk 3:13—19; Lk 6:12—16).