Title: Chapter 08: Fill-in-the-blank/Short Answer Questions: The Revelation to John
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: Briefly describe the role of Christian prophets.
- they were Spirit-inspired messengers who delivered God’s word to churches, either in the context of one church or as itinerant prophets who traveled from church to church (they were Spirit-inspired messengers who delivered God’s word to churches, either in the context of one church or as itinerant prophets who traveled from church to church)

Q: What is the literary framework of the book of Revelation?
- a letter addressed to seven churches in Asia (a letter addressed to seven churches in Asia)

Q: What is the function of the apocalyptic revelations?
- to unveil the future and/or the heavenly realm so that readers can gain a proper perspective on reality (to unveil the future and/or the heavenly realm so that readers can gain a proper perspective on reality)

Q: List the two reasons that recent scholarship has questioned the notion that Revelation reflects empire-wide persecution under the emperor Domitian.
- because there is no evidence for this type of persecution under Domitian; because the author of Revelation speaks about many martyrs in the future rather than in the present (because there is no evidence for this type of persecution under Domitian; because the author of Revelation speaks about many martyrs in the future rather than in the present)

Q: With what scene do most of the visions in Revelation begin, and what does this scene call the audience to do?
- a heavenly worship scene; it calls the audience to participate in the true worship of God and Christ rather than the idolatrous worship of the emperor (a heavenly worship scene; it calls the audience to participate in the true worship of God and Christ rather than the idolatrous worship of the emperor)