INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF REVELATION

Chapters

1 Introduction. greeting to the seven churches - ESPTSPL - Vision of the Son

2-3 Message to the seven churches

4-5 The church in glory and the sealed book

6 The sealed book + the six seals

7 Sealed Jews, parenthetical before the 7^th seal

8-9 Six trumpet judgments + 7^th seal

10 The angel and little book, parenthetical before 7^th trumpet

11-13 Middle of the Tribulation, 2 witnesses, 7^th trumpet

14 Time of Divine judgment: The LAMB and the wine of the wrath of God

15 Bowl (vial) judgments - a message of Divine warning

16 Outpouring of the seven vials

17-18 Doom and judgment of Babylon predicted - like a giant millstone

19 Marriage Supper of the Lamb, battle of Armageddon

20 Satan bound for a 1,000 years, white throne judgment

21 New Heaven and New Earth: foursquare Jerusalem

22 Final state of man - Examine yourselves

Introduction

Prophecy: "History in advance" / 1:3; 22:7,10,13; 1:7; 22:6

Revelation: used 18X of events not previously known: Luke 2:32; Rom. 16:25; Gal. 1:12; 2:2;

I Cor. 14:6,26; 2 Cor. 12:1,7; Eph. 1:7; 3:3; Rev. 1:1; I Thess. 1:7

Work is used 22 X

New Names: applied to Jesus which reflect His character, nature, and office

1:5 Faithful Witness

1:11 Alpha and Omega

1:18 I am He that liveth and was dead

3:14 Amen, the Faithful and True Witness & the beginning of the creation of God

5:5 Lion of the tribe of Judah, Root of David

15:3 King of saints

22:16 Bright and Morning Star

SEVEN JUDGMENTS

1. Seven Churches: 2-3

2. Rebellious Nations: 14-16

3. Babylon - earthly idolatry: 17-18

4. Beast and False Prophet, kings, armies: 19:19-21

5. Devil for 1000 years: 20:1-3

6. Satan forever in the Lake of Fire: 20:10

7. The unsaved at the White Throne Judgment: 20:4-15

THREEFOLD DIVISION OF THE BOOK

1. "Things which thou hast seen"

Things already seen in 1:1-18

2. "things which are"

Chapters 2-3

3. "things which shall be hereafter"

Chapters 4-22

"Revelation is a book of consummation, thus it is fitting that it should be assigned the last place in the Bible. One careful reading of the Bible will convince anyone that this inspired volume forms a complete cycle. Genesis is the book of commencement; Revelation is the book of consummation. Revelation is an excellent finish to the divine library." Dr. Lehman Strauss

Genesis - The commencement of Heaven and earth (1:1)

Revelation - The consummation of Heaven and Earth (21:1)

Genesis - The entrance of sin and the curse (3:1-19)

Revelation - The end of sin and the curse (21:27; 22:3)

Genesis - The dawn of Satan and his activities (3:1-7)

Revelation - The doom of Satan and his activities (20:10)

Genesis - The tree of life is relinquished (2:9; 3:24)

Revelation - The tree of life is regained (22:2)

Genesis - Death makes it entrance (2:17; 5:5)

Revelation - Death makes it exit (21:4)

Genesis - Sorrow begins (3:16)

Revelation - Sorrow is banished (21:4)