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Brief Summary of Revelation 1–15
Revelation 1 The Introduction: Scene:
Earth. Time: Past (ca. 95 AD).
John introduces the book of prophecy with
an explanation of the circumstances surrounding the Revelation. John was exiled
on the island of Patmos when Jesus sent and communicated the vision of things
which must soon take place. John is commanded to write and send the book to the
seven churches in Asia.
Revelation 2-3 Messages to the Angels of the Seven Churches
in Asia:
Scene: Earth. Time: Present (to original
readers in Asia).
Jesus sends a unique message to each of
the seven churches in the western part of the Roman province of Asia: Ephesus,
Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. The cities are listed in the order of the geographical circuit that the
messenger of the book would naturally travel as he delivered the letters.
Revelation 4–5 Prelude of Praise:
Scene: Heaven. Time: Future (Onset of the Great
Seven-Year Tribulation which will complete the present age, conclude with
Jesus’ return, and usher in the Millennium).
Revelation 4-22 records events that will
take place in the future. Three consecutive periods of judgment lead to the
second return of Jesus Christ: 7 Seals; 7 Trumpets; and, 7 Bowls. A prelude of
praise in heaven precedes the onset of each three sets of 7 consecutive
judgments. Revelation 4-5 records the initial heavenly prelude of praise that
will precede the opening of the 7 Seals of judgment in Revelation 6, ushering
in “a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the
world until now, nor ever will” (Matt 24:21).
Revelation 6 Seven Seal Judgments
Scene: Earth. Time: Future (Chronology moves
forward.)
The seven seals contain the
judgments of the Great Tribulation, concluding with the return of Jesus. The
seventh Seal contains the seven Trumpet judgments, and the seventh Trumpet
judgment contains the final seven Bowl judgments. The Trumpet and Bowl
judgments are all contained within the seventh Seal, unfolding consecutively
through the seven-year Tribulation Period. Through judgment, Jesus becomes King
of all the nations.
Revelation 6 records John’s
vision of the Lamb breaking the first 6 of 7 Seals:
Seal #1: First
Apocalyptic Horseman (White Horse): Conqueror
Seal #2: Second
Apocalyptic Horseman (Red Horse): Removes Peace
Seal #3: Third
Apocalyptic Horseman (Black Horse): Famine
Seal #4: Fourth
Apocalyptic Horseman (Ashen Horse): Death and Hades (over ¼ killed)
Seal #5: Cries
of the Martyrs for Judgment and Vengeance
Seal #6: Earthquake,
Blackened Sun, Blood-like Moon, Falling Stars, Split Sky, Moving Mountains and
Islands, Hiding Men, Great Day of Wrath
The seventh seal remains
unbroken at the end of Revelation 6. Before the Lamb breaks the seventh seal
(Rev 8), the foreheads of 144,000 from the 12 tribes of Israel are sealed.
Rev 7:1-8
Sealing of 144,000 from 12 Tribes of Israel: Scene: Earth.
Time: Future.
The
angels are commanded to refrain from harming the earth, sea, or trees until the
bond-servants of God are sealed on their foreheads with the seal of the Living
God. The 144,000 include 12,000 from each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Rev
7:9-17 Prelude of Praise by Multitude in Heaven: Scene: Heaven. Time: Future.
Before the Lamb breaks the
7th Seal, containing the 7 Trumpets and 7 Bowls, there is a prelude of praise
in heaven by a great, countless multitude from every nation, tribes, peoples,
and tongues. The multitude, clothed in white robes with palm branches in their
hands, stands before the throne and before the Lamb as they cry, “Salvation to
our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb” (7:10). The heavenly court
responds in worship. One of the elders explains to John that the multitude
came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, made white in the
blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 8–9 Trumpet Judgments
Scene: Earth. Time: Future (Chronology moves
forward, Second Half of Tribulation)
After the sealing of 144,000 from the twelve tribes of
Israel and a prelude of praise by a great multitude in heaven, the Lamb breaks
the seventh seal. In response, heaven is silenced for half an hour. The seventh
seal contains the seven trumpets, the second of three 7-judgment series that
are consecutively released during the Great Tribulation. The seven bowls are contained
in the seventh trumpet. The seven trumpets are contained in the seventh seal. When
the Lamb breaks the seventh seal, He is actually initiating the seven trumpets.
Once the seventh seal is broken, the seven trumpet judgments occur
consecutively. Revelation 8–9 records the consecutive release of six of the
seven trumpet judgments.
o
Trumpet
#1: Hail, Fire (upon earth)
o
Trumpet
#2: Burning Mountain (upon sea)
o
Trumpet
#3: Wormwood (upon waters)
o
Trumpet
#4: Sun, Moon, Stars (upon heavens)
o
Trumpet
#5: Demonic Locusts (upon people)
o
Trumpet
#6: Horsemen (upon people)
o
Trumpet
#7: Announces 7 Bowls
Summary of Revelation 10–15:
Transition from Trumpets (8–9) to Seals
(16)
Scenes: Earth (10-14) and Heaven (15) Time: Future
Just as chapter 7, which deals with the
144,000 sealed Israelites and great multitude from all nations, serves as a
transition between the Seal and Trumpet judgments, Chapters 10–15 serve as a
transition between the Trumpet and Bowl judgments. The interlude provides
background information pertaining to significant people, places, and events
during the Great Tribulation without advancing chronologically through the
judgment series.
Chapter 10 introduces an angel, perhaps Michael the
archangel, who announces the 7th trumpet, which contains the seven final Bowl
judgments leading to the return of Christ.
Chapter 11 records John’s measurement of the temple of
God and the altar, then it introduces the two witnesses who prophesy for 1,260
days (42 months) of the Great Tribulation. At the end of 3 ½ years, the two
witnesses die and their bodies are displayed for 3 ½ days before they are
brought back to life and ascend into heaven.
Chapter 12 is often considered the most symbolic chapter
in the Bible. Five of seven major tribulation personages are identified: (1)
the woman clothed with the sun=Mary/Judah (2) the red dragon (7 heads, 10
horns, 7 diadems)=Satan; (3) a male child=Christ; (4) Michael/angels; and (5)
offspring of woman persecuted by the dragon=Israel.
Chapter 13 introduces the final two of seven major
tribulation personages: (6) beast out of the sea=Antichrist; and, (7) beast out
of the earth=false prophet.
Chapter 14 reveals the Lamb standing on Mount Zion and
the worship of the 144,000 who have the name of the Lamb and the name of His
Father written on their foreheads. After a prelude of praise, angels announce
fallen Babylon and the reaping of the earth.
Chapter 15 records a heavenly prelude of praise in
preparation for the final series of judgment. Those who had been victorious
over the beast and his image sing the Song of Moses and Song of the Lamb. One
of the four living creatures gives to the seven angels seven golden bowls full
of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever, and the temple is filled with
smoke from the glory of God and from His power.
Brief Summary of Revelation 16
(The
Grand Finale)
Revelation 16 – Seven Plagues/Bowl Judgments
Scene: Earth. Time: Future (Chronology moves
forward.)
The seven seals (Rev 6, 8) contain
all the judgments of the Great Tribulation, concluding with the return of
Jesus. The seventh Seal (Rev 8) contains the seven Trumpet judgments (Rev 8–9,
11:15), and the seventh Trumpet judgment (Rev 11:15) contains the final seven
Bowl judgments (Rev 16). The Trumpet and Bowl judgments are all contained
within the seventh Seal, unfolding consecutively through the seven-year
Tribulation Period. Through judgment, Jesus becomes King of all the nations.
Revelation 16 brings the
terrible judgments of the Tribulation to conclusion through the pouring out of
the final seven Bowl judgments.
· Bowl 1 (upon earth) Boils
· Bowl 2 (into sea) Blood
· Bowl 3 (into rivers) Blood
· Bowl 4 (upon sun) Scorching
· Bowl 5 (upon throne of the beast) Darkness
· Bowl 6 (upon the Euphrates river) Dries Up
· Bowl 7 (upon air) Earthquake,
Hail
Brief Summary of Revelation 17–18 (Interlude)
Scene: Earth
Time: Future
Revelation 17–18 form an interlude that describes the fall of
Babylon, involving the destruction of its ecclesiastical form (Rev 17) and its
political form (Rev 18).
Brief Introduction to
Revelation 19-22
Revelation 19 – The Second Return of Jesus Christ
After the fall of Babylon, a great multitude praises God and
announces the marriage of the Lamb. Then John sees heaven open and a white
horse on which was sitting Jesus, the Word of God, whose eyes are a flame of
fire and on His head are many diadems. Jesus returns with the heavenly army to
strike the nations over which He will rule as King of kings and Lord of lords.
The beast and the false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire, and the rest
are killed with the sword that comes from the mouth of Jesus.
Revelation 20 – The Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ
After the angel descended with a chain to bind the devil for a
thousand years, Jesus reigns with the resurrected saints for a thousand years.
At the conclusion of the thousand years, Satan will be released from prison and
will deceive the nations to gather them for war against the saints and the
beloved city. Afterwards, the devil is thrown into the lake of fire and
brimstone and the dead are raised to stand before the Great White Throne for
judgment. Death and Hades are thrown into the lake of fire, and anyone whose
name is not found in the book of life.
Revelation 21 – The New Heaven and New Earth
After the Great White Throne Judgment, John’s attention turns to
the new heaven and the new earth which appear after the first earth has passed
away. One of the seven angels shows John the new Jerusalem, the bride of the
Lamb. The holy city, Jerusalem, comes down out of heaven from God.
Revelation 22 – Epilogue
The angel shows John a river of the water of life coming from the
throne of God and of the Lamb, and the tree of Life on either side of the
river, bearing twelve fruits. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of
the nations. There is no longer a curse or night, for the Lord God illumines
them. Jesus testifies that He is coming quickly. He is the Alpha and the Omega,
the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
STUDY QUESTIONS:
Rev. 19:1 After these things I heard
something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,
“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God; 2 BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS;
for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her
immorality, and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER.” 3 And a
second time they said, “Hallelujah! HER SMOKE RISES UP FOREVER AND EVER.” 4 And
the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped
God who sits on the throne saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” 5 And a
voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you His
bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.” 6 Then I
heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound
of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. 7 “Let
us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb
has come and His bride has made herself ready.”
8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine
linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the
saints.
1. After seeing the fall of Babylon, who does John hear? Where are they?
What do they say belongs to God after the first “Hallelujah!”? Why? (19:1-2)
2.
After the second “Hallelujah!” what is said to rise from Babylon
forever? (19:3)
3.
Who speaks the third “Hallelujah!”? How do they worship God? (19:4) Who
is commanded by a voice from the throne to give praise to our God? (19:5)
4. Describe the voice that speaks the fourth
“Hallelujah!” Who might this voice be? Why does he say “Hallelujah!”? Why does
the voice say to rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him? Whose marriage
is described? (19:6-7)
5. What is given to the bride? What is the fine
linen? (19:8)
6. What do you learn about God from Rev. 19:1-8?
How could this truth
transform your life?
Rev. 19:9 Then he said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who
are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” And he said to me, “These are
true words of God.” 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But
he said to me, “Do not do that; I am a
fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus;
worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
1. What is John told to write? Who is blessed? What does he say is true?
(19:9)
2. How does John respond? How does the speaker respond to John’s worship?
(19:10)
3.
How does the speaker identify himself? What do John’s brethren hold?
(19:10)
4. Who is John told to worship? (19:10)
5. What is the spirit of prophecy? What does
this reveal about prophecy? (19:10)
6. What do you
learn about God from Rev. 19:9-10? How could this truth
transform your life?
Rev. 19:11 And I saw heaven opened,
and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and
True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12 His
eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and
He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13 He
is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of
God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in
fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15 From
His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations,
and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the
fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name
written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
1. Who does John see when heaven opens? What is the rider called? What is
the significance of “Faithful”? What is the significance of “True”? What does
he do in righteousness? (19:11)
2.
Describe His eyes. What is on His head? What is the significance of
“many diadems”? What is written on Him? Why would no one know His name except
Himself? (19:12)
3.
How is He clothed? What is His name called? What is the significance of
this name? (19:13)
4. Who are following Him on white horses? How
are they clothed? (19:14)
5. What comes from His mouth? For what purpose?
How will He rule the nations? What does “a rod of iron” signify? What does He
tread? What is the wrath of God, the Almighty?
What is written on His robe and on His thigh? What does this signify
about Him? (19:15-16)
6. What do you learn about God from Rev.
19:11-16? How could this truth transform
your life?
Rev. 19:17 Then I saw an angel
standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the
birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God, 18 so
that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh
of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the
flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great.”
1. After seeing the vision of Jesus, what does John see? Where is the
angel standing? To whom does the angel cry out with a loud voice? Where do they
fly? (19:17)
2.
For what purpose are the birds told to
assemble? Whose flesh will they eat? (19:18)
3. What do you learn about God from Rev.
19:17-18? How could this truth transform your life?
Rev. 19:19 And I saw the beast and the
kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat
on the horse and against His army. 20 And the beast was seized, and with him the
false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived
those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image;
these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with
brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which
came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled
with their flesh.
1. Who assembles to war against Him who sat on the horse and His army?
(19:19) What is this battle called? (Rev. 16:16)
2.
Who is seized? Who had been deceived? Where are they thrown? (19:20)
3. What happens to the rest? From where does the
sword come? Who eats their flesh? (19:21)
6. What do you
learn about God from Rev. 19:19-21? How could this truth
transform your life?
Write a prayer response to Revelation 19.
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