1 The Book of Revelation Key Word: Triumph (of Christ) Key Word: Triumph (of Christ)

“To the remotest part of the earth” (Acts 1:8) Acts Fall 49 The Council May 57- Aug 59 Trials Spring 68 Expansion of Church Apr 48- Sep 49 1 Galatia Spr 53- May 57 3 Asia Feb 60- Mar 62 1 Rome Aut 67- Spr 68 2 Rome May 57- Aug 59 Damascus Antioch Spr 62- Fall 67 4 Spain NT Overview (Books & Key Words) Books by Category & Key Words Apr 50- Sep 52 2 Aegean Gal 1 Thess 2 Thess 1 Cor 2 Cor Romans Eph Col Philem Phil 1 Tim Titus 2 Tim Matt Luke John Mark James 1 Pet 2 Pet Heb Jude 1 John 2 John 3 John Rev Acts Gospels & Acts Pauline Epistles General Epistles Justify Rapture Tribulation Sanctify Apostle Righteous Unity Deity Forgive Attitude Order Conduct Doctrine Kingdom Sov 1 Believe Disciple Works Suffering Knowledge Super Pretenders Love Limits Mission Triumph Sov 2

3 So Many Symbols, So Many Interpretations!

4 Focus: The Return of Christ 344

What time is it? (Revelation 6-18 depicts which era?) Preterist Book Written AD 95 Futurist Historicist 321 Idealist

6 PRETERIST - about 1st cent. AD history HISTORICIST - about Church history to the present FUTURIST - about history of the end of time IDEALIST – about good over evil in all times Dr. Henry Baldwin’s - Combo #1, #2 & #4 321 The Four Most Common Approaches

7 John at Patmos (1:10)

8 Christ Among the Lamp Stands (Rev. 1)

9 The BOOK OF THE REVELATION  umming U p of Scripture The Rest of the Story Revelation Summarizes Scripture

10 Revelation 1: When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, 18 and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. 19 Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things.” Use Revelation’s inspired outline have seenarewill take place

Revelation 318 Sovereignty of Christ in Future Victory Sovereignty in His Person Sovereignty over Churches Sovereignty in End-Time Events Chapter 1Chapters 2–3Chapters 4–22 “What you have seen” (1:19a) “What is now” (1:19b) “What will take place later” (1:19c) PastPresentFuture Christ Unveiled Churches UnveiledConsummation Unveiled God on EarthGod’s Ambassadors on Earth Hell on Earth to Heaven on Earth The JudgeThe AssignmentsThe Judgments & Rewards Subject 1:1-3 Worship of Trinity 1:4-8 Glorified Christ 1:9-20 Seven Churches of Asia: Ephesus Smyrna Pergamum Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea Tribulatio n 4:1–19:10 Second Coming 19:11-21 Millennium 20 Eternal State 21:1–22:5 Closing: Imminency 22:6-21 AD 95

12 Smyrna Pergamum Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea Ephesus Patmos 334 The Seven Church of Revelation 2-3

13 is firmly in the right hand of the Father! The Scroll Sealed with Seven Seals… The Seal Judgments

14 “The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals” (Rev. 5:5)

15 The Four Horses (6:1-8)

16 Martyrs Assured under the Altar (6:9-11)

17 The Sixth Seal (Rev. 6:12)

Chronology of Revelation

144,000 sealed (7:1-8) And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God— 144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel: 5 from Judah 12,000 from Reuben 12,000 from Gad 12,000 6 from Asher 12,000 from Naphtali 12,000 from Manasseh 12,000 7 from Simeon 12,000 from Levi 12,000 from Issachar 12,000 8 from Zebulun 12,000 from Joseph 12,000 from Benjamin 12,000 And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God— 144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel: 5 from Judah 12,000 from Reuben 12,000 from Gad 12,000 6 from Asher 12,000 from Naphtali 12,000 from Manasseh 12,000 7 from Simeon 12,000 from Levi 12,000 from Issachar 12,000 8 from Zebulun 12,000 from Joseph 12,000 from Benjamin 12,000

Content of the Judgments SEALSTRUMPETSBOWLS 1 White: conquerorHail & fire: 1/3 vegetationSores 2 Red: warFire: 1/3 sea creaturesSea to blood 3 Black: famineStar: 1/3 fresh waterFresh water to blood 4 Pale: deathDark: 1/3 sun, moon, starsSun burns men (Trumpets 5-7 are woes) 5 Martyrs reassuredWoe #1: locustsBeast’s kingdom dark 6 Wrath: earthquake, signsWoe #2: Euphrates prepEuphrates dries up (144,000 sealed)(Trump #7 = mystery) 7 1/2 hour silenceWoe #3: victory imminentEarthquake & hail 339 H O R S E S Adapted from Robert Gromacki, NT Survey and H. Wayne House, Chronological & Background Charts of the NT, 19 W O E S

Why Consecutive? Normal reading of text 1260 days (Rev. 12:6) Trump 1 begins after Seal 6 Unrepeatable judgments Revelation 8:7 The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up 337 Judgments of the 70th Week

22 The Angel with the Little Scroll (10:1)

23 Olive Trees (11:4)

24 The Woman & the Dragon (12:1-6)

25 Satan cast down (12:7-13)

26 144,000 Sealed (14:1-8)

Beasts of Rev. 13 Dragon = Satan Sea Beast = Antichrist Land Beast = False Prophet

28 Bowls (Rev )

29 Harlot & Beast (Rev )

30 “… a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True” (19:11)

31 Beast & False Prophet cast into lake of burning sulfur (19:20)

32 Future Benefits (Rev ) Heaven (Rev ) Return (Rev. 19) Millennium (Rev. 20)

33 The Angel with the Great Chain (20:1)

34 “He seized the dragon… and bound him for 1000 years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him” (20:2-3a)

35 Church Age (no signs) Second Coming Tribulation 7 years Millennium 1000 years Eternal Kingdom Judgment Second = Advent Second = Advent Premillennialism 333b Judgment signs Rapture Revelation

36 Why am I Pretrib? The Tribulation tests unbelievers (3:10) under God’s wrath (6:16-17) Need to separate sheep from goats (Matt. 25:31-46) Need to repopulate the earth in the millennium (Isa. 65:20)

37 Why am I Premil? Rev. 19 (Christ’s return) is before Rev. 20 (Christ’s rule) Natural way to see the 1000 years (20:1-6) OT prophets saw a future period which is neither the present age nor heaven –Animal kingdom tamed (Isa. 11:6-9) –Long life but still death (Isa. 65:20) –Yearly observances after Messiah’s return (Zech. 14:15-17)

38 Satan released (20:7-10)

39 “Then I saw a great white throne…” (20:11)

Differences Between the Millennium and Heaven MillenniumHeaven Duration1000 years (Rev. 20:1-6)Eternal (Rev. 22:5) DeathPossible (Isa. 65:20)Impossible (Rev. 21:4) Longevity of Life “Never again will there be an infant who lives a few days. He who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere youth” (Isa. 65:20) No aging (Rev. 21:4 implied) Sin NatureActive (Rev. 20:7-9)Abolished (Rev. 21:27) InhabitantsInitially Christian, but later includes unbelievers––no living with angels? (Matt. 25:34; Rev. 20:7-9) Saints and angels alone (Rev. 21:27) BodiesMortal and immortal living together (Isa. 65:20; 1 Cor. 15:42- 44) Only immortal (glorified) (1 Cor. 15:42-44) SatanBound, but then released after 1000 years (Rev. 20:3, 7) In lake of burning sulfur, never to be released again (Rev. 20:10) Political & Religious Centre Jerusalem (Isa. 2:2-3; Micah 4:1-2, 7) New Jerusalem (Rev. 21) PlaceEarth (Rev. 5:10)New heavens and new earth (Rev. 21:1) Key Passages Psalm 72; Isaiah 2; 11; 65 – 66; Revelation 20:1-6 Revelation 21 – f Millennium (Rev. 20) vs. Heaven (Rev ) Return (Rev. 19)

41 The New Heaven & New Earth

42 Size of New Jerusalem 2,250,000 sq. miles 331 The New Jerusalem

43 The New Jerusalem & SE Asia 331

44 The New Jerusalem over present Jerusalem 331

45 Figurative or Literal? 331

46 A City of Gold

47 Amen! Come Lord Jesus! 330