The Prophetic Blessing

 Main reason for being: to bring hope and inspiration to the followers of Jesus; describe the victory of God over evil; describe the reign of Christ and the victory Christians will hold in those days of the end.

Revelation The Prophetic Blessing Questions to consider when reading the Bible:  Who is writing?  Who is it being written to?  The “Big Picture” of the message?  What can I apply as a lesson for myself from the passage?

The Blueprint: Chapters 1-3:22 Letters to the Churches Chapters 4:1-22:21 Message for the Church Chapter 4 – 5 Worshipping God in Heaven Chapter 6-8:5 The Opening of the 7 Seals Chapter 8:6–11 The Sounding of the 7 Trumpets The Angel, the Small Scroll & the Two Witnesses Chapters Observing the Great Conflict [The Woman, the Dragon & The Beast; The Harvest of the Earth] Chapter The Pouring Out of the 7 Plagues [The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath] Chapter 17–20 Seizing the Final Victory [The Great Prostitute, The Fall of Babylon, Songs of Victory in Heaven, the 1000 Years, the defeat of satan] Chapter Making All Things NEW! [The New Heaven, Earth & Jerusalem, the coming of Jesus, ]

Revelation 11 The reference to “temple” has 3 definitions: 1)The physical temple of God- the building/structure 2)the area of residence of the Godhead, often referred to as the 3 rd Heaven 3)the body of Christ, as they are as individuals, the “temple of God”.

Revelation The Prophetic Blessing Rev.11 The Two Witnesses The Measuring of the Temple The Beast The Beginning of the Reign of Christ  Literal events or figurative?  John’s involvement

Revelation The Prophetic Blessing Rev.11 The Measuring of the Temple The Two Witnesses  John measures the area  Measuring signifies: differentiation of God’s people from those who worshiped the beast.  God sends two “witnesses”/prophets  Descriptions include –  Clothed in sackcloth  Two olive trees  Two lampstands  Have supernatural power  Are killed & raised to life  Ascend to heaven

Revelation The Prophetic Blessing Rev.11 The Beast The Beginning of the Reign of Christ  The Beast  Briefly introduced in chp 11  The earthquake  1/10 th of the city killed  The declaration of the Reign of Jesus  The nations filled w/wrath

Revelation The Prophetic Blessing Rev. 11:19 Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.  The temple of God  The Ark of the Covenant  Lightning, thunder, earthquake & hail storm