1. Lesson 2 part 1

2.  Review:  Revelation 1 What John saw  Revelation 2-3 The things which are  Revelation 4-22 The things which will take place after these things  What? Prophecy (1:1 and 22:6)  What? To show His bond servants the things which must soon take place (1:1)

3.  The order the revelation was given:  God to Jesus  ↓  Jesus to angel  ↓  Angel to John  ↓  John to the churches in Asia

4.  1:1 Has bond-servants  1:1 God gave Him the Revelation  1:1 Has “His” angel  1:5 Faithful witness  1:5 Firstborn of the dead  1:5 Ruler of the kings of the earth  1:5 Loves us  1:5 Released us from our sins by His blood  1:6 Made us (to be) a kingdom  1:6 Made us priests to His God and Father

5.  1:6 Glory and the dominion are His forever and ever  1:7 Coming with the clouds  1:7 Every eye will see Him  1:7 Those who pierced Him will see Him  1:7 All the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him Why mourn? Perhaps because it will be too late for those who did not believe in Him

6.  1:9 Tribulation, kingdom and perseverance are in Jesus  1:13 “Like a son of man” in the middle of the lampstands/churches  1:13 Clothed in a robe reaching to His feet  1:13 Golden sash girded across His chest  1:14 Head and hair: white like wool white like snow  1:14 Eyes: like a flame of fire  1:15 Feet: like burnished bronze when it has been made to glow in a furnace  1:15 Voice: like the sound of many waters

7.  1:16 Right Hand: Holds 7 stars=angels of the churches  1:16 Mouth: sharp two-edged sword coming out  1:18 He is: First Last Living One Was dead/now is alive forever  1:18 Has the keys of death & Hades

8.  Metaphor: an implied comparison between two things that are different. A metaphor is different from a simile in that a metaphor is not a stated comparison; it is an implied comparison “like, as and such” are NOT used  Simile: an expressed or stated comparison of two different things or ideas that uses the connecting words “like, as, such as, or the word pair, as….so”. Ex. “His eyes were like a flame of fire.” Rev. 1:14b

9.  www.biblecc.com www.biblecc.com  Make sure to click on “Lex” which is the lexicon, which transliterates the English word to the Greek word and its meaning.