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2 Tim 2:1515 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, _______

________ the ____ of _____. NKJV

Revelation

1. Literary Context2. Historical/Cultural Context3. Key Words4. Compare With the Rest of Scripture5. Look for Old Testament Roots6. Jesus Changes Everything7. ________ in the Book of Revelation

RevelationSeven Keys

____ Key

StructureThe chapters and verses we follow today weren’t put into

the Bible until the ______ , well _____ the Book of Revelation was written. They make a handy reference

tool to locate specific parts, but they weren’t necessarily ______ in the ____ _____ _____ for ________ up the

book.

Structure in the Book of Revelation

____ KeyStructure in the Book of Revelation

(Don’t Forget)We must not forget that Revelation was written toward

the end of the first century AD by a Christian with a Jewish background. He was relying on symbols from the Old Testament and his own current Jewish understanding.

For the Jews, numbers are highly symbolic. For us, numbers first make us think of quantities.

Revelation 1:1

The most significant thing of the pyramid structure is what _____ __ ___ ______—at the ____of the pyramid. This is the most important part of the book, ___ the ______. And that’s not the way we’re __________ to ________ in the

_______ world.

Pyramid Structure of Revelation

Revelation 1:1

The chiastic structure places the _____ _____at the ______ of the text with __________ and _________material on ____ ____. The plagues are balancing the

trumpets, but ___ ___________ occurring after the Final Conflict. Within this chiasm, links can be seen both in structure and in theme from one side of the

chiasm to the other.



Prologue1:1-8

Epilogue22:6-21

7 Churches1:9 - 3:22

New Jerusalem21:1 - 22:5

7 Seals4:1 - 8:1

Christ ConquersSin Forever19:1 - 20:15

7 Trumpets8:2 - 11:18

7 Bowls15:5 - 18:24

Heart of the Book

11:19 - 15:4

End

Center

Sessions6 & 7

Session3

Session4

Session5

Session8

Session9

Session10

Beginning

Revelation 1:1,2 (NLT)

1 This is a revelation from, _____ ______which God gave Him to show his servant(s) the events that must. ____ ____ _____ He sent an ______ to present this revelation to his _______ John, 2 who ___________ ________everything he saw.

This is his report of the ____ of ___ and the _________of _____ ______.

Revelation 19:10 (NIV)

10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a ______

_______ with you and with your brothers who hold to the _________ of _____. Worship God!

For the testimony of Jesus is the ______ of________."

Revelation 19:10 (TLB)

10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, "No! Don't! For I am a _______of

God just as you are, and as your brother Christians are, who _______of _____ _____ in

_____. Worship God. The purpose of all ________ and of all I have shown you is to ___

about _____."

Revelation 101

If we ____ the __________ of _____ here, we are going to _____________ ____ of what

_______.

Literary ContextGenre

Genre is any form or type of communication.A category of artistic compositions: classifications,

categorizations, of literature. Genre Types: (parables, letters, poetry, proverbs, prayers, speeches, allegories, history, laws, contracts, biography, drama, apocalypse, and

stories))

Literary Context

GenreIn ______ ___________ thought, the _____ is to be

_______ and ______ for a ______ ___________ that will be ____ to come.

Rev 1:1919 "Write down what you have seen—both the things that are ___ happening and the things that

____ happen.N L T

Literary ContextGenre

John ______ with apocalyptic tradition in two notable places in the first few verses. Apocalyptic literature was

usually addressed to ______ ___________ and often included instructions about _______ or ______ it until

that point. John _________ his book to a _____ and ____________ audience and makes a point that while this vision ________ the ______, it is something “that

must ____ take place,” (verse 1) “for the ____ is ____.” (verse 3)

Literary Context

GenreWhy does John not chained down to traditional Jewish

Apocalyptic way of thinking or approach? 1. He also sees the _______ era as being

fundamentally _________ from ____ times and ______.

2. Revelation is addressing something ___ and something ______–it is covering ___ ______.

Revelation 1:4,5 (NIV)

4 John, to the seven churches in the ________ of ____:

Grace and peace to you from ___ ___ __, and ___ ___, and ___ __ __ ____, and from the ______ _______ before his throne, 5 And

from Jesus Christ, who is the ________ _______, the _________ from the ____,

and the ____ of the _____ of the _____.

Revelation 1:9-20 (NIV)

Acts 2:1-40 (NIV)

Revelation 1:4,5 (NIV)

4 John, to the seven churches in the ________ of ____:

Grace and peace to you from ___ ___ __, and ___ ___, and ___ __ __ ____, and from the ______ _______ before his throne, 5 And

from Jesus Christ, who is the ________ _______, the _________ from the ____,

and the ____ of the _____ of the _____.


7 Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven.And everyone will see him—

even _____ ___ _______ ___.And all the nations of the world

will _____ for him.Yes! Amen!

8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end," says the Lord God. “_ __ ___ ___who is, who always

was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One."

Matt 26:62-6462 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, "Well, aren't you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say

for yourself?" 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, "I demand in the name of the living God—tell

us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God."

64 Jesus replied, "You have said it. And in the future, you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God's

right hand and coming on the clouds of heaven." New Living Translation


I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw

seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was

someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest.

Isa 11:5Session 3

5 Righteousness will be his beltand faithfulness the sash around his

waist. NIV


16 In his right hand he held seven stars,and coming out of his mouth was a _____,

______-_____ _____.His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

Revelation 1:9-20 (NIV)Heb 4:12-13

12 For the ____ of ___ is ______and ____of _____, and is _______ than any ___-_____

_____, _______ through and making a ________ even of the ____ and the ______,

the _____ and the _______, and _____ to see the ________ and ________ of the _____.


13 And there is _______ made which is ___ __________ _____ to him; there is ________

_______, but ___ ______ are ____ to the ____ of him with whom we have to do.

BBE


16 In his right hand he held seven stars,and coming out of his mouth was a sharp,

double-edged sword.His ____ was like the ___

_______ in all its _________.

John 1:4-5 (NLT)

4 The Word ____ ____ to __________ that was created,

and ___ ____ ________ _____ to ________.

5 The light shines in the ________,and the darkness can never __________ it.

Jesus Changes Everything

John 12:32 N L T32 And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will

draw everyone to myself."

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