June 28, 2015

Revelation Introduction Author: John the ApostleWritten To: The seven churches in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey)Date and Place of Writing: Approximately 95 A.D. John was exiled on the Island of Patmos. Location where prisoners were exiled by the Roman authorities.Theme: The unveiling (Greek: Apocalypse…Apokalupsis) of Jesus Christ, or The Revelation of Jesus Christ in the Last DaysCategory: Prophecy

Outline:Christ reveals Himself to John (1:1-20)Letters to the Seven Churches (2:1-3:22)The Heavenly Throne (4:1-5:14; Rapture of the Church)The Seven Seals (6:1-8:5; 144,000)The Seven Trumpets (8:6-11:19; Two Witnesses)The Seven Figures (12:1-14:20; Women with child/Dragon/Beast/Lamb/False Prophet/etc.)The Bowls of Wrath (15:1-16:21)Babylon Judged (17:1-19:10)Beast and False Prophet Judged (19:11-21; Full judgment)Satan Judged (20:1-3; Satan bound 1,000 years)Thousand-Year Reign (20:4-6; Jesus reign)Rebellion and Final Judgment (20:7-15; White Throne Judgment) New Heaven, New Earth, New Jerusalem (21:1-22:5; Description)Conclusion (22:6-21)

1. Revelation is the only New Testament book that focuses primarily on prophetic events.2. Revelation is the only book of the Bible pronounces a special blessing for reading,

hearing, and obeying the prophecy within (Rev 1:3).3. Revelation pronounces a distinct curse at the end (Rev 22: 18-19).4. Revelation begins and ends with the Second Coming of Christ.5. Revelation is the only book in Scripture that refers to the “thousand years” (Millennium)

specifically by name (Rev 20: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).6. Revelation contains more references to numbers, especially (7) seven (more than 50

times) and twelve (over twenty times), than any other New Testament book.7. In Revelation, the ministry of the angles is very prominent, and angels are mentioned

some seventy-four times.8. Revelation is one of the few books in the Bible to state the exact location of its writing

(Rev 1:9).9. Revelation is the only one of the five New Testament books written by John in which he

identifies himself by name (Rev 1:1, 4, 9; 21:2; 22:8).10. Revelation contains John’s final, recorded written words.

Facts of Revelation

The Revelation of Jesus Christ

Purpose of Writing: To tell them of the things he saw (Revelation 1) To show His servants (us) the things which are (Chapters 2 & 3) To show His servants the things which shall be hereafter, or after

this things (Revelation 4-22)

Number References

No. Meaning 1 Unity; New beginnings 2 Union; Division; Witnessing 3 Divine completeness and perfection 4 Creation; The world; Creative works 5 Grace; God's goodness; Pentateuch (first five books) 6 Weakness of man; Manifestation of sin ; Evils of Satan 7 Resurrection; Spiritual completeness; Fathers perfection

666 Antichrist (The number of man) 144,000 Those numbered of Israel

Revelation 13: 15-18 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. 18 This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.

The Judgments (Seals)

The Judgments (Trumpets)

The Judgments

Discussion

• Why is Revelation difficult for people to discuss?

• As you continue to grow in your understanding of Revelation, do you see this book differently? Why?