Overview, Part 1 Of 2

Overview, Part 2 Of 2

 

Revelation

 

A. Introduction Rev 1:1

1. Introduction Rev 1:1-8

I.) The things which thou hast seen Rev 1:1

A.) Introduction [OR] Introduction And Benediction [OR] Prologue [OR] The Revelation Of Jesus Christ [OR] Introduction And Salutation [OR] John Writes His Revelation From Christ To The Seven Churches Rev 1:1

B.) Salutation [OR] Greeting The Seven Churches [OR] Greetings And Doxology [OR] Message To The Seven Churches Rev 1:4

1.) The Coming Of Christ Rev 1:7

B. Seven Letters Rev 1:9-3:22

A.) The Patmos Vision [OR] Vision Of The Son Of Man [OR] One Like A Son Of Man [OR] A Vision Of Christ Rev 1:9

1.) His Glorious Power And Majesty Rev 1:12

B.) The Command To Write Rev 1:19

1. A Letter to the Church in Ephesus Rev 2:1-7

I.) The things which are: the seven churches Rev 2:1

A.) The Message To Ephesus. The Church At The End Of The Apostolic Age; First Love Left [OR] The Loveless Church [OR] To The Church In Ephesus [OR] Message To Ephesus [OR] The Message To Ephesus [OR] The Things Christ Tells John To Write To The Angel (Minister) Of The Church In Ephesus Rev 2:1

2. A Letter to the Church in Smyrna Rev 2:8-11

A.) The Message To Smyrna. Period Of The Great Persecutions To AD 316 [OR] The Persecuted Church [OR] To The Church In Smyrna [OR] Message To Smyrna [OR] The Message To Smyrna [OR] To The Angel Of The Church In Smyrna Rev 2:8

3. A Letter to the Church in Pergamum Rev 2:12-17

A.) The Message To Pergamos. The Church Under Imperial Favour, Settled In The World, AD 316 To The End [OR] The Compromising Church [OR] To The Church In Pergamum [OR] Message To Pergamum [OR] The Message To Pergamum [OR] To The Angel Of The Church In Pergamum Rev 2:12

4. A Letter to the Church in Thyatira Rev 2:18-29

A.) The Message To Thyatira. AD 500-1500: The Triumph Of Balaamism And Nicolaitanism; A Believing Remnant [OR] The Corrupt Church [OR] To The Church In Thyatira [OR] Message To Thyatira [OR] The Message To Thyatira [OR] And To The Angel Of The Church In Thyatira Rev 2:18

1.) Things Commended Rev 2:19

2.) Things Found Lacking Rev 2:20

3.) The Promise To The Faithful Rev 2:25

5. A Letter to the Church in Sardis Rev 3:1-6

A.) The Message To Sardis. The Period Of The Reformations; A Believing Remnant [OR] The Dead Church [OR] To The Church In Sardis [OR] Message To Sardis [OR] The Message To Sardis [OR] The Angel Of The Church In Sardis Is Reproved Rev 3:1

1.) Exhorted To Obey And Repent, Thus Escaping Damnation Rev 3:3

6. A Letter to the Church in Philadelphia Rev 3:7-13

A.) The Message To Philadelphia. The True Church In The Professing Church [OR] The Faithful Church [OR] To The Church In Philadelphia [OR] Message To Philadelphia [OR] The Message To Philadelphia [OR] The Angel Of The Church In Philadelphia Rev 3:7

1.) Is Praised For Diligence And Patience Rev 3:10

7. A Letter to the Church in Laodicea Rev 3:14-22

A.) The Message To Laodicea. The Final State Of Apostasy [OR] The Lukewarm Church [OR] To The Church In Laodicea [OR] Message To Laodicea [OR] The Message To Laodicea [OR] The Angel Of The Church In Laodicea Is Rebuked For Indifference Rev 3:14

1.) And Admonished To Be More Zealous Rev 3:19

2.) Place And Attitude Of Christ At The End Of The Church-Age [OR] Christ Stands At The Door And Knocks Rev 3:20

C. Sevens Rev 4:1-19:10

      1a. A Vision of God's Throne in Heaven Rev 4:1-11

I.) Things which shall be hereafter Rev 4:1

A.) The Seven Seals Rev 4:1

1.) Introduction Rev 4:1

(I.) The Throne In Heaven [OR] The Throne Room Of Heaven [OR] Scene In Heaven [OR] The Heavenly Worship [OR] John Sees The Throne Of God In Heaven Rev 4:1

(II.) The Enthroned Elders [OR] The Twenty-four Elders Rev 4:4

(A.) The Throne and Worship of the Creator Rev 4:5

(III.) The Four Living Creatures [OR] The Four Beasts, Full Of Eyes Before And Behind Rev 4:6

(IV.) The Living Creatures And Elders Worship Because Of Creation Rev 4:9

(A.) The elders worship before the throne, and lay down their crowns Rev 4:10

1. The Lamb Takes the Scroll That Has Seven Seals Rev 5:1-14

(I.) The Seven-sealed Book [OR] The Lamb Takes The Scroll [OR] The Scroll And The Lamb [OR] The Book With Seven Seals [OR] The Book Sealed With Seven Seals Rev 5:1

(II.) Christ In His Kingly Character Opens The Book [OR] Which Can Be Opened Only By The Lamb Who Was Slain Rev 5:5

(III.) The Living Creatures And Elders Worship Because Of Redemption [OR] Worthy Is The Lamb [OR] The Elders Confess That He Redeemed Them With His Blood Rev 5:8

(IV.) The Angels Exalt The Lamb [OR] Angels Exalt The Lamb [OR] Thousands Of Voices Praise The Lamb Rev 5:11

(V.) Universal Adoration Of The Lamb Who Is King Rev 5:13

2. The Lamb Opens the First Six Seals Rev 6:1-17

1.) The Seals Rev 6:1

(I.) The First Seal [OR] First Seal: The Conqueror [OR] The Seals [OR] The Book Opened, The First Seal--false Christ [OR] The Seven Seals [OR] Four Seals Are Opened, Each Followed In Turn By A Rider Rev 6:1

(A.) on a white horse Rev 6:2

(II.) The Second Seal: Peace Taken From Earth [OR] Second Seal: Conflict On Earth [OR] The Second Seal--war Rev 6:3

(A.) a red horse Rev 6:4

(III.) The Third Seal: Famine [OR] Third Seal: Scarcity On Earth [OR] The Third Seal--famine [OR] A Black Horse Rev 6:5

(IV.) The Fourth Seal: Death [OR] Fourth Seal: Widespread Death On Earth [OR] The Fourth Seal--death Rev 6:7

(A.) and a horse pale as Death Rev 6:8

(V.) The Fifth Seal: The Martyred Remnant [OR] Fifth Seal: The Cry Of The Martyrs [OR] The Fifth Seal--martyrs Rev 6:9

(VI.) The Sixth Seal: Anarchy [OR] Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances [OR] The Sixth Seal--terror Rev 6:12

3. 144,000 People Are Sealed Rev 7:1-8

(I.) Parenthetical: The Saved Of The Tribulation Period [OR] The Sealed Of Israel [OR] 144,000 Sealed [OR] An Interlude [OR] The 144,000 Of Israel Sealed [OR] The Mark Of The Servants Of God Rev 7:1

(A.) The remnant out of Israel sealed [OR] A Remnant of Israel--144,000 [OR] The number of those who were marked Rev 7:4

4. God's People Around His Throne in Heaven Rev 7:9-17

(A.) Vision of the Gentiles who are to be saved during the great tribulation [OR] A Multitude from the Great Tribulation [OR] The Great Multitude in White Robes [OR] A Multitude from the Tribulation [OR] The Multitude from Every Nation Rev 7:9

(1.) Their robes are washed in the blood of the Lamb Rev 7:14

5. The Lamb Opens the Seventh Seal Rev 8:1-

(I.) The Seventh Seal, Out Of Which The Trumpets Come [OR] Seventh Seal: Prelude To The Seven Trumpets [OR] The Seventh Seal And The Golden Censer [OR] The Seventh Seal--the Trumpets [OR] At The Opening Of The Seventh Seal, Seven Angels Receive Seven Trumpets Rev 8:1

6. Seven Angels With Seven Trumpets Rev 8:2-6

A.) The Seven Trumpets Rev 8:2

1.) Introduction: Christ As High Priest Rev 8:2

(I.) An Angel Mingles Incense With The Prayers Of The Saints On The Golden Altar Rev 8:3

(II.) The Trumpets [OR] The Seven Trumpets [OR] Four Plagues Begin At The Trumpets' Sound Rev 8:6

7. The First Four Angels Blow Their Trumpets Rev 8:7-13

1.) The Trumpet Judgments Rev 8:7

(I.) The First Trumpet [OR] First Trumpet: Vegetation Struck Rev 8:7

(II.) The Second Trumpet [OR] Second Trumpet: The Seas Struck Rev 8:8

(III.) The Third Trumpet [OR] Third Trumpet: The Waters Struck Rev 8:10

(IV.) The Fourth Trumpet [OR] Fourth Trumpet: The Heavens Struck Rev 8:12

8. The Fifth and Sixth Angels Blow Their Trumpets Rev 9:1-21

(I.) The Fifth Trumpet: The First Woe [OR] Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts From The Bottomless Pit [OR] The Fifth Trumpet--the Bottomless Pit [OR] The Plague Of Locusts Swarms Out Of The Bottomless Pit Rev 9:1

(A.) Apollyon, king of the locusts Rev 9:11

(B.) The first woe is past Rev 9:12

(II.) The Sixth Trumpet [OR] Sixth Trumpet: The Angels From The Euphrates [OR] The Sixth Trumpet--army From The East [OR] The Sixth Trumpet Sounds Rev 9:13

(A.) and four angels, who were bound, are set free Rev 9:14

9. John Eats a Small Scroll Rev 10:1-11

(I.) Parenthetical Rev 10:1

(A.) The mighty angel and the "little book" [OR] The Mighty Angel with the Little Book [OR] The Angel and the Little Scroll [OR] The Angel and the Little Book [OR] The Angel with the Little Scroll [OR] John sees an angel with a book, and hears things he is forbidden to write Rev 10:1

(1.) He swears, by Him who lives forever, that there shall be no more delay Rev 10:6

(B.) The "little book" eaten [OR] John Eats the Little Book [OR] John is commanded to eat the book [OR] The Two Witnesses [OR] The Lord's two witnesses prophesy Rev 10:8

10. God's Two Witnesses Rev 11:1-19

(A.) The "times of the Gentiles" to end in forty-two months Rev 11:1

(B.) The two witnesses to Prophesy forty-two months Rev 11:3

(1.) They are given many extraordinary powers Rev 11:5

(2.) The Witnesses Killed [OR] but the beast will overcome and kill them Rev 11:7

(3.) They will lie unburied three and a half days Rev 11:8

(4.) The Witnesses Resurrected [OR] after which time they rise again Rev 11:11

(C.) The second woe Rev 11:13

(1.) The second woe is past Rev 11:14

(I.) The Seventh Trumpet [OR] Seventh Trumpet: The Kingdom Proclaimed [OR] The Seventh Trumpet--christ's Reign Foreseen [OR] The Seventh Trumpet Sounds Rev 11:15

11. Two Signs Rev 12:1-17

A.) The Seven Personages Rev 12:1

1.) The Woman: Israel. The Woman Clothed With The Sun, And The Man-Child [OR] The Woman, The Child, And The Dragon [OR] The Woman And The Dragon [OR] The Woman, Israel [OR] A Woman Clothed With The Sun Lies In Travail Rev 12:1

2.) Satan [OR] The Red Dragon, Satan [OR] While A Great Red Dragon Stands Ready To Devour Her Child Rev 12:3

3.) The Child: Christ [OR] The Male Child, Christ [OR] After The Child Is Born And Caught Up To God, She Flees Into The Wilderness Rev 12:5

4.) The Archangel [OR] Satan Thrown Out Of Heaven [OR] The Angel, Michael [OR] Michael Defeats The Dragon [OR] Michael And His Angels Fight With The Dragon Rev 12:7

(I.) Satan And Israel In The Tribulation [OR] The Woman Persecuted [OR] The Dragon Fights Again On Earth [OR] The Dragon, Cast To Earth, Persecutes The Woman Rev 12:13

5.) The Jewish Remnant Rev 12:17

(I.) The First Beast Rev 12:18

12. The Beast From the Sea Rev 13:1-10

1.) The Beast Out Of The Sea [OR] The Beast From The Sea [OR] A Beast Arises Out Of The Sea, And The Dragon Gives It His Power Rev 13:1

13. The Beast From the Earth Rev 13:11-18

1.) The Beast Out Of The Earth [OR] The Beast From The Earth [OR] The Second Beast [OR] A Second Beast Causes An Image To Be Made Of The First Rev 13:11

(I.) He Compels Men To Worship It, And Receive Its Mark Rev 13:15

(II.) The Number Of The Beast [OR] The Lamb And The 144,000 [OR] The Lamb And The 144,000 On Mount Zion [OR] The Lamb Stands On Mount Sion With The Company Of His Elect Rev 13:18

14. The New Song on Mount Zion Rev 14:1-5

A.) Parenthetical Rev 14:1

1.) Vision Of The Lamb And The One Hundred And Forty And Four Thousand Rev 14:1

15. The Harvest of the Earth Rev 14:6-20

1.) Vision Of The Angel With The Everlasting Gospel [OR] The Proclamations Of Three Angels [OR] The Three Angels [OR] Vision Of The Angel With The Gospel [OR] The Messages Of The Three Angels [OR] An Angel Preaches The Gospel Rev 14:6

2.) The Fall Of Babylon Announced [OR] The Fall Of Babylon Rev 14:8

3.) The Doom Of The Beast-Worshippers Announced [OR] Doom For Worshipers Of The Beast Rev 14:9

4.) The Blessedness Of The Holy Dead Rev 14:13

A.) Vision Of Armageddon [OR] Reaping The Earth's Harvest [OR] The Harvest Of The Earth [OR] The Reapers Rev 14:14

1.) The Harvest Of The Earth Rev 14:15

2.) Reaping The Grapes Of Wrath Rev 14:17

3.) The Winepress Of God's Wrath Rev 14:19

16. Seven Angels With Seven Plagues Rev 15:1-8

A.) The Seven Vials Rev 15:1

1.) Vision Of The Angels Of The Seven Last Plagues: The Bowls Of The Wrath Of God [OR] Prelude To The Bowl Judgments [OR] Seven Angels With Seven Plagues [OR] A Scene Of Heaven [OR] The Angels With The Seven Last Plagues [OR] The Seven Angels With The Seven Last Plagues Rev 15:1

(I.) The Song Of Those Who Have Overcome The Beast Rev 15:3

(II.) The Seven Bowls Full Of God's Wrath Rev 15:7

17. The Seven Angels Pour Out Their Bowls Rev 16:1-21

1.) The Vials Of The Wrath Of God Upon The Earth [OR] The Seven Bowls Of God's Wrath [OR] Six Bowls Of Wrath [OR] The Bowls Of God's Wrath [OR] The Angels Pour Out Their Bowls Of Wrath Rev 16:1

(I.) The First Vial [OR] First Bowl: Loathsome Sores Rev 16:2

(II.) The Second Vial [OR] Second Bowl: The Sea Turns To Blood Rev 16:3

(III.) The Third Vial [OR] Third Bowl: The Waters Turn To Blood Rev 16:4

(A.) The plagues that follow Rev 16:6

(IV.) The Fourth Vial [OR] Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched Rev 16:8

(V.) The Fifth Vial [OR] Fifth Bowl: Darkness And Pain Rev 16:10

(VI.) The Sixth Vial [OR] Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up Rev 16:12

(VII.) Parenthetical [OR] Armageddon Rev 16:13

(VIII.) The Seventh Vial [OR] Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken [OR] Seventh Bowl Of Wrath [OR] The Seventh Angel Pours Out His Bowl Into The Air Rev 16:17

18. Babylon the Great Rev 17:1-18

A.) The Seven Dooms Rev 17:1

1.) The Doom Of "Babylon" Rev 17:1

(I.) The Divine View Of "babylon" [OR] The Scarlet Woman And The Scarlet Beast [OR] The Woman On The Beast [OR] The Doom Of Babylon [OR] The Great Whore And The Beast [OR] A Woman Arrayed In Purple And Scarlet, With A Golden Cup In Her Hand, Sits On A Scarlet Beast Rev 17:1

(A.) She is Babylon, the mother of all abominations Rev 17:5

(B.) The Meaning of the Woman and the Beast Rev 17:7

(II.) The Last Form Of Gentile World-power Rev 17:8

(A.) The interpretation of the seven heads Rev 17:9

(B.) and of the ten horns Rev 17:12

(C.) Victory for the Lamb [OR] The victory of the Lamb Rev 17:14

(D.) The punishment of the woman Rev 17:16

19. Babylon's Fall Rev 18:1-24

(I.) The Last Form Of Apostate Christendom: The Warning To God's People [OR] The Fall Of Babylon The Great [OR] The Fall Of Babylon [OR] Babylon Is Fallen [OR] Babylon Falls Rev 18:1

(A.) God's people are commanded to depart from the city Rev 18:4

(II.) The Human View Of "babylon" [OR] The World Mourns Babylon's Fall [OR] Lament For Babylon [OR] The Wicked Kings Of The Earth Mourn For Babylon Rev 18:9

(A.) The merchants and mariners also mourn Rev 18:11

(III.) The Angelic View Of "babylon" [OR] The Saints Rejoice At The Judgments Of God Upon Her Rev 18:20

(A.) Finality of Babylon's Fall Rev 18:21

20. The Lamb's Wedding Rev 19:1-10

(I.) Parenthetical: The Four Alleluias Of The Glorified Saints [OR] Heaven Exults Over Babylon [OR] Hallelujah! [OR] The Fourfold Hallelujah [OR] The Rejoicing In Heaven [OR] The Heavenly Hosts Praise God Rev 19:1

(II.) The Marriage Of The Lamb [OR] Marriage Of The Lamb Rev 19:7

(A.) The angel refuses to be worshipped Rev 19:10

D. The End Rev 19:11-22:5

1a. The Great Banquet of God Rev 19:11-21

(I.) The Second Coming Of Christ In Glory [OR] Christ On A White Horse [OR] The Rider On The White Horse [OR] The Coming Of Christ Rev 19:11

(II.) The Battle Of Armageddon [OR] The Beast And His Armies Defeated [OR] The Beast And Its Armies Defeated [OR] The Great Slaughter Rev 19:17

1.) Doom Of The Beast, And Doom Of The False Prophet [OR] Doom Of The Beast And False Prophet Rev 19:20

2.) Doom Of The Kings Rev 19:21

1b. An Angel Overpowers Satan Rev 20:1-6

(I.) Satan Bound In The Abyss During The Kingdom-age [OR] Satan Bound 1000 Years [OR] The Thousand Years [OR] Satan Bound [OR] Satan Is Bound For A Thousand Years Rev 20:1

(II.) The First Resurrection, And The Kingdom-age [OR] The Saints Reign With Christ 1000 Years Rev 20:4

(A.) The happy state of those who have part in the first resurrection Rev 20:6

2. The Final Judgment Rev 20:7-15

(I.) Satan Loosed: The Doom Of Gog And Magog [OR] Satanic Rebellion Crushed [OR] Satan's Doom [OR] Satan Freed, Doomed [OR] Satan Is Turned Loose Again Rev 20:7

(A.) Gog and Magog Rev 20:8

(II.) The Doom Of Satan [OR] The Devil Is Cast Into The Lake Of Fire And Brimstone Rev 20:10

(III.) Doom Of The Unbelieving Dead: The Last Judgment [OR] The Great White Throne Judgment [OR] The Dead Are Judged [OR] Judgment At The Throne Of God Rev 20:11

(A.) The last judgment Rev 20:12

3. A New Heaven and a New Earth Rev 21:1-8

A.) The Seven New Things Rev 21:1

1.) The New Heaven, And The New Earth [OR] All Things Made New [OR] The New Jerusalem [OR] The New Heaven And Earth [OR] The New Heaven And The New Earth [OR] A New Heaven And A New Earth Rev 21:1

2.) The New Peoples Rev 21:3

4. A New Jerusalem Rev 21:9-22:5

1.) The Lamb's Wife: The New Jerusalem [OR] The New Jerusalem [OR] Vision Of The New Jerusalem Rev 21:9

(I.) The New Jerusalem [OR] The Heavenly Jerusalem Is Fully Described Rev 21:10

2.) The New Temple [OR] The Glory Of The New Jerusalem Rev 21:22

3.) The New Light [OR] The City Needs No Sun, For God's Glory Is Its Light Rev 21:23

(I.) Kings Of The Earth Will Bring Honor There [OR] The River Of Life [OR] The River And The Tree Of Life [OR] The River Of The Water Of Life Rev 21:24

4.) The New Paradise And Its River Of The Water Of Life Rev 22:1

(I.) The Tree Of Life Rev 22:2

(II.) The Light Of His City Is God Himself Rev 22:5

E. Conclusion Rev 22:6-21

1. Christ Says: I'm Coming Soon Rev 22:6-21

(I.) The Time Is Near Rev 22:6

(II.) Jesus Is Coming Rev 22:7

A.) The Last Message Of The Bible [OR] Epilogue And Benediction Rev 22:8

1.) The Angel Refused To Be Worshipped Rev 22:9

2.) The Final Message Rev 22:10

3.) Jesus Testifies To The Churches Rev 22:12

4.) A Warning [OR] Nothing Shall Be Added To This Book, Nor Taken From It Rev 22:18

B.) The Last Promise And The Last Prayer Of The Bible [OR] I Am Coming Quickly Rev 22:20