A study of Revelations

Revelations a Book Revelations a Book ofof

• Churches in AsiaChurches in Asia

• Spirits before the Spirits before the thronethrone

• Stars in his handStars in his hand

• AngelsAngels

• Golden lampstandsGolden lampstands

• KingsKings

• Horns & eyes Horns & eyes

• Seals on the scrollSeals on the scroll

• Angels blow Angels blow trumpetstrumpets

• Bowls of judgement Bowls of judgement

• Heads with crownsHeads with crowns

• MountainsMountains

‘sperfectionCompleteness

Letters to the Seven Letters to the Seven ChurchesChurches

• Ephesus - lovelessEphesus - loveless

• Smyrna - persecutedSmyrna - persecuted

• Pergamos - compromisePergamos - compromise

• Thyatira - corruptThyatira - corrupt

• Sardis - deadSardis - dead

• Philadelphia - faithfulPhiladelphia - faithful

• Leodicea - lukewarmLeodicea - lukewarm

Jesus Says to All Jesus Says to All ChurchesChurches

• I know your deeds I know your deeds

• Repent and do rightRepent and do right

• To him who overcomes I will giveTo him who overcomes I will give

• He who has an ear let him hear He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churcheswhat the Spirit says to the churches

Error of calculating book as historical Error of calculating book as historical timelinetimeline

View of Heavenly View of Heavenly ProceedingsProceedings

• Throne roomThrone room

• The Lamb - only one The Lamb - only one worthy to take the worthy to take the scrollscroll

• Twenty-four Elders Twenty-four Elders sing of his sing of his worthinessworthiness

The Seven Seals OpenedThe Seven Seals Opened• Horsemen are Horsemen are

releasedreleased

• 144,000 of Israel 144,000 of Israel sealedsealed

• Souls of the Souls of the Martyrs releasedMartyrs released

• Cosmic Cosmic disturbancesdisturbances

Seven TrumpetsSeven Trumpets• The earth, sea, The earth, sea,

waters, & heavens waters, & heavens struckstruck

• Locusts released Locusts released from the pitfrom the pit

• Angels released Angels released from the Euphratesfrom the Euphrates

• Two witnesses & Two witnesses & the Kingdom the Kingdom proclaimedproclaimed

The Woman, the Child and The Woman, the Child and the Dragonthe Dragon

• The woman persecuted - the churchThe woman persecuted - the church

• The Child being protected - Christ The Child being protected - Christ incarnated in our midstincarnated in our midst

• The Dragon Satan thrown out of The Dragon Satan thrown out of heavenheaven

The Three BeastsThe Three Beasts• Beast from the Land (place Beast from the Land (place

of the saved) ecclesiastical of the saved) ecclesiastical or spiritual governanceor spiritual governance

• Beast from the Sea (evil Beast from the Sea (evil place in Jewish thinking) place in Jewish thinking) political governnancepolitical governnance

• The Scarlet Beast - the The Scarlet Beast - the serpent of old, the fiery serpent of old, the fiery red dragon, the destroyer red dragon, the destroyer who is the Devil and Satan who is the Devil and Satan

Mark of the BeastMark of the Beast•Mark of a man - Mark of a man - calculate 666 calculate 666 •Forehead - things Forehead - things looked at and looked at and consider - worryconsider - worry•Hand - things we Hand - things we touch - tremblingtouch - trembling•Always falls short Always falls short of Godly - 777of Godly - 777

The Seven Bowls of The Seven Bowls of JudgementJudgement• Loathsome sores for those with the Loathsome sores for those with the

mark of the beast mark of the beast

• Sea and waters become blood and Sea and waters become blood and thirds die (spiritual)thirds die (spiritual)

• Men are scorched and in painMen are scorched and in pain

• The Euphrates dries up in preparationThe Euphrates dries up in preparation

• The Earth utterly shakenThe Earth utterly shaken

The Mystery WomanThe Mystery Woman• Babylon the Great - Babylon the Great -

Mother of Harlots?Mother of Harlots?

• In her hand the cup In her hand the cup of the abominations of the abominations of the Earthof the Earth

• Rides the seven Rides the seven headed beast headed beast

• Over waters - tribes Over waters - tribes tongues and nationstongues and nations

Babylon’s Fall & Jerusalem’s Babylon’s Fall & Jerusalem’s RiseRise

• The Satanic The Satanic rebellion crushedrebellion crushed

• Jeweled Jerusalem Jeweled Jerusalem comes downcomes down

• River - Water of River - Water of lifelife

• Tree of life fruits Tree of life fruits & leaves for & leaves for healing nationshealing nations

ConclusionConclusion• Instruction to all Instruction to all

ages and churchesages and churches

• Christ the only one Christ the only one worthy to leadworthy to lead

• Enduring nature of Enduring nature of the confusing the confusing spirit spirit

• Judgement for Judgement for following the Beast following the Beast

• New Jerusalem for New Jerusalem for those in Christthose in Christ