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Book of Revelation Table of ContentsBook of Revelation Preface Introduction Methods of Interpretation Dispensationalism The New Testament and Dispensationalism The Author and Date The Testimony of the Book The Testimony of the Early Church The Writing Style and Vocabulary of John The Persecution of the Early Church The References to Jerusalem and the Temple The Political/Historical Situation in Revelation The Time References in the Book of Revelation Conclusion The Message, Purpose or Theme of Revelation The Coming in Theophanies The Coming at Bethlehem The Final Coming at the End of Time The Coming to the Father - The Ascension A Spirit Coming The Coming in Judgment A Coming Judgment Against Israel The Purposes of this Judgment Coming It Closes the Old Covenant and Implements the New Covenant It Reveals the Lord’s Divorce of Israel and the Taking of a New Bride – The Church It Predicts the Pouring Out of God’s Wrath on Israel for Murdering His Son It Communicates Hope to the Church on the Verge of Persecution It Pictures the Consummation of the Age – the Ending of the Jewish Era It Promotes the Worldwide Focus of the Great Commission Its Message to the Current Church The Audience of the Book – The Seven Churches in Asia Minor The Churches in Israel Already Knew of the Coming Judgment It Prepared the Church at Large for the Coming Judgment It Informed Jewish Christians It went to the Center of the Christian Community It Went to John’s Particular Flock The Book of Revelation and its relationship to the Olivet Discourse Both teach a soon fulfillment Both Blend Two Key Old Testament Passages Both have a Theme of Judgment Both Speak of the Destruction of the Temple The Outline of the Book of Revelation Chapter 1 – Vision of the Son of Man The Revelation of Jesus Christ Message to the Seven Churches The Patmos Vision Chapter 2 -- The Seven Letters Message to Ephesus Message to Smyrna Message to Pergamum Message to Thyatira Chapter 3 -- The Seven Letters Message to Sardis Message to Philadelphia Message to Laodicea Chapter 4 -- The Throne Room Scene in Heaven The Throne and Worship of the Creator Chapter 5 -- The Book and the Lamb The Book with Seven Seals Angels Exalt the Lamb Chapter 6 --The Opening of the Seals The Book Opened; The First Seal—Conquest The Second Seal—War The Third Seal—Famine The Fourth Seal—Death The Fifth Seal—Martyrs The Sixth Seal—Terror Chapter 7 --The Great Tribulation An Interlude A Remnant of Israel—144,000 A Multitude from the Tribulation Chapter 8 The Seventh Seal—Silence and Judgment The Seven Trumpets Prelude to the Seven Trumpets First Trumpet: Vegetation Struck Second Trumpet: The Seas Struck Third Trumpet: The Waters Struck Fourth Trumpet: The Heavens Struck Chapter 9 -- Trumpets Five and Six The Fifth Trumpet—the Bottomless Pit The Sixth Trumpet—Army from the East Chapter 10 -- The Mighty Angel and Eating the Little Book The Angel and the Little Book Chapter 11 -- The Two Witnesses and the Seventh Trumpet The Two Witnesses The Seventh Trumpet—Christ’s Reign Foreseen Chapter 12 --The Woman and the Red Dragon The Woman, Israel The Red Dragon The Male Child, Christ Michael Chapter 13 -- The Beasts from the Sea and Land The Beast Out of the Sea The Beast out of the Land Chapter 14 -- The Lamb and the 144,000 The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion Vision of the Angel with the Gospel Doom for Worshipers of the Beast The Reapers Chapter 15 -- The Seven Last Plagues A Scene of Heaven Chapter 16 -- Pouring out of the Bowls Six Bowls of Wrath First Bowl: Loathsome Sores Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up Armageddon Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken Chapter 17 -- Babylon Remembered The Doom of Babylon Victory for the Lamb Chapter 18 -- The Fall of Babylon Babylon Is Fallen Lament for Babylon Chapter 19 -- The Heavenly Conqueror The Fourfold Hallelujah Marriage of the Lamb The Coming of Christ The Doom of the Beast and False Prophet Chapter 20 -- The Millennium Satan Bound Satan Freed, Doomed Judgment at the Throne of God Summary: Chapter 21 -- All Things Made New The New Heaven and Earth These Chapters Symbolize the Present Church Age God presently dwells with us We are a new creation We have drunk the water of life This city is built upon twelve foundations The twelve gates symbolize the universal composition of the Church The Church is a city of light The cross of Christ is the tree of life We are overcomers now These Chapters Symbolize the Age to Come There will be a new heaven and a new earth There will no longer be a curse There will be no more tears This state is contrasted with the lake of fire which is the final state of the damned The New Jerusalem Chapter 22 -- Eternal Reign in Glory The River and the Tree of Life The Final Message Conclusion to the Book of Revelation A Coming Judgment Against Israel The Purposes Of This Judgment Coming It Closes The Old Covenant And Implements The New Covenant It Reveals The Lord’s Divorce Of Israel And The Taking Of A New Bride It Communicates Hope To The Church On The Verge Of Persecution It Predicts The Pouring Out Of God’s Wrath On Israel It Pictures The Ending Of The Jewish Era It Promotes The Worldwide Focus Of The Great Commission But Preterism Robs The Church Of Its Eschatology Most Prophecy In The Bible Is Not About The End-Of-The-World Most Prophecy In The Books Of The Bible Is Now Fulfilled The Church Has As Much Prophecy Now As It Has Ever Had Eschatology Affects Your Worldview Appendix A -- A Study in Greek Vocabulary Appendix B -- The Mark of the Beast and the Number of the Name? 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