Revelation

Revelation

Present - The Character of the churches

• two were very good: Smyrna and Philadelphia
• two were very bad: Sardis and Laodicea
• three were partly good, partly bad:
• Ephesus, Pergamum, & Thyatira

Future

amillenialism

Premillenialism

• The church age
• The tribulation period
• The millennial kingdom
• The final judgment

Postmillenialism

Four interpretations

• Preterist
• Futurist
• Idealist
• Eclectic
• found in textbook pg 435-437

chapters 4-22

• The Throne and the Lamb 4:1-5:14
• The Seven Seals 6:1-8:1

Seven Seals 6:1-8:1

• Militarism
• Warfare
• Famine
• Death
• Persecution and martyrdom of saints

Seven Seals 6:1-8:1

• The celestial phenomena of Jesus
• Silence in heaven, thunder, lightning, earthquake

chapters 4-22

• The Throne and the Lamb 4:1-5:14
• The Seven Seals 6:1-8:1
• The Seven Trumpets 8:2-11:19

Seven Trumpets 8:2-11:19

• Hail, Fire, and Blood
• Throwing an erupting volcano into the sea
• The falling of a meteorite - "Wormwood"
• The Darkening of the sun, moon, and stars
• Opening of a bottomless pit

Seven Trumpets 8:2-11:19

• Slaughtering by barbaric horsemen
• kingdoms of the word into Kingdom of Christ

chapters 4-22

• The Throne and the Lamb 4:1-5:14
• The Seven Seals 6:1-8:1
• The Seven Trumpets 8:2-11:19
• The sevenfold Vision 12:1 - 14:20
• The Seven Bowls 15:1 - 16:21

Seven Bowls  15:1 - 16:21

• Malignant Sores
• The turning of the sea to blood
• The turning of all rivers and springs to blood
• Scorching Heat (hotter than Atlanta in July)
• Darkness and Pain

Seven Bowls  15:1 - 16:21

• Armageddon
• "It is done"....

chapters 4-22

• The Seven Last Scenes 17:1 - 20:15
• The New Jerusalem 21:1 - 22:21