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Week 1: Monday May 3rd Week 4: Monday May 24th
Revelation 1-3 Revelation 12-13
Part One: Rightly Reading Revelation. Part Seven: The Woman and the Dragon.
Part Two: Letters From Jesus. Part Eight: The Two Beasts.
Week 2: Monday May 10th Week 5: Monday May 31st
Revelation 4-7 Revelation 14-15,17-18
Part Three: The Scroll Opener. Part Nine: The God Signs.
Part Four: The Seven Seals. Title
Part Ten: The Fall of Babylon.
Week 3: Monday May 17th Week 6: Monday June 7th
Revelation 8-11,16 Revelation 19-22
Part Five: Trumpets and Bowls. Part Eleven: The End of All Wickedness.
Part Six: Are You Rapture Ready? Part Twelve: All Things Made New.
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God gave Him to show His servants--
things which must shortly take place.
And He sent and signified it by His angel
to His servant John, who bore witness to
the word of God, and to the testimony
of Jesus Christ, to all things that he
saw.” Rev 1:1-2 (NKJV)
Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria,
Victorinus and Jerome all suggest
a later date.
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• Spiritual conditions of 7
churches.
• Banishment was Domitian’s Written by
punishment not Nero’s. Apostle
• Nicolaitans developed at end of John on
1st century, not earlier. Isle of
• Nero’s persecutions only in Patmos
Rome.
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hear the
words of this prophecy, and keep those things which
are written in it; for the time is near.” Rev 1:3 (NKJV)
“and if anyone takes away from the words of the book
of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the
Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things
which are written in this book.” Rev 22:19 (NKJV)
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Interpreting
1. Preterism = Rome
Scarlet Woman
2. Historicism = Pope
3. Idealism = Symbol of
Evil
4. Futurism = End Time
center of
money and
pleasure
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Seven Tips for interpreting Revelation:
1. Read Revelation with humility.
2. Try to discover the message to the original
readers.
3. Don’t try to discover a strict chronological
map of future events. Cartoon
4. Take Revelation seriously, but don’t always
take it literally.
5. Pay attention when John identifies an
image.
6. Look at the Old Testament and historical
context.
7. Focus on the main idea and don’t get lost
in the details. From Zondervan Study Bible
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b. Vista of Revelation
“Write the things which you have seen, and the
things which are, and the things which will take
place after this.” Rev 1:19 (NKJV)
Simple outline of Revelation
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things which are, and the things which will take
place after this.” Rev 1:19 (NKJV)
Simple outline of Revelation
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“Write the things which you have seen, and the
things which are, and the things which will take
place after this.” Rev 1:19 (NKJV)
Simple outline of Revelation
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i. Is ultimately a revelation of JESUS Himself..
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JUDGE SAVIOUR GOD BRIDEGROOM
c. Value of Revelation
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Chapter 1 Chapter 5 Chapter 15 Chapter 19
Verses 12-15 Verses 6-12 Verses 3-4 Verses 11-16
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ii. Was written to show the FULFILLMENT of all things.
c. Value of Revelation
“Here is the patienceWhy
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was here are
written
those who keep the commandments of God
and the faith of Jesus.” Rev 14:12 (NKJV)
“And he who overcomes, and keeps My
works until the end, to him I will give power
over the nations.” Rev 2:26 (NKJV)
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