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The Book of Revelation The Title of the Book

#1 - The Gospel from Patmos Revelation 1:1–2 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave
Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And
Memory Verse - Hand out Scriptures to read He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore
Revelation 1:3 (NKJV) Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all
words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the things that he saw.
time is near. The word “revelation” comes from the Greek word apokalupsis
(apocalypse), which means “uncovering” or “unveiling.”
55 sevens, and 5 sevenths total 60 times Revelation 22:16 (NKJV) “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to
Seven churches (1:4, 11, 20). Seven Spirits (1:4, 3:1, 4:5, 5:6). you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of
Seven lampstands (1:12-13, 20, 2:1). Seven stars (1:16, 20, 2:1, 3:1). David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
Seven lamps (4:5). Seven seals (5:1, 5:5). Seven horns (5:6).
Seven eyes (5:6). Seven angels (8:2, 6). Seven trumpets (8:2, 6). It Is Revealed
Seven thunders (10:3, 4). Seven thousand people (11:13). Deuteronomy 29:29 (NKJV) “The secret things belong to the Lord
Seven heads (12:3, 13:1, 17:3, 7, 9). Seven crowns (12:3). our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our
Seven angels (15:1, 6-8, 16:1, 17:1, 21:9). children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Seven plagues (15:1, 6, 8, 21:9). Seven bowls (15:7, 17:1, 21:9). Amos 3:7 (NKJV) Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He
Seven mountains (17:9). Seven kings (17:10-11). reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.
Proverbs 3:32 (NKJV) For the perverse person is an abomination to
Seven Beatitudes (Blessings 1:3, 14:13, 16:15, 19:9, 20:6, 22:7, 22:14). the Lord, But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Seven Attributes Of The Lamb Revelation 5:12 (NKJV) saying with a loud *Daniel 2:22 (NKJV) He reveals deep and secret things; He knows
voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.
wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!” Matthew 13:11 (NKJV) He answered and said to them, “Because it
has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven,
The number 12 is found 22 times in the book! but to them it has not been given.
Matthew 13:15–17 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Five Epochs in Revelation Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest
1st. Seven Churches Revelation 1:1–3:22 employs the situation of the they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they
churches of John’s day to prophetically address the situation of the church in should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal
different periods of history. them.’ But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they
2nd. Seven Seals Revelation 4:1–8:5 repeats (or recapitulates) and builds on hear; for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous
this history of the church, using apocalyptic symbols that add progressively men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what
more detail. you hear, and did not hear it.
3rd. Seven Trumpets Revelation 8:5 –11:19
4th. Seven Heads Revelation 12:1–14:20 is the thematic center of the book
and spans the history of the great controversy from before the time of Jesus “Let Daniel speak, let the Revelation speak, and tell what is truth. But
to the Second Advent. whatever phase of the subject is presented, uplift Jesus as the center
5th. Seven Plagues Revelation 15:1–22:21 focuses exclusively on the end of all hope, ‘the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright and
time. Final birth pains. morning Star.’”— Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, p.
118.
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Isaiah 6:2–3 (NKJV) Above it stood seraphim; each one had six
The Purpose of the Book wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and
Revelation 1:1 (NKJV) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy,
Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”
Revelation 22:20 (NKJV) He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I Revelation 4:7, 8 (NKJV) The first living creature was like a lion,
am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a
The main purpose for prophecy is redemption face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying
John 13:19 (NKJV) Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come eagle. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of
to pass, you may believe that I am He. eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
*John 14:29 (NKJV) “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to
does come to pass, you may believe.” come!”
John 16:4 (NKJV) But these things I have told you, that when the time
comes, you may remember that I told you of them. The Godhead
Isaiah 46:9–10 (NKJV) Remember the former things of old, For I am God, Revelation 1:4–5 (NKJV) John, to the seven churches which are in
and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, 10 Declaring the Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who
end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’ 5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the
dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us
Revelation begins where the Gospels end, with Jesus’ resurrection and and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
ascension into heaven. *2 Corinthians 13:14 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
The primary purpose of biblical prophecies is to assure us that no matter love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.”
what the future brings, God is in control. Hebrews 9:14 “How much more will the blood of Christ, who
through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God,
The Symbolic Language of Revelation cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”
Revelation 1:1 (NKJV) And He sent and signified [sign-ifyed] it by His 1 Peter 1:2 “According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by
angel to His servant John, the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ …
Revelation has 22 Chapters 404 verses 9852 words. Of the 404 verses, 278
of them can be found first in the Old Testament The Keynote of Revelation
Revelation 13:1 (NKJV) Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a Revelation 1:7–8 (NKJV) Behold, He is coming with clouds, and
beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes
horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
Daniel 7:1-3 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a 8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says
dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote down the the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
dream, telling the main facts. Daniel spoke, saying, “I saw in my vision by Daniel 7:13–14 (NKJV) “I was watching in the night visions,
night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of
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And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other. heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near
before Him. 14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a
Ezekiel 1:10 (NKJV) As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away,
four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.
of an eagle.