Revelation 8-15 Overview THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor Chap 20-22 Chap. 1 Chap. 2, 3 Chap. 4, 5 Chap. 6-16 Chap. 17-19 Chap. 20-22 God / Jesus Chap 17-19 Church Chap 6-16 Throne / Lamb Seizing the Property Chap 4, 5 Final Battle Chap 2, 3 Final Garden Chap 1 BIG IDEA CHAP. 8-15 God comforts His people by reclaiming what is rightfully His as Creator and Redeemer. As He pushes His agenda forward, He is reconstituting the Garden for the joy of His people. God is throwing the squatters out and destroying the invasive species. Instead of reading it all consecutively, we should read it concurrently. There is sequence, but there are pauses that expand on individual elements within the sequence. 185
Revelation 8-15 Overview 1ST FOUR TRUMPETS 8:1-13 5TH TRUMPET 9:1-12 6TH TRUMPET 9:13-11:14 7TH TRUMPET 11:15-15:8 All saying the same thing from different angels A Description of the Tribulation [creation targeted] A Description of the Bottomless Pit [unbelievers targeted seek death and not find it] A Description of the Army from the East 9:13-21 [1/3 of mankind killed; vv. 20, 21 are those in 9:1-12] TOPIC - A Description of the Angel and the Little Book 10 [the word of judgment to the believing is sweet; to the unbelieving, it is bitter. They mystery of God is finished (v. 7)] The Story - A Description of the Woman and the Beast [12 (Redemptive History)] A Description of the Beast from the Sea [13] A Description of the Lamb and the 144,000; Armageddon [14] The Story - A Description of the Two Witness 11:1-14 [Redemptive History] Heaven A Scene in Heaven 11:15-19 Heaven - A Scene in Heaven 15 CHAP. 9 - ABYSS CHAP. 9 - ABYSS The demons in the pigs did not desire to go into the abyss (Luke 8:31) The abyss is in contrast to heaven (Rom. 10:7, 8) Rev. 9:1, 2, 11 - Locusts who torment humanity Rev. 11:7; 17:8 - The Beast comes out of the pit and kills the two witnesses Rev. 20:1, 3 - The devil is thrown into the abyss. THE BOTTOMLESS PIT THE BOTTOMLESS PIT It appears to be a holding place [i.e. jail/prison] for demons/beast/devil. They cannot go in and out without the key holder opening the abyss. The abyss will be emptied and its inhabitants will be thrown into the lake of fire. 186
CHAP. 10 The angel and the little book (10) The Mystery of God is finished (v. 1-7) The Word of God is fulfilled (vv. 8-11) Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel." CHAP. 11 1. The Word of God goes forth. 2. The Serpent s seed seeks its destruction. 3. There is tribulation and martyrdom. 4. In the end, God will raise His people and punish His enemies. CHAP. 11 Two Witnesses 1. Moses 2. Elijah Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel." THE 70 TH WEEK THIS is THAT! Dan. 9:24ff w/ Rev. 11 Cf. Dan. 12:9-13 CHAP. 12 1. The Woman, Israel (Vv. 1, 2) 2. The Red Dragon, Satan (Vv. 3, 4) 3. The Male Child, Christ (Vv. 5, 6) 4. The Angel, Michael (Vv. 7-9) 5. The Retelling Of The Story (Vv. 10-17) Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel." CHAP. 11 42 Months (v. 2 [cf. 13:5]) = 1260 Days (v. 3 [cf. 12:6]) = 3 1/ 2 Days (vv. 9, 11) = Dan. 7:25; 12:7,11,12 CHAPS.11, 12, 13 Describing The Same Event From Different Perspectives Each emphasize/explain a different aspect of the same event. CHAP. 13 1. Dragon 2. Beast 3.Another [allos; more of the same] Beast 187
CHAPTER 13 Dragon Beast Another [allos; more of the same] Beast CHAPTER 14 The Lamb and the 144,000 Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel." The seventh trumpet runs from 11:15 through 15:8. Chapter 16:1 begins the six bowls of wrath. Verses 13-16 speak of Armageddon. CHAP. 15 1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels who had seven plagues, which are the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished. Chapters 17 and 18 are the fall of Babylon. Chapters 19 and 20 are the battle of Armageddon. ARMAGEDDON THE LORD RETURNS! 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 4 th Cycle Of Seven Bowls All 7 Bowls are in Chapter 16 The Doom of Babylon vv. 1-13 Babylon is Fallen Hallelujah, Jesus Wins! Satan Bound (vv. 1-6) Satan Freed (vv. 7-10) His Seed Judged (vv. 11-15) New Heaven and New Earth Ditto (vv. 1-9) Final Word (vv. 10-21) The Victory of God vv. 14-18 188
All of these events speak of a single event from different perspectives. Much like the gospels speak of one story from four different vantage points, so also the final and climactic return of Jesus. Each chapter(s) tell the same story from different vantage points. 3 THINGS 1. The Church is in Tribulation. 2. God s redemptive Storyis always being retold. 3. God will make good on His promises and fully reclaim all that is His as Creator and Redeemer by reconstituting His Garden for the joy of His people. BIG IDEA God comforts His people by reclaiming what is rightfully His as Creator and Redeemer. As He pushes His agenda forward, He is reconstituting the Garden for the joy of His people. God is throwing the squatters out and destroying the invasive species. From chapters 16-20 God is reclaiming what is His by right as Creator and Redeemer and is reconstituting the Garden for the joy of His people. This is what we will see in chapters 21 and 22. 189
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