Beginning The Journey Through Revelation
You’ll find our verse by verse study of Revelation not only informative and intriguing, but invaluable to your understanding of the rest of the Bible—not to mention your personal walk.
Recap in 10 Tweets
- The purpose of #WordStrong is to help people grow out of spiritual CHILDHOOD & into spiritual YOUNG MANHOOD and FATHERHOOD. 1 Jn. 2:13–14
- There are 2 KEYS to “rightly dividing” the Book of Revelation: Heaven opens two times! Rev. 4:1–2; 19:11 #WordStrong
- Those 2 events “divide” the Book in 3 sections: Chapters 1–3, 4–19, 20–22. #WordStrong
- God told John to write the Book in 3 sections: Past, present, future. Rev. 1:19 #WordStrong
- Most people miss where John was when he received the Revelation. The Spirit catapulted him to the “Lord’s Day” Rev. 1:10 #WordStrong
- The “Lord’s Day” is the theme of the Bible: The “Day of the Lord!” The 2nd Coming of Christ! #WordStrong
- From the standpoint of the “Lord’s Day,” Rev. 1–3 was PAST; 4–19 was PRESENT; 20–22 was FUTURE. #WordStrong
- In chapters 4–19 there are 4 accounts of the 2nd Coming. Why? God gave us 4 accounts of the 1st coming! (4 Gospels) #WordStrong
- The Purpose of Revelation is to UNVEIL Jesus Christ, and show His servants future events. Rev. 1:1 #WordStrong
- John claimed divine inspiration in writing the Book. John says, “[ I ] bare record of the Word of God!” (Rev. 1:2) #WordStrong
Notes:
Purpose of #WordStrong
7 Levels of Spiritual Growth /
7 Qualities to “Add to Your Faith” (2 Peter 1:5–7)
- Baby (1 Peter 2:2)
- Virtue
- Little Children (1 John 2:12)
- Knowledge
- Children (Ephesians 4:14)
- Temperance
- Young Men (1 John 2:13b; 14b)
- Patience
- Father (1 John 2:13a; 14a; Eph. 4:13)
- Godliness
- Elder (1 Peter 5:1-3; Acts 20:17,28)
- Brotherly Kindness
- Aged (Philemon 1:9; Psalm 92:14)
- Charity
Basic Assumptions
- The Bible is the ___________/______________ of God. (1 Cor. 2:1–8)
- As such, it is humanly ________________________. (1 Cor. 2:9)
- Therefore, it must be _________________. (1 Cor. 2:10–12)
- We must make _____________ _______________. (2 Tim. 2:15)
- We must ________________ ____________________ with ___________________. (1 Cor. 2:13)
Big Picture of Revelation
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The Keys to “Rightly Dividing” Revelation 1
- 22 Chapters
- Heaven opens two times in the Book.
- Revelation 4:1–2 — Heaven opens and somebody goes up. (The Rapture)
- Revelation 19:11 — Heaven opens and somebody comes down. (The Second Coming)
- Note the distinction between these two events:
- Rapture
- Jesus comes in the clouds FOR His saints.
- Ends the Church Age and ushers in the Tribulation Period.
- Second Coming
- Jesus comes to the earth WITH His saints.
- Ends the Tribulation Period and ushers in the Millennium.
- Rapture
- Note the distinction between these two events:
- Those two events “DIVIDE” the Book into three sections.
- Revelation 1–3
- Revelation 4–19
- Revelation 20–22
- God told John there would be three sections to the Revelation. (Rev. 1:19)
- “The things which thou hast seen.” (Past)
- “The things which are.” (Present)
- “The things which shall be hereafter.” (Future)
- The actual time period in which John wrote the Revelation. (Rev. 1:10)
- “I was in the Spirit”
- “On the Lord’s Day”
- From the standpoint of “the Lord’s Day,” this “DIVIDES” Revelation this way.
- Revelation 1–3 – “hast seen” – (past) – “Church Age”
- Revelation 4–19 – “which are” – (present) – “Tribulation to the Second Coming.”
- Revelation 20–22– “which is to come”–(future)– Millennium, New Heaven/Earth, Eternity.
Beginning the Journey Through
Revelation (Rev. 1:1–3)
- THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST. (Rev. 1:1)
- The unveiling of the _______________ of Christ.
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ…” (1:1a) - The unveiling of the _______________ of God.
“…to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass.” (1:1c) - The unveiling of the _______________ of transmission.
“…which God gave unto him…and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John.” (1:1b, d)
- The unveiling of the _______________ of Christ.
- THE RECORD OF JOHN. (Rev. 1:2)
- The record of the ____________ of God.
“Who bare record of the word of God…” (1:2a) - The record of the __________________ of Jesus Christ.
“Who bare record of…the testimony of Jesus Christ…” (1:2b) - The record of the things ______________ by John.
“Who bare record of…all things that he saw.” (1:2c)
- The record of the ____________ of God.
- THE REWARD OF THE BOOK. (Rev. 1:3)
(The Three-fold Promise of Blessing)- Blessed is he that ___________ the words.
“Blessed is he that readeth…” (1:3a) - Blessed are they that ______________ the words.
“…and they that hear the words of this prophecy…” (1:3b) - Blessed are they that ______________ the words.
“…and keep those things which are written therein:” (1:3c)
- Blessed is he that ___________ the words.
Conclusion
Will you experience the __________________ or the __________________ of Revelation?
“…for the time is at hand.” (1:3d)
