Revelation 1:1 Title of the Book: The Revelation of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:2 Method of revelation. John bore witness to Jesus and His testimony

Revelation 1:3 Beatitude of Bible study. We are blessed just by reading, hearing and heeding what is described in the Book of Revelation.

Revelation 1:4-1:8 Greetings from John the writer, and from Jesus Christ in heaven. Jesus is the beginning and the ending.

Revelation 1:9-1:18 The post-incarnate Christ in a glorified body, judging His church. A vision of Jesus is seen with hair white as wool, with eyes like a flame of fire. He has in his hand seven stars and a sword coming from His mouth. His countenance was as the sun.

Revelation 1:19 Time division of the contents of the apocalypse. Things we have seen, things, which are, and things to come.

Revelation 1:20 Interpretation of the seven stars and seven lamp stands. Seven stars are the angels of the seven churches. The seven lamp stands are the seven churches.

Revelation 2:1-2:7 Letter of Christ to the church in Ephesus…the church at the end of the apostolic age.

Revelation 2:8-2:11 Letter of Christ to the church in Smyrna…the church under persecution.

Revelation 2:12-2:17 Letter of Christ to the church in Pergamum…the church settled in the world.

Revelation 2:18-2:20 Letter of Christ to the church in Thyatira…the church in idolatry

Revelation 3:1-3:6 Letter of Christ to the church in Sardis…the church as dead, yet having a believing remnant.

Revelation 3:7-3:13 Letter of Christ to the church in Philadelphia…the church in revival

Revelation 3:14-3:22 Letter of Christ to the church in Laodicea…the church in apostasy

Revelation 4 Scene in Heaven

Revelation 4:1-4:3 A vision of the throne of God:

Revelation 4:4-4:5 Twenty-four elders. Lightning and thunder coming from the throne are seen. Seven lamps are seen before the throne.

Revelation 4:6-4:11 Four living creatures: There purpose is to say Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.

Revelation 5 Seven Sealed Scroll Taken By Jesus

Revelation 5:1-4 Book with seven seals: No one is worthy to open the seals on the scroll.

Revelation 5:5-5:10 Christ: the Lion of the tribe of Judah and the Lamb, which has been slain, prevailed to open the book and loose its seals. The 24 elders and the 4 living creatures fall down and worship Jesus.

Revelation 5:11-5:12 A myriad of angels (millions) of heaven joins the song of praise and redemption for Jesus

Revelation 5:13-5:14 Universal worship of the Savior and Sovereign of the universe: Blessings and honor and glory and power be unto Jesus forever and ever.

Revelation 6:1-6:2 Opening of the first seal (Rider on a white horse)…antichrist

Revelation 6:3-6:4 Opening of the second seal, 6:3, 4 (Rider on a red horse)…war

Revelation 6:5-6:6 Opening of the third seal (Rider on a black horse)…famine

Revelation 6:7-6:8 Opening of the fourth seal (Rider on a pale horse)…death

Revelation 6:9-6:11 Opening of the fifth seal…Prayer for the martyred remnant

Revelation 6:12-6:17 Opening of the sixth seal (The Day of Wrath has come)…anarchy

Revelation 7:1-7:3 there is a reason for the interlude between the 6th and 7th seals. Interlude is to have time to seal the 144,000 witnesses.

Revelation 7:4-7:8 A remnant of Israel sealed: 12,000 missionaries from each tribe sealed to preach the gospel.

Revelation 7:9-7:17 There will be a redeemed multitude of Gentiles to come out of the great tribulation. Many will receive salvation.

Revelation 8-11 The Seven Trumpet Judgments

Revelation 8:1 Opening of the seventh seal is seen, which is composed of seven trumpets.

Revelation 8:2-8:6 Angel at the altar with censer of incense.

Revelation 8:7 First trumpet…trees burnt.

Revelation 8:8-8:9 Second trumpet…seas become blood.

Revelation 8:10-8:11 Third trumpet…fresh water becomes bitter.

Revelation 8:12-8:13 Fourth trumpet…sun, moon, and stars smitten.

Revelation 9:1-9:12 Fifth trumpet…fallen star and plague of locusts.

Revelation 9:13-9:21 Sixth trumpet…angels loosed at river Euphrates and army from the Far East.

Revelation 10:1-10:7 The strong angel with the little book.

Revelation 10:8-10:11 John eats the little book. John told to prophesy some more.

Revelation 11:1-11:2 Jerusalem shall be overrun by gentiles for 42 months.

Revelation 11:3-11:12 Duration of the prophesying of the two witnesses: They prophesy for 1260 days. The antichrist will kill them. Their bodies will lay in Jerusalem for 3 days, then are brought back to life and raptured.

Revelation 11:13-11:14 At the leaving of the witnesses there is a great earthquake. One tenth of Jerusalem destroyed along with 7000 killed.

Revelation 11:15-11:19 Seventh trumpet…Jesus’ second coming and reign foreseen at the end of the Great Tribulation and opening of the temple in heaven

Revelation 12-14 The Development and Destruction of the Beast

Revelation 12-13 Prominent Performers During the Great Tribulation

Revelation 12:1-12:2 The woman…Israel.

Revelation 12:3-12:4 The red dragon…Satan.

Revelation 12:5-12:6 The child of the woman…Jesus Christ.

Revelation 12:7-12:12 Michael, the archangel, wars with the dragon.

Revelation 12:13-12:16 The dragon persecutes the woman.

Revelation 12:17 Remnant of Israel.

Revelation 13:1-13:2 Wild beast, description…Antichrist

Revelation 13:3 Wild beast, death-dealing stroke.

Revelation 13:4-13:5 Wild beast, deity assumed.

Revelation 13:6-13:8 Wild beast, defying God.

Revelation 13:9-13:10 Wild beast, defiance denied to anyone.

Revelation 13:11 Wild beast, description…False Prophet

Revelation 13:12-13:14 Wild beast, delegated authority.

Revelation 13:15-13:17 Wild beast, delusion perpetrated on the world.

Revelation 13:18 Wild beast, designation…666.

Revelation 14 Looking to the End of the Great Tribulation

Revelation 14:1-14:5 Picture of the lamb with the 144,000

Revelation 14:6-14:7 Proclamation of the everlasting gospel

Revelation 14:8 Pronouncement of judgment on Babylon

Revelation 14:9-14:12 Pronouncement of judgment on those who received mark of the beast

Revelation 14:13 Praise for those who die in the Lord

Revelation 14:14-14:20 Preview of Armageddon

Revelation 15-16 The Seven Bowl Judgments

Preparation for Final Judgment of the Great Tribulation

Revelation 15:1-15:4 Tribulation saints in heaven worship God because He is holy and just

Revelation 15:5-16:1 Temple of the tabernacle opened in heaven that had seven angels, having seven golden bowls.

Revelation 16:2 Pouring out of the first bowl-painful sore.

Revelation 16:3 Pouring out of the second bowl-sea becomes blood.

Revelation 16:4-16:7 Pouring out of the third bowl-fresh water becomes blood.

Revelation 16:8-16:9 Pouring out of the fourth bowl-sun scorches men.

Revelation 16:10-16:11 Pouring out of the fifth bowl-darkness.

Revelation 16:12 Pouring out of the sixth bowl…Euphrates dries up, making way for army from east.

Revelation 16:13-16:6 Interlude: kings of inhabited earth proceed to Har-Magedon,

Revelation 16:17-16:21 Pouring out of the seventh bowl-Jerusalem divided in thirds, cities of the nations fall, every island is flooded, all the mountains fall, and hail falls from heaven.

Revelation 17-20 the Judgment of the Great Whore and Triumph of the Lamb

Revelation 17 The Apostate Church in the Great Tribulation

Revelation 17:1-17:7 Great harlot is riding the wild beast: Apostate church active during the Tribulation. Woman = great city.

Revelation 17:8-17:18 Harlot is destroyed

Revelation 18 Political and Commercial Babylon Judged

Revelation 18:1-18:8 Announcement of fall of commercial and political Babylon

Revelation 18:9-18:19 Anguish in the world because of Babylon’s judgment,

Revelation 18:20-18:24 Anticipation of joy in heaven because of judgment on Babylon

Revelation 19 Marriage of the Lamb and Return of Christ in Judgment

Revelation 19:1-19:6 Four hallelujahs.

Revelation 19:7-19:10 Bride of the Lamb and marriage supper.

Revelation 19:11-19:16 Return of Christ as King of kings and Lord of lords.

Revelation 19:17-19:18 War of Armageddon.

Revelation 19:19-19:21 Hell opened.

Revelation 20 Millennium

Revelation 20:1-20:3 Satan bound 1000 years.

Revelation 20:4-20:6 Saints of the Great Tribulation reign with Christ 1000 years.

Revelation 20:7-20:9 Satan loosed after 1000 years.

Revelation 20:10 Satan cast into lake of fire and brimstone.

Revelation 20:11-20:15 Setting of Great White Throne where lost are judged and follow Satan into lake of fire and brimstone.

Revelation 21-22 New Heavens and New Earth

Revelation 21:1-21:2 New heaven, new earth, New Jerusalem.

Revelation 21:3-21:8 New era.

Revelation 21:9-21:21 New Jerusalem, description of the eternal abode of the bride.

Revelation 21:22-21:23 New relationship…God dwelling with man.

Revelation 21:24-21:27 New center of the new creation.

Revelation 22:1-22:5 River of the water of life and tree of life.

Revelation 22:6-22:16 Promise of return of Christ.

Revelation 22:17-22:19 Final invitation and warning.

Revelation 22:20-22:21 Final promise and prayer.