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The Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation. Chapter 1 Session 3 27 December 2008. Review of Last Week. John, the Author Other Books Written His Upbringing Part of the “Inner Circle” The Exile to Patmos Alternative Views Preterist Historical Idealist. The View We Hold?. Futurist. Review of Last Week.

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The Book of Revelation

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  1. The Book of Revelation Chapter 1 Session 3 27 December 2008 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  2. Review of Last Week • John, the Author • Other Books Written • His Upbringing • Part of the “Inner Circle” • The Exile to Patmos • Alternative Views • Preterist • Historical • Idealist The View We Hold? Futurist Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  3. Review of Last Week • Why Prophecy? • Eschatology • Ammillenial • Post-Millenial • Premillenial • Hermeneutics • Allegorical • Literal Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  4. Review of Last Week • Why Prophecy? • Eschatology • Ammillenial • Post-Millenial • Premillenial • Hermeneutics • Allegorical • Literal • Ammillenialism • Allegorical Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  5. Review of Last Week • Why Prophecy? • Eschatology • Post-Millenial • Premillenial • Hermeneutics • Literal • Premillenialism • Literal Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  6. Review of Last Week • Figures of Speech • Allegories • Similes • Metaphors • Over 200 Kinds! Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  7. Review of Last Week • Problems with Ammillenialism • Messianic Promises • Destiny of Israel • Promise Given to Mary • Numerous Reconfirmations in the NT Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  8. Review of Last Week • The Heptadic Structure of Revelation • The Apparent Sevens • The Less Apparent Sevens Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  9. Tenses of Redemption Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God 9

  10. Tenses of Redemption Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  11. Tenses of Redemption Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  12. Tenses of Redemption Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  13. Three Tenses of “Being Saved” • Past – You have been saved: From the penalty of sin; • Positionally (before the court) Eph 2:8, 9 • Called justification salvation • Present – You are being saved: From the power of sin; • Operationally, by the Holy Spirit, moment-by-moment; • Called sanctificationRom 6 • Future – You shall be saved: From the presence of sin; • Called glorification, “the redemption of our body.” Rom 8:23 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  14. Three Tenses of “Being Saved” • Past – penalty of sin; • Present – power of sin; • Future – presence of sin; Pe Alphabetical Order ==> Po Pr Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  15. (Proto)Types Abraham & Isaac Gen 22 Nebuchadnezzar’s Image – Dan 3 • Redemption of the Land – Ruth • Model of the Book of Revelation – Joshua • The Tabernacle – Exodus 25 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  16. Idioms • “Friend of God” • Abraham • Disciples • “Dearly Beloved” • Daniel • John Prophetic Glimpses Apocalyptic Writings Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  17. Expositional Constancy • One of the compelling evidences for the Divine authorship of the Bible is a principle known as the "Expositional Constancy" • Every story, every genealogy, every number, every page, every detail speaks of the Messiah Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  18. “Whole Counsel of God” • Messiah at the center Rev 1:1 • “More sure word of prophecy” 2 Pet 1:19 • “Search the scriptures…and they are they which testify of me” John 5:39 • “Volume of the book is written of me”Ps 40:7 • “Testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” Rev 19:10 • “Thy Kingdom Come” Matt 6:10 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  19. “I was in the spirit…” • “…on the Lord's day” (on the day of the Lord) (at Patmos) 1:10 • To the throne in heaven 4:2 • Carried away in the wilderness 17:3 • Carried to a mountain 21:10 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  20. “Thunders, voices, lightnings, and an earthquake”Repeated four times • Throne 4:5 • Seals 8:5 • Trumpets 11:19 • Bowls 16:18 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  21. Climactic Doxologies • Glory, dominion (2) 1:6 • Glory, honor, power (3) 4:11 • Blessing, honor, glory, power (4) 5:13 • Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, might (7) 7:12 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  22. Worship 7 Holy, Holy, Holy 4:8 Worthy art Thou 4:11; 5:8-10 Unto Him that Sitteth 5:11-13 Salvation to our God 7:9-12Amen; Blessing... Kingdoms of the World 11:15-18We give thee thanks Great & Marvelous... 15:2-4 4 Hallelujahs 19:1-8 Old Testament PLUS New Testament Equals a Multiple of 7! Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  23. Things Out of Place • Israel→ Land • Church→ Heaven • Lamb→ Own throne • Satan→ Bound Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  24. Three Women Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  25. Three Women Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  26. Three Women Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  27. Creation vs Redemption • How Much Space Devoted?: • Creation • Two chapters in Genesis, few Psalms, few chapters in Job, Isaiah... • Redemption • Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus...Joshua, Ruth, the Prophets, the Gospels...the Epistles...the Revelation! • The Price?: • Creation • “Breathed from His nostrils…” • Redemption • Cost God His Son! Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  28. Genesis vs. Revelation GenRev • Earth Created 1:1 • Earth Passes away 21:1 • Sun to Govern Day 1:16 • No Need of Sun 21:23 • Darkness Called Night 1:5 • No Night There 22:5 • Waters He Called Seas 1:10 • No More Sea 21:1 • A River for Earth's Blessing 2:10-14 • A River for New Earth 22:1,2 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  29. Genesis vs. Revelation GenRev • Earth's Government (re: Israel) 37 • Earth's Judgment (re: Israel) 16:8 • Man in God's Image 1:26 • Man Headed by Satan's Image 13 • Entrance of Sin 3:6 • End of Sin 21:27 • Curse Pronounced 3:14-17 • No More Curse 22:3 • Death Entered 3:19 • No More Death 21:4 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  30. Genesis vs. Revelation GenRev • Man Driven out of Eden 3:24 • Man Restored 22 • Tree of Life Guarded 3:24 • Right to Tree of Life 22:14 • Sorrow & Suffering Enter 3:17 • No More Sorrow 22:4 • Nimrod Founds Babylon 10:8-10 • Babylon Falls 17,18 • God's Flood to Destroy Evil Generation 6 - 9 • Satan's Flood to Destroy Elect Generation 12 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  31. Genesis vs. Revelation GenRev • A Bow: God's Promise 9:13 • A Bow for Remembrance 4:3; 10:1 • Sodom & Egypt: Corruption, Judgment 13,19 • "Sodom & Egypt"(Jerusalem) 11:8 • A Confederation vs. Abraham's People 14 • A Confederation vs. Abraham's Seed 12 • A Bride for Abraham's Son 24 • A Bride for Abraham's Seed 21 • Marriage of 1st Adam 2:18-23 • Marriage of Last Adam 19 • Man's Dominion Ceased; Satan's Begun 3:24 • Satan's Domain Ended; Man's Restored 22 Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  32. One Integrated Design The New Testament is in the Old Testament concealed; The Old Testament is in the New Testament revealed Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  33. Prophetic Scriptures • 8,362 Predictive Verses • 1,817 Predictions • 737 Separate Matters J. Barton Payne, Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  34. Israel Jerusalem Temple Babylon Russia (Magog) Rise of China European SuperState Ecumenical Religion Global Government Rise of the Occult Major Prophetic Themes Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  35. The Focus of Revelation • The focus of the book is on Messiah and His return to institute His perfect, earthly kingdom • The book itself is the “Revelation of Jesus Christ” • This can be seen in the numerous titles which John records throughout the book: Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  36. The Focus of Revelation • The faithful witness • The firstborn of the dead • The ruler of the kings of the earth • The Alpha and Omega (Aleph and Tav) • The first and the last • The living One • The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands • The One who has the sharp, two-edged sword • The Son of God • The One ‘who has eyes like a flame of fire, and feet like burnished bronze’ • The One ‘who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars’ • The One ‘who is holy, who is true’ Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  37. The Focus of Revelation • The holder of ‘the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens’ • The Amen, the faithful and true Witness • The Beginning of the creation of God • The Lion that is from the tribe of Judah • The Root of David • The Lamb of God • The ‘Lord, holy and true’ • The One who ‘is called Faithful and True’ • The Word of God • The ‘King of kings, and Lord of lords’ • Christ (Messiah), ruling on earth with his glorified saints • Jesus – the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  38. Our Challenge We are being plunged into a period of time about which the Bible says more than about any other period in history …including the time when Jesus walked the shores of Galilee and climbed the mountains of Judea. Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  39. The Ultimate Issue • We are in possession of message of extraterrestrial origin • It portrays us as objects of an unseen warfare • Our eternal destiny depends upon our relationship with the ultimate victor in this cosmic conflict • Where do you stand with respect to Him? Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  40. How to Study • Prayer & Relationship with the Author • Presuppositions • Note Taking • Your Secret Journal • Helps • Exegetical (Kin to Hermeneutics) • Expositional (Verse-by-Verse Study) Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

  41. For the Next Session • Read the entire Book • Examine Chapter 1 VERY Carefully • List the Various Identities in Chapter 1 • What do the Seven Lampstands Represent? • List Some of the Churches that were NOT Included Among the Seven • Why These Seven? Mastering the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God

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