Commentary of Revelation in Word

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Revelation(a study from Steve Greggs lectures)

Table of Contents(click on page number)

Section

1) INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 4

A) ABOU !" BOO# $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ %B) AU!ORS!&' $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

)) *R&"+ &+ S,-BO.&).A+GUAG"/$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 0) &+"R'R"&1" A''ROA)!"S$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 2

") 0A&+G A+0 !&SOR&A. S"&+G$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 34) OU.&+" O4 !" BOO# $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 56

2) CHAPTER 1: OPENIN !ISION................................................................................................ 12

A) 'RO.OGU" O !" BOO# 1S$ 578 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 59B) B"G&++&+G O4 "'&S." (1S$ :) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 5%) ;"SUS S'"A#S (1S$ 55) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 50) 1&S&O+ O4 !UR!"S A+0 ;"SUS (1S 59796) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 5") *!A AR" SO-" 0&44"R"+ US"S O4 !R&SS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 99

") CHAPTER 2 AND ": SE!EN #ETTERS TO SE!EN CHURCHES....................................... 24

A) 3 .""RS O !" )!UR)!"S$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 9%

B) !UR! A "'!"SUS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 9%) !UR! O4 S-,R+A $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 93

0) !UR! O4 '"RGA-OS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 98") !UR! A !,A&RA$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ?64) !UR! O4 SAR0&S $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ??G) !UR! O4 '!&.&0".'!&A $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ?

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4) CHAPTER 4$%: THE SE!EN SEA# SCRO##.......................................................................... 41

A) +"* S"G-"+ O4 BOO# $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ %5B) O'"+&+G 1&S&O+ !% $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ %5

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&) CHAPTER '$11: THE % TRU(PETS......................................................................................... *

A) O'"+&+G 1&S&O+ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 2:B) SOU+0&+G O4 !" RU-'"S$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 36

)) 4&RS RU-'"/ 1"G"A&O+ BUR+"0 U'$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 36

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A+0 ?R0 RU-'"S/ B&"R *A"RS A+0 S"A O4B.OO0$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 35") 4OUR! RU-'" BR&+GS 0AR#+"SS$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 3?

4) 4&4! RU-'"/ .OUS &+1AS&O+$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 3%G) S&! RU-'"/ 966 -&..&O+ !ORS"-"+$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 32

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) CHAPTER 12: THE +O(AN, THE (A#E CHI#D, AND THE DRAON ......................... '4

A) SA-" SOR, O.0 A+O!"R *A,$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 8%B

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4) *AR B"*""+ -&!A". A+0 !" 0RAGO+$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 83

G) SAA+ A 4A.."+ A+G".>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 88!) O1"RO-&+G SAA+ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 8:

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A) O'&+&O+S O+ 9+0

!A.4 O4 BOO#$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :2B) -OR" O+ !" 5%%@666$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ :2

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*) CHAPTER 1&$1: % -O+#S O0 +RATH .............................................................................. 1//

A) ! 5/ O'"+&+G 1&S&O+ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 566B) ! 52/ A+G".S 'OUR OU !"BO*.S$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 565) 4A.S" 'RO'!"$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 569

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1/) CHAPTERS 1%$1': -A-#ON THE HAR#OT....................................................................... 1/%

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11) CHAPTER 1*: IN O0 INS AND #ORD O0 #ORDS .................................................. 11%

A) '"RS"U"0 A1"+G"0 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 553

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1) Introduc t iona! About the boo"

i) 0ate and autDorsDip are disputed issues

ii) *as last book to be anoniEed

iii) Book Das ? Dats(5) "pistle (little appreciated)

(a) Addressed to 3 cDurcDes in Asia(b) D5/55 ;esus tells ;oDn to Frite and send to cDurcDes (specific)

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'( am the Alpha and the )mega* the +irst and the ,ast*' and* '-hat you see* write in aboo" and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to phesus* to Smyrna* to

Pergamos* to Thyatira* to Sardis* to Philadelphia* and to ,aodicea.'N/01

(c) "nds like an epistle/ D99/96

#ev &&:$2%&3$2 +or ( testiy to everyone who hears the words o the prophecy o this boo": ( anyone

adds to these things* God will add to him the plagues that are written in this boo"4 $5and i anyone ta"es away rom the words o the boo" o this prophecy* God shall ta"e

awayhis part rom the 6oo" o ,ie* rom the holy city* and rom the things which are written in

this boo".

&3 7e who testiies to these things says* 'Surely ( am coming quic"ly.' Amen. ven so*

come* ,ord 0esus8N/01

(d) 0ictated verbatim by ;esus (only book)

(e) !ad specific instruction or situation to be addressed tDat Fas relevant to tDosespecific cDurcDes$(f) !as principles tDat cDurcDes of all ages can apply

(9) Apocalypse (literally unveiling)

(a) Genre of literature tDat Fas popular in ;eFisD Friting from 966B to 566A0$

(b) Style named after tDis book$ +ot named by ;eFs@ but !istorians$(c) "amples/ Book of "nocD@ Assumption of -oses@ Apoc of BereucD@ 'salms of

Solomon@ Book of ;ubilees@ De testaments of tDe 59 'atriarcDsCetc$

(i) Similar style(d) *ritten during persecution (typical) to encourage (see D5/:)

(e) Uses vivid images and symbols to portray tDe struggle of good and evil$(i) Animals@ 0ragons@ etc$(ii) +umbers@ +ames@ etc$

(f) Angel directs autDor and interprets visions

(g) -any O propDet books Dave apocalyptic style (&saiaD@ 0aniel@ HecDariaD@ etc$)

(D) Usually Fanted to convey message in code$(i) Olivet discourse uses tDis type of language also$

(I) Some feel tDat tDis is tDe same subIect matter as Olivet discourse (;oDns gospel isonly one tDat does not include Olivet disc$)

(k) +ot like otDer Apocalyptic books in tDat/

(i) +ot retelling past but predicting future$ -ost Fould take Distorical Fritings and

Frite as if tDey Fere future$

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(a) 4oretells future@ 4ortD7tell Gods message to !is people$

b! Authorship

i) &0s Dimself as simply ;oDn

ii) &s believed ;oDn Frote in "pDesus after Dis release

iii) ;ustin -artyr@ &raneaus@ ertullian@ lement@ etc$ tDink it Fas apostle

iv) 'apias suggested it Fas anotDer ;oDn(5) Juoted by "usebius in %tD cent

v) Some suggest grammar differences mean a different Friter tDan tDe gospel and epistles$ (very

inferior to otDers)(5) ;oDn Fas unscDooled

(9) OtDers may Dave been Fritten by emmanuenEes> (Dired secretaries) dictated by ;oDn

(?) *riting FDile FatcDing visions@ in a Durry

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(e) 4urniture in tabernacle

(9) Babylonian eile(a) "upDrates river dried up

(?) -inistry of Drist(a) 9 *itnesses

(i) dead ? days

(ii) ? yr ministry

d! (nterpretive approaches

i) main approacDes

(5) !istoricist(9) 'reterist(?) 4uturist(%) &dealist

() 'rogressive parallelism

ii) !istoricist vieF(5) Running account of cDurcD Distory

(9) A$B$ Simpson@ All reformers

(?) Advantages/ ompany it keeps (scDolars)iii) 4uturist vieF

(5) -ostly dispensationalist(9) Believe cDurcD is destined to be a failure(?) D%/5 sees rapture of cDurcD

(%) "verytDing after D% is great trib

() D96 -illennial kingdom(2) Advantages/

(a) .uury of taking literal approacD (since it sees as future)

(b) -ost Fidely Deld and taugDt(c) Appeals to Festerners tendency to read everytDing in a literal Fay$

(d) an DarmoniEe FitD current events(3) 0isadvantages/

(a) Same as advantages

(b) -aIority is seldom rigDt

(c) Book Fasnt intended to be taken literally@ full of symbolism(d) !istorically@ comparing propDesy FitD current events Das been disastrous

(e) &f true@ book is :6P irrelevant to tDe cDurcD(f) 4ails to recogniEe or appreciate significance of apocalyptic Friting and symbolism

(g) Struggles to eplain imminent time references$ (sDortly or about to take place)

(i) +ot Fritten to God@ but to man$(D) De book Das obvious lack of cDronological progression$ (strike against botD futurist

and Distoricist vieF)(i) Seemingly end of Forld D2@ 55$

(ii) Beast coming up out of sea after tDe beast is already seen$(iii) D5%/8 Babylon fallen@ seen again in cD58$

(i) Origin Kuestionable$

(i) Originated in 58 by SpanisD ;esuit 'riest@ 4ranciso Reberra$ 0one to

counteract reformers claim tDat 'ope or 'apacy Fas tDe beast or AnticDrist$iv) 'reterist 1ieF/ Opposite of futurism(a) 9 maIor vieFs

(i) Book is all about fall of ;erusalem

(ii) Book is about botD fall of ;erusalem and tDe fall of Rome(b) Advantages

(i) -akes sense of imminent time references(ii) &mpressive parallels FitD Olivet discourse

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9$ 53/56 3 #ingsa$ 5

stemperor Fas ;ulius aesar@ 2

tDis

+ero$ (c) 0isadvantages

(i) ReKuires date to be prior to A036(ii) Origin is Kuestionable

5$ Said by some to be started by ;esuits also (.ouis 0e AlcaEar populariEed it

in 52tD century)$ Also as a response to Reformers$9$ ButCAretDus Frote about 'reterist vieF in 2

tDcentury

(d) 9nd

coming usually refers to ;esus


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a$ +ot about descension but asc e ns io n

b$ 0aniels vision from vantage point of !eaven@ Drist receiving !is

kingdom?$ HecD 59/56

a$ .ocale is ;erusalem@ &nDabitants of tDe !ouse of 0avid

b$ Dey FDo Dave pierced !im Fill look upon !im

c$ 5/3 All tribes of tDe eartD (or land)ge in greek$

i$ ontet dictates translation of Ford$ii$ ribes seem to suggest land instead of eartD (tribes speaking of

&srael)

d$ -ourn (.uke 9?/93)i$ Referred to FDat Fould Dappen to tDese

ii$ Fomen and tDeir cDildreniii$ All people of land mourned in A036

e$


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(a) Up until 36A0 persecution Fas at tDe Dands of tDe ;eFs (primarily)

(b) +ero began persecuting Dristians in A02% (but probably in Rome only) untilA028$

(c) +eitDer +ero nor 0omitian Dad global persecution of Dristiansiii) .ater date/ 'eriod of 0omitian

(5) -aIority of modern Friters

(9) : and :2A0 0omitian persecuted cDurcD

(?) &raneaus testimony is main reason for tDis date

(%) -any say tDat all cDurcD fatDers Deld to tDis vieF (not true)

(a) Only &raneaus Fas clear on tDis(b) .ater cDurcD fatDers based tDeir opinion on &raneaus statement(c) -any earlier

(d) Original Fritings of &ra$ no longer etant(i) Ancient latin version ecept maIority of 5

stbook FDicD comes to us in Greek by

!ippolitus and "pipDaneaus$ De tet is often most uncertain$

(e) -any scDolars believe tDere is a problem FitD tDe tet


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(3) +ero redidivous mytD (mytD tDat +ero Fasnt really dead@ or tDat De came back to life)$

Some feel tDat ;oDn bougDt into tDis and put it into tDe book(a) D5?/? One of Dis Deads as mortally Founded

(i) 4alls very sDort in teacDing tDis mytD(ii) *ed Dave to say tDat ;oDn (being under influence of mytD)

(iii) Frote tDese Fords tDat Ferent true$

(iv) 'reterists Dave no problem FitD tDis verse$ *Den +ero died@ Rome almost fell

to civil Fars$ ? emperors Fere betFeen +ero and 1espatian in 5 year$(8) ondition of cDurcDes may suggest later date$

(a) D?/53 .aodicea very FealtDy

(b) !oFever@ Dad an eartDKuake tDat almost destroyed city(c) Some say@ city Fould not Dave been able to regain FealtD$

(d) But@ by no means certain tDat pDysical ricDes are FDat is intended in tDis verse$

(could be tDat tDey considered tDemselves spiritually ricD)

(e) "ven if it did mean material ricDes@ .aodicea did not apply to Rome for relief sincetDey Fere so ricD@ tDougD most cities Dad tDis option$

(:) "istence of cDurcD of Smyrna$ Said not to eist until after 'aul died$

(a) Based on statement of 'olycarp


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(c) .amb and Dis folloFers

(d) Gospel preacDed to all nations(e) Babylon fallen

(f) alling people to endure(g) !arvest of tDe (eartD or tDe land)

() D 5 tDru 52 Se8en last 6la7es

(a) "acD represented by a boFl

(b) At tDe end is tDe announcement tDat


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2) Chapter 1: Opening visiona! Prologue to the boo" 1s. $%2

Rev 1:1-8

1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants--things which must

shortly tae !lace" #nd He sent and signified it $y His angel to His servant John, % who $ore witness to

the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw" & 'lessed is he who readsand those who hear the words of this !ro!hecy, and ee! those things which are written in it( for the

time is near"

) John, to the seven churches which are in #sia:

Grace to you and !eace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven *!irits

who are $efore His throne, + and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first$orn from the dead,

and the ruler over the ings of the earth" To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own

$lood, and has made us ings and !riests to His God and ather, to Him $e glory and dominion

forever and ever" #men" . 'ehold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who

!ierced Him" #nd all the tri$es of the earth will mourn $ecause of Him" /ven so, #men" 8 0 am the

#l!ha and the mega, the 'eginning and the /nd,2 says the 3ord, 2who is and who was and who is to

come, the #lmighty"245J6

i) Revelation or Apocalypse (means unveiling)

(5) ould mean Drist is being unveiled or tDat Drist is doing tDe unveiling$ (probably tDese


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(a) 'roblem FitD tDat is FDo is to come not likely to be tDe 4atDer$ ;esus is mentioned

distinctly in net verse$(b) RelationsDip betFeen fatDer@ son@ and Doly gDost is mysterious at best$

(c) 3 >>

(iii) %/ 3 spirits said to be 3 lamps before tDe tDrone$

(iv) /2 3 spirits said to be 3 eyes of tDe .amb$ (probably symbolic tDat De sees all@

omniscient@ and tDe 3 Dorns probably symbolic of Dis being all7poFerful@

omnipotent)(v) migDt refer to tDe spiritual cDaracter of eacD of tDe 3 cDurcDes$

(vi) Bottom7lineCits a mystery and nobody really knoFs$

i) 1s$ 2 And from ;esus FDo isC$(5) 4aitDful Fitness

(9) 4irst begotten of tDe dead(?) 'rince of kings of tDe eartD$

(%) Dese designations are significant for pastoral purpose of tDe letter$

(a) *ritten to suffering cDurcD@ some to face deatD$() 4aitDful Fitness is same epression used of Antipas in 9/5? (-artus in greek@ same Ford

as martyr)(a) 9/56 Smyrna told to be faitDful even to deatD$

(b) Only kind of faitDfulness tDat book focuses on$(2) 4irstborn from tDe dead

(a) Same epression as ol 5/58 and similar in 5or 5/96

(3) 'rince of kings of tDe Forld(a) ape cut off before tDis

(b) But point is@ "ven tDougD it doesnt seem like it sometimes@ God is able to put kings

under !is feet@ !e is tDe ruler of tDe kings of tDis Forld$

(c) #ings of tDe eartD occurs many times tDrougDout book$ Sometime Global@sometimes local (depending on DoF


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(c) See D99/5? &ncludes all references togetDer$

(d) Dese verses destroy arguments of ;*s(e) &sa$ %%/2 is FDere language is coming from$

(i) Speaker is ;eDovaD$(ii) & am 5

stand last$

(iii) &s tDere 9 firsts and lasts>>>>

b! 6eginning o pistle 9vs. 5!

Rev 1:7-1

7 0, John, $oth your $rother and com!anion in the tri$ulation and ingdom and !atience of Jesus

Christ, was on the island that is called 9atmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ"

1 0 was in the *!irit on the 3ords ;ay, and 0 heard $ehind me a loud voice, as of a trum!et,

45J6

i) 1s$ : BrotDer and companion(5) ompanion in ? respects

(a) ribulation

(b) #ingdom of God(c) 'atience or patient endurance

(d) All ? of tDese found elseFDere in +(i) 9Dess$ D5/%7


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c! 0esus Spea"s 9vs. $$!

#ev $:$$%$&

$$ saying* '( am the Alpha and the )mega* the +irst and the ,ast*' and* '-hat you see* write in a boo" andsend it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to phesus* to Smyrna* to Pergamos* to Thyatira* to Sardis*to Philadelphia* and to ,aodicea.'

N/01

i) 3 cDurcDes are not only cDurcDes tDat eisted at tDis time$ At least$(5) Acts 5:/56 'aul says tDat tDe gospel Fas preacDed in all of Asia$

(9) "pDesus to .aodicea makes sDape of DorsesDoe(a) .ogical Fay tDat tDe letter Fould Dave been passed$ 'ratical reasons$

(b) Some tDink tDis refers to 3 cDurcD ages$ (dispensationalists)$

d! 1ision o hurches and 0esus 9vs $&%&3!

Rev 1:1%-%

1% Then 0 turned to see the voice that s!oe with me" #nd having turned 0 saw seven golden lam!stands,

1& and in the midst of the seven lam!stands ne lie the *on of

9$ !oF Fas message supposed to be conveyed from tDe angel to tDe cDurcD$?$ Seems strange to address letters to supernatural@ angelic@ Deavenly@ angels$

(c) Some say


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(iii) Support for stars as people found in 0aniel$

Dan 2:$3%$$

$3 And it grew up to the host o heaven4 and it cast down some o the host and some

o the stars to the ground* and trampled them.N/01

5$ alking about little Dorn (AntiocDus "pipDanes in 586 B)

9$ ould only mean tDat De cast doFn many rigDteous people knoFing Dis

Distory$

Dan $$:;&%;;

;& Those who do wic"edly against the covenant he shall corrupt with lattery4 but the

people who "now their God shall be strong* and carry out great e


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&3 +or where two or three are gathered together in >y name* ( am there in the midst o

them.'N/01

(b) ;oDn FisDing to Dear ;esus voice@ sees tDe cDurcD(i) Among tDe cDurcD De sees ;esus$

(?) .amp stand in O tabernacle Dad 3 brancDes (including main sDaft)

< &?:;$%;&

;$ '@ou shall also ma"e a lampstand o pure gold4 the lampstand shall be o hammered

wor". (ts shat* its branches* its bowls* its ornamental "nobs* and lowers shall be o one

piece. ;& And si< branches shall come out o its sides: three branches o the lampstand

out o one side* and three branches o the lampstand out o the other side.N/01

(a) &magery most likely meant to turn our attention back to tDe tabernacle

(i) Representing cDurcDCligDt of tDe Forld$(ii) ompare FitD stars

5$ stars and lamp stands Dave same function@ to bear ligDt$

a$ stars are in Deaven

Gen $:$%$2

7e made the stars also. $B God set them in the irmament o the heavens to give light on

the earth* $2 and to rule over the day and over the night* and to divide the light romthe dar"ness.

N/01

b$ lamp stands are on eartD$

>att ?:$=%$?

$= @ou are the light o the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot behidden. N/01

c$ BotD made to give ligDt on tDe eartDi$ DurcD eists botD in Deaven (deceased believers)

ii$ And on eartD (living saints)d$ &n one sense@ botD Dave seat in Deaven$

ph &:?%B and raised us up together* and made us sit together in the heavenly places in hrist

0esus*

N/01

i$ But in eitDer case@ tDe cDurcD is a ligDt to tDe Forld$

ii) +et Fe see ;esus an*oming with the clouds o heaven8

7e came to the Ancient o Days*

And they brought 7im near beore 7im.N/01




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(a) Usually a different meaning in O/ One like a Duman being

(i) Dis particular verse does Dappen to depict Drist$

(ii) &n O@ usually FDat tDe term meant is simply a Duman$

(iii) 'salms of 'roverbs used in tDe parallel form as a man$

Ps 2:=

= -hat is man that @ou are mindul o him*And the son o man that @ou visit himCN/01

(b) 0aniel contrasting FitD earlier beasts listed in cDapter$

(i) .ike a lion(ii) .ike a bear(iii) .ike a leopard

(iv) "tc$

(c) Revelation using same epression$

(i) & saF one like a Duman$(ii) ;oDn Fould Dave knoFn far more tDan 0aniel about tDis term

5$ &n O Fe never see tDe term y mouth.

N/01

a$ !is Ford@ like a Feapon is used to defeat !is enemies$

?$ .ater FitD sFord of !is moutD !e smites tDe nations$$

#ev $5:$?

$? Now out o 7is mouth goes a sharp sword* that with it 7e should stri"e the nations.N/01a$ Suggests !is conKuering tDe nations FitD tDe *ord$

(ii) -ore often@ !es described in Rev as a lamb FitD 3 eyes and 3 Dorns$(iii) ;oDn saF tDis vision FDile De Fas in a transe$

5$ ;ust like 0aniel saF visions of bears@ leopards@ and lions$

a$ symbolic of empires(b) lotDed FitD Garment doFn to feet>

(i) +ot normal Fay for a man to dress




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5$ *ould be a Dindrance for a man to Fear skirts tDis long in ordinary

everyday life$9$ 'robably only tFo knee level and bound up for serious Fork$

(ii) 'robably in priestly robe to indicate !is priestDood$5$ .ater 9% elders sDoFn to be Fearing tDese kinds of priestly robes$

#ev =:=%?

= Around the throne were twenty%our thrones* and on the thrones ( saw twenty%ourelders sitting* clothed in white robes4 and they had crowns o gold on their heads.

N/01a$ 'robably a miture of royalty and priestDood

i$ roFns represent royalty

ii$ Robes represent priestDood$ (Dey also offer incense a little later

like priests did$)(c) Girded about tDe cDest FitD a golden band

(i) Usually used to take up ecess material in tDe robe to make it possible to move$

(ii) !oFever@ its not around !is Faist (FDere most Fould Fear it) but around !iscDest$

5$ .eads some commentators to tDink tDat it signifies tDat !is Fork is

complete$

a$ &f at Fork@ it Fould be around !is Faist to bind up !is garment$b$ &mage of letting garment doFn since !is Fork is finisDed$c$ orresponds FitD some of FDat tDe book of !ebreFs says about !im

finisDing !is priestly Fork$

(d) !air FDite as Fool$(i) Age is implied Dere

5$ Ancient of 0ays

9$ *isdom?$ !onor

%$ "perience@ etc$

(e) "yes like fire(i) 'enetrating gaEe$

(ii) Burns tDrougD masks and false fronts

(f) 4eet like fine brass$(i) reading tDe Finepress is used as a picture of a function of feet elseFDere

(sa ;:$%

-ho is this who comes rom dom*-ith dyed garments rom 6orah*This )ne who is

glorious in 7is apparel*Traveling in the greatness o 7is strengthC%%'( who spea" in righteousness* mighty to save.'

& -hy is @our apparel red*And @our garments li"e one who treads in the winepressC

; '( have trodden the winepress alone*And rom the peoples no one was with >e.+or (

have trodden them in >y anger*And trampled them in >y ury4Their blood is sprin"led

upon >y garments*And ( have stained all >y robes. = +or the day o vengeance is in >yheart*And the year o >y redeemed has come. ? ( loo"ed* but there was no one to

help*And ( wondered That there was no one to uphold4Thereore >y own arm broughtsalvation or >e4And >y own ury* it sustained >e. ( have trodden down the peoples in

>y anger*>ade them drun" in >y ury*And brought down their strength to the earth.'

N/01

5$ Drist is doing tDe treading$

9$ Garments stained FitD blood instead of Fine$?$ "act image is used later in Rev$

#ev $=:$5%&3


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$5 So the angel thrust his sic"le into the earth and gathered the vine o the earth* and

threw it into the great winepress o the wrath o God. &3 And the winepress was trampled

outside the city* and blood came out o the winepress* up to the horsesE bridles* or one

thousand si< hundred urlongs.

N/01

%$ Again@ producing blood not Fine

$ +ot specified FDos doing tDe treading Dere

(ii) Brass or BronEe Fould Dave been one of tDe strongest metals tDey kneF in tDose

times$5$ Strong@ &rresistable9$ 4or Iudgment

?$ Dis book foreFarns of Iudgment

%$ *Den !e comes to trample@ it Fill be certain$(iii) 1oice like many Faters

5$ 0ifficult to determine FDat is meant Dere$

9$ &magery taken from 0aniel and "Eekiel

?$ .ater in book

#ev $B:$?

$? Then he said to me* 'The waters which you saw* where the harlot sits* are peoples*multitudes* nations* and tongues.

N/01a$ Gentiles are often symboliEed by Fater or sea

b$ ould be tDat !is voice is Deard tDrougD many peoples@ tDe cDurcD$

%$ -ay simply mean tDat !is voice is maIestic and overFDelming

a$ an be unnerving(iv) RigDt Dand 3 stars

5$ Already determined tDat is 3 angels to 3 cDurcDes

(v) ountenance like sun sDining in its strengtD

5$ Same language to describe Dim on mount of transfiguration

>att $B:&

& and 7e was transigured beore them. 7is ace shone li"e thesun* N/01

9$ 'robably a reference to !is glory or diety

(?) ;oDn falls on Dis face as tDougD dead (vs 53)

(a) Same tDing tDat Dappened to 0aniel

Dan $3:5

5 @et ( heard the sound o his words4 and while ( heard the sound o his words ( was in a

deep sleep on my ace* with my ace to the ground.N/01

(b) Apparently@ seeing tDe glory of God Das tDis effect$

(i) ontrasts FitD certain modern teacDers FDo claim to Dave regular meetings FitDDrist$(ii) ;esus Das to tell ;oDn@ not to be afraid$

5$ Also very common in tDese types of spiritual appearances$

iii) !ades and 0eatD (vs$ 58)

(5) !ades is greek for grave (or !ell in #;1)$

(a) Reference also seen later

#ev &3:$=




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$= Then Death and 7ades were cast into the la"e o ire.

N/01

(b) !ades Seems to be place FDere dead Fent prior to time ;esus rose from tDe dead$(i) +ot mucD description or teacDing on tDis place$

(ii) -ost grapDic illustration is in a parable from ;esus about .aEarus and tDe ricD

man (.uke 52)

5$ -any believe botD ricD man and .aEarus Fere in tFo differentcompartments of !ades$

(iii) Standard "vangelical teacDing is tDat tDose FDo died in faitD Fent to a place

symbolically described as AbraDams bosom$ Dose FDo died FitDout faitDFent to a place of flames$

5$ Also in tDis vieF@ FDen ;esus died and Fas resurrected@ De brougDt tDose

FDo died in faitD FitD !im to !eaven$

ph =:2'-hen 7e ascended on high*

7e led captivity captive*

And gave gits to men.'

N/01

9$ &f true@ tDen since tDe cross tDe scenario is as folloFs/a$ Sinner dies@ De goes to !ades still$

i$ 'resumably tDe occupants of !ades are cast into tDe lake of fire

FitD it$

b$ Believer dies@ De doesnt go to AbraDams bosom@ but go straigDt to

Deaven to be FitD tDe .ord$?$ Dis is not clearly taugDt in tDe Bible@ but Das scripture tDe Dints at it$

(iv) &n any case@ !ades is associated FitD deatD$

(c) #eys to deatD and !ades suggests tDat !e Das poFer to let people in and out$

(i) "arlier told 'eter

>att $:$5

$5 And ( will give you the "eys o the "ingdom o heaven*N/01

(ii) !e Iust got tDrougD saying !e Fas dead and noF !es alive$

5$ !e defeated deatD@ !e broke out of !ades$

9$ Derefore !e Das tDe ability to release otDer people from deatD also$?$ Be faitDful unto deatD and do not fear because !e Das tDe keys$

%$ 0idnt get tDe keys from tDe 0evil@ tDis is symbolic of poFer$

iv) ;esus instructs ;oDn to Frite tDings

(5) 4uturist believes tDis is tDe ?7fold division of tDe book(a)


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togetDer@ FDen@ FitD (Q7out)$ Often used in composition@ in substantially tDe

same relations of participation or proimity@ and transfer or seKuence$(iii) +/69? tauta (toF7taD)T nominative or accusative case neuter plural of

+/?338T t5e s e t5in7s/ #;1 7 Q afterFard@ folloF@ Q Dereafter@ Dim@ tDe

same@ so@ sucD@ tDat@ tDen@ tDese@ tDey@ tDis@ tDose@ tDus$(iv) Same term in D %/5 (tFice)$

#ev =:$=:$ #fter these thin g s( loo"ed* and behold* a door standing open in heaven. And the

irst voice which ( heard was li"e a trumpet spea"ing with me* saying* 'ome up here*

and ( will show you things which must ta"e place after thi s.'N/01

5$ 0ispensational tDeology believes tDat


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vii) +ot a reference to 9nd

coming$

viii) 4igDt against tDe false doctrine FitD tDe Ford (sFord out of !is moutD)$i) 'ergamos also does not eist today$) AnotDer eample/

#ev &:&?%&

&? 6ut hold ast what you have till ( come.N/01

i) ould be 9nd

coming@ but doesnt need to be$ii) 'revious 9 Fere not@ so tDis may not be eitDer$iii) AnotDer eample/ Sardis

#ev ;:;

; #emember thereore how you have received and heard4 hold ast and repent. Thereorei you will not watch* ( will come upon you as a thie* and you will not "now what hour (will come upon you.

N/01

iv) Sounds like 9nd

coming because of tDe


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3) Chapter 2 and 3: Seven letters to seven churchesa! B letters to the churches

i) .etters folloF a certain pattern

(5) 3 features in eacD of tDe letters$(a) Addressee is named (angel of cDurcD of$$)

(b) Drist describes !imself as sender$ (borroFs imagery from D5 in most)

(c) ommendation$ of tDe 3 !e Das sometDing good to say before !e says sometDingbad$(i) Sardis and .aodicea are tDe eceptions$ +otDing good to say$

(d) omplaint (& Dave tDis against you)$(i) Smyrna and 'DilidelpDia are eceptions$

(e) all to repentance$(i) Also ecept Smyrna and 'DilidelpDia

(f) all to Dear FDat tDe Spirit says to tDe cDurcDes$

(g) o Dim tDat overcomesC$

b! hurch at phesus

Rev %:1-.%:1 ?To the angel of the church of /!hesus write,

@These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who wals in the midst of the seven

golden lam!stands: % ?0 now your wors, your la$or, your !atience, and that you cannot $ear those

who are evil" #nd you have tested those who say they are a!ostles and are not, and have found them

liars( & and you have !ersevered and have !atience, and have la$ored for uicly

and remove your lam!stand from its !laceBunless you re!ent" 'ut this you have, that you hate the

deeds of the 4icolaitans, which 0 also hate" . He who has an ear, let him hear what the *!irit says to

the churches" To him who overcomes 0 will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the

9aradise of God" @

45J6(5) +ot political capital of region@ but tDe largest$

(a) -ost important city in many Fay$(b) !ad temple of 0iana (Artemus)

(i) &dol of tDis goddess tDat Fas one of tDe 3 Fonders of tDe Forld$

5$ Alleged tDat tDis idol fell doFn from Deaven$ 'ossibly a meteor tDat Dad

been carved into an idol$(ii) See Acts 5: for more info about tDis temple and idol$

(9) 'aul founded cDurcD of "pDesus(a) OtDers tDat ministered tDere Fere/

(i) 'riscilla and AKuilla

(ii) Apollos

(iii) ;oDn spent final years tDere (according to tradition)

(iv) imotDy (after 'aul Fas no longer tDere)

(?) &n tDeir favor(a) .abor

(b) 'atience

(c) &ntolerant of evil(d) estedMreIected false apostles

(i) 'aul admonisDed tDem to do so in Acts 96

(ii) Apparently tDey took tDat to Deart$

(iii) A century later@ &gnatius Frote letter to "pDesus (still eists) commending tDem

on tDeir Eeal for tDe trutD also$


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(e) 'erseverance

(f) !ate deeds of +icolaitans(%) Against tDem$

(a) .eft first love$(i) *Dat love>

5$ 4or God

9$ 4or otDers$

?$ &f you love God@ youll love !is kids

a$ ompare -ary and -artDa$i$ an get so busy doing tDe tDings of God@ tDat Fe forget to love

!im and !is people$ii$ Religious macDinery of cDurcD set in motion$

%$ ;esus said in Olivet discourse

>att &=:$&

$& And because lawlessness will abound* the love o many will grow cold.

N/01a$ Apparently tDis Dappened to tDis cDurcD$

b$ +ot because of tDe tDeir laFlessness@ but laFlessness in general$

c$ +ot restricted to God@ but also to people$

(ii) "asy for us to do$5$ +eF believers tend to Dave spontaneous Forks of love$

9$ over time can lapse into a religious routine$

a$ itDingb$ ertain amount of time in outreacDes$

c$ Good tDings@ but for different reasons tDan before$

d$ 0esire to convince yourself tDat your spiritual can replace love as

motivation$?$ ommon but not good$

(b) Heal for trutD teacDing can easily slip into an uncDaritable attitude toFard otDers

(i) ontinuously sniffing out Deresy can make you unloving$

(ii) 'eople believing Deresy can simply be deceived$() old to repent and do first Forks

(a) Dey didnt Dave a sDortage of Forks$(i) *orks are FitDout love (FDicD accompanied tDeir first Forks)

5$ its a matter of tDe DeartCmotivation from love$(2) Dreatened to Dave lampstand removed$

(a) *Dere Drist is dFelling@ in tDe midst of tDe cDurcDes$

(b) !e Fill leave tDeir midst and no longer dFell FitDin tDem$(3) .ove and !ate can co7eist

(a) ;esus telling tDem to eDibit love in FDat tDey do

(b) Also@ commending tDem for Dating deeds of +icolaitans (FDicD !e also Dates)$

(i) 9 tDeories on FDo Fere +icolaitans5$ some say its a combination of tFo Fords/

a$ +icos domination or dominion

b$ .aos peopleT lay people

c$ &n otDer Fords@ a division of tDe cDurcD into clergy and laity FDere tDeformer lords over tDe latter$d$ 'robably not correct$

i$ ant prove tDat tDis Ford is derived from tDese otDer tFo Fords$9$ Some believe its talking about an apostate deacon (+icolas)

a$ Some "arly cDurcD fatDers said it Fas a cult originated by a man named

+icolas$i$ one of tDe 3 deacons in Acts 2@ according to tradition$

Acts :=%B




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? And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen* a man ull o

aith and the 7oly Spirit* and Philip* Prochorus* Nicanor* Timon* Parmenas* and

Nicolas* a proselyte rom Antioch* whom they set beore the apostles4 and when

they had prayed* they laid hands on them.

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ii$ !e Dad become a Gnostic type cult Deretic later$

iii$ Anti7nomian ,ou can do FDatever you Fant to and still be

saved$iv$ 'roselyte from AntiocD@ may not Dave been favorable toFards

;eFisD laFs$

v$ +ot sure FDat tDe +icolaitan doctrine Fas@ but Fe may Dave a Dint

in tDe folloFing verses/

#ev &:$=%$?

$= 6ut ( have a ew things against you* because you have there those who hold thedoctrine o 6alaam* who taught 6ala" to put a stumbling bloc" beore the children o

(srael* to eat things sacriiced to idols* and to commit see you may have peace. (n the world youwill have tribulation4 but be o good cheer* ( have overcome the world.H

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$ 0ohn ?:?

? -ho is he who overcomes the world* but he who believes that 0esus is the Son o GodC

N/01

(ii) !oFever@ later it speaks of believers overcoming Satan$

#ev $&:$$$$ And they overcame him by the blood o the ,amb and by the word o their testimony*

and they did not love their lives to the death.N/01

(iii) ould simply mean sin (lovelessness)

(iv) &f not @ !e Fill remove tDeir lampstand




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5$ urkey today Das very feF cDurcDes

9$ some of tDese Fere maIor cDurcDes in tDat region?$ &t appears lampstands Fere removed$

c! hurch o Smyrna

Rev %:8-118 ?#nd to the angel of the church in *myrna write,

@These things says the irst and the 3ast, who was dead, and came to life: 7 ?0 now your wors,

tri$ulation, and !overty D$ut you are richE( and 0 now the $las!hemy of those who say they are Jewsand are not, $ut are a synagogue of *atan" 1 ;o not fear any of those things which you are a$out tosuffer" 0ndeed, the devil is a$out to throw some of you into !rison, that you may $e tested, and youwill

have tri$ulation ten days" 'e faithful until death, and 0 will give you the crown of life" 11 He who has anear, let him hear what the *!irit says to the churches" He who overcomes shall not $e hurt $y the seconddeath" @

45J6(5) Ancient city

(a) One of tDe oldest in Asia(b) Still eists today

(c) Still Das a congregation of believers tDere(d) -ost of area is noF &slamic

(e) -odern &smier>

(9) 5 of 9 of tDe 3 cDurcDes not told to repent of sometDing(a) 'DiladelpDia is tDe otDer

(?) One of tDe sDortest letters

(a) ;esus doesnt Dave mucD bad to say about tDem$

(%) Suffering cDurcD(a) .argest ;eFisD population of tDe 3 cities$

(b) Apparently ;eFs Fere creating problems for tDe cDurcD Dere$

() .ater@ 'olycarp Fas tDe bisDop of tDis cDurcD$

(a) 'olycarp Fas a disciple of ;oDn$(i) 'robably during early 9

ndcentury

(2) ;esus introduces !imself as !e


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(c) *e knoF from otDer sources tDat tDe ;eFisD leaders Fere freKuently instigators in

stirring up tDe Roman officials to persecute Dristians (Acts@ etc)$(:) ;esus knoFs tDeir poverty@ but says tDeir


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(b) .ourdes of ancient Forld$

(c) Associated FitD miraculous Dealings$

(d) Occultic activity apparently$

(e) (i) Dey tolerated tDese Deresies and didnt deal FitD it apparently$

5$ Same as 'ergamos

(ii) 'aul spoke of a similar situation in 5 or and instructed tDem to put tDe personout of tDe cDurcD for gross seual immorality$

(iii) &f tDey dont Dandle it@ ;esus says Dell Dandle it !imself$5$ +ot clear FDat form tDat Fould take$

(iv) 0ont fear tDe Roman sFord@ but tDe sFord of ;esus$(D) 9 promises to overcomers


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(i) !idden manna to eat

5$ 'robably an allusion to tDe manna Didden in tDe ark of tDe covenant in tDe

golden pot$9$ tradition among ;eFs tDat ;eremiaD Fould appear at tDe beginning of tDe

-essianic age and bring out tDe manna from tDe golden pot to distribute

among tDe people for a -essianic feast$a$ ;esus not confirming tradition to be true$

b$ Saying if you avoid tDe idol feasts@ youll participate in tDe -essianic

feast$

0ohn :;;%=$;; +or the bread o God is 7e who comes down rom heaven and gives lie to the world.H

;= Then they said to 7im* ,ord* give us this bread always.H ;? And 0esus said to them*( am the bread o lie. 7e who comes to >e shall never hunger* and he who believes in

>e shall never thirst. ; 6ut ( said to you that you have seen >e and yet do not believe.;B All that the +ather gives >e will come to >e* and the one who comes to >e ( will by

no means cast out. ;2 +or ( have come down rom heaven* not to do >y own will* but the

will o 7im who sent >e. ;5 This is the will o the +ather who sent >e* that o all 7e has

given >e ( should lose nothing* but should raise it up at the last day. =3 And this is thewill o 7im who sent >e* that everyone who sees the Son and believes in 7im may have

everlasting lie4 and ( will raise him up at the last day.H

=$ The 0ews then complained about 7im* because 7e said* ( am the bread which

came down rom heaven.H

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?$ ;esus is tDe manna$

a$ Gives tDem cDoice@ idol feasts or !im$(ii) *Dite stone FitD a neF name on it$

5$ 0ifferent opinions on FDat tDis meant in tDose days$

9$ Some say tDat it is like tDe key to a city@ like a backstage pass$?$ 'ass to certain functions in tDe city$

%$ 'ossibly a pass to an idols feast$

$ ;esus could be saying tDat &ll give you tDe stone tDat admits you into myfeast if you obtain from tDe idols feast$

2$ AnotDer possibility is tDat it is a comparison to tDe Olympic games

a$ A runner in Fould receive FDite stone upon Finning a race$b$ !e Fould later trade it in for a croFn FreatD$

c$ ;esus could be saying if you run tDe race until tDe finisD@ &ll give you aFDite stone tDat you can trade in later for a croFn$

3$ AnotDer possibility is tDat it is a comparison to a Roman court of laF

a$ Roman Iudges Fould (according to some commentators)i$ !and defendant black stone for conviction$

ii$ *Dite stone Fould mean aKuittal or pardon$

iii$ 'ossible tDat Antipas Fas Danded a black stone and put to deatD$iv$ Roman courts may give you a black stone@ but &ll give you a FDite

stone$

e! hurch at Thyatira

Rev %:18-%7

18 ?#nd to the angel of the church in Thyatira write,

@These things says the *on of God, who has eyes lie a flame of fire, and His feet lie fine $rass: 17 ?0

now your wors, love, service, faith, and your !atience( and as for your wors, the last are more than


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the first" % 4evertheless 0 have a few things against you, $ecause you allow that woman Jee$el, who

calls herself a !ro!hetess, to teach and seduce


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(iv) One of tDe ploys of Satan to get people to do FDat is immoral is to suggest tDat

its more spiritual$ Dat you understand Grace better$(v) R$B$ Deme of modern day is like tDis$

5$ onsidered a Dristian by most$a$ !al .indsay even dedicated a book to Dim as Dis


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(b) But dont tolerate tDis Foman anymore$

(3) o tDose tDat overcomeC(a) Give nations to rule FitD rod of iron$

(b) Dis is FDat Fas given to ;esus by tDe 4atDer$

Ps &:2%5

2 As" o >e* and ( will give @ouThe nations or @our inheritance*

And the ends o the earth or @our possession.

5 @ou shall brea" them with a rod o iron4

@ou shall dash them to pieces li"e a potterFs vessel.F

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(i) ;esus is alloFing overcomers to reign FitD !im$(c) Give tDem tDe morning star$

(i) ;esus called tDe morning star later$

#ev &&:$%$B

$ (* 0esus* have sent >y angel to testiy to you these things in the churches. ( am the #oot and the

)spring o David* the 6right and >orning Star.H

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(ii) Give tDe believer !imself

(iii) 'eter said/

& Peter $:$5

$5 And so we have the prophetic word conirmed* which you do well to heed as a light that

shines in a dar" place* until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts4N/01

5$ Drists oFn likeness or image coming fortD in us$

! hurch o Sardis

Rev &:1-

&:1 ?#nd to the angel of the church in *ardis write,

@These things says He who has the seven *!irits of God and the seven stars: ?0 now your wors, that

you have a name that you are alive, $ut you are dead" % 'e watchful, and strengthen the things which

remain, that are ready to die, for 0 have not found your wors !erfect $efore God" & Remem$er therefore

how you have received and heard( hold fast and re!ent" Therefore if you will not watch, 0 will come

u!on you as a thief, and you will not now what hour 0 will come u!on you" ) ou have a few names

even in *ardis who have not defiled their garments( and they shall wal with


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(9) A feF names tDat Dave not defiled tDeir garments$

(a) Almost every cDurcD Das a believing remnant in it@ even tDe Forst of tDem$

(b)

(?) Sardis Fas tDe capital of an old country tDat Dad been called .ydia$(a) 4amous for production of red dye and Foolen goods$

(i) -ain industry of Sardis

(b) ould be FDy De makes reference to overcomers Falking before !im in FDite

garments(i) !is people Fill be different$

(sa $:$2Though your sins are li"e scarlet*

They shall be as white as snow4Though they are red li"e crimson*

They shall be as wool.N/01

(ii) Sin stains@ cannot FasD it out$

(iii) ;esus can make it FDite$(%) Fice in tDis citys Distory@ it Dad fallen to conKuerors simply because someone Dad

fallen asleep on tDeir FatcD$(a) yrus %:B

(b) AntiocDus tDe great 958B (not AntiocDus "pipDanes)(c) ;esus says

a$ +ame cant be blotted out unless its already in$

b$ !ard verse for tDose FDo teacD eternal security$

?$ Some Dave tDougDt tDat tDis simply means tDat ;esus Font kill tDempDysically (book of life meaning natural life)


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a$ *ould be possible if Rev 96/5 didnt say tDat tDose FDo Fere not in it

Fould be cast into lake of fire$%$ Some suggest tDat at birtD@ everyones name is in tDe book of life$ Born

innocent@ ignorant@ and in book of life

a$ Age of moral accountability is tDe time tDeir name is removed if tDeymake tDe Frong cDoices (virtually everyone does)$

b$ !oFever@ ;esus is not talking to infants Dere@ Des talking to adult

believers$

g! hurch o Philidelphia

Rev &:.-1&. ?#nd to the angel of the church in 9hiladel!hia write,

@These things says He who is holy, He who is true, ?He who has the ey of ;avid, He who o!ens and no

one shuts, and shuts and no one o!ens: 8 ?0 now your wors" *ee, 0 have set $efore you an o!en door,and no one can shut it( for you have a little strength, have e!t uiclyI Hold

fast what you have, that no one may tae your crown" 1% He who overcomes, 0 will mae him a !illar in

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(iii) &f De opened doors@ no one could sDut tDem(iv) &f De sDut tDem@ no one could open tDem$(v) !e Dad ultimate final say$

(c) ;esus says tDat !e Dad tDat autDority in !is kingdom (tDe real !ouse of 0avid)

(i) Access to God is decided by Dim alone$(ii) 'robability is tDat tDe ;eFs in tDat toFn Fere making tDe Dristians feel tDat

tDey Dad no access to God$5$ ;esus says !es tDe one FDo makes tDat decision@ not tDem$

9$ Dey cant open or sDut tDat door of relationsDip to God$

(2) & Dave set before you an open doorC

(a) Dose FDo teacD tDat tDese are pDases in cDurcD Distory say tDis is tDe evangelicalcDurcD$(i) 5366 5:6A0 or so$

(ii) Open door to missionaries and evangelism

(iii) 'aul referred to tDese opportunities as open door$

(b) !oFever@ in contet@ !e seems to be talking about tDe door in relationsDip to tDe key

of 0avid !e mentioned$(i) +ot missions$

(ii) 0oor to tDe kingdom$

(iii) !e opened tDe Fay to tDe kingdom to tDem and no one can eclude tDem$

(meaning tDe ;eFs FDo said tDey could)5$ &n fact@ tDeyll Dave to acknoFledge tDat !e loved tDem (vs :)

9$ 0oesnt mean tDat tDey Fill ForsDip us@ but as tDey acknoFledge Drist and

boF before Dis tDrone@ tDeyll be at our feet as Fell since Fell be tDere on

tDe same tDrone$(3) 'romise made to tDose FDo persevere$

(a) #ept from Dour of temptation$

(i) -any believe tDis is tDe Great ribulation because of tDe language used$5$ *Dole Forld

9$ est tDose FDo dFell on eartD

(ii) Same people believe tDis means tDat tDe cDurcD Fill be raptured during tDis time$

5$ Since tDis is considered to be a cDurcD during our time$

(iii) !oFever@ as already demonstrated/

5$ Dose FDo dFell on eartD could be translated tDose FDo dFell in tDe land(ge)$

9$ *orld is often used in bible to refer to Roman empire only (.uke 9)

,u"e &:$

&:$ And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out rom aesar Augustus that all theworld should be registered.

N/01

a$ aesar certainly didnt register tDe &ncas and AEtecs for taation$?$ 0aniel also talks about tDe %

tDbeast (Roman empire) sDall trample doFn

tDe FDole Forld$

Dan B:&;EThe ourth beast shall beA ourth "ingdom on earth*

-hich shall be dierent rom all other "ingdoms*

And shall devour the whole earth*Trample it and brea" it in pieces.

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%$ Dis could be a reference to tDe Dorrendous times tDat came upon tDe

Roman "mpire as a result of +eros deatD in 28A0$




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a$ Great upDeavals and civil Fars in tDe empire tDat almost destroyed

Rome in tDe year tDat folloFed$

$ #eeping from tDe Dour of temptation doesnt mean tDat !es going to take

tDem out of tDe Forld$a$ ;esus prayed tDat/

0ohn $B:$?

$? ( do not pray that @ou should ta"e them out o the world* but that @ou should "eep them rom

the evil one.N/01

b$ #eep from is tDe greek e tereo

i$ +/5?3 e (ek) or e (e)T a primary preposition denoting origin

(tDe point FDence action or motion proceeds)@ from@ out (of place@

time@ or causeT literal or figurativeT direct or remote)/ #;1 7 after@

among@ are@ at@ betFit (7yond)@ by (tDe means of)@ eceedingly@

(Qabundantly above)@ for (7tD)@ from (among@ fortD@ up)@ Q

grudgingly@ Q Deartily@ Deavenly@ Dereby@ Q very DigDly@ in@

$$$ly@ (because@ by reason) of@ off (from)@ on@ out among (from@ of)@over@ since@ tDencefortD@ tDrougD@ unto@ veDemently@ FitD (7

out)$ Often used in composition@ FitD tDe same general importToften of completion$

ii$ +/68? tereo (tay7reD7o)T from teros (a FatcDT perDaps akin to

+/9??%)T to guard (from loss or inIury@ properly@ by keeping tDe

eye uponT and tDus differing from +/%%9@ FDicD is properly toprevent escapingT and from +/98:9@ FDicD implies a fortress or

full military lines of apparatus)@ i$e$ to note (a propDecyT

figuratively@ to fulfil a command)T by implication@ to detain (incustodyT figuratively@ to maintain)T by etension@ to FitDDold (for

personal endsT figuratively@ to keep unmarried)T by etension@ to

FitDDold (for personal endsT figuratively@ to keep unmarried)/ #;17 Dold fast@ keep (7er)@ (pre7@ re7) serve@ FatcD$

c$ 0oesnt mean !e Das to take tDem out of tDe Forld@ only keep tDem

from tDe evil tDat is to come (from tDe perspective of tDat time period)(8) A little strengtD

(a) Used by dispensationalists to prove tDat tDe cDurcD is going to be Feak in tDe last

days$(i) Dis is tDe cDurcD tDat Fill be raptured$

(ii) So dont tDink tDat tDe cDurcD Fill Dave great strengtD in tDe last days$

(:) 'illars in tDe temple of -y God (tDe cDurcD)(a) +ot 5

sttime tDis idea Das come up$

Gal &:2%5

5 and when 0ames* ephas* and 0ohn* who seemed to be pillars*

N/01

(b) *ere all members of tDe cDurcD (stones)@ but a pillar seems to be one of particularresponsibility or Donor in tDe cDurcD$

(c) Dose FDo overcome Fill Dave tDis particular place in tDe cDurcD$

h! hurch o ,aodicea

Rev &:1)-%%

1) 2#nd to the angel of the church of the 3aodiceans write,




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These things says the #men, the aithful and True =itness, the 'eginning of the creation of God: 1+ 20

now your wors, that you are neither cold nor hot" 0 could wish you were cold or hot" 1 *o then,

$ecause you are luewarm, and neither cold nor hot, 0 will vomit you out of


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(c) Greek Ford for beginning in tDis verse is/ +/3%2 arche (ar7kDay)T from +/32T

(properly abstract) a commencement@ or (concretely) cDief (in various applications of

order@ time@ place@ or rank)/ #;1 7 beginning@ corner@ (at tDe@ tDe) first (estate)@

magistrate@ poFer@ principality@ principle@ rule$

(i) ould be interpreted


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5$ told later tDat tDis is tDe rigDteous deeds of tDe saints$

#ev $5:2%5

2 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in ine linen* clean and bright* or the ine linen

is the righteous acts o the saints.N/01

a$ Start being ricD in good Forks$

(iii) "ye salve

5$ Blind to tDeir spiritual condition9$ ;esus is saying 5$ +ot all tDat clear$9$ Often tDougDt of as door of tDe Deart$ (not probable)

?$ ould actually refer to tDe door of tDe cDurcD$

a$ *riting to a cDurcD$b$ &m outside@ not inside tDis cDurcD$

c$ &m knocking and & Fant in$

d$ DurcD not only blind but deaf$ (dont Dear knocking)

(g) &f anyone Dear -y voiceC(i) +ot necessarily talking about coming into someones Deart (indFelling) as often

tDougDt$

(ii) RatDer@ ;esus Fill come and sup FitD tDe one FDo alloFs !im into tDe cDurcD$5$ 5

stcentury cDurcD often came togetDer Feekly for communion@ a love feast$

9$ ;esus could be making reference to tDat$a$ *Dile people engaged in tDeir love feast@ tDey dont realiEe tDat !es

not really tDere FitD tDem$b$ &f anyone is interested in Dearing !im@ !ell eat FitD tDem (spiritually)$

c$ -ay be a feF tDat can still Dear !im$(D) o Dim FDo overcomesCgrant to sit FitD -e on my tDroneC

(i) Reigning FitD Drist FDen !e returns (or FDen Fe die) is a promise tDat is

given to tDe believer$

#ev &3:=%?

= And ( saw thrones* and they sat on them* and Judgment was committed to them. Then (

saw the souls o those who had been beheaded or their witness to 0esus and or the word

o God* who had not worshiped the beast or his image* and had not received his mar" on

their oreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with hrist or a thousandyears.N/01

5$


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4) Chapter 4-7: The seven seal scroll

a! New Segment o boo"

i) D % 78 is net segment(5) % and Dave opening vision

(a) ;oDn caugDt up into Deaven

(i) Seeing tDrone of God(ii) Seeing .amb ready to break seven seals on a scroll$

ii) D 2 begins action(5) .amb breaks tDe seals

b! )pening vision h=

Rev ):1-&

):1 #fter these things 0 looed, and $ehold, a door standing o!en in heaven" #nd the first voice which 0

heard was lie a trum!et s!eaing with me, saying, 2Come u! here, and 0 will show you things which

must tae !lace after this"2 % 0mmediately 0 was in the *!irit( and $ehold, a throne set in heaven, and

ne sat on the throne"

45J6 i) 0ispensationalists vieF tDis as a prediction (or picture) of tDe rapture$(5) !oFever@ ;oDn said De Fas in tDe Spirit@ rapture to take place pDysically$

(9) &n favor of tDis vieF@ is tDe reference to tDe trumpet (like in 5 Dess %@ 5 or 5)$

$ Thess =:$$ +or the ,ord 7imsel will descend rom heaven with a shout* with the voice of

an arc h a n gel, a n d with the tr u m!et of Go d"N/01

$ or $?:?3%?;

?$ 6ehold* ( tell you a mystery: -e shall not all sleep* but we shall all be changed%% ?& in a

moment* in the twin"ling o an eye* at the last trum! et. +or the trumpet will sound* and thedead will be raised incorruptible* and we shall be changed.

N/01

(?) !oFever@ Fe cannot insist on tDis being so because voices like trumpets are mentioned in

different settings elseFDere$

#ev $:$3%$$

$3 ( was in the Spirit on the ,ordEs Day* and ( heard behind me a lo u d v o ice, a s of a tru m!e t*$$ saying* '( am the Alpha and the )mega* the +irst and the

,ast*' N/01

(a) +obody Das ever suggested tDat Fe vieF tDis as tDe rapture$(b) Dere are many trumpets in tDe book of Revelation$

(c) &ts not possible to identify any of tDem@ FitD any degree of certainty@ as tDe last

trumpet 'aul describes in Dis Fritings$(i) Some Dave tried to identify 'auls trumpet FitD tDe last of tDe 3 trumpets later in

tDis book$

(ii) !oFever@ 'aul Dad not seen tDis book FDen De Frote 5 orintDians$

(d) rumpets are Iust symbols tDat are used for a number of tDings in tDe O$ -ainpurpose is to get attention$(i) Announce beginning of festivals

(ii) all armies to battle

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(%) 0ispensationalists also use tDe >>>

Rev ):&

& #nd He who sat there was lie a as!er and a sardius stone in a!!earance( and there was a rain$ow

around the throne, in a!!earance lie an emerald"

45J6

ii) RainboF signifies grace$(5) Go back to Genesis for assistance$

Gen 5:$;%$

$; ( set >y rainbow in the cloud* and it shall be or the sign o the covenant between>e and the earth. $= (t shall be* when ( bring a cloud over the earth* that the rainbow

shall be seen in the cloud4 $? and ( will remember >y covenant which is between >e

and youand every living creature o all lesh4 the waters shall never again become a lood to

destroy all lesh. $ The rainbow shall be in the cloud* and ( will loo" on it to rememberthe everlasting covenant between God and every living creature o all lesh that is on theearth.'

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(a) De Ford for


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(i) God Fas making Far FitD tDe inDabitants of tDe eartD by sending tDe flood and

noF signifies FitD tDe rainboF tDat !es not going to do tDat anymore$5$ *itD tDe flood@ tDat is$

(b) As a gun slinger Dangs up Dis guns to kill no more@ so God Dangs Dis rainboF tomake Far FitD tDe inDabitants of tDe eartD no more by flood$

Rev ):)-8

) #round the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones 0 saw twenty-four elders sitting,

clothed in white ro$es( and they had crowns of gold on their heads" + #nd from the throne !roceeded

lightnings, thunderings, and voices" *even lam!s of fire were $urning $efore the throne, which are the

seven *!irits of God" 'efore the throne there was a sea of glass, lie crystal" #nd in the midst of the

throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in $ac" . The first

living creature was lie a lion, the second living creature lie a calf, the third living creature had a face

lie a man, and the fourth living creature was lie a flying eagle" 8 The four living creatures, each

having siF wings, were full of eyes around and within"

45J6

c! &= elders

(5) Great deal of curiosity and conIecture surrounding tDese guys(a) Several scDolars believe tDese to be associated in some Fay to tDe 59 patriarcDs of

O and tDe 59 apostles of tDe +$(i) &n support@ tDis passage is used$

#ev &$:$&%$=

$& Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates* and twelve angels at the gates*

and names written on them* which are the names o the twelve tri$es of the children of

0srael: $; three gates on the east* three gates on the north* three gates on the south* and

three gates on the west. $= Now the wall o the city had twelve foundations, and on them

were the names of the twelve a!ostles of the 3am$"N/01

(ii) DougD Fere not told it is supposed to divide tDis Fay (59 and 59)$

(b) OtDers feel tDat tDese represent tDe cDurcD of all time$

(i) O and + saints combined$5$ 0ispensationalists very strong on tDis point$ Dey say tDis sDoFs tDe cDurcD

in Deaven$a$ +ot seen on eartD after %/5@ but seen Dere in Deaven$

9$ !oFever@ even if tDis is tDe cDurcD it does not necessitate it being a raptured

cDurcD in Deaven$

a$ Dere are saints on tDe eartD later in Revelation being persecuted by tDe

beast$i$ &n +@ tDe saints are tDe cDurcD$ "ven in Revelation tDis is so$

#ev $5:2%5

2 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in ine linen* clean and bright* or the ine linen

is the righteous acts o the saints.

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?$ ould simply mean tDe cDurcD tDat stands before God@ FDetDer on Deavenor on eartD$ (God fills Deaven and eartD$)

a$ DurcD is alFays before !im$

(c) OtDers feel tDis conveys idea of 'riestDood$

(i) Seen burning incense in cDapter $(ii) 0ressed in FDite robes@ like priests$(iii) *earing croFns like kings$ (royalty)

(d) OtDers feel tDis represents tDe 9% courses of priests tDat Fas divided by 0avid$


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(i) oo many in 0avids day to serve in temple all at once$

(ii) 0ivided into 9% and took turns$(e) ;ay Adams Das suggested tDey convey notDing in particular but scenery$

(i) #ind of like a cDorus in a greek play5$ someone pipes in to make suggestions@ carry story forFard$

9$ like tDe daugDters of ;erusalem in Song of Solomon$

(ii) !eavenly court

(iii) -aIesty of court is enDanced by tDe picture of tDese attendants@ etc$

(iv) .ater on@ Fe also see tDousands upon tDousands of angels tDere$(9) Any of tDese vieFs are possible@ but it is probable tDat Fe are looking at a court scene

Dere$d! = living creatures.

(5) Similar to creature in "Eekiel 5 and 56(a) % creatures@ 5 at eacD FDeel of Gods cDariot$

(b) Similar animals(i) .ion

(ii) alf(iii) -an

(iv) "agle(c) 0ifferences

(i) "Eekiels creatures eacD Dad % faces@ tDese only Dave 5 eacD$(ii) Dese creatures Dave 2 Fings eacD@

5$ "Eekiel 2 lists SerapDim tDat Dave 2 Fings

a$ -aybe tDese are tDem@ FDo knoFs>

b$ -aybe tDe symbolism of Derubim and SerapDim are combined intDese creatures$

(9) Some (tDe rabbis) believed tDat tDese creatures represent creation$

(a) % being tDe number of tDe eartD (% compass points)(b) reatures/

(i) .ion cDief of Fild beasts$(ii) O 7 cDief of domestic beasts$(iii) "agle cDief of birds$(iv) -an cDief of all creation$

(c) Dis Fas from a commentary on "Eekiel$(d) -ain function is to ForsDip God$

(i) Speak praises$(ii) Sing praises$(iii) Drone attendants in a Deavenly court$

(e) Under tDis vieF@ it tDe creatures are simply symboliEing all of creation giving gloryto God$

(f) Dis is at least one vieF tDat makes sense$

Rev ):8-11

#nd they do not rest day or night, saying:

2Holy, holy, holy,

3ord God #lmighty,=ho was and is and is to comeI2

7 =henever the living creatures give glory and honor and thans to Him who sits on the throne, wholives forever and ever, 1 the twenty-four elders fall down $efore Him who sits on the throne and

worshi! Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns $efore the throne, saying:

11 2ou are worthy, 3ord,

To receive glory and honor and !ower(

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#nd $y our will they eFist and were created"2

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ii) Dis declaration makes ;esus out to be tDe .ord God almigDty(5) Dis repeats FDat SerapDim Fere saying in &saiaD 2$

(sa :&%;& Above it stood seraphim4 each one had si< wings: with two he covered his ace* with two he

covered his eet* and with two he lew. ; And one cried to another and said:

'7oly* holy* holy is the ,)#D o hosts4The whole earth is ull o 7is glory8'

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(a) &n tDis passage@ tDe Ford for .ord is ;eDovaD God or ,aDFeD (,!*!)$

iii) ? !olys>(5) !ebreF literature often did tDis kind of repeating of sometDing tDat Fas empDasiEed$

(9) Some Dave suggested tDat it refers to tDe rinity$

(a) !oly is tDe 4atDer@ !oly is tDe Son@ !oly is tDe !oly Spirit$

(b) Dis is only a guess of course$

iv) reatures praising God for !oliness@ "lders praising !im for !is creation (vs 56755X$(5) .ater in D @ a FDole buncD of people praise !im for !is redemption(9) So Fe Dave tDree types of praises to God/

(a) !is !oliness(b) !is reation(c) !is Redemption

(?) Dey do not cease to praise !im>

(a) !oFever@ it seems to be intermittent or occasional as evidenced by tDe elders

responding every time tDe creature do tDat$

(b) Derefore@ tDis must be a symbolic tDing ratDer tDan sometDing tDat is literally taking

place$

Rev +:1

+:1 #nd 0 saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the $ac,sealed with seven seals"

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e! Scroll with B seals

i) !oF are seals to be understood>(5) Some Dave said FitD eacD seal broken@ tDe scroll can be opened partially$ "acD

subseKuent seal alloFs tDe scroll to be opened a little furtDer$

(9) OtDers Dave said tDat all seven seals are along tDe same rim of tDe scroll and all seven

Dave to be broken in order to see any of it$(a) +eed to cDange punctuation of verse 5$

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(i) 3 trumpets

(b) Or eacD seal reveals a little part of tDe scroll$

(c) !ard to tell for sure$ +ot too important$

(%) One vieF says tDis book is tDe title deed to tDe eartD$(a) 1ision is in last days of Distory$(b) .amb comes up and takes tDe book$

(i) ;esus re7claiming tDe book$

() +ot too easy to interpret tDe tDings tDat are in tDe book$(2) OtDers believe tDe scroll represents a sentence or a verdict being Danded doFn from tDe

tDrone (Iudge)(a) ourtroom scene$

(b) Sentence is given in sealed book$

(c) ;oDn getting tDere Iust in time to see tDe sentence passed doFn$

(d) But FDo is tDe plaintiff and FDo is on trial>(i) De saints FDo Dave been martyred could be seen as tDe plaintiffs$

#ev :5%$$

5 -hen 7e opened the ith seal* ( saw under the altar the s o u ls of t ho s e w ho h a d $eenslain for the w o rd of God and or the testimony which they held. $3 And they cried with aloud voice* saying* '7ow long* ) ,ord* holy and true* until @ou Judge and avenge our

blood on those who dwell on the earthC'N/01

5$ ;esus said sometDing very similar to tDis in tDe parable of tDe FidoF and tDe

Iudge$

,u"e $2:B%2

B And shall God not avenge 7is own elect who c ry out day a n d n ight to H im* though 7ebears long with themC 2 ( tell you that 7e will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless* whenthe Son o >an comes* will 7e really ind aith on the earthC'

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a$ Reference to Son of -an coming

b$ Reference to !is people crying out to !im day and nigDt$9$ Dis vision could be tDe sentence Danded doFn to tDose FDo Dave slain

tDese martyrs$(ii) De defendants could be seen as tDose FDo


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Rev +:%-)

% Then 0 saw a strong angel !roclaiming with a loud voice, 2=ho is worthy to o!en the scroll and toloose its sealsK2 & #nd no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was a$le to o!en the scroll,

or to loo at it"

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ii) *Do is FortDy to break tDe seals

(5) &f Iudgment upon ;erusalem@ tDan nobody is more FortDy tDan ;esus$

(a) Avenging !is oFn deatD$(b) !e is FitDout sin$

(c) !e can cast tDe stone otDers are not FortDy to (;oDn 8)

Rev +:&-+

& #nd no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was a$le to o!en the scroll, or to loo at it" )

*o 0 we!t much, $ecause no one was found worthy to o!en and read the scroll, or to loo at it"

45J6iii) +obody else Fas found FortDy$

(5) ;oDn Fas upset because Dere is a rigDteous Iudgment of God tDat couldnt be eecuted$

(a) ;ustice couldnt be done$(b) -artyrs couldnt be avenged$

Rev +:)-.

+ 'ut one of the elders said to me, 2;o not wee!" 'ehold, the 3ion of the tri$e of Judah, the Root of

;avid, has !revailed to o!en the scroll and to loose its seven seals"2 #nd 0 looed, and $ehold, in the

midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a 3am$ as

though it had $een slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven *!irits of God sent out

into all the earth"

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iv) .ion of tDe tribe of ;udaD

(5) !earkens back to blessing ;acob pronounced on Dis sons$

Gen =5:5%$3

5 0udah is a lionEs whelp4+rom the prey* my son* you have gone up.7e bows down* he lies down as a lion4And as a lion* who shall rouse himC$3 The scepter shall not depart rom 0udah*

Nor a lawgiver rom between his eet*Kntil Shiloh comes4

And to 7im shall be the obedience o the people.

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(a) According to Rabinic tradition@ tDe banner of tDe tribe of ;udaD Dad on it a .ions

Dead$

v) De Root of 0avid

(sa $$:$

There shall come orth a #od rom the stem o 0esse*

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(5) ;esse is 0avids fatDer

(9) +ot eact Kuote@ but same concept$




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vi) Said to Dave prevailed over sometDing$

(5) onflict not identified@ but Fe can assume$

(a) ;esus said to !is disciples in upper room tDat De Das


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'e to Him who sits on the throne,

#nd to the 3am$, forever and everI2

1) Then the four living creatures said, 2#menI2 #nd the twenty-four elders fell down and worshi!ed

Him who lives forever and ever"

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) +oF Ioined by every living tDing in creation

(5) 'eak of praise cresDendo$

(9) Obviously cannot be literal$i) ;esus is .ord over everytDing in Deaven and eartD$

! (ntroduction to the B seals.

(5) 'robable tDat all 3 seals Dave to be broken before tDe contents of it are revealed$

(a) Derefore Fe dont really knoF FDats inside until D 8/5$(i) 3 trumpet Iudgments$

(b) "acD time a seal is broken@ Fe get a vision of sometDing significant$(9) Under tDe vieF of tDis being a court scene FDere Iudgment is being Danded doFn against

&srael for all tDe blood of tDe saints sDed$

(a) Dis could be predicting tDe fulfillment of FDat ;esus said in -att 9?$

>att &;:;$%;

;$ 'Thereore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons o those who murdered the

prophets. ;& +ill up* then* the measure o your athersE guilt. ;; Serpents* brood o vipers8 7ow

can you escape the condemnation o hellC ;= Thereore* indeed* ( send you prophets* wise men*

and scribes: some o them you will "ill and cruciy* and some o them you will scourge in yoursynagogues and persecute rom city to city* ;? that on you may come all the righteous blood shed

on the earth* rom the blood o righteous Abel to the blood o Lechariah* son o 6erechiah* whom

you murdered between the temple and the altar. ;#ssure d ly, 0 s ay toyou, a ll these th ing s will

c o me u! o n thisg ener a tion"N/01

(i) Dis Dappened in 36A0$(b) *Dos going to be tDe eecutioner>

(i) ;esus of course$5$ De .amb FDo Fas slain$

9$ De only one of all of tDem tDat didnt deserve to die$

?$ De only one FDo can legitimately cast tDe first stone$

(c) *Do is tDe eecuted>(i) +ation of &srael$

(d) *Dat is tDe crime>(i) Adultery against God$

(ii) #illing !is servants (tDe propDets)

(iii) 4inally@ killing !is very Son$(e) 0estruction of ;erusalem Fas tDe vindication of Drist and tDe -artyrs$

(i) De FratD of tDe .amb$(ii) All tDe ecitement is about bringing Iustice to over %666 years of Frongfulpersecution of tDe saints$

(?) Under tDe futurist vieF@ tDe breaking of tDe seals represents tDe devil Daving Dis Day day

on tDe eartD and Freaking Davoc$(a) !oFever@ tDe devil is not tDe one ordaining tDings Dere$

(i) De .amb is tDe one FDo is breaking tDe seals$(b) Dey Fould see tDis vision being in tDe beginning of tDe 3 year tribulation$

(i) De puEEling tDing is tDat tDis looks more like tDe end of tDe universe if you take

it literally$


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5$ Great eartDKuake$

9$ sun is blackened$?$ -oon turns to blood

%$ sky rolls back like a scrollCetc$(ii) As mucD stuff tDat Dappens after tDis vision@ it must not be cDronological if Fe

take tDe futurist vieFpoint$(iii) AnotDer problem is tDat Fe see all tDe islands disappearing> (vs 5%)$

5$ !oFever@ later in tDe book tDey all disappear again$

#ev $:&3

&3 Then every island led away* and the mountains were not ound.

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(iv) "nd of stars@ sun@ and moon (vs 59)5$ ,et@ later only a tDird of tDese Fere affected$

#ev 2:$&%$;$& Then the ourth angel sounded: And a third o the sun was struc"* a third o the moon*and a third o the stars* so that a third o them were dar"ened. A third o the day did not

shine* and li"ewise the night.

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(c) De evidence suggests tDat tDe book is not cDronological$

(d) De evidence also suggests tDat tDe book is not literal but symbolic$

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