Rev. 1:3
Rev. 1:5,6
Rev. 1:18
Rev. 2:10
Rev. 3:5
Rev. 3:16
Rev. 5:12
Rev. 19:9
Rev. 19:13
Rev. 19:16
Rev. 21:2
Rev. 21:8
Rev. 22:5
Rev. 22:17
Rev. 22:18,19
Try to learn one verse each week for a month.
I. Author
A. son of
1. Zebedee - Matt. 4:21
2. (maybe) Salome who was (maybe) the sister of Mary
a. Matt. 27:56
b. Mark 15:40
c. John 19:25
B. "son of thunder" - Mark 3:17
C. "inner circle" of Apostles
1. Mark 9:2
2. Mark 14:33
3. John 13:23
4. John 19:26,27
D. known to high officials - John 18:15,16
E. probably spent his last years in Ephesus
F. perhaps last Apostle to die
II. Book
A. probably written in the 70s during reign of Vespasian
1. Rev. 17:10
B. prophetic book - must be interpreted as such
1. passages are figurative unless there is evidence that they are literal
C. purpose: encourage Christians who wre facing terrible persecution
D. urgent
1. Rev. 1:1,3
2. Rev. 22:7,12
III. Message: remain faithful; there will be victory
A. organization
1. book begins with a blessing (1:3) and ends with a curse (22:18,19)
2. seven blessings in all
3. seven sections, each starting with a vision
B. seven letters - Rev. 1-3
C. seven seals (reveal) - Rev. 4-7
D. seven trumpets (warn) - Rev. 8-11
E. three adversaries (dragon, sea beast, earth beast) - Rev. 12-14
F. seven cups (poured out, action taken) - Rev. 15,16
G. judgment against 3 adversaries and "Babylon" - Rev. 17-20
H. new Jerusalem - Rev. 21,22