Name: ______

New Testament

Ch. 29: The End of History Notes

Jesus’ Teachings on the End of History

•______itself was not destroyed, but the ______came to a sudden and catastrophic ______

•End of Old covenant can be a ______of the end of our world

•For ______, end of the world is a promise; not a ______

•At second coming of Christ will ______every man according to his words and his ______or refusal of grace

End of Old Covenant

•______revolt against Rome led to civil war

•Christians of Jerusalem fled to ______(Pella) and were ______

•Jerusalem fell in ______, and Temple was ______

•With destruction of the ______, also went with it the whole world of the Old ______

Revelation: Vision of Heavenly Liturgy

•Written by ______the evangelist

•The Mass is literally ______on ______

•Book of ______follows the pattern of the Mass

•CCC ______: “Liturgy is an “______” of the whole Christ. Those who even now celebrate it without signs are already in the ______liturgy, where celebration is wholly ______and feast.”

•John describes the heavenly liturgy in terms of things we can ______, ______, ______, ______and ______.

•______parts of Mass = Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of the Eucharist

•______parts in Revelation: (page 508)

Liturgy of the Word
Liturgy of the Eucharist

Revelation: Liturgy of the Word

•______begins with a vision of heaven. “I was in the Spirit of the Lord’s day.”

•“one like a son of man” = ______

•“Son of man” = ______

•John terrified after seeing ______but told to not be afraid

•Christ dictated ______letters to seven Churches; ______for what was taking place in Church at the time

•Seven symbolic = ______

•Letters call ______to turn back to Christ and promise that ______will protect all faithful who ______

•John sees ______enthroned with heavenly being forever worshipping Him

•John sees scroll with seven ______– no one can open seals; only the ______(Christ). John sees a lamb instead of lion and ______appeared to have been slaughtered for a ______

•Christ opens 1st seal = 4 riders on 4 horses

1 = ______

2-4 = bring ______, ______, and ______

•This is how people of Judea______in Jewish war

•All true people of God are ______on foreheads and ______

•Mark – Hebrew “______” – cross/Christians marked with sign of the cross

•______= Jewish Christians that fled to mountains

•Perfect number of 144,000 means none of us has been ______out, all faithful baptized Christians will be ______

•Breaking of ______seal = silence in heaven. ______angels blow ______trumpets and plagues released over the earth  recall plagues of Egypt. Means that the ______people will have to suffer like the Egyptians

Revelation: Heavenly Eucharist

•Appearance of ______and “glory of the Lord and the cloud”

•Meaning = this is when ______gathers his people together again the shows his ______”

•Revelation ______

•vision of “woman clothed in the ______” = ______--- Mary is Ark of the Covenant

•2nd sign = ______(Satan)

•Woman’s child = ______/Messiah/Anointed One

•“Crown of 12 stars” = the ______, God’s faithful people

Revelation: The Beasts

•First Beast:

- ______= symbols of power

- ______= symbols of royal authority

- Reminded of Herod’s dynasty, any corrupt ______

- People of earth worship the _____/dragon (Satan) who gives the beast its power

•Second Beast

- Nero Caesar = ______

- Corruption of kingdom of ______

Revelation: New Jerusalem

•Message is of ______and ______

•In end, ______and ______are triumphant

•Old world of ______and death are replaced by a new world of ______and worshipping ______

•Wedding feast

- Christ = ______

- ______(new Jerusalem) = bride

Revelation: Warning and the Promise

•Impossible to know what will happen at ______

•______didn’t know exactly when ______would be destroyed just as ______don’t know when end of world will come

•Book of Revelation is a ______and a ______

•Look to the “______” for more guidance

•Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea – none left in ______today

•______: Unless you repent, the Church would disappear, just as the Temple was destroyed in Jerusalem

•______: God invites his faithful people to the marriage supper of the Lamb

Vocabulary

•______– book of Revelation

•______– a time of trial and distress

•______– heavenly city, all faithful are citizens

•______– the study of the end of time