THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST OUTLINE (brief)

A. Ralph Johnson

By John, “beloved,” brother of James (“Sons of Thunder”), about 95 AD

Written from the Island of Patmos.

Key word: "seven" (7 churches, 7 seals, 7 trumpets, 7 bowls)

Note: Many of the symbols are from Ezekiel and Daniel.

Seven blessings: Rev. 1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7; 22:14

OUTLINE

22ch(3) See notes Views; History; Outline Explained OUTLINE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION: (1:1-8)
PART I: THE VISION JOHN HAD SEEN. (cf. 19, 2, 12, 17)
PART II: THE THINGS WHICH ARE—7 churches (chapters 2 & 3 cf. 1:19)
PART III: THINGS TO COME TO PASS HEREAFTER (4:1. cf. 1:19; 1:1 “shortly”)
SECTION I: OPENING THE SEALS OF THE FUTURE (4: 1-11:18)
Six seals opened (chap. 6)
INTERMEDIATE VISION: Sealing of God's servants before the winds of destruction come. (chap. 7)
7th Seal = SEVEN TRUMPETS Sounded by seven angels (8:1--11:18)
Four trumpets blown (chap. 8)
5th and 6th trumpets (chap. 9)
INTERMEDIATE VISION:
a. Little book opened and eaten (10:1-7)
b. Measuring the temple and altar, but not outer court (11:1-2)
c. “Two witnesses” prophesy in sackcloth 1,260 days. (11:3-6; cf. Zech. 4:3, 11-14)
7th TRUMP: (3rd “Woe”) (11:14-19)
Kingdom of this world becomes kingdom of the Lord (11:14-17; cf. 10:7)
SECTION II: VICTORY OF CHRIST OVER HIS ENEMIES (12:1--20:15)
A.  DESCRIPTION AND WORK OF HIS ENEMIES (12:1--13:18)
B.  Dragon with seven heads and ten horns (12:1--17)
C.  Beast with seven heads and ten horns (13:1-10)
D.  Beast with two horns (13:11-18) also called “The False Prophet” (19:20)

I.  JUDGMENT UPON THE BEAST AND HIS FOLLOWERS (chap. 14—20)

A.  Reaping angels (chap. 14)
INTERMEDIATE VISION:
“Blessed are those who die in the Lord henceforth (14:13)
B.  Seven angels with seven last plagues – bowls of wrath (chap. 15--16)
C.  Babylon the Great and Beast that carries her, explained (chap. 17)
D.  “Babylon is fallen” (chap. 18:1—19:10)
E.  Victory over the Beast and False prophet (19:11-21)
F.  Victory over the Dragon (20:1-10)

II.  FINAL JUDGMENT

A.  The Great Judgment (20:11-15)
B.  New heaven and earth (21:1--22:5)
1.  CONCLUDING THOUGHTS AND ADMONITIONS (22:6-217)
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