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Rev. 22: 10 And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. The Revelation of Jesus Christ Rev 22 of 22 The Paradise of God Rev. 1: 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and is near. heed the things which are written in it; for the time

Outline of Revelation Chapters 1 2 -3 4 -5 6 7 8 9 10 -11: 14 11: 15 -19 12 13 14 15 -16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2/25/2021 Topic Things which you have seen ─ Glorified Christ in heaven Things which are ─ 7 letters to the 7 churches Things which shall take place ─ Introduction / background to the future — 7 sealed scroll 6 seals 1 st parenthetic ─ 2 groups (144, 000, multitude of gentiles in white robes 7 th seal and first 4 trumpets 5 th & 6 th trumpets, 1 st & 2 nd Woes 2 nd parenthetic ─ the little book, the two witnesses, end of 2 nd Woe 7 th trumpet, 3 rd Woe 3 rd parenthetic ─ important characters 3 rd parenthetic ─ wicked rulers 3 rd parenthetic ─ visions of Christ triumphant 7 bowls leading to the 2 nd coming of Christ 4 th parenthetic ─ Destruction of ecclesiastic Babylon 4 th parenthetic ─ Destruction of political Babylon 2 nd Coming of Christ, the great supper of God Millennial reign of Christ ─ Satan bound, 1000 year reign, Satan released, great white throne judgment New Jerusalem, new heaven and new earth Concluding revelations David Tye 3

Revelation 21: 22 -27 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. 25 In the daytime (for there will be no night there) its gates will never be closed; 26 and they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it; 27 and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life. 2/25/2021 David Tye 4

And he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. 2/25/2021 Revelation 7: 17 for the Lamb in the Where do we get center of the throne will be their our rivers from? shepherd [those who come out of the Great Tribulation], and will guide them to springs of the water of life; … John 6: 63 "It is the Spirit who gives “water of life”= life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. John 7: 38 -39 "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water. ' " 39 But this He spoke of the Spirit, … John 15: 26 "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me, David Tye 5

And on either side of Genesis 3: 24 So He drove the man out; and at “tree of life”= the river was the tree the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the of life, bearing cherubim, and the flaming sword which turned twelve kinds of fruit, every direction, to guard the way to the tree “healing” – therapeia yielding its fruit of life. [voluntary service, every month; and the rendered by anyone leaves of the tree to another] = were for the healing Rev. 2: 7 'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who [therapeia] of the nations. 3 And there overcomes, I will grant to eat of the tree of shall no longer be any life, which is in the Paradise of God. ' [letter to “healing of the nations” = curse; Ephesus] Proverbs 3: 18 She [wisdom] is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all La Haem – “to life!”, a Jewish blessing who hold her fast. Proverbs 11: 30 The fruit of the righteous is a “curse” = destruction tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls. Proverbs 13: 12 Hope deferred makes the heart resulting from judgment sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 15: 4 A soothing tongue is a tree of Describe the current life, But perversion in it crushes the spirit. curse. 2/25/2021 David Tye 6

and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His bondservants shall serve Him; 4 and they shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 2/25/2021 Luke 12: 37 "Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert Who are the bond when he comes; truly I say to you, -servants? that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, What do they do? and will come up and wait on them. Matthew 5: 8 "Blessed are the pure in What does Jesus heart, for they will see God. do? 1 John 3: 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not Whose face will appeared as yet what we shall be. We we see? know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. 1 Cor. 13: 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; … David Tye 7

Isaiah 60: 19 -20 "No longer Perfect (A. T. shall no will you have the sun for Pierson): longer be any light by day, Nor for - Restoration (no night; and they brightness will the moon more curse) shall not have give you light; But you will - Administration need of the have the LORD for an (God and Lamb) light of a lamp everlasting light, And - Subordination nor the light of your God for your glory. (bond-servants) 20 "Your sun will no longer the sun, - Transformation (see because the set, Nor will your moon His face) Lord God wane; For you will have the - Identification shall illumine LORD for an everlasting (name on forehead) them; and they light, And the days of your - Illumination (no shall reign mourning will be over. need for light) forever and - Exultation (reign ever. forever) 5 And there 2/25/2021 David Tye 8

Rev 1: 1 The Revelation of Jesus “coming quickly” – Christ, which God gave Him to show 1 st mention in this "These words are to His bond-servants, the things which chapter, Second faithful and true"; and must soon take place; and He sent Advent. the Lord, the God of and communicated it by His angel “shortly take the spirits of the … place” = prophets, sent His Romans 6: 22 But now having been 6 th of 7 beatitudes angel to show to His freed from sin and enslaved to God, in Revelation. bond-servants the you derive your benefit, resulting in things which must heed keep, guard. sanctification, and the outcome, Requires diligence in shortly [tachos] take eternal life. study of all scripture place. “This directly contradicts the point of and in particular this view of many scholars that the Book of most neglected book Revelation is an imponderable mystery 7"And behold, I am for which no key is available today. How heed? : See Rev coming quickly. This book is the Word of God and not 2 & 3. What else? True Blessed is he who the vague imaginations of John. ” obedience of love. heeds the words of the [BKC] prophecy of this Romans 13: 8 Owe nothing to anyone • Not legalistic book. " except to love one another; for he who obedience. loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 6 And he said to me, 2/25/2021 David Tye 9

8 And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 And he said to me, "Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book; worship God. " 2/25/2021 Rev. 19: 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, "Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God. … Psalm 26: 1 -4 Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. 2 Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart. 3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth. 4 I do not sit with deceitful men, Nor will I go with pretenders. David Tye Angel is fellow servant of whom? worship – revere, adore, fawn or crouch to (as a dog licking master’s hand) What compels John to worship? Psalm 26 gives character of one who worships. 10

Daniel 12: 9 -10 And he said, "Go 10 And he said to me, your way, Daniel, for these "Do not seal up the words are concealed and words of the sealed up until the end time. prophecy of this 10"Many will be purged, purified book, for the time is and refined; but the wicked will near. act wickedly, and none of the 11"Let the one who wicked will understand, but does wrong, still do those who have insight will wrong; and let the one understand. who is filthy, still be Ezekiel 3: 27 "But when I speak filthy; and let the one to you, I will open your mouth, who is righteous, still and you will say to them, 'Thus practice says the Lord GOD. ' He who righteousness; and let hears, let him hear; and he the one who is holy, who refuses, let him refuse; for still keep himself they are a rebellious house. holy. " 2/25/2021 David Tye “the time is near” is different from “behold, I am coming quickly” “Let the one…” implies if these prophecies are rejected there is no further message to alter one’s heart – no repentance, only blasphemy. The time is coming when change will be impossible. Present choices will become fixed in character. 11

1 Cor. 3: 15 If any man's 12"Behold, I am work is burned up, he coming quickly, shall suffer loss; but he and My reward himself shall be saved, yet is with Me, to so as through fire. render to every 2 Cor. 5: 10 For we must all man according appear before the to what he has judgment seat [bema] of done. Christ, that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Romans 8: 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2/25/2021 David Tye “coming quickly” – 2 nd mention in this chapter, The reward is apparently a reference to the saved according to their deeds; the Bema Seat judgment of the saved. recompensed = “receive back” condemnation = adverse judgment 12

and Revelation 7: 14 I said to him, "My the Omega, the first lord, you know. " And he said to and the last, the me, "These are the ones who come beginning and the out of the great tribulation, and they end. " 14 Blessed are have washed their robes and those who wash their made them white in the blood of robes [kjv – “do His the Lamb. commandments”], that Isaiah 62: 11 -12 Behold, the LORD they may have the has proclaimed to the end of the right to the tree of life, and may enter by earth, Say to the daughter of Zion, "Lo, your salvation comes; the gates into the Behold His reward is with Him, city. 15 Outside are the dogs and His recompense before Him. " and the sorcerers and 12 And they will call them, "The holy people, The redeemed of the immoral persons and the murderers and LORD"; … the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying. 13"I am the Alpha 2/25/2021 David Tye Last of 7 beatitudes in Revelation. The contrast between saved and unsaved souls is stark here. There are many excluded from New Jerusalem recompense = judgment, good or bad Note the promise to Israel in Is. 62 13

Rev. 1: 4 John to the seven churches that 16"I, Jesus, have are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from sent My angel to Him who is and who was and who is to testify to you come; and from the seven Spirits who are these things for before His throne; the churches. I Luke 20: 41 -44 And He said to them, "How am the root and is it that they say the Christ is David's the offspring of son? 42"For David himself says in the David, the bright book of Psalms, 'THE LORD SAID TO MY morning star. " LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, 43 UNTIL I make THINE ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR THY FEET. " ' 44"David therefore calls Him 'Lord, ' and how is He his son? " 2 Peter 1: 19 And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 2/25/2021 David Tye Alpha and Omega – Christ eternal, creator, destroyer, refresher… “churches” – first mention since Rev 4 Why for the churches? “morning star” – “Light-Bringer”; welcomes the dawn of a new day. In 2 Peter 1: 19 the reference is to being illumined from within when glorified. Until then we need the “prophetic word” to illumine our lives (with the Holy Spirit). 14

Isaiah 55: 1 "Ho! Everyone and the bride who thirsts, come to the say, "Come. " And waters; And you who have let the one who no money come, buy and eat. hears say, Come, buy wine and milk "Come. Without money and without " And let the one cost. who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take John 6: 37 "All that the water of life Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who without cost. comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. 17 And the Spirit 2/25/2021 David Tye Who is the “one who hears”? Now is the day of grace. 15

Deut. 12: 32 "Whatever I command who hears the words you, you shall be careful to do; you of the prophecy of shall not add to nor take away this book: if anyone from it. adds to them, God Proverbs 30: 5 -6 Every word of God shall add to him the is tested; . . . 6 Do not add to His plagues which are words Or … written in this book; Jeremiah 26: 2 "Thus says the 19 and if anyone takes LORD, '… all the words that I have away from the words commanded you to speak to them. of the book of this Do not omit a word! prophecy, God shall John 14: 23 Jesus answered and said take away his part to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will from the tree of life keep My word; and My Father will and from the holy city, love him, and We will come to him which are written in and make Our abode with him. this book. 18 I testify to everyone 2/25/2021 David Tye To add to or subtract from this prophecy would be to deny it as the very Word of God and to deny the name of Christ, since Revelation is the “revelation” of Jesus Christ “keep” – to guard, watch over 16

20 He who “coming quickly” – 3 rd mention testifies to these things says, "Yes, “Amen” - transliteration of the Hebrew word signifying something as certain, sure. I am coming quickly. " Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all [the saints]. Question: “For unbelievers today, when is Amen. it too late? ” 2/25/2021 David Tye 17

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