Revelation Lesson 2 part 1 Revelation Review Revelation

Revelation Lesson 2 part 1

Revelation � Review: � Revelation 1 What John saw � Revelation 2 -3 The things which are � Revelation 4 -22 The things which will take place after these things � What? Prophecy (1: 1 and 22: 6) � What? To show His bond servants the things which must soon take place (1: 1)

Revelation � The order the revelation was given: � God to Jesus � ↓ � Jesus to angel � ↓ � Angel to John � ↓ � John to the churches in Asia

Revelation 1: 1 -8 � 1: 1 � 1: 5 � 1: 5 � 1: 6 Has bond-servants God gave Him the Revelation Has “His” angel Faithful witness Firstborn of the dead Ruler of the kings of the earth Loves us Released us from our sins by His blood Made us (to be) a kingdom Made us priests to His God and Father

Revelation 1: 1 -8 cont. � 1: 6 Glory and the dominion are His forever and ever � 1: 7 Coming with the clouds � 1: 7 Every eye will see Him � 1: 7 Those who pierced Him will see Him � 1: 7 All the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him Why mourn? Perhaps because it will be too late for those who did not believe in Him

Revelation 1: 9 -15 1: 9� 1: 9 Tribulation, kingdom and perseverance are in Jesus � 1: 13 “Like a son of man” in the middle of the lampstands/churches � 1: 13 Clothed in a robe reaching to His feet � 1: 13 Golden sash girded across His chest � 1: 14 Head and hair: white like wool white like snow � 1: 14 Eyes: like a flame of fire � 1: 15 Feet: like burnished bronze when it has been made to glow in a furnace � 1: 15 Voice: like the sound of many waters

Revelation 1: 16 -20 � 1: 16 Right Hand: Holds 7 stars=angels of the churches � 1: 16 Mouth: sharp two-edged sword coming out � 1: 18 He is: First Last Living One Was dead/now is alive forever � 1: 18 Has the keys of death & Hades

Metaphors and similes � Metaphor: an implied comparison between two things that are different. A metaphor is different from a simile in that a metaphor is not a stated comparison; it is an implied comparison “like, as and such” are NOT used � Simile: an expressed or stated comparison of two different things or ideas that uses the connecting words “like, as, such as, or the word pair, as…. so”. Ex. “His eyes were like a flame of fire. ” Rev. 1: 14 b

Word Studies � www. biblecc. com � Make sure to click on “Lex” which is the lexicon, which transliterates the English word to the Greek word and its meaning.