Six Steps of Millennialism 1 God reigned as

Six Steps of Millennialism 1. God reigned as King over Israel 2. Jesus’ first coming was to establish the Davidic Kingdom 3. At Jesus’ second coming He established the church instead of the kingdom 4. The righteous will be raptured at His 2 nd coming 5. Jesus will establish the Millennial Kingdom 6. Satan will be released after 1000 years and judged Revelation Introduction 1

Different Interpretive Methods 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Futurist View The Preterist View The Continuous Historical View The Philosophy of History View The Historical Background View Revelation Introduction 2

The Seven Divisions Of The Book 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Christ Among The Seven Churches – 1 -3 The Book Of Seven Seals – 4 -8 The Seven Trumpets Of Judgment 9 -11 Dragon Persecutes Woman And Man Child – 12 -14 The Seven Bowls Of Wrath – 15 -16 Fall Of The Great Harlot – 17 -19 The Final Judgment Of The Dragon – 20 -22 Revelation Introduction 3

The Unity Of The Revelation • Part 1 – Chapters 1 -11 • Part 2 – Chapters 12 -22 • Conflict Between church and world Ch 1 -3 – Christ Among The Churches – The churches are the light of the world – Christ provides and protects His church Ch 4 -7 – Book With Seven Seals – The world hates the light – So the world persecutes the church Ch 8 -11 – Seven Trumpets of Judgment – Judgment on the earth is earthly – Only a partial judgment is given a third • Christ Is Victorious – – • Parallels Greater Spiritual Conflict Ch 12 -14 – Dragon Tries To Destroy Child • • • Struggle between church and world Spiritual conflict between God and Satan Dragon employs agents Failing to destroy the man child He turns to destroy the church Ch 15 -16 – The Seven Bowls Of Wrath • • Trumpets warn of judgment Bowls pour out God’s wrath on wicked Ch 17 -19 – Babylon Is Fallen The kingdoms of the world are God’s The righteous reign with Christ forever Living in the new heaven and new earth The Lamb is victorious • The great city of Rome will fall Ch 20 -22 – Satan Is Judged • • Revelation Introduction Satan is completely bound Satan, death and Hades cast in lake of fire 4

Harmony Of Revelation With Rest Of Bible • Rev. 1 -3 – Mt. 5: 14; Mt. 28: 20 – Ye are the light of the world – Lo I am with you always even to the end of the world • Rev. 4 -7 – Jo. 16: 33 – In the world ye shall have tribulation be of good cheer I overcome the world • Rev. 8 -11 – Lu. 18: 7 – And God shall avenge His elect, that cry unto Him night and day • Rev. 12 -14 – Gen. 3: 15 – I will put enmity between thee and woman between thy seed and her seed – He shall bruise thy head and thou shall bruise his heel • Rev. 15 -16 – Rom. 2: 5 – But after thy hardness and impenitent heard treasure up for thyself wrath • Rev. 17 -19 – 1 John 2: 17 – And the world passes away and the lust thereof • Rev. 20 -22 – Rom. 8: 37 – We are more than conquerors through Him that loved us Revelation Introduction 5