REVELATION

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REVELATION

• GODS
• ULTIMATE VICTORY

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REVELATION
Patmos

• Johns vision of the glorified Christ from the
  Island of Patmos

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REVELATION
Views of Patmos
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Domitian AD 81-96
Nero AD 54-68
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REVELATION

• Jesus message to seven of His churches in Asia
  Minor

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REVELATION

• I. INTRODUCTION
• A. TWO ATTITUDES
• Ignore- language is too symbolic
• Obsess- try to identify dates
• Both extremes are to be avoided

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REVELATION

• B. WHY STUDY PROPHECY?
• Reveals Gods power and wisdom
• Reveals the plan and purpose of God
• Protects from Satans counterfeits
• Gives comfort
• Warns and leads to repentance
• Promotes holiness
• Ultimately to be obeyed

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• C. WHY STUDY REVELATION?
• Claims divine authourship
• All Scripture is profitable
• Promises a blessing for reading and heeding
• Comforts the church with a relevant message
• Gods last word to the church
• Specific message for those under persecution
• Reveals the end of history, and the glorified
  Christ

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• II. INTERPRETATION
• RECOGNIZING ITS GENRE
• Letter- 14-5 2221
• Apocalypse- 11
• Prophecy- 13 227, 18
• Best viewed as a combination of all three

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• B. Literal-Historical-Grammatical Interpretation
• C. Four Schools of Thought
• Preterist- Events all occurred within the 1st
  century
• Historicist- Symbolic of all of church history
  the 7 churches represent 7 ages of church history
• Idealist- Symbolic of the eternal struggle
  between good and evil
• Futurist- focuses primarily on future events,
  mainly the Tribulation and Millennial kingdom
• Eclectic- any combination of the above four

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• 7 reasons for a futurist understanding
• Distinction between Israel/Church
• Judgments of Rev 6-9 yet future
• Resurrection of Rev 20 yet future
• Christ has not returned (Rev 19)
• Tribulation for Israel
• Literal 1000 yr reign of Christ
• Consistently maintains literal-historical-grammati
  cal hermeneutic

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REVELATION

• III. CHARACTERISTICS
• The capstone of Biblical prophecy
• Must be interpreted in light of OT/NT
• No explicit OT quotations, but of the 404 verses,
  278 contain OT allusions
• Language is highly symbolic, and we must look to
  OT symbolism for help

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• IV. MAJOR THEMES
• Gods sovereignty
• Victory through Christs sacrifice
• The Son at the centre of Gods plan
• Proper worship of God
• Witness
• Gods holiness
• Gods wrath
• Theme verse- Rev 17 key structural marker- Rev
  119

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• Prominent theme overcoming
• Rev. 2-3 1211 217
• Christ is coming, and He has overcome therefore
  we can to!