REVELATION 20 Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years (Revelation 20:6). Revelation 20 shows the saints reigning with Christ for 1000 years, the … Continue reading “THE MILLENNIUM”
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THE HOLY CITY
REVELATION 21–22 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband (Revelation 21:2). Chapters 21–22 of Revelation set forth a new heaven and a new earth, with a new Jerusalem in their midst. The New Jerusalem is said to be … Continue reading “THE HOLY CITY”
THE HISTORY OF THE BEAST
REVELATION 17:6–18 The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction (Revelation 17:8a). Revelation 17:8–13 tells us a bit more about the beast. He once was, now is not, and yet will come. His seven heads are seven hills or mountains, … Continue reading “THE HISTORY OF THE BEAST”
THE FALL OF BABYLON
REVELATION 18 “In her was found the blood of prophets and of the saints, and of all who have been killed on the earth” (Revelation 18:24). Revelation 18 consists of twenty-four verses of laments and woe directed against Babylon, the counterfeit Jerusalem. It is Babylon and not the beast, the false church and not the … Continue reading “THE FALL OF BABYLON”
VICTORY! HALLELUJAH!
REVELATION 19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God” (Revelation 19:1). The fall of Babylon causes the great multitude in heaven to cry out Hallelujah! which means “praise the Lord!” There are four hallelujahs. First, the … Continue reading “VICTORY! HALLELUJAH!”
WORSHIP IN REVELATION
REVELATION 15 [They] sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are Your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are Your ways, King of the ages” (Revelation 15:3). Yesterday we saw the harvest of the 144,000 saints who stood on Mount Zion with the … Continue reading “WORSHIP IN REVELATION”
CHALICES OF WRATH
REVELATION 16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth” (Revelation 16:1). As we noted yesterday, there is a liturgical order to the events presented in Revelation. First, God unseals judgments against the wicked, and then He … Continue reading “CHALICES OF WRATH”
THE HARLOT AND THE BEAST
REVELATION 17:1–6 Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns (Revelation 17:3). Throughout the Bible the people of God are pictured as His bride, and when they betray … Continue reading “THE HARLOT AND THE BEAST”
THE ROAD TO JUDGMENT
REVELATION 11:11–19 “The nations were angry; and Your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding Your servants the prophets …” (Revelation 11:18a). When the counterfeit Jerusalem was hit by the earthquake, part of the city falls, but many repent and convert (Revelation 11:13). Then the seventh trumpet sounds … Continue reading “THE ROAD TO JUDGMENT”
THE WOMAN AND THE DRAGON
REVELATION 12–13 A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head (Revelation 12:1). As we lead up to the seven chalices of wrath, the first vision we see is that of the woman and the … Continue reading “THE WOMAN AND THE DRAGON”