Revelation

I have been taking New Testament survey through Appalachian Bible College . It been challenging but kind of fun too (shhh don’t tell my mom). Anywho I had to write about Revelation and found the topic interesting.

Jesus Christ is the key person in the book of Revelation. Revelation depicts Jesus as the glorified Son of God (1:10), “the faithful witness, first born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth” (1:5), “the Alpha and the Omega” (1:8), the one “who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty (1:8), a son of man (1:13), the one who was dead but is alive forevermore (1:18), the Son of God (2:18), holy and true (3:7), “the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God” (3:14), the Lion of the tribe of Judea (5:5), the Messiah who will reign forever (11:15), the Word of God (19:13), the majestic King of kings and Lord of lords, returning in glorious splendor to conquer His foes (19:11), and “the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star” (22:16). “Revelation” refers to what was once hidden becoming visible.

There are so many Judgments happening in the book that its hard to understand them all and what is going to happen. Here is a chronological map of the judgments in the book of Revelation.

Seals Judgment: (6:1- 7:17)
1) White Horse –world peace (6:2)
2) Red Horse –world-wide war (6:4)
3) Black Horse- world-wide famine (6:5)
4) Pale Horse- Death to 25% of population (6:8)
5) Saints prayers and martyrs (end of the first 3 ½ years) (6:9)
6) Overpowering fear (start of the day of the Lord) (6:12)
7) Begins the Trumpet Judgments (8:1-6)
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Trumpet Judgments (8:1- 9:21)
1) Hail and fire mixed with blood (3rd of the earth is burned) (8:7)
2) 3rd of the Sea becomes blood (8:8)
3) A great star fell and will destroy a 3rd of the waters (8:10)
4) A 3rd of the sun, moon, and stars were darkened (8:12)
5) Angelic being opens bottomless pit and the locust will torment (9:1 -12)
6) Four angels will be released and kill a 3rd of mankind (9:13-21)
7) Begins the Seven Bowls (11:15)

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Bowls of Judgment (against unbelievers) (15:1-16:21)
1) Sores (16:21)
2) Sea becomes blood & everything in it dies (16:3)
3) River and springs of water turns to blood (16:4)
4) Fierce heat (16:8)
5) Darkness begins (16:10)
6) Euphrates River dries up (16:12)
7) Completes God’s wrath (devastating earthquake) (16:17)