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The PurposeThe Purpose: To instill confidenceconfidence in saints.There are no new doctrines in this book.

Theme is Victory of Christ over Satan.We are more than conquerors.

(Rom 8:37)

Christianity was seem as a suspectreligion:

Worshipped a condemned criminal Thought to eat & drink blood

Refused Caesar worship

Chapters 1-11 Mans view of the Battle

Chapters 12-22 Gods view of the Battle

Revelation 1Revelation 1

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THE MESSIAH WOULD COME AND ESTABLISH HISTHE MESSIAH WOULD COME AND ESTABLISH HIS

KINGDOM AND NOTHING COULD STOP HIMKINGDOM AND NOTHING COULD STOP HIM

HIS KINGDOM WOULD STAND FOREVER ANDHIS KINGDOM WOULD STAND FOREVER AND

NOTHING COULD EVER DESTROY ITNOTHING COULD EVER DESTROY IT

His resurrection proved this to be true

Victory over the Roman empire would prove this to be true

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Dan. 2:31-43

GOLD

SILVER

BRASS

IRONIRON

&&

CLAYCLAY

Babylon

Medo-Persian

Grecian

ROME

Dan 2:44 And in the days of these kings

shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom

that shall never be destroyed.

KINGDOMKINGDOM

OFOF

GODGOD

but it shall break inbut it shall break in

pieces and consumepieces and consume

all these kingdoms,all these kingdoms,

and it shall stand forand it shall stand for

ever.ever.

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Dan. 2:31-43

GOLD

SILVER

BRASS

IRONIRON

&&

CLAYCLAY

Babylon

e o- ersian

Grecian

RO E

CO ARECO ARE Dan. 7

Dan 7:17-1817 These greatThese great

beasts, which arebeasts, which are

four, are four kingsfour, are four kings,

which shall arise out ofthe earth.

18 But the saints of the

most High shall take

the king om, andandpossess the kingdompossess the kingdomfor ever, even for ever

an ever.

Dan 7:21-23

21 I beheld, and the

same horn made warwith the saints, and

prevailed against

them;

22 Until the Ancient

of days came, and

judgment was given

to the saints of themost High; and the

time came that the

saints possessed the

kingdom.

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The grand theme of Revelation is that of war and conflict between good and evil resulting in victory

for the righteous and defeat for the wicked. The verbpolemeopolemeo, to make war, to fight, is found six

times in Revelation and only once elsewhere in the New Testament. The nounpolemos, make war onsomeone, is used nine times in the book and nine times in the remainder of the N.T. (Hailey, p. 51)

While Satan uses the Roman govt.. along with false religions and immorality, God uses Christ

in this great battle. It is a war to the death. For one it will be eternal victory and to the other,

eternal death.

Just as the prophecies concerning the Christ had to be proven ultimately by his resurrection, so the

prophecies of an indestructible kingdom had to be proven in this ultimate battle of good and evil.This book promises Gods people that they will be victorious, overcome and conquer in Christ.

Nikao = overcome, conquer

used 17 times

RomeFaith

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Julius Caesar

102-44BC

Augustus

31BC - 14 AD

Tiberius

14-37

Caligula

37-41

Claudius

51-54

1. FORMORE THAT 700 YEARS ROME HAD GATHERED A GROUP OF CITY-STATES.

It awed the world. Its power seemed unlimited. Rome accepted foreign deities and fused them with

their own which helped unify the people. Romes goal was to dominate the world, however in

such a system there was bound to be civil wars. Out of these wars Julius Caesar emerged as the

victor. He was the first to begin the imperial rule of Rome. He presented himself as a god and upon

his death the senate deified him as a god.

With Julius Caesars death the empire again had civil wars. Octavian Caesar (Julius

nephew) came forth victorious. He gave himself the title ofAugustus, meaning the

possessor of superhuman Increase. This term had been applied to temples and sacred

objects. Temples and altars were erected in his honor and the concept of divinity and

worship of Rome and Augustus spread rapidly. After death he is referred to as the

Divine Augustus. Romans were free to worship whatever god they chose, but worship ofRomans were free to worship whatever god they chose, but worship of

Rome and Augustus was a symbol of loyalty to the state. With him theRome and Augustus was a symbol of loyalty to the state. With him the foundationfoundation ofof

emperor worship as a state action was solidly laidemperor worship as a state action was solidly laid. His followers could easily turn itinto a cult action.

All prayers were addressed to Tiberius.They (the Senators) raised their hands to the gods, to the statue ofAll prayers were addressed to Tiberius.They (the Senators) raised their hands to the gods, to the statue of

Augustus and to the knees ofTiberiusAugustus and to the knees ofTiberius, when he ordered a document to be produced and read. (Hailey, p.

63)

He began his reign with moderation, but after and illness he became mentally unbalanced and became one of

the most cruel and debased of men. He assumed the role of a god, and insisted on being treated as a god,He assumed the role of a god, and insisted on being treated as a god,

sending for the most revered or artistically famous statues of the Greek deities (including that of Juppiter at

Olympia) and having their heads replaced by his own. He established a shrine of himself as God, with a

priest, the costliest possible victims, and a life-sized golden image, which was dressed every day in clothes

identical with those he happened to be wearing. Caligula offended the Jews by commanding his statue to be

set up in the temple at Jerusalem, but he died before the order cold be carried out.

Claudius restored the Jew r ights revoked by Caligula, however he drove the Jews from Rome (Acts 18:2).

He gave Agrippa, grandson of Herod the Great, the Palestinian kingdom formerly controlled by his

grandfather.

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Galba

6 mo.

Otho95 days

Vitellius

11 mo.

Vespasian

69-79

Titus

79-81

Domitian

81-96

Nero

54-68

Claudius was the great-uncle and father by adoption of Nero. Neros mother was a scheming and ruthless woman who tried to

dominate his life. He was fearful of his mother and half brother taking the throne so he killed them both along with his wife. His life

was filled with crimes and immoralities of every conceivable character. He was vain, arrogant and extravagant. He added taxes and

misery to the people until it threatened to bankrupt the empire.

Nero enjoyed having the populace sacrifice to his image and wanted the people to think of him as a god. It is said that in the entry of

his golden house stood a bronze stature of Nero as sun god, taller than the Statue of Liberty.

Nero is primarily remembered by the fire that destroyed a great part of Rome. He blamed the Christians and used it to persecutethose in Rome severely, however it appears to be confined to Rome and not the whole empire. It is believed by some that Nero

outlawed the religion of Christ and said it is not lawful for a Christian to exist. Whether this is true of not his rule paved the way

future emperors to make Christianity as an illicit or forbidden religion in the empire.

He outraged all classes and was assassinated.

He committed suicide at age 37

His sins were gluttony and cruelty. He hosted extravagant feast and would torture and kill anyone on the slightest pretext,

not excluding his own friends and students. His soldiers revolted, murdered him, threw his body in the Tiber river when he

was 56.

Vespasian was a general to whom the soldiers turned. Nero had given him the job of conquering Jerusalem. Vespasian

returned to Rome to sit as emperor and Titus his son continued the conquest. The city fell in 70 AD. There seems to have

been no conflict between Vespasian and the Christians. He died a natural death.

He was a mild and popular ruler who followed in his fathers footsteps.

Domitian,Titus brother, was mild in the beginning as his father and brother were. Seutonius says his vices were first

balanced by his virtues. Later, he transferred his virtues into vices, too. Hailey said, In Domitian the spirit of Nero was

reincarnated and soon his cruelties and crimes knew no bounds. Men of nobility were put to death and he was discourteous

and presumptuous. His vanity and arrogance are well expressed in the salutation with which he would have his letters

begin. Our Lord God instructs you to do this! Lord God became his regular title. He was conscious of feeling toward

him and spend his last days in fear of death. A conspiracy was formed and he was slain by the steward of his niece,Domitilla. After his death t he senators had his images torn down and smashed, decreeing that all inscriptions referring to

him must be effaced and all records of his reign obliterated.

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THE MESSAGE OF

REVELATION ISTHROUGHVISIONS - SYMBOLS

The reader is expected to

interpret these signs to get the

meaning of the message

It is like seeing a stage play

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FIRSTSCENE

Chapter 1

Introducing Jesus Christ

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1. Jesus is introduced in all of his grandeur.

2. His appearance is awesome.

3. He is walking among the churches and holdstheir destiny in his hand.

4. He has died and is alive forever more.

5. He is in control

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SECOND SCENE

Chapters 2-3

The Seven Letters

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Jesus sends letters to the churches of Asia,

showing them that he knows everything about

them. He tells them their weaknesses and their

strengths.

He is holding them responsible to be faithful.

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THIRD SCENE

Chapters 4-5

The Throne Scene

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GOD is seated on His throne in awesome

grandeur. Everything in heaven is paying Him

homage.He has a book containing the destiny of the battle

of Satan & Christ, Rome and the church.

Gods will contained in this book will be done.

JESUS is introduced as the strong lion of Judah

and at the same time the blessed sacrificial lambof God. He takes the book from Gods and and

will reveal and control all of the events contained

therein. He will open the seals and accomplish

Gods plans.

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FOURTHSCENE

Chapters 6-7

Opening the seven seals

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An overview of saints in heaven and earthAn overview of saints in heaven and earth.

The four horsemen show that saints on earth will

suffer greatly in this battle.

The altar scene shows that those who die for the

Lord will enjoy the comforts of heaven while

Jesus Christ is carrying out Gods will.

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FIFTHSCENE

Chapters 8-9

The Seven Trumpets

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AND THISAND THIS

CONTINUESCONTINUESONON

THROUGHTHROUGH

CHAP. 11CHAP. 11

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v.1 Of Jesus ChristIt is the revelation given byHim.

First,God gave this to Jesus to show to saints (v.1)

Second, it pertains to things shortly to come to pass (v.1)

Third, Revelation is mostly about events, not Jesus.

v.1 The Revelation (apo calypse) Our word = Apocalypse !Greek apo = from;kalupto = cover.

Hence to remove the cover from anything;to unveil (Vincent's Word Studies)


I. Revelation of Jesus Christ: (1:1- 3)

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v.1 He sent and communicated it Greek: see-mai-noo

Literally: Give a sign or token.V

incent Word Studies Compare : Rev 12:1 A great sign appeared in heaven,

a woman clothed with the sun, the moon..

v.1 By His angel to his bondservant Note interesting process

from

Father

(1:1)

to

Son

(1:1)

by

Angel

(1:1)

to

John

(1:1)

to

Angels

(2:1)

to

Churches

(2:1)


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v.2 [John]Who bore witness to the word.. to all that he saw

John is recording all that he SAWin these visions.

v.3 Blessed is he who reads & those who hear

the words of the prophecy

This ispublic readingof the scriptures.

(1 Tim 4:13) Until I come, give attention to thepublic

reading of Scripture.


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v.3 And heed the things which are written in it

Hearing without heeding (action) is useless.

(James 1:22) Prove yourselves doers of the word,

and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

v.3 For the time is near

(Rev 22:10) Do not seal up the words of the

prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

Events were about to begin very shortly !

Jesus time was nearMat 26:18OT ready to vanish Heb 8:13


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II. Gods message to the 7 Churches: (1:4-8)

v.4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia --

There were more

than 7 churches

in Asia (Minor)..

such as Colosse

and Hierapolis,

(Col 1:2; 4:13).But the seven

mentioned are

typical and 7 is a

complete number

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v.4 From Him who is, who was, and is to come --

v. 4 Him who is and was: TheF

ather.The eternal one-- I AM (Ex 3:14)

v.4 Seven Spirits: HolySpiritthatwas given to lead the apostlesinto all the truth (John 16:13and 14:26).

v.5 And from Jesus Christ:Tremendous comfort! HeresDeity saying grace & peace

to you.


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v.5 The faithful witnessfaithful witnesshe is totally trustworthy.A martyr.. bears witness even thru death.

v.5 The firstborn of the deadfirstborn of the dead(1 Cor 15:20)

v.5 The ruler of the kingsruler of the kings(Rev 17:14; 19:16)

v.5 Who loves usloves us

(John 15:13)v.5 Released us from our sinsfrom our sins(Acts 22:16)

v.6 Made us to be a kingdomkingdom(Col 1:13)

v.6 Andpriestspriests(1 Pet 2:5) royal priesthood

v.5 From Jesus Christ -- EncouragementEncouragement


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v.7 Behold he is coming with the clouds, every eye

shall see him, even those that pierced him --

LanLangguauagge of jude of judggmentmentSUCH AS THE DESTRUCTION

OF JERUSALEM

(Mat 24:30) They will see

the SON OF MAN COMINGON THE CLOUDS OF THE

SKY with power & great glory.

v.7 John says: So it is to be, Amen.v.7 John says: So it is to be, Amen.


Clouds = Used to show the irresistibleUsed to show the irresistiblepower of Godpower of God

Egypt = Isa. 19:1; Ezek. 30:3; 32:7

Israel = Ezek. 34:12

Jerusalem = Mt. 24:24-30; Mk. 13:24

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v.8 Iam the Alpha andOmega says the Lord God

theAlmighty

a. This is the self-designation of the Fatherhere in v.8

(4:8-9) Lord God Almightywho lives forever & ever

(21:22) Lord God Almighty & the lamb are its templenote Father & Son

b. Alpha & Omega are also used by the Son (22:12-13)

Iam comingquickly.. Iam the alpha & omealpha & omeggaa


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