RS 25: REVELATION SLIDESAPRIL-MAY, 2015

APRIL 13 – RS 25

• Today’s Goals – to begin the study of the Book of Revelation and gain a summary of the Prologue and Epilogue sections.

• Agenda

• Worship:

• Intro to the Book of Revelation and How to study prophecy by Jeff Scoggins

• Prologue and Epilogue

• Homework:

• The Primary Purpose of prophecy is not to satisfy our curiosity about the future but to show us how to live today.

• By Jeff Scoggins

KEYS TO INTERPRETING PROPHECY/REVELATION

• Read Broadly and Intensely – go back to the Greek if you need to

• Compare various translations – if all the versions say the same than the original is clear – if not then it paints a picture of the original

• Compare with the rest of the Bible – OT references, gospel connections, chapter in context

• Historical Context – think about the audience of John’s time and the situation in which he was and how he needed to get his message out to them

• Where is Jesus – how is He represented? Because the purpose of this to grow a relationship with Him and show us how to live today.

CHIASM – HEBREW LOGIC

Rev 1:1-8

7 Churches

Rev 1-3

7 Seals

Rev 4 - 8

7 Trumpets

Rev 8-11

Heart of

The Book

Rev 11- 15

Climax

7

Plagues

Rev 15-18

End of Sin

Rev 19-20

New Jerusalem

Rev 21-22

Pro

logue

Rev 1

:1-8

Epilo

gue

Rev 2

2:6

-11

THE PARKING LOT BEFORE OUR MOUNTAIN HIKE: DUE TODAY

• Prologue

• Revelation 1

• Summary of this section

• Epilogue

• Revelation 22:6-21

• Summary of this section

1. Find numbers and triplet ideas – Highlight them 2. Identify similarities between the Prologue and the Epilogue –

Show them3. How does the Prologue point to the Epilogue and vice versa?4. What message do these passages give for our lives today?

What Does the NUMBER Mean?

Numbers in the book of Revelation are typically symbolic, which means they represent qualities rather than quantities. Sometimes the numbers are blatant, and other times they are subtle.

3 – God, Holiness4 – Earth7 – (3+4) = Perfection6 – man – less than perfection12 (3x4) – Kingdom10 – Complete, Testing1,000 (10x10x10) – Military Unit, God’s Complete Testing24 (12+12) – Patriarch (OT) and Apostles (NT)144,000 (12x12x1000) – all of God’s people, ready for battle.

(Figure 8, Case)

CLOSURE & HOMEWORK

• Closure: tell Miss Grovet, What do you remember about today’s class?

• Homework: Go to gDocs and read the section assigned to you. Write a brief summary for the rest of the class.

• Genesis 3,19

• Exodus 7,10,19,20,30

• Deuteronomy 32;

• 2 Thessalonians 2

• 1 Kings 17,18

• Psalms 2,29,46,79,96,114

• Isaiah 11,24,34,47-55

• Jeremiah 50,51

• Ezekiel 1, 4-6, 10,14,16,

• Ezekiel 26-29, 37-39

• Joel

• Nahum

• Zephaniah

• Zechariah 1-6,12-14

• Matthew 24-25

• Mark 13

• John 21

RS 25 – APRIL 14 & 15

• Today’s Goal: to …

• Agenda

• Worship

• Review of Prologue and Epilogue

• Old Testament and Revelation

• Revelation of Jesus

• 7 Churches

• Closure/Homework

HOMEWORK SUMMARIES – BIBLE PARTS HELPFUL TO REVELATION

• Genesis 3,19

• Exodus 7,10,19,20,30

• Deuteronomy 32;

• 2 Thessalonians 2

• 1 Kings 17,18

• Psalms 2,29,46,79,96,114

• Isaiah 11,24,34,47-55

• Jeremiah 50, 51

• Ezekiel 1, 4-6, 10,14,16,26-29, 37-39

• Joel

• Nahum

• Zephaniah

• Zechariah 1-6,12-14

• Matthew 24-25

• Mark 13-21

USING COLOR – MAKE A LEGEND

• As you read Revelation 2 & 3

• Highlight for EACH church

• Colour #1 – Greeting to the Church’s Angel

• Colour #2 – Description of Jesus

• Colour #3 – Praise and Encouragement Message – Something they have done well

• Colour #4 – Statement of censure – warning of something they are doing wrong

• Colour #5 – Admonition to improve – message of “Hey, fix it or else!”

• Colour #6 – Promise to overcome – “You can do it!!”

• Colour #7 – Appeal to listen to the Spirit

4 SCHOOLS OF INTERPRETATION• School #1: Preterist

• This school approaches Revelation as a piece of Ancient Literature, specifically to the 7 churches in the Roman Province of Asia

• School #2: Historicist

• This school approaches Revelation like our study of Daniel, a history of the world in advance, covering the time of the writer until the 2nd coming of Jesus; the history of Western Civilization

• School #3: Futurist

• This school approaches Revelation as if it was written almost solely for the last days of earth’s history, the last generation of people.

• School #4: Idealist/Spiritual

• This school approaches Revelation with the mindset that the message is filled with principles of life in symbolic form that apply to any time and any place. My time, my place, and my life.

CHURCH GROUP ACTIVITY:• In your Group – study your assigned church and fill in your section of the

churches with facts from your research and your interpretation.

• Watch on YouTube the clip that applies to your assigned church by DayOfDiscovery

• Be sure to include:

• Bible Characteristics & Jesus Description

• Preterist info – facts about the city/church in John’s time

• Historicist info – facts about the Christian Church during a time in history

• Idealist/Spiritual – message that can apply to our lives today or a stage of spiritual growth experience by people in any time

• Futurist – think about the message to put it into the future/last generation

• Be prepared to share to the class tomorrow

CLOSURE/HOMEWORK – RS 25 –

• Closure: Which of the Churches represents your current spiritual state?

• Homework – if you need to – finish the 4 Schools of Interpretation for your assigned church – ready to share your facts tomorrow.

RS 25 – APRIL 15• Today’s Goals: to continue our study of the 7 Churches and

• Agenda

• Worship

• 4 Ways to interpret the 7 churches

• On your postcard – draw a picture to represent your assigned church AND

• Preterist -- John’s Time -- from the Bible, look online for facts

• Historicist -- look in Church history to see the times that match (Get info from Miss Grovet)

• Futurist -- It is yet to come and all in the future

• Idealist/Spiritual -- what lesson does it teach for today

• Closure:

Preterist -- John’s Time

Historicist –Church History

Futurist – Message to next/last generation

Idealist/Spiritual -- Lesson for today

CHIASM AND 7 KEYS

• Key #1 – Literary Context – What comes before and after?

• Key #2 – Historical/Cultural Context

• Key #3 – Key Words – What is repeated or show as important?

• Key #4 – Translation Compare

• Key #5 – OT and NT Roots

• Key #6 – JESUS

• Key #7 -- Chiasm

CLASS WRAP –

• Homework – none Enjoy your break

• Exit Pass – Which of the 7 churches explains your current spiritual state?

RS 25 – APRIL 28/29

• Today’s Goals – to read and summarize Revelation 4-8:1

• Agenda

• Worship

• Recap of 7 Churches

• Read Revelation 4-8:1 – 7 Seals and 144,000

• 7 Trumpets

• Class Wrap

RE-CAP OF 7 CHURCHESBible Characteristics

Preterist(John’s Time)

Historicist(Christian History)

Idealist(Meaning in My Life Today)

Futurist(meaning for people after me/us)

Thyatira*has love and faith*does Service*is Persevering

Jesus Picture:Song of God, eyes blazing fire, feet burnished bronze

It was a commercial city that made royal purple and wool

People were poor laborers

Problem was that the Christians could not join a trade guild because the meetings were held in pagan temples

Middle Ages• Characteristic

of papal triumph and persecution

Reformation*Division between Catholic and Protestant*The church was promoting false doctrine

Division – because during this time of life, a Christian is very loving and active in service BUT tolerates false teaching within its own mind/church

Know the TRUTH and do not be misled by things almost correct.

CLASS WRAP –

• Homework – none Enjoy your break

• Exit Pass – Which of the 7 churches explains your current spiritual state?

SYMBOLISM – ADD TO INFORMATION ABOUT 7 SEALS

• Eyes = seeing everything

• Wings = speed

• Lion = strength

• Ox = service

• Human = intelligence

• Eagle = speed and perception

• Jewels = high priest’s breastplate

• Seal = closes an official document; show God’s people what they will do/will endure -- Zechariah

4 HORSEMEN• Increasing in intensity

• Seal #1 – White Horse with bow

• White in the Bible is used to show Christ; seen as victorious

• Connects with Ephesus church and the Apostolic church

• Seal #2 – Red Horse with sword, takes peace from earth

• Red in the Bible is blood; dying for the truth

• Connects with Smyrna and Time of Persecution

• Seal #3 – Black Horse with scales

• Denarius = one day’s wages; quart of wheat = one day’s ration of food

• Black denotes darkness/lack of light and truth

• Connects with Pergamum and Middle Ages

• Seal #4 – Climax – Pale Horse named Death with escort of Hades

• Greek word is “chloros” which we get the English word of chlorine

• Connects with Thyatira and spiritual death

SEALS 5-7

• The last seals focus on the saints and the signs they have for the end of time

• Seal #5 – the slain of the Lord get white robes

• Slain because of the word of God and testimony of Jesus

• Symbol of them under the Alter; personification of the dead but crying

• Connects with Sardis

• Seal #6 – Earth Destruction

• Connects with Philadelphia and time of spiritual renewal

• Seal # 7 – Silence in heaven for ½ hour

• Several times in the OT there is silence in heaven recorded

• Think – eye of the storm; some suggest it is when Jesus leaves heaven to get the saints

JESUS!!

• Great Multitude/144,000

• Represents all those who survive the time of trouble – inclusive of ALL peoples

• Saved through the blood

• Hope – never suffer again

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RS 25 – APRIL 28, 29, 30

• Today’s Goals: to understand the intensity of this section in preparation for the Climax of the demolishment of sin.

• Agenda

• Worship

• Re-cap of the 7 seals

• 7 Trumpets – Revelation 8:2-11:18

• Closure:

TRUMPETS

• Uses in OT – call to worship and preparation, military conquests,

• In Revelation – to announce the final punishment of those who have rejected God and have persecuted His people.

• 1/3 – means it is partial judgements – does not completely destroy

TRUMPETS ANALYSIS

• Trumpets 1 & 2 – destruction against those who crucified Jesus – connects to the Red Horse of the 2nd Seal;

• Trees = people Mountains = nations Ships = nations’ wealth and power

• Historicist – connects with the fall of Jerusalem to Rome in 70AD

The 1st trumpet shows God’s judgement begins at home (Jews) who claim to be HIS and the 2nd Trumpet moves on to others that rejected God’s message (Romans)

• Trumpets 3 & 4 – Points to Darkness within the Church/truth – connects to the Black Horse of the 3rd Seal

• Wormwood – a bitter/poisonous plant Fallen Star = Lucifer Sun = God

• Historicist – Time when the Christian church was corrupted

• Preterist – John’s church of Thyatira

CONT

• Trumpets 5, 6, & 7 – Describe the Final desperate flailings of evil – connects with the Pale Horse of the 4th Seal

• Strange locusts – OT with Joel

• 5 months @ 30 days = 150 years

• Abbadon = destroyed; Apollyon = destroyer

LITTLE SCROLL AND 2 WITNESSES

• Little Scroll = Daniel’s book

• Eating = shows that it is time to understand it and share it;

• sweetness = pleasure to receive the message;

• Bitterness = response to the message

• 2 Witnesses & 2 Lampstands

• Show the assurance that God’s message is safe at all times

• Interpreted as the Old Testament and New Testament – see Zechariah; also Elijah and Moses

• Remember Daniel’s prophecy of 1260 = 42 months

• “an hour, a day, a month, and a year” – 391 Years & 15 days – Funky Math Time

JESUS!!

RS 25 – APRIL 29

Today’s Goals – to wrap up the section of the 7 Trumpets by understanding its important symbols and to gain valuable info for understanding future sections.

Agenda

• 7 Trumpets Analysis

• Worship

• Beliefs #13 & #26

• Class Wrap

BELIEF #13 – THE REMNANT AND ITS MISSION

The universal church is composed of all who truly believe in Christ, but in the last days, a time of widespread apostasy, a remnant has been called out to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. This remnant announces the arrival of the judgment hour, proclaims salvation through Christ, and heralds the approach of His second advent. This proclamation is symbolized by the three angels of Revelation 14; it coincides with the work of judgment in heaven and results in a work of repentance and reform on earth. Every believer is called to have a personal part in this worldwide witness.

BELIEF #26 – DEATH AND RESURRECTION

The wages of sin is death. But God, who alone is immortal, will grant eternal life to His redeemed. Until that day death is an unconscious state for all people. When Christ, who is our life, appears, the resurrected righteous and the living righteous will be glorified and caught up to meet their Lord. The second resurrection, the resurrection of the unrighteous, will take place a thousand years later.

RS 25 – APRIL 30 & MAY 1

• Today’s Goals – to understand the climax of Revelation and identify the key players in the final scene.

• Agenda

• Worship

• Revelation 12, 13, 14

• Class Wrap

“PEAK” OF THE MOUNTAIN – CLIMAX OF REVELATION

• Revelation 12, 13, and 14

• As you read this section – Dramatize your section to present to the class

• Option -- make a storyboard

• Draw a sketch of each scene and write a 1 sentence description of the action

WOMAN

• Interpreted as the people of God

• Flees into the wilderness for time, times, half a time -- remember from Daniel-- it equals 3.5 years/42 months/1260 days

• Represents the history of Christianity

• Grows eagles wings to escape -- eagle represents God's protection

• Represents Eve and pure church

• OT connections – Genesis 3 & Exodus 19

MALE CHILD

• Interpreted as Jesus

• Some say that the dragon attack on the child is the literal attack of Herod on baby Jesus or Jesus crucifixion

• Before this chapter the character Michael has been described as an angel and he is also Jesus -- this has caused confusion because today angel means something different than in John's day then it meant just a "being" or messenger from the OT

DRAGON

• Enormous red dragon interpreted as Satan/devil

• First wages war in heaven and is defeated -- physical war

• Then wages war on earth against God's people -- spiritual war

• While the woman is in the wilderness the dragon spews water meaning persecution-- refers to the Middle Ages and the time of persecution towards God's people but this also has a future application that the dragon is waging war on the last day followers of God

• 7 heads and 10 horns = all the civil powers Satan has used

• Counterfeit Trinity -- portrays God the Father

SEA BEAST• Remember that John is living during the time of the Roman

Empire and facing persecution that lasted all through the Middle Ages -- this is key to understanding when the sea beast grew

• 10 horns, 7 heads, blasphemous names, body like a leopard, feet like a bear, mouth like a lion -- sounds like the beasts of Daniel 7

• Gets power from the Dragon, one of the heads has a fatal wound that has healed, the whole world follows the beast, men worshiped the dragon because of the beast, mutters proud words for 42 months, blasphemes God and his name and his people! Makes war with the saints! Was shown to do miraculous things that would and deceived the people

• Fatal wound that is healed in Greek is translated and refers to slain lamb thus connects with NT and Jesus. This confuses because this is good but part of the Sea Beast which is bad -- need to remember that the dragon's strategy is deception!

• Counterfeit Trinity -- portrays Jesus because of the language who is like the Beast just like Jesus is phrased as who is like God

LAND BEAST• Came out of the earth meaning without

any history so something completely new

• Horns like a Lamb but breaths like a dragon – appears Christian yet forces the practise of untruths

• Looking for something that was founded on religious freedom yet persecutes those who do not conform

• The main idea is about worship

• Counterfeit Trinity -- portrays the Holy Spirit because it calls fire from heaven like the Pentecost

MARK OF THE BEAST/NUMBER OF MAN/666

• Mark of the Beast or the Number of Man or 666

• Allusion to Ezekiel 9, Deuteronomy 6

• **However we interpret this number -- John and his readers would have known it and we know that it is not God's number

• Options for interpretation:

• Palindrome numbering- letters have numerical value -- Ronald Regan, Martin Luther, Bill Gates, Barney, and the Holy Bible all add up to 666

• Vicarius Filii Dei, “Vicar of the Son of God.”

• Babylonian numbering system is based on 6's rather than 10s

• 6 is incomplete falling short of God's perfect number is 7

• 6 is half of 12 and 12 represents God's people so maybe 6 portrays the opposing side

• 6th day of creation when man and animals are created so it could point to creation

• 666 appears in only one other place outside of Revelation -- Solomon's income each year was 666 talents of gold

• Daniel 3 describes dimensions of the image as 60 cubits high, by 6 cubits wide, by 6 cubits deep – Maybe John used this 666 as an allusion to that story

REMNANT/ 144,000/ A GREAT MULTITUDE WITHOUT NUMBER

• Greek word is loipos meaning the rest or the remaining ones

• “The remnant of Revelation would seem to be a worldwide, spiritual, last-day group drawn from every worldwide organization and government” by Dr. Jon Paulien

• OT refers to Joel 2:23

• OT -- marking on the forehead was a recognition of that person’s character therefore it reflects the character of God

• Marks to recognize the Remnant:

• keep ALL the Commandments

• Have the testimony of Jesus

• Object of worldwide interest

• focus of worldwide coalition

• carry a significant message

• Characteristics:

• has God’s Seal/name on their forehead

• Loyal to God -- uses sexual language here because those acquainted with OT would understand the imager of loyalty to God

• in Continuous relationship with Jesus

• they are authentic and understand the double message of the cross -- humans are lost yet we are acceptable to God in Jesus Christ

3 ANGELS

• 1st Angel -- tells the eternal gospel to every nation, tribe, language and people -- Fear God and give Him glory, for the hour of His judgment has come.  Worship Him who made the heaven, earth, sea, and the fountains of water.

• 2nd Angel -- Babylon is fallen -- (Clear Word) -- Confusion! There is a falling away from truth because the sea beast is working to make every nation drink the wine of spiritual adultery.

• 3rd Angel -- tells the punishment for those who worship the beast -- The first of God’s judgement will given no rest to those who worship the sea beast until they are destroyed. And the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

FINAL SCENE

• The Harvest is taken of the wicked and they destroy each other

• The Remnant stand on the sea of glass and praise God.

RS 25 – MAY 7

• Today’s Goals – to study the symbolism of Babylon and its fall.

• Agenda

• Worship

• God’s Answer to sin – 7 Bowls/Plagues

• Revelation’s 2 Women

• Revelation 12 and Revelation 17-18

• Closure –

RS 25 – MAY 7

• Today’s Goals – to continue the discussion of the climax in Revelation and the 1260 days time period.

• Agenda

• Worship

• Revelation: the Bride, the Beast, & Babylon

• Closure/Homework:

RS 25 – MAY 8

• Today’s Goals – the summarize the events that decimate Satan, Evil, and Sin. God’s victorious moment.

• Agenda

• Worship

• Interpretation of the 7 Bowls of Plagues, final confrontation against evil.

• The Millennium and the New Jerusalem

• Class Wrap

7 BOWLS OF PLAGUES

• Remember that the Trumpets were only a partial destruction/warning whereas the Bowls are a universal/complete, game over, destruction.

• John mentions that the Sanctuary is open – it indicates that the time is up for Satan

• 1st Bowl

• Word for “sore” is the same used in Exodus with the plague in Egypt and the story of Job

• Symbolizes either a divine test or divine punishment

• 2nd & 3rd Bowls

• Connects with the importance of the Nile to Egypt and the Euphrates to the Babylonians

• Suggests a total eco-meltdown

• 4th Bowl

• Sun = God; finally see complete God and their own complete wickedness

• It is against people are tamid rejecting God

• Instead of pleading mercy, they are cursing God

• 5th Bowl

• Connects with Egyptian Plague of darkness

• Suggests isolation

6TH BOWL -- BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON

• Armageddon is primarily a battle for the mind, a battle over the thoughts, spiritual

• Battle over with whom to believe in the context of strife and persecution

• About 2 trinities in conflict – each with their own “agents”/angels

• Holy Trinity – God, Jesus, Holy Spirit & 3 Angels

• Unholy Trinity – Dragon, Sea Beast, Land Beast, and 3 Frogs

• Three Frogs -- Compare to the 3 Angels of Revelation 14 – offer a counterfeit gospel

7TH BOWL

• Creates chaos and mayhem

• It is FINISHED

SUMMING UP

Religious – worldwide confederacy

Political – worldwide political union

Saints – worldwide gathering of the true people of God

Clues in Revelation include:Unholy TrinityProstitute BabylonCity of BabylonGreat city – later we will learn that it is the New Jerusalem

Clues in Revelation include:EuphratesKings of worldMany watersEarth dwellersBeast10 hornsCities of the nations “the eighth”

Clues in Revelation include:ChristKing of the EastCalledChosenFaithfulWatchful ClothedRemnant144,000Great Multitude

Looking at all of Revelation – it seems to indicate that in the last days of earth’s history there will be three great groupings of people:

• Symbolizes false religion which disregards God’s Law and leads people into breaking it. She rides on the beast (political power)

• Most scholars agree that the 7 kings are: Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece

• Which makes Rome the 6th; John’s time

• Which makes USA the 7th

FINAL SCENE

Revelation 18

• 4th Angel – calls out God’s people

• Babylon sinks

Revelation 19 – Party in the house

• Use of the word “forever” shows permanence

• Jesus is the victor – white horse and everything – gets 4 names

• Faithful and True

• Name no-one knows but Himself

• Word of God

• King of kings and Lord of lords

• Picture of Jesus and His People -- as the Bridegroom and His Bride

• Confusion of the unrighteous -- some will survive the tumultuous events of the end and will be slain by the brightness of Jesus’ coming then the birds will eat their flesh

• Lake of Fire – symbolic like the winepress, “wait-for-it”

• Events of the Millennium

• The Abyss/bottomless pit – a place of limitation for Satan and his angels

• Satan has nothing to do

• The earth is empty and formless

• The Righteous are in heaven and the Unrighteous are dead

• Characteristics of the Righteous:

• People resurrected at the beginning of the 1000 years who had been faithful in Christ

• People alive at the 2nd Coming who refused to worship the beast and his image.

• The Righteous judge and reign with Christ

PURPOSE OF THE 1000 YEARS

• The righteous have time to heal because of missing loved ones not in heaven

• The people that were expected to be in heaven are missing

• There will be some unexpected people in heaven

• Need time to recover from the effects of sin

• Time for God’s ultimate fairness to be proven

• Need time to talk with Jesus and ask questions, view records and learn about God’s ways to see His ultimate fairness

• All questions about the character of God or about His actions in human history are forever answered

AFTER THE MILLENNIUM

• Event 1: Satan is loosed and gathers his followers and surround the camp of God but fire comes down from God and devours them; the devil who deceived them is thrown into the lake of fire

• Event 2: The Throne of God descends and the Book of Life is opened

• The 2nd Resurrection (the wicked are brought back to life) and they are judged according to their works by the things written in the book

• Any who are not written in the Book of Life are destroyed in lake of fire – This is the 2nd Death

• The Holy City – New Jerusalem – descends

NEW JERUSALEM – REVELATION 20-22

• Read and Draw/summarize its characteristics

• Explain these in the New Jerusalem:

• Use of 12

• Significance of the stones

• Significance of Gates

• Lacks a Temple

• no night/no sun

• Please Hand in today

PROLOGUE & EPILOGUE

• Similarities between Rev 1:9-20 and Rev 21:1-8

• John is stuck on a barren island -- earth is barren and desolate

• loud voice that says “Write what I am going to show you” -- Loud voice saying “Write this down”

• Speech in 1:17-20 -- Speech in 21:5-8

• Seven stars are angels/messengers -- one of seven angels

• Son of Man is wearing a golden sash -- the city has streets of Gold

• Son of Man is Light -- the city is filled with light, God provides light to the City

• Son of Man’s voice sounds like waterfall -- the city has the River of Life

• Significance of 12

• Significance of stones

• Significance of Gates

• Lacks a Temple -- because there is no need of one, since God and the Lamb were there

• Contains the River of Life, Tree of Life

• no night, no sun, for the Lord will be the light

TEST FORMAT

• Matching

• Definitions

• Short Answer

• Long Answer

REVELATION REVIEW

• No Bibles

**Not so concerned about history on this test (except for the 7 Churches)

• From the Handout – Chapters at the beginning of Booklet

• Understanding of the author

• Ladder of Humility

• Ways to approach Bible study

• Hebrew vs Greek Logic – Chiasm

• OT and NT connections in Revelation

• Revelation of Jesus – how Jesus is the fulfillment of OT & Signs of His 2nd Coming

REVELATION REVIEW CONTINUED

• Prophetic Symbols and their interpretations

• Adventist Beliefs

• #13 – The Remnant and it Mission

• #26 – Death and Resurrection

• #27 – Millennium

• #28 – New Jerusalem

REVELATION REVIEW CONTINUED

• Understanding of the sections of Revelation

• Prologue and Epilogue

• 7 Churches – 4 schools of interpretation, historical connections and Biblical description

• 7 Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls

• Climax/Heart of the book with the Counterfeit Trinity

• Harlot and Babylon; 3 Angels’ Message

• Millennium & New Jerusalem

ASSIGNMENT – PICTURES OF JESUS (PREVIOUS SEMESTER, NOT NOV OF 2014)• The whole premise of John’s book of Revelation is to “reveal Jesus”

• Go through the entire book and collect the snapshots/images of Jesus that were shown.

• Choose your best format:

• Visual – Collage, storyboard, video

• Auditory -- poem, rap, song, video

• Bodily – game, drama (must be videoed, no time to have an audience)

• Due on Wednesday, Nov 26

Living the Apocalyptic Vison in the 21st Century -- Taken from George Knight

• Synoptic Gospels – Matthew 24, 25, Mark 13, Luke 21

• Theme – waiting, Jesus is delayed, and readiness

• “The lesson is clear. Readiness for the return of Christ does not mean passively waiting for the event. Rather, readiness is responsible activity that produces results for the kingdom of heaven – results that the Master can see and approve of.” (95)

• Greatness based on service

• “The average person sees the heart of true religion as believing in right doctrines or as practicing certain ritual and lifestyle duties… what He requires of His children is not outward behavior or ritual obedience but “to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God’” (Micah 6:6-8; 96)

• “It is the unconscious internalization of God’s love and its expression in daily life that is the one essential qualification fro the kingdom of heaven.” (98)

• “Christ explicitly teaches that those waiting for His return must put their emphasis on being faithful servants.” (101)

• “Jesus wants us to take our minds off of that obsession (deciphering the time of the Advent) and to live every day in such a way that we will be ready when He returns.” (102)

ASSIGNMENT – BELIEFS (PREVIOUS SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT – NOT NOV 2014)

• Reacquaint yourself to the Christian Denomination you chose before AND the World Religion you studied.

• Find their website and find out whether they accept Daniel and Revelation as prophetic literature, do they use a particular School of Interpretation etc.

• If they DO NOT accept prophetic literature as it is in the Bible, what do they believe or do they have their own, and explain.

• Remember the topics we discussed are – Jesus and His 2nd Coming,