Revelation: WEEKEND RECHARGE!

December 21, 2025

Monday, December 15—Revelation 15:1-8
Tuesday, December 16—Revelation 16:1-11
Wednesday, December 17—Revelation 16:12-21
Thursday, December 18—Revelation 17:1-18
Friday, December 19—Revelation 18:1-24

REFLECTIVE APPLICATIONAL QUESTIONS: REVELATION 15:1—18:24

1. Where is God calling you to worship him more fully—through repentance, obedience, or deeper trust in his justice and power?
   
   
2. How does knowing that Christ absorbed God’s wrath on your behalf deepen your gratitude, worship, and obedience?
   
   
3. How does remembering the throne of God in Revelation 4 help you trust his sovereignty, even over events of judgment?
   
   
4. Where do you see modern expressions of “Babylon”—religion without surrender to Christ—tempting your heart or culture today?
   
   
5. If all earthly systems collapsed tomorrow, what would remain true about your faith, identity, and hope in Christ?

Timeline of the End Times (Premillennial, Pretribulational View)

1. The Present Church Age (Acts 2 → Rapture)

• Began at Pentecost (Acts 2) with the coming of the Holy Spirit.
• Characterized by the worldwide spread of the gospel and the growth of the Church.
• Ends suddenly with the Rapture of the Church.
• Christ’s message to the seven churches in Revelation 2–3 outlines the spiritual history of the Church Age.

2. The Rapture of the Church (1 Thess 4:13–18; 1 Cor 15:51–53; John 14:1–3)

• Timing: Before the Tribulation (“pretribulational”).
• Event: Christ descends in the air to catch up (Greek harpazō, “snatch away”) believers, both living and dead.
• Purpose:
• Deliver the Church from “the wrath to come” (1 Thess 1:10; 5:9).
• Unite the Church with Christ in heaven.
• Begin the Bema Seat of Christ (Judgment Seat) and the Marriage of the Lamb (Rev 19:7–10).
• Result: The Church is in heaven before the judgments of Revelation 6–18 begin.

3. The Tribulation (Daniel’s 70th Week – 7 Years)
References: Dan 9:24–27; Matt 24:4–31; Rev 6–18.
A. First Half – “The Beginning of Sorrows” (3½ Years)

• The Antichrist (the Beast) rises to power and confirms a covenant with Israel (Dan 9:27).
• Peace and false security initially prevail.
• The Seal and early Trumpet judgments occur (Rev 6–9).
• The 144,000 of Israel are sealed (Rev 7).
• The Temple is rebuilt; sacrifices resume.

B. Midpoint – “The Abomination of Desolation” (Dan 9:27; Matt 24:15; 2 Thess 2:4)

• The Antichrist breaks the covenant with Israel.
• He sets himself up as God in the Temple.
• Satan is cast out of heaven (Rev 12).
• Israel is persecuted and flees into the wilderness.

C. Second Half – “The Great Tribulation” (3½ Years)

• The False Prophet enforces worship of the Beast (Rev 13).
• The Mark of the Beast (666) is required for commerce.
• The Bowl judgments pour out intensified wrath (Rev 16).
• Global chaos, demonic deception, and war climax at Armageddon (Rev 16:16; 19:19).

4. The Second Coming of Christ (Rev 19:11–21)

• Timing: At the end of the seven-year Tribulation.
• Event: Christ returns with His Church (Rev 19:14; Jude 14–15).
• Purpose:
• Defeat the Antichrist and False Prophet.
• Destroy their armies at Armageddon.
• Bind Satan for 1,000 years (Rev 20:1–3).
• Establish His literal kingdom on earth.

5. The Millennial Kingdom (1,000 Years) — Rev 20:1–6

• Christ reigns physically from Jerusalem.
• Satan is bound in the abyss.
• The saints (Church, OT, and Tribulation martyrs) reign with Christ.
• Israel is restored and receives its promised kingdom (Isa 2; 11; Zech 14).
• Perfect peace, righteousness, and prosperity prevail.

6. The Final Rebellion and Great White Throne (Rev 20:7–15)

• Satan is released briefly after the Millennium.
• Final rebellion crushed by fire from heaven.
• Satan cast into the lake of fire forever.
• The Great White Throne Judgment:
• All unbelievers judged according to their works.
• All whose names are not in the Book of Life are cast into the lake of fire.

7. The Eternal State — The New Heaven and New Earth (Rev 21–22)

• The old heaven and earth are destroyed (2 Pet 3:10–13).
• The New Jerusalem descends from heaven.
• God dwells with His people; no more death, sorrow, or pain.
• The eternal kingdom of God and the Lamb endures forever.