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Revelation: WEEKEND RECHARGE!

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December 28, 2025

Monday, December 22—Revelation 19:1-10
Tuesday, December 23—Revelation 19:11-16
Wednesday, December 24—Revelation 19:17-21
Thursday, December 25—Revelation 20:1-6
Friday, December 26—Revelation 20:7-15

REFLECTIVE APPLICATIONAL QUESTIONS: REVELATION 19:1—20:15

  1. If heaven’s response to God’s victory is worship, how can your daily life more clearly reflect the same posture of praise and surrender?

  2. How does the certainty of Christ’s final judgment shape your view of repentance, obedience, and grace today?
  1. How should knowing that Christ has already secured the final victory influence the way you live, worship, and share the gospel?

  2. How does the certainty of Satan’s final defeat strengthen your confidence in God’s justice and sovereignty?
  1. Knowing that eternal judgment is real and final, how is God calling you to live, and who is he prompting you to share the gospel with?

Timeline of the End Times (Pretribulation, Premillennial 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 endure forever.

Detailed Outline of the Book of Revelation

(adapted from the Bible Knowledge Commentary, NT, pp. 927–963)

I. Introduction: The Things Which You Have Seen (Rev 1:1–20)

A. The Prologue (1:1–3)

  1. The chain of communication—from God → Christ → angel → John → servants.
  2. The promise of blessing for those who read and heed.

B. The Salutation (1:4–8)

  1. Greeting to the seven churches of Asia.
  2. The doxology to Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, firstborn from the dead, and ruler of kings.
  3. Prophetic announcement of His coming in glory.

C. The Commission to Write (1:9–11)

  • John’s circumstances on Patmos and his divine commission.

D. The Vision of Christ in Glory (1:12–16)

  1. The seven golden lampstands and the Son of Man.
  2. Description of Christ’s majesty and attributes.

E. The Reassurance and Command (1:17–20)

  1. “Fear not, I am the First and the Last.”
  2. The keys of death and Hades.
  3. The mystery of the seven stars and seven lampstands.

II. The Things Which Are — Messages to the Seven Churches (Rev 2–3)

Each letter follows a pattern: address, Christ’s description, commendation, rebuke, exhortation, promise to overcomers.

  1. Ephesus — The Loveless Church (2:1–7)
  2. Smyrna — The Persecuted Church (2:8–11)
  3. Pergamum — The Compromising Church (2:12–17)
  4. Thyatira — The Corrupt Church (2:18–29)
  5. Sardis — The Dead Church (3:1–6)
  6. Philadelphia — The Faithful Church (3:7–13)
  7. Laodicea — The Lukewarm Church (3:14–22)

III. The Things Which Will Take Place After This (Rev 4–22)

A. The Scene in Heaven: The Throne and the Lamb (Rev 4–5)

  1. The Throne of God (4:1–11)
    • The heavenly throne room; twenty-four elders; four living creatures; constant worship.
  2. The Lamb and the Scroll (5:1–14)
    • The sealed scroll; only the Lamb is worthy; worship and praise resound in heaven.

B. The Seal Judgments (Rev 6:1–17; 8:1)

  1. First Seal — the rider on the white horse (false peace).
  2. Second Seal — red horse (war).
  3. Third Seal — black horse (famine).
  4. Fourth Seal — pale horse (death).
  5. Fifth Seal — martyrs under the altar.
  6. Sixth Seal — cosmic disturbances; people hide from God’s wrath.
  7. Interlude: The Sealed of Israel and the Multitude of Gentiles (Rev 7:1–17).
  8. Seventh Seal — silence in heaven, introducing the trumpet judgments.

C. The Trumpet Judgments (Rev 8:2–9:21; 11:15–19)

  1. First Trumpet — vegetation burned.
  2. Second — mountain in the sea (sea life destroyed).
  3. Third — star “Wormwood” poisons waters.
  4. Fourth — sun, moon, and stars darkened.
  5. Fifth — demonic locusts torment mankind (first woe).
  6. Sixth — demonic cavalry slays a third of mankind (second woe).
  7. Interlude (Rev 10–11:14):
    • The mighty angel and the little scroll (ch. 10).
    • The two witnesses (11:1–14).
  8. Seventh Trumpet — proclamation of Christ’s coming kingdom (11:15–19).

D. The Conflict of the Ages (Rev 12–14)

  1. The Woman and the Dragon (12:1–17).
  2. The Two Beasts — Antichrist (13:1–10) and False Prophet (13:11–18).
  3. The Lamb and the 144,000 (14:1–5).
  4. Three angelic proclamations (14:6–13).
  5. The Harvest and Vintage of the Earth (14:14–20).

E. The Bowl (Vial) Judgments (Rev 15–16)

  1. Preparation for the bowls (chap. 15).
  2. Seven bowls poured out (chap. 16):
    • 1st: sores; 2nd: sea to blood; 3rd: rivers to blood;
    • 4th: scorching sun; 5th: darkness;
    • 6th: Euphrates dried up, kings of the east;
    • 7th: great earthquake and hail.

F. The Fall of Babylon (Rev 17–18)

  1. Religious Babylon — the harlot woman (chap. 17).
  2. Commercial Babylon — the city’s destruction (chap. 18).

G. The Second Coming of Christ (Rev 19:1–21)

  1. Heavenly rejoicing (19:1–10).
  2. Christ’s glorious return (19:11–16).
  3. The defeat of the beast and false prophet (19:17–21).

H. The Millennial Kingdom and Final Judgment (Rev 20:1–15)

  1. Satan bound for a thousand years (20:1–3).
  2. Christ’s millennial reign (20:4–6).
  3. Satan’s final rebellion and doom (20:7–10).
  4. The Great White Throne judgment (20:11–15).

I. The Eternal State (Rev 21–22:5)

  1. The new heaven and new earth (21:1–8).
  2. The new Jerusalem — the bride, the Lamb’s wife (21:9–27).
  3. The river and tree of life; no more curse (22:1–5).

J. The Epilogue: Final Exhortations and Promises (Rev 22:6–21)

  1. The trustworthiness of the revelation (22:6–9).
  2. Christ’s imminent return (22:10–16).
  3. The invitation to come (22:17).
  4. The warning against alteration (22:18–19).
  5. Final assurance and benediction (22:20–21).

Summary of the Structure (from key verse Rev 1:19):

“Write therefore the things which you have seen [ch. 1],
the things which are [ch. 2–3],
and the things which shall take place after these things [ch. 4–22].”

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