The Book of Revelation SECTIONS OF THE BOOK: The Seven Churches 1 - 3. The Prophetic Revelations 4 - 20. The Glory of Heavenly Jerusalem 21 - 22. Today: will do Chapters 7-10

Outline of the Book (The Prophetic Revelations) Chapter 6: The 7 seals A. The mysterious seals are opened. B. The first seal reveals the conqueror upon a white horse (God). C. The second seal brings war (red horse). D. The third seal brings famine (black horse). E. The fourth seal brings death (pale green horse) F. The fifth seal shows the martyrs. G. The sixth seal shows a catastrophe.

Outline of the Book (The Prophetic Revelations) Chapter 7: God protects His children A. The servants of God and The Saints are sealed; 144000 of 12 tribes. B. A vision is seen of the redeemed. C. The white robed saints.

Outline of the Book (The Prophetic Revelations Chapter 8: Seventh Seal (the golden censer and introduction to the 7 Trumpets) A. There is silence in heaven after opening the7th seal. B. The 7 angels (for the 7 trumpets) and the golden censer. C. The sounding of the seven trumpets: D. The first trumpet brings judgments of hail, fire & blood to destroy the plants (Vegetation Struck). E. The second trumpet is sounded a Great Mountain on fire was thrown into the sea (The Seas Struck). F. The third trumpet brings the falling of a great star into rivers (The Waters Struck; many people die because of the bitter water).

Outline of the Book (The Prophetic Revelations Chapter 8: Seventh Seal (the golden censer and introduction to the 7 Trumpets) G. The fourth trumpet sounds and the sun is smitten (The Stars Struck; third of lighting stars turn to black). H. The fearful woes are now predicted for the coming 3 Trumpets.

Chapter 8 Messages to us? In chapter 8, God warned mankind in different ways, over the ages, and in everyone's life, for our repentance: The first trumpet: Warning touches the source of man's income. The second trumpet: Warning through man’s humiliation by others. The third trumpet: Warning by the appearance of heretics (of the church leaders). The fourth trumpet: Extremely severe warning and full of trouble; life grows dark in man’s eyes. A third of the churches leaders and their followers will be spiritually dead.

Introduction to Chapters: 9, 10 and 11 The fifth trumpet: punishment through Satanic thoughts 1-12. The sixth trumpet: punishment through human wars 13-21. Ch.: 10 Shows us the person of the Lord as an angel clothed with a cloud. In His hand, there is a little book, opened, to reveal His intentions towards mankind, especially in the time of tribulation, and in particularly at the time of the heavy darkness of the Antichrist. Ch.: 11 Explains God’s sending of the two prophets, Elijah and Enoch, two witnesses, to help the Church to flee to the wilderness, if possible, and they stand in the face of the Antichrist to resist him.

Outline of the Book (Ch.: 9) Chapter 9: A. The fifth angel sounds. B. The fifth trumpet sounds and the abyss (bottomless pit) is unlocked. C. The locusts are described. D. We see the king of the abyss. E. The sixth trumpet sounds loosing the four bound angels of death. F. The horsemen and the horses are described. G. No repenting is seen of remnants (2/3).

Introduction to Chapters: 10, 11, 12 Ch.: 10 Shows us the person of the Lord as an angel clothed with a cloud. In His hand, there is a little book, opened, to reveal His intentions towards mankind, especially in the time of tribulation, and in particularly at the time of the heavy darkness of the Antichrist. Ch.: 11 Explains God’s sending of the two prophets, Elijah and Enoch, two witnesses, to help the Church to flee to the wilderness, if possible, and they stand in the face of the Antichrist to resist him. Ch.: 12 This chapter reveals the struggling Church: 1- Opposition of Satan to the Church 1-6. 2- Support of heaven to the Church 7-12. 3- The opposition grows stronger 13-17.

A. The angel with the book: Christ Chapter 10: A. The angel with the book: Christ B. The voices of the 7 thunders and the utterance of them unwritten: unrevealed heavenly matters C. The days of the sounding of the 7th Angel: Fullness of time, no more delay, closing to the divine plan & Antichrist D. John commanded to and eats the book (sweet & bitter): purpose towards His people -understand & announce, (heavenly rewards & suffrage)

Chapter 11: The temple is measured on the inside: believers v. unbelievers We see the preaching of the 2 witnesses and their power: Elijah and Enoch peacemakers, witnessors, zealous, debate with the Antichrist, miracles The martyrdom and ascension of the 2 witnesses: By Antichrist, by their death crush Antichrist. Through Christ, to emphasize their message. A temporary victory over devil The 7th trumpet sounds with the victory of Christ’s kingdom.

Chapter 12: The woman clothed with the sun. Church/ St. Mary The great red dragon: Satan Woman fled into the wilderness: Church fleeing frm Satan on earth A war in heaven and Satan is cast out of heaven: Arch. Michael fights Satan, falls The victory is foretold of God’s kingdom. Satan persecutes and oppresses the woman: But she stands firm A demonic spectacle is seen: wars against kingdoms