Eschatology, a Broad Perspective From Genesis to Revelation 9/18/2016

Our Considerations Overview and The Old Testament The New Testament Principle Views, Timeline, and Major Prophetic Events Four Covenants and Seven Feasts Daniel (Ch 2, 7-9, 11); Ezekiel 37-39 The New Testament Gospels (Matthew 24-25, Mark 13, Luke 21) The Great Apostasy (II Thess 2, II Tim 3, II Peter 3) The Rapture (I Cor 15, I Thess 4, Revelation 4) Christ with His Church in the Parable of the Wedding Feast The Book of Revelation

Need to Catch Up? 1/2/2019

Need to Catch Up? 1/2/2019

When will the end come? 9/18/2016

Background Author – the apostle John Date – 81-96 AD, or shortly after Nero’s death 68 AD Purpose – to reveal events to come beginning with the church age and extending to the eternal state Interpretive models Historicist – subjective application to history Preterist – addresses the time of its writing Futurist – dispensational view fits here Idealist – symbolic, spiritual, poetic in nature 1/2/2019

A Synopsis of the Four Views 1/2/2019

A Synopsis of the Four Views 1/2/2019

A Synopsis of the Four Views 1/2/2019

The Structure of the Book A Series of “Sevens” Seven churches Ch 1 – 3:22 Seven seals Ch 4:1 – 8:5 Seven trumpets Ch 8:2 – 11:19 Seven histories Ch 12:1 – 14:20 Seven bowls Ch 15:1 – 16:21 Seven last things Seven Messages of Judgement Ch 17:1 – 19:10 Seven Visions Ch 19:11 – 22:5 1/2/2019

The Structure of the Book A Chronology Vision of Christ in Glory Chapter 1 Messages to the Seven Churches Chapters 2-3 The Throne in Heaven Chapters 4-5 Seven seals, trumpets, and bowls * Chapters 6-16 Babylon’s fall and the Lamb’s victory Chapters 17-18 The Second Coming and the Destruction of the Antichrist Chapter 19 The Millennium and Great White Throne judgment Chapter 20 The new Jerusalem and the Eternal State Chapter 21-22 1/2/2019

The Structure of the Book *As the great judgments of the seals, trumpets and bowls take place the text adds eleven visions of significance into the sequence including: The throne and the twenty four elders Chapter 4 The sealing of the 144,000 Chapter 7 The angel and the little book Chapter 10 The two witnesses Chapter 11 The woman and the dragon Chapter 12 The beast from the sea Chapter 13 The beast from the earth Chapter 13 The lamb and the 144,000 Chapter 14 The reapers Chapter 14 Heaven Chapter 15 Armageddon Chapter 16 1/2/2019

Cross References The book is full of references to Old Testament artifacts such as the tabernacle, the altar, and the ark; and people such as Balaam and Jezebel; and places such as Egypt, Sodom, Jerusalem, and Babylon. Of 404 verses 278 contain some form of Old Testament reference (Swete) Verse 19 of chapter 1 is possibly the purpose statement for the book to show things having been seen, things that are, and things that will be Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. (Revelation 1:19) 1/2/2019

The Next Several Weeks Sep 25 John’s Vision of Christ Jim Oct 2 The Letters to the Churches, Ephesus Chris Oct 9 IBC Band (No Morning Song) Oct 16 Smyrna Chris Oct 23 Pergamum Jim Oct 30 Thyatira Jon Nov 6 IBC Band (No Morning Song) Nov 13 Sardis Jim Nov 20 Philadelphia Clint

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