Outline 1. Opening ( 1:1–20 ) a. Prologue ( 1:1–3 ) b. John Greets the Seven Churches ( 1:4–8 ) c. John’s Vision on Patmos ( 1:9–20 ) 2. The Letters to the Seven Churches ( 2:1–3:22 ) a. Ephesus ( 2:1–7 ) i. The Authority ( 2:1 ) ii. The Praise ( 2:2–3 ) iii. The Grievance ( 2:4 ) iv. The Warning ( 2:5 ) v. The Second Praise ( 2:6 ) vi. The Promise ( 2:7 ) b. Smyrna ( 2:8–11 ) i. The Authority ( 2:8 ) ii. The Praise ( 2:9 ) iii. The Grievance ( 2:9 ) iv. The Warning ( 2:10 ) v. The Promise ( 2:11 ) c. Pergamum ( 2:12–17 ) i. The Authority ( 2:12 ) ii. The Praise ( 2:13 ) iii. The Grievance ( 2:14–15 ) iv. The Warning ( 2:16 ) v. The Promise ( 2:17 ) d. Thyatira ( 2:18–29 ) i. The Authority ( 2:18 ) ii. The Praise ( 2:19 ) iii. The Grievance ( 2:20–21 ) iv. The Warning ( 2:22–23 ) v. The Promise ( 2:24–29 ) e. Sardis ( 3:1–6 ) i. The Authority ( 3:1 ) ii. The Grievance ( 3:1 ) iii. The Warning ( 3:2–3 ) iv. Few Praised ( 3:4 ) v. The Promise ( 3:5–6 ) f. Philadelphia ( 3:7–13 ) i. The Authority ( 3:7 ) ii. The Praise ( 3:8 ) iii. The Promise ( 3:9–13 ) g. Laodicea ( 3:14–22 ) i. The Authority ( 3:14 ) ii. The Grievance ( 3:15 ) iii. The Warning ( 3:16–17 ) iv. The Counsel ( 3:18 ) v. The Promise ( 3:19–22 ) 3. The Throne and the Lamb ( 4:1–5:14 ) a. The Throne in Heaven ( 4:1–11 ) i. In the Throne Room ( 4:1–4 ) ii. Worship of the Creator ( 4:5–11 ) b. The Lamb ( 5:1–14 ) i. The Lamb Takes the Scroll ( 5:1–10 ) ii. The Lamb Exalted ( 5:11–14 ) 4. Three Sets of Seven Divine Judgments ( 6:1–16:21 ) a. The Seven Seals ( 6:1–8:5 ) i. The First Seal: The White Horse ( 6:1–2 ) ii. The Second Seal: War ( 6:3–4 ) iii. The Third Seal: Famine ( 6:5–6 ) iv. The Fourth Seal: Death ( 6:7–8 ) v. The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs ( 6:9–11 ) vi. The Sixth Seal: Terror ( 6:12–17 ) vii. 144,000 Sealed ( 7:1–8 ) viii. Praise from the Great Multitude ( 7:9–17 ) ix. The Seventh Seal: Silence in Heaven ( 8:1–5 ) b. The Seven Trumpets ( 8:6–11:19 ) i. The First Trumpet: Hail and Fire Mixed with Blood ( 8:6–7 ) ii. The Second Trumpet: A Mountain Thrown into the Sea ( 8:8–9 ) iii. The Third Trumpet: The Star Named Wormwood ( 8:10–11 ) iv. The Fourth Trumpet: A Third of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Struck ( 8:12–13 ) v. The Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts ( 9:1–12 ) vi. The Sixth Trumpet: Release of the Four Angels ( 9:13–21 ) vii. The Angel and the Small Scroll ( 10:1–11 ) viii. The Two Witnesses ( 11:1–14 ) ix. The Seventh Trumpet ( 11:15–19 ) c. The Great Conflict ( 12:1–14:20 ) i. The Woman and the Dragon ( 12:1–17 ) 1. The Woman, the Dragon, and the Child ( 12:1–6 ) 2. The War in Heaven ( 12:7–12 ) 3. The Woman Persecuted ( 12:13–17 ) ii. The Two Beasts ( 13:1–18 ) 1. The Beast from the Sea ( 13:1–10 ) 2. The Beast from the Earth ( 13:11–15 ) 3. The Mark of the Beast ( 13:16–18 ) iii. The Lamb and the 144,000 ( 14:1–5 ) iv. Final Justice ( 14:6–20 ) 1. The Three Angels and Babylon’s Fall ( 14:6–13 ) 2. The Harvest of the Earth ( 14:14–20 ) d. The Seven Bowls of Wrath ( 15:1–16:21 ) i. The Song of Moses and the Lamb ( 15:1–4 ) ii. Preparation for Judgment ( 15:5–8 ) iii. The First Bowl: Sores ( 16:1–2 ) iv. The Second Bowl: Sea to Blood ( 16:3 ) v. The Third Bowl: Rivers to Blood ( 16:4–7 ) vi. The Fourth Bowl: Fire ( 16:8–9 ) vii. The Fifth Bowl: Darkness ( 16:10–11 ) viii. The Sixth Bowl: Battle of Armageddon ( 16:12–16 ) ix. The Seventh Bowl: Earthquake and Hail ( 16:17–21 ) 5. The Fall of Babylon ( 17:1–19:10 ) a. Babylon the Great ( 17:1–18 ) i. The Woman on the Beast ( 17:1–5 ) ii. The Mystery Explained ( 17:6–13 ) iii. The Victory of the Lamb ( 17:14–18 ) b. The Fall of Babylon ( 18:1–24 ) i. Babylon is Fallen ( 18:1–8 ) ii. Lament over Babylon ( 18:9–20 ) iii. The Doom of Babylon ( 18:21–24 ) c. Rejoicing in Heaven ( 19:1–5 ) d. The Marriage of the Lamb ( 19:6–10 ) 6. The Future and Beyond ( 19:11–22:5 ) a. The Return of Jesus ( 19:11–21 ) i. The Rider on the White Horse ( 19:11–16 ) ii. Defeat of the Beast and False Prophet ( 19:17–21 ) b. The Millennial Reign ( 20:1–15 ) i. Satan Bound ( 20:1–3 ) ii. The First Resurrection and Reign ( 20:4–6 ) iii. Satan’s Release and Defeat ( 20:7–10 ) iv. The Great White Throne Judgment ( 20:11–15 ) c. The World to Come ( 21:1–22:5 ) i. A New Heaven and a New Earth ( 21:1–8 ) ii. The New Jerusalem ( 21:9–27 ) iii. The River of Life ( 22:1–5 ) 7. Conclusion ( 22:6–21 ) a. Jesus is Coming ( 22:6–17 ) b. Nothing May Be Added or Removed ( 22:18–21 ) |