Revelation, a vision by John, is a book in two distinct parts. The first part, consisting of seven letters, concerns the progress and condition of believers. These letters are both practical and prophetic. When compared with the seven kingdom parables in Matthew, they lay out the course of the church from the crucifixion to the return of Messiah. The second part of Revelation in contrast describes the course of the world from the ascension to the end of the age. Both parts of the book are designed to be understood by believers and they are to provide a basis for action.

This study takes the perspective that the book is literal, linear and understandable. All of the symbols and metaphors in Revelation are defined elsewhere in Scripture so there is no particular difficulty understanding what they mean. Similarly, the sequencing of the events from chapter 4 on is obviously linear and consistent with prophecy in the rest of the Bible.

• Revelation 1, Introduction

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  Perspectives on the study of Revelation, revealing the person of the Messiah who was, who is and who is to come.

• Revelation 1, Keys

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  How keys are used in Scripture related to how they are used in Revelation.

• Kingdom Parables

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  Yeshua's kingdom parables given in the Gospel of Mathew correlate perfectly with the seven letters to the churches in Revelation.

• Revelation 2, Ephesus

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  Yeshua's letter to the Ephesian church contrasts doctrinal purity with love of the Messiah.

• Revelation 2, Smyrna

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  Smyrna, persecution and the promise of resurrection.

• Revelation 2, Pergamum

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  The church where Satan dwells.

• Revelation 2, Thyatira

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  Thyatira, the church in sexual immorality.

• Revelation 3, Sardis

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  Sardis, the church that believes that it has life but does not.

• Revelation 3, Philadelphia

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  Philadelphia, the church of brotherly love?

• Revelation 3, Laodicea

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  Laodicea, the church that is neither hot nor cold.

• Revelation 4 - An Open Door in Heaven

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  Introduction to looking at the end times through the eyes of John. How should we approach this subject?

• Revelation 5 - The Lamb and the Scroll

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  The Lamb and the scroll. What does the scroll represent? A discussion of how real estate deeds were handled in Israel.

• Revelation 6 - Unsealing the Scroll

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  As the Lamb opens the scroll's first six seals, events happen on the Earth. Where are we in the sequence of seals and what are the events that are yet to come?

• Revelation 7 - Sealed on their Foreheads

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  The sealing of the 144,000. What is the Scriptural background for their choice, who are they and what is their mission?

• Revelation 8,9 - Trumpets, Heralds of the King

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  The seven trumpets mirror the conquest of Jericho in the Book of Joshua. Similarly, the censer of incense hurled to the earth echos Korah's rebellion in the Book of Numbers.

• Revelation 10 - Sweet as Honey

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  The Little Scroll and a discussion of the mystery of God which is to be fulfilled.

• Revelation 11 - Two Witnesses

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  The two witnesses in Jerusalem. Who might they be and what is their purpose? The Seventh Trumpet when the Messiah returns. Where have we seen that before?

• Revelation 12 thru 14 - The Beasts

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  Prophetic interlude between the Seven Trumpets and the Seven Bowls of Wrath. Begins with biblical background about the birth of Messiah and Satan's fall from heaven. Describes the Beasts and their powers. The meeting of the 144,000 with the Lamb. The messages of the Three Angels and the harvest of the Earth.

• Revelation 14 and 15 - 144,000 on Mount Zion

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  The sharp sickle and the harvest of the earth. The commissioning of the seven angles who are to pour out the bowls of wrath.

• Revelation 16 and 17 - It is Done

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  The Seven Bowls of Wrath. The bowls mirror the plagues brought on Egypt during the Exodus. The Whore of Babylon - who is she and what is her history?

• Revelation 18 - Repay Her Double

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  The nations of the Earth mourn over the destruction of Babylon. Who is Babylon and what does she represent?

• Revelation 19 - Hallelujah!

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  Great rejoicing over the fall of Babylon. Discussion of who and what Babylon is. The marriage of the Lamb. Discussion of who the bride is. The Rider on the White Horse and the Thousand Year Reign.

• Revelation 20 - The Key to the Pit

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  The Thousand Year Reign, the final defeat of Satan and the Great White Throne Judgment.

• Revelation 21 and 22 - The Book of Life

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  Discussion of the Lamb's Book of Life; how one gets written into it and who will not be so written. The final judgment, the New Heaven and New Earth and the fate of the nations.