Revelation (8-16)

By David Maas
{SEVEN TRUMPETS}
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  1. Sounding the Seven Trumpets - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 8:7-11:19 - An overview of the sounding of the Seven Trumpets)
  2. The First Trumpet - Hail - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 8:7 - The first trumpet unleashes a plague based on the seventh plague of Egypt, but with modifications)
  3. Second Trumpet - Burning Mountain - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 8:8-9 - The second trumpet harms much of the commerce on which Babylon and the “inhabitants of the earth” depend)
  4. Third Trumpet - Bitter Waters - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 8:10-11 - The third trumpet produces a “great star” that falls onto the sources of fresh water, embittering them)
  5. Fourth Trumpet - Darkness - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 8:12 - The fourth trumpet causes a partial darkening of the sun, moon, and the stars)
  6. Three Woes - {PDF Copy} - (An eagle "flying in mid-heaven" announces the last three trumpets, the "three woes" – Revelation 8:13)
  7. Fifth Trumpet, First Woe - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 8:13-9:12 - The fifth trumpet blast unleashes the first of the “three woes”)
  8. Sixth Trumpet - Second Woe - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 9:13-21 - The sixth trumpet unleashes a demonic horde from beyond the “Euphrates” to afflict the unrepentant “inhabitants of the earth")
  9. The Little Scroll - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 10:1-11 - The sixth trumpet did not produce repentance by the “inhabitants of the earth. Something else is needed to complete “the mystery of God")
  10. Measuring the Sanctuary - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 11:1-2 - The Sanctuary is measured to prepare for the ministry of the Two Witnesses)
  11. Forty-Two Months - 1,260 Days - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the “forty-two months” and “1,260-days” both refer to the same prophetic period when the saints are persecuted)
  12. Two Witnesses Testify - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 11:3-7 - The Two Witnesses engage in prophetic witness to the "inhabitants of the earth" until slain by the Beast)
  13. The Beast from the Abyss - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 11:7 - The first appearance of the “beast” is at its ascent from the “Abyss” to wage “war” against the “two witnesses”)
  14. The Two Witnesses Slain - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 11:8-14 - Hated by the impenitent, the “inhabitants of the earth” rejoice over the deaths of the two witnesses)
  15. Seventh Trumpet - Third Woe - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 11:15-19 - The  Seventh Trumpet blast ushers in the time of judgment)
    {WAR IN HEAVEN}

  1. Son versus Serpent - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:1-6 - War commences in Heaven when the Dragon attempts but fails to destroy the "son" birthed by the Woman Clothed with the Sun)
  2. War in Heaven - {PDF Copy} - (Defeated by the messianic “son,” the Dragon was expelled from heaven, while victory was declared for the saints - Revelation 12:7-12)
  3. The Seed of the Woman - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 12:13-17 - Having failed to destroy the "son," the Dragon pursues the "seed" of the woman)
  4. The Beast from the Sea - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:1-5 - The Dragon summons his "seed" to war against the saints, the Beast from the sea)
  5. War Against the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:6-10 - The Beast from the sea makes war on the saints on behalf of the Dragon)
  6. The "Military" Campaigns of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (The language of war is employed in Revelation to portray the assaults of the Dragon against the saints who follow the Lamb)
  7. The Beast from the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:11-15 - The Beast from the is the mouthpiece of the Beast from the sea and of the Dragon)
  8. The Counterfeit Religion of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (Believers must be  on alert for clever ploys of Satan to compromise with the beliefs of the world order)
  9. Mark of the Beast - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 13:16-18 - Humanity is divided between those who follow the Lamb and those who take the Mark of the Beast)
  10. Taking the Mark - {PDF Copy} - (The “inhabitants of the earth” are willing participants in the veneration of the Beast and Christians are not immune from the danger of taking its “mark” or number)
  11. Extent of the Beast's Reign - {PDF Copy} - (John sees an innumerable multitude of men from every nation exiting the tribulation to stand before the Lamb)
{FINAL HARVESTS}
  1. 144,000 Priests on Zion - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:1-5 - The 144,000 men on Zion follow the Lamb "wherever he goes," in contrast to the men that take the Mark of the Beast)
  2. Everlasting Gospel - Final Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:6-7 - Having contrasted the followers of the Lamb with the men that pay homage to the Beast, the book presents a definitive choice with two very different and everlasting consequences)
  3. The Fall of Babylon Announced - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:8-11 - Two more angels appear to announce the judicial sentence of God on “Babylon” and the “inhabitants of the earth” that give homage to the Beast)
  4. The Final "Grain" Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 14:12-16 - Two different “harvests” are to occur at the end of the age – The reaping of the “grain,” and the ingathering of the “fruit of the vine”)
  5. The Final Ingathering of the "Grapes" - {PDF Copy} - (The final ingathering of the “fruit of the vine” portrays the outpouring of the "wrath of God" on all men who take the "mark of the Beast" – Revelation 14:17-20)
  6. Final Day and Hour - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation moves inexorably from the Death and Resurrection of Jesus to the final day when God judges the wicked and vindicates the righteous)
{SEVEN BOWLS OF WRATH}
  1. The Song of the Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (Having “overcome” the Beast, the victorious People of God stand “upon” the Sea of Glass to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb – Revelation 15:1-4)
  2. Tent of Witness - {PDF Copy} - (The destructive force of the seven “last plagues” corresponds to the destruction of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea after Israel passed through the sea – Revelation 15:5-8)
  3. The First Four Bowls of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (The first four Bowls of Wrath destroy the economic infrastructure of the realm of the Beast – Revelation 16:1-9)
  4. The Fifth Bowl of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (The first four “bowls” undermined the economic structure of the World-Power; now, the fifth “bowl” targets its political dimension – Revelation 16:10-11)
  5. The Sixth Bowl of Wrath - Armageddon - {PDF Copy} - (The sixth “bowl” begins the final battle between the “Lamb” and the “Dragon” - Armageddon – Revelation 16:12-16)
  6. Kings of the East - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 16:12 - The “Kings of the East” are identical to the “Kings of the Earth” allied with the “Beast”)
  7. Seventh Bowl of Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (The seventh “bowl of Wrath” produces the final overthrow of Babylon, the Great City – Revelation 16:17-20)
  8. Armageddon - Final War - {PDF Copy} - (The several “battle” scenes in Revelation all present the same final assault by Satan against the saints of the Lamb)
{RELATED TOPICS}
  1. The Abyss - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 11:7 - The Abyss is the source of satanic attacks against the people of God, yet it is under the authority of the Lamb)
  2. Little Horn in Revelation - {PDF Copy} - (Is the “little horn” from Daniel found in the book of Revelation? - Daniel 7:7-8)
  3. Gog and Magog - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation identifies “Gog and Magog” as the nations from the “four corners of the Earth” gathered to attack the saints)
Photo by Pascal Debrunner on Unsplash
Photo by Pascal Debrunner on Unsplash

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