📖 The Book of Revelation
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The victory of the Lamb — all of history moving toward Christ's final triumph.
Who wrote Revelation?
Written from exile on Patmos during Domitian's reign.
Why Revelation was written
A prophetic-apocalyptic letter to seven first-century churches under Roman pressure, revealing that Christ is Lord of history, that the suffering of the church is not the final word, and that the Lamb who was slain will return as King of kings.
Outline of Revelation
- 11: The vision of the risen Christ
- 22–3: Letters to the seven churches
- 34–5: The heavenly throne room; the Lamb
- 46–18: The seven seals, trumpets, and bowls
- 519–20: The return of Christ; the final judgment
- 621–22: The new creation — God's home with his people
Key verses
How Revelation points to Christ
Revelation opens with the Alpha and Omega and closes with 'Come, Lord Jesus.' The entire book is a revelation of Jesus Christ — the Lamb who was slain, who opened the scroll, who judges and reigns, and who makes all things new.
How Revelation begins
1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
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