This lesson reviews the 4 major interpretations given by scholars as to the meaning of the book of Revelation.

1. Daniel/Revelation
for Beginners
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Mike Mazzalongo

2. Review
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John the Apostle
Apocalyptic Style
7 churches in Asia Minor
Struggle between Rome and Church
Encourages perseverance
nd coming
Cycle of struggle until 2
Series of visions

3. Views of Revelation
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Preterist - Rome & Church
Idealist - Principles only
nd coming
Historicist - 100AD to 2
Futurist - End Times

4. Preterist/Idealist
1.Context suggests it - 1:3

5. Preterist/Idealist
1.Context suggests it - 1:3
st
2.Other approaches irrelevant to 1
century church

6. Preterist/Idealist
1.Context suggests it - 1:3
st
2.Other approaches irrelevant to 1
century church
3.Other approaches don't explain all the
symbols

7. Preterist/Idealist
1.Context suggests it - 1:3
st
2.Other approaches irrelevant to 1
century church
3.Other approaches don't explain all the
symbols
4.P/I combination offers simplest yet
most complete answer.

8. 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God
gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the
things which must soon take place; and He
sent and communicated it by His angel to His
2 who testified to the
bond-servant John,
word of God and to the testimony of Jesus
Christ, even to all that he saw.
- Revelation 1:1-2

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3 Blessed
is he who reads and those
who hear the words of the prophecy,
and heed the things which are written
in it; for the time is near.
- Revelation 1:3

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4 John
to the seven churches that are
in Asia: Grace to you and peace,
from Him who is and who was and
who is to come, and from the seven
Spirits who are before His throne,
- Revelation 1:4

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and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,
the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the
kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and
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released us from our sins by His blood and
He has made us to be a kingdom, priests
to His God and Father - to Him be the glory
and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
- Revelation 1:5-6

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BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS,
and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced
Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over
Him. So it is to be. Amen.
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"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord
God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the
Almighty."
- Revelation 1:7-8

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• The Father
- Who was, is, to come
- Eternal one
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• The Holy Spirit
- 7 Spirits (Perfect)
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• Jesus Christ
- Son, Savior, Lord

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God is "Coming"
Judgment Now
Second Coming

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9 I,
John, your brother and fellow partaker
in the tribulation and kingdom and
perseverance which are in Jesus, was on
the island called Patmos because of the
word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
- Revelation 1:9

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I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I
heard behind me a loud voice like the
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sound of a trumpet, saying, "Write in a book
what you see, and send it to the seven
churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and
to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis
and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea."
- Revelation 1:10-11

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12 Then
I turned to see the voice that was
speaking with me. And having turned I
13 and in
saw seven golden lampstands;
the middle of the lampstands I saw one
like a son of man,
- Revelation 1:12-13a

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clothed in a robe reaching to the feet,
and girded across His chest with a golden
14 His head and His hair were white
sash.
like white wool, like snow; and His eyes
were like a flame of fire.
- Revelation 1:13b-14

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His feet were like burnished bronze, when it
has been made to glow in a furnace, and
His voice was like the sound of many waters.
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In His right hand He held seven stars, and
out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged
sword; and His face was like the sun shining in
its strength.
- Revelation 1:15-16

20. Heavenly Vision of Jesus
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Son of Man - O.T. Title for Messiah
Long Robe - Royal Attire
Golden Girdle - Purity/Priesthood
Hair White as Wool - Supernatural
Eyes Aflame - Knowledge

21. Heavenly Vision of Jesus
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Feet like Bronze - Power
Voice like Many Waters - Universal
7 Stars in Hand - Authority
Sword from Mouth - Word/Judgment
Face Shinning like Sun - Awe Inspiring

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17 When
I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a
dead man. And He placed His right hand on
me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first
18 and the living One; and I was
and the last,
dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore,
and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
- Revelation 1:17-18

23. 19
Therefore write the things which you have seen,
and the things which are, and the things which will
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take place after these things. As for the mystery
of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand,
and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars
are the angels of the seven churches, and the
seven lampstands are the seven churches.
- Revelation 1:19-20

24. 7 Principles of the 7 Letters
1. Christ knows every disciple.

25. 7 Principles of the 7 Letters
1. Christ knows every disciple.
2. Christ wants pure doctrine.

26. 7 Principles of the 7 Letters
1. Christ knows every disciple.
2. Christ wants pure doctrine.
3. Christ wants dedicated disciples.

27. 7 Principles of the 7 Letters
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Christ knows every disciple.
Christ wants pure doctrine.
Christ wants dedicated disciples.
Christ wants pure disciples.

28. 7 Principles of the 7 Letters
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Christ knows every disciple.
Christ wants pure doctrine.
Christ wants dedicated disciples.
Christ wants pure disciples.
Christ wants the church to persevere.

29. 7 Principles of the 7 Letters
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Christ knows every disciple.
Christ wants pure doctrine.
Christ wants dedicated disciples.
Christ wants pure disciples.
Christ wants the church to persevere.
Christ wants all to be saved.

30. 7 Principles of the 7 Letters
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Christ knows every disciple.
Christ wants pure doctrine.
Christ wants dedicated disciples.
Christ wants pure disciples.
Christ wants the church to persevere.
Christ wants all to be saved.
Christ wants to reward all.

31. Rewards Mentioned:
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Eat of the Tree of Life
No Second Death
Name on White Stone
Receive Morning Star
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White Garments
Name in Book of Life
Pillar in New Jerusalem
Reign with Christ

32. !
The original message was directed to
the 7 churches in Asia Minor but
applicable to all churches then and now.