REVELATION! - “Written
To Us, About Us or For Us?” Lesson 45
Chapter 14 –Part 2 – Primary Sources: The Holy Bible
and Homer Hailey’s REVELATION: An Introduction and
Commentary
Archdale church of
Christ 04.013.16
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What are our 6
principles of understanding Revelation?
1) No CONTRADICTIONS with other passages, 2) These
events will take place SOON
and 3) This letter is written to the 7 CHURCHES
of ASIA and are not written To US or About US. 4) Theses things are, however, written FOR us! 5) This letter is written in highly SYMBOLIC language. 6) One will find Revelation most difficult to
understand, comprehend and apply without always having open the OLD TESTAMENT.
The contrast between
Revelation 13 and 14 is the contrast between the ____________ and the
__________. John heard a ___________
from heaven that sounded like the
________________________________________.
The 144,000 are the ________________ and they are characterized as
_____________. They follow the Lamb
wherever He _________ and in their mouths are found no ______________.
1.
Per vs. 6, what does John now see?
2.
He carries what for whom?
3.
What 3 commands are given in vs. 7?
4.
What 4 things did God create?
5.
How could “Babylon the Great” be spoken of as having “fallen” though Rome
was still at her height of power?
a. Isaiah 46.10
___________________________________
b. Isaiah 48.3.
__________________________________
c.
Jeremiah
51.8 _________________________________
6.
What kind of message would this be to the 7 churches?
7.
What was announced as being the great sin of the Great Babylon?
8.
What does John now see?
9.
What is the fate of those who worship the Beast and receives his mark?
10. Just what is the “endurance of the
faith?”
11. A voice from heaven commanded John to
do what?
12. What does the Spirit now say?
13. What does John see in vs. 14?
14. What 3 things describe the one
sitting on this cloud?
a. _____________________________________
b. _____________________________________
c.
_____________________________________
15. What does the 2nd angel
now say to the one seated on the cloud?
16. What now happens to the earth?
17. Describe the next angel that comes
out.
18. Describe the 4th angel.
19. What does he now do?
20. How high and how wide was the blood
of the wrath of God?
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REVELATION! - “Written
To Us, About Us or For Us?” Lesson 45
Chapter 14 –Part 2 – Primary Sources: The Holy Bible
and Homer Hailey’s REVELATION: An Introduction and
Commentary
Archdale church of
Christ 04.013.16
What are our 6
principles of understanding Revelation?
1) No CONTRADICTIONS with other passages, 2) These
events will take place SOON
and 3) This letter is written to the 7 CHURCHES
of ASIA and are not written To US or About US. 4) Theses things are, however, written FOR us! 5) This letter is written in highly SYMBOLIC language. 6) One will find Revelation most difficult to
understand, comprehend and apply without always having open the OLD TESTAMENT.
The contrast between
Revelation 13 and 14 is the contrast between the DRAGON and the LAMB. John heard a VOICE from heaven that sounded
like the ROAR OF MANY WATERS, LOUD THUNDER AND THE SOUND OF MANY HARPS. The 144,000 are the REDEEMED and they are
characterized as VIRGINS. They follow
the Lamb wherever He GOES and in their mouths are found no LIES.
1.
Per vs. 6, what does John now see?
Another angel flying directly overhead
2.
He carries what for whom?
An eternal or everlasting gospel for those who dwell on the earth
3.
What 3 commands are given in vs. 7?
Fear God, give God the glory, worship Him
4.
What 4 things did God create?
Heaven, earth, sea and the springs of water under the earth
5.
How could “Babylon the Great” be spoken of as having “fallen” though Rome
was still at her height of power?
a. Isaiah 46.10 – He declares the end at
the beginning
b. Isaiah 48.3 – “I announce and
suddenly they are done”
c.
Jeremiah
51.8 – He announced once before that Babylon had “fallen” and she then she did!
6.
What kind of message would this be to the 7 churches?
Hope, faith, encouragement, triumph, victory, etc.
7.
What was announced as being the great sin of the Great Babylon?
Making religion one with the state and making sexual immorality one with
the state religion
8.
What does John now see?
Another, a third, angel
9.
What is the fate of those who worship the Beast and receives his mark?
He will drink the wine of God’s wrath…at full strength
10. Just what is the “endurance of the
faith?”
Keeping the commandments of God and keeping faith in Jesus
11. A voice from heaven commanded John to
do what?
Write this
12. What does the Spirit now say?
“Blessed indeed!”
13. What does John see in vs. 14?
A white cloud with one like a son of man sitting on it
14. What 3 things describe the one
sitting on this cloud?
a. He is like a son of man
b. He has a crown on his head
c.
He
has a sharp sickle in His hand
15. What does the 2nd angel
now say to the one seated on the cloud?
Put In your sickle and reap for the hour to reap has come
16. What now happens to the earth?
The earth was reaped
17. Describe the next angel that comes
out.
He too had a sharp sickle
18. Describe the 4th angel.
One who had authority over the fire
19. What does he now do?
Called for the 3rd angel to gather the grape harvest from the
earth
20. How high and how wide was the blood
of the wrath of God?
As deep as the height of a horse’s bridle and approx.. 184 miles wide
(1,600 stadia)
Conclusion: Chapter 14 describes the total victory of Christ over Satan
and his surrogates, the Roman Empire and it’s false religion of emperor
worship. Rome falls and the church of
Christ lives forever!
