The Revelation of Jesus Christ
I. The Place of the Book in the Bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
I. The Place of the Book in the Bible
II. The Proper Divisions in the Book
(Rev 1:19) Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be
hereafter;
I. The Theme Of
Revelation (Rev 1:7) Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him,
and they also which pierced him: and all
kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
The FutureChapters 20-22
Covers the 1,000 year region and beyond
“the things which thou hast seen”
Church history The Application
• Historical (7 church of Asia Minor)
• Inspirational (to Churches and Individuals)
• Prophetical (The 7 church ages
from where Acts left off to the Rapture)
The PresentChapters 4-19
Covers the 7 year tribulation to the 2nd Coming of Christ
The PastChapters 1-3
Covers History from 90 AD - Rapture of the Church
“the things which are”
Chapters 4-19
The Lords Day
The Tribulation (and great tribulation)
The return of Christ with his Saints
The return is seen 4 times
“the things which shall be hereafter”
Chapters 20-22
The 1,000 year reign The great white throne
The New Heaven and New earth
The 4 accounts of the Tribulation
Rev. 4-6 (under the
figure of Seals)Rev. 7-11 (under the
figure of Trumpets)Rev. 12-14 (The
work and ministry of the Antichrist
Rev. 15-19 (under the figure of vials)
The 4 accounts of the 2nd Coming of
Christ
Rev. 6:12-17 Rev.11-13-16 Rev. 14: 14-20 Rev. 19:11-21
Over 800 specific references of the Lord’s Day in the
Bible
5 times more references to the 2nd coming
than the 1st coming
A. The Theme is seen in all
the Prophets
(Act 3:19-21) Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted
out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was
preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all
things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all
his holy prophets since the world began.
B. The Theme is seen in
the Pictures
John 5:45-47 – “Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed Me: for he wrote of Me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe My words?”
C. The Theme is seen in
the Psalms
Selah A road sign word in the Bible
to followIt is the name of the place
which the Jews will hide during the tribulation
It is seen in the psalms as a music break
Selah 39 out of 150 Psalms have
the word “Selah” in it.The word appears 71 times
in the PsalmsEvery time the word appears
(without exception) it is a reference to the Day of the
Lord
Ps. 9Ps. 21Ps. 46Ps.50Ps.66Ps.67Ps.68
Psalms 18:1-14
97
II. The Traits of
the Lord’s Day Vs. 7
A. It will be
Glorious “Behold, he cometh with
clouds”
1. It was Preached in the New Testament
(Mat 24:30) And then shall appear the sign of
the Son of man in heaven: and then shall
all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they
shall see the Son of man coming in the
clouds of heaven with power and great
glory.
(Mat 26:64) Jesus saith unto him, Thou
hast said: nevertheless I say
unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
(Act 1:9-11) And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their
sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye
have seen him go into heaven.
2. It was Prophesied in the
Old Testament
(Psa 104:3) Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the
waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who
walketh upon the wings of the wind:
(Psa 97:2) Clouds and darkness are round about
him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of
his throne.
Psalms
(Isa 19:1) The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD
rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come
into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at
his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt
in the midst of it.
Prophets
(Jer 4:13) Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his
chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe
unto us! for we are spoiled.
(Eze 1:4) And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire
infolding itself, and a brightness was about it,
and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst
of the fire.
(Dan 7:13) I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of
man came with the clouds of heaven,
and came to the Ancient of days, and
they brought him near before him.
3. The Purpose
for His coming to
be in Clouds
The clouds are the clothing
of his Glory
(Eze 10:3-4) Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud
filled the inner court. Then the glory of the
LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court
was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory.
(2Ch 5:13-14) It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were
as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the
LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals
and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is
good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled
with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD
had filled the house of God.
(Exo 40:34-35) Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the
congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the
LORD filled the tabernacle.
(Isa 14:13-14) For thou hast said in thine heart, I
will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above
the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides
of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the
clouds; I will be like the most High.
3. The Precedence for His coming to
be in Clouds
The leading of the Children of Israel
(Exo 13:21) And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
The Throne of God on Earth
(Lev 16:2) And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto
Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into
the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die
not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy
seat.
His Ascension
(Act 1:9) And when he had spoken these things, while they
beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud
received him out of their sight.
4. The Priority for His
coming to be in
Clouds To
bring him
Glory!
1st Coming
(Isa 53:3) He is despised and rejected
of men; a man of sorrows, and
acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were
our faces from him; he was despised, and we
esteemed him not.
2nd Coming(Mat 16:27) For the Son of man shall
come in the glory of his Father with his
angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
(Mat 19:28) And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed
me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon
twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
Israel.
(Mat 24:30) And then shall appear the sign of
the Son of man in heaven: and then shall
all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they
shall see the Son of man coming in the
clouds of heaven with power and great
glory.
(Mat 25:31) When the Son of man shall
come in his glory, and all the holy
angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his
glory:
(Col 1:27) To whom God would make
known what is the riches of the glory
of this mystery among the
Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the
hope of glory: