PPT-Revelation Chapter 8&9:

The First Six Trumpets Ezekiel 9 Judgment on the wicked Righteous sealed Protected from judgment not suffering An image of the church Holy Diverse Innumerable References to the tabernacle. John.”. . Revelation 1:1. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which . must shortly take place. . And He sent and . signified. it by His angel to His servant . John.”. . Revelation 1:1. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which . must shortly take place. . And He sent and . signified. it by His angel to His servant . 1 When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3 Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake. 6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them. . We have crossed over to a new portion of the book of Revelation.. Chapters 1-11 dealt with the struggles between the Church and Rome. Chapters 12-14 will introduce Christ’s enemies. What is . one. of the most important military principles?. John.”. . Revelation 1:1. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which . must shortly take place. . And He sent and . signified. it by His angel to His servant . Revelation Chapter 17. 1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, 2 with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality." 3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality, 5 and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.". John.”. . Revelation 1:1. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which . must shortly take place. . And He sent and . signified. it by His angel to His servant . John.”. . Revelation 1:1. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which . must shortly take place. . And He sent and . signified. it by His angel to His servant . 1 I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire; 2 and he had in his hand a little book which was open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left on the land; 3 and he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the seven peals of thunder uttered their voices. 4 When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them." 5 Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6 and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, WHO CREATED HEAVEN AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE EARTH AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE SEA AND THE THINGS IN IT, that there will be delay no longer, 7 but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets. How does this chapter differ from previous two chapters?. this is not a letter to a specific church. The following chapters will describe judgment and punishment on Rome. 1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things." 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. 3 And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a . John.”. . Revelation 1:1. “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which . must shortly take place. . And He sent and . signified. it by His angel to His servant . John.”. . Revelation 1:1. Things to remember as we study:. Revelation is a book of signs and symbols. It is the Bible’s “picture book” in that the message is found in the visions. . Revelation was written to help Christians in the First Century who were suffering for their faith. . 1 Then there was given me a measuring rod like a staff; and someone said, "Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. 2 "Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. . Revelation Chapter 5. 1 I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?" 3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look into it. 4 Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it; 5 and one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.".