
Week 13
Video - A Peculiar Organization of thought (Structure)
An
Progression vs Recapitulation
Western/American Minds (
We look at most things linearly. (A - B - C - D)
This is how we come to the book of Revelation:
The problem is John did not write the book of Revelation from a western perspective.
Jewish Minds (
The definition: in literature it is: the retelling of the same events from different perspectives with a different purpose commonly involving intensification. Simply put,
A Jewish mind looks at thing cyclically
This is how John wrote the book of Revelation.
The structure of Revelation
Spiraling into smaller finitude
Examples of this cyclical progression:
The end of the world (Rev 6:12-17, 11:15-18,16:17-21 …)
Thus different interpretive keys need to be incentivized:
1.
Revelation 19:10, 22:8-9
- The seals, trumpets, and bowls
All are a series of
All come to the end of the
All have an interlude between the 6th and 7th element of their series.
3. Structural interruption
Introduction to the Unholy Trinity
Characters
2 Beasts (Rev 13) 1 of the
Parody ministries with the Holy Trinity which is
The people of the trinities
Worship is
The Collapse of the Unholy trinity
Dragon introduced (Rev
Two Beasts introduced (Rev
Babylon introduced (Rev
Focus on Babylon
This is what you see:
Babylon, Rome, Emperor & the people crushing you
But the story is bigger than you:
Been fighting this since Genesis chapter 3
Conclusion
There is a war going on! Who are you
Week 14 Discussion Questions
How is what we just watched different from what you thought about the structure of Revelation? Does this change anything for you?
Do we read anything in a circle or is it all linear?
What have you learned about Revelation up to this point in the book?
WEEK 14 Discussion Question
Read Revelation 13:1-10
Who or what is this beast?
What might the heads, horns, and diadems represent?
What does the description of the beast show us about its nature?
Where does this individual get his power from?
What does this passage teach us about Satan influences this world?
What happens to this person in verse 3?
How can its mortal wound be healed?
What does this trick teach us about Satan?
How will the world respond to this event?
What will the antichrist’s speech be like?
What will he do?
What hope for believers can you see in this passage?
How are believers exhorted to respond to the beast?
How can believers endure and remain faithful during this difficult time?
Read Revelation 13:11-18
What will this second beast be like?
Who or what is this beast?
How would it be like a lamb?
How would it be like a dragon?
What is the role of this individual?
How does he seek to mislead and deceive people?
How can he perform signs and wonders since he does not belong to God?
What unholy trinity do you see in this passage?
How can we guard ourselves against deceptive teachings and being misled by signs and wonders?
What observations do you have about the mark that will be forced on the world?
What rights does the mark entitle a person to?
What does 666 represent?
How should believers at that time respond to the mark?
Is there anything you can do now to prepare yourself to stand against greater persecution in the future?
Read Revelation 14:1-5
What does the name of God on the foreheads of the 144,000 signify?
What was the voice like which John heard? What can we learn about God from His voice?
Why could no one else learn the song which these saints were singing?
What is unique about the 144,000?
What does it mean that they have been redeemed as the firstfruits?
What do you see about their relationship with the Lamb?
What can we learn and apply from their example?
Read Revelation 14:6-13
Who were these three messages directed to?
Why does the angel speak with a loud voice?
What is the content of the first message? The second? The third?
For what purpose does God send these messages?
What do these messages show us about the Lord’s character?
What is Babylon the great?
What will happen if someone ignores the third warning and takes the mark of the beast?
According to verse 12, how should a believer respond to these messages?
What practical things can you do now to build up your endurance for future spiritual challenges?
What does it mean to die in the Lord? How will they be blessed?
Read Revelation 14:14-20
Who is this seated on the cloud?
What does the crown represent? What about the sickle?
If it is Jesus on the cloud, then how can we understand the term “another angel?” And also, how can we understand an angel seemingly giving Him instructions?
What is being reaped in this passage?
What does it mean to “gather the clusters from the vine of the earth?”
Why are judgment and death called “reaping?”
What is the great winepress of the wrath of God?
What does this passage teach us about God’s character?
What is the result of God’s wrath here on earth?