The Greatest Gift Part 3
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
The Bible is enough! The Bible is enough!
Venture with me into Gods word to discover our glorious future in him.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ:
This book is the most beautiful book ever written in history because it is the revealing of the
most desirable man in the history of heaven and earth.
The darling of Heaven, The Just One, the King of Kings and Lord Of all Lords is being revealed
to us in this book.
We are in the series the greatest gift and so far we have discussed the foundation of the
biblical story, and the worthiness of Jesus.
Today is the pinnacle of that good news. Because not only do see Jesus revealed in all his
glory but we also learn of our fate in him.
For those that belong to him it is a great prophecy, but for those who reject his mercy, and love it
is a terrible day.
THE DAY OF THE LORD
The Day of the Lord refers to the unique events (positive and negative) that will escalate in the
final 3 1/2 years before Jesus returns. This biblical theme is mentioned nearly 100 times.
Joel 2:11:
11 For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; who can endure it?
Malachi. 4:5:
5 I will send you Elijah...before...the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
Broken into three time frames:
1. Beginning of birth pains (Mt. 24:4-8. —over a generation leading up to the final 7 years
2. Counterfeit world peace (increased labor pains)—the first 31⁄2 years of the final 7 years (1 Thes. 5:3)
3. The Great Tribulation (hard labor pains)—the last 31⁄2 years of the final 7 years (started by the
abomination of desolation.
Part 1:
It will be a great Day:
Great revival: The greatest revival and outpouring of the Spirit in history will occur in the end
times, resulting in a victorious Church filled with God’s glory (Mt. 16:18; Acts 2:17; Eph.
5:26-27; Rev. 15:2; 19:7). It will include miracles such as were seen in the book of Acts and the
book of Exodus, combined and multiplied on a global scale
Return of Jesus: The second coming of Jesus will be seen by every person on earth (Rev. 1:7).
Jesus will make a “royal procession” that will be seen over every inhabited place on earth.
7Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him.
And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. (Rev. 1:7)
Rapture: The rapture will occur as Jesus returns to “catches up” all believers in the air. It will
not be a secret event, but one witnessed by all (1 Thes. 4:13-5:11; Rev. 1:7).
Mathew 24:30
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.
Two witnesses: There will be two prophets who will preach with great power for 3(1] years
during the Great Tribulation (Rev. 11:3-6). They will do great miracles like Moses and Elijah did.
The 144,000: The Lord will anoint 144,000 Jewish believers (Rev. 7:4-8; 14:1-5) who will be
supernaturally sealed or protected by the power of God so that they cannot be harmed.
New Jerusalem: The Holy City will descend to the earth in two stages—at the beginning (Rev.
21:10) and at the end (Rev. 21:2) of the Millennium. The resurrected saints will live there.
2I, John, saw the Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven... (Rev. 21:2)
Millennial Kingdom: Jesus will return to rule over all the earth for 1,000 years (Rev. 20:4-6). This
is often referred to as the millennial kingdom.
46 And I saw thrones...and they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years... they shall
be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. (Rev. 20:4-6)
God’s kingdom will be openly manifested worldwide, affecting every sphere of life
(political, agricultural, economic, educational, social institutions, etc.). Jesus will restore the
agriculture and animal life to the conditions seen in Eden.
This will be the first time that all the kings of the earth will be born again and will base their
national government on God’s Word.
Having made known to us the mystery of His will... that He might gather together in one all
things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth... (Eph. 1:9-10)
The New Jerusalem will come down in close proximity to the earth in context to Jesus’
second coming (Rev. 3:12; 21:2, 10). The saints will live in the New Jerusalem and rule on the
earth.
12The New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. (Rev. 3:12)
As saints resurrected and living rule with him things will continually improve.
7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David
and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it...from that time forward, even forever. (Isa.
9:7)
The Salvation of Isreal: Israel will be the first nation in history in which every person will be
born again.
26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written... (Romans. 11:26)
Jesus prophesied that He would not come back to the earth to rule from Jerusalem until the
governmental leaders of Israel ask Him to reign over them as their Messianic King (Mt. 22:39).
37“O Jerusalem...how often I wanted to gather your children...but you were not willing!
38 See! Your house is left to you desolate; 39 for I say to you, you [Israel’s leaders] shall see Me
no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’” (Mt. 23:37-39)
Armageddon Campaign:
Jesus will return in context to a military conflict around Jerusalem. He will fight and win the
Battle of Jerusalem which ends the Armageddon Campaign (which lasts for 3(1] years).
2For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem... Then the LORD will go forth
and fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. (Zech. 14:2-3)
Part 2:
It will be a terrible Day:
It will be a terrible Day for those who persist in rebellion against God (Rev. 6-20).
Jesus’ end-time judgments will shake all that can be shaken on earth
The Great Tribulation: will be the most difficult and the most important 3(1] years in history.
Matthew 24:21-22
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this
time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the
elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
God’s judgments are sent to remove everything that hinders love—they never contradict love.
They also create an optimum environment for His people to walk in love and purity. God uses
the least severe means to bring the greatest number of people to the deepest level of love.
There will be two severe waves of death—the first will claim one-fourth of earth’s population
(Rev. 6:8), the second an additional one-third (Rev. 9:15)—totaling 50%
of the earth’s population.
Isaiah prophesied that “few” would be left on earth (Isa. 24:6).
8 Power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with
death, and by the beasts of the earth. (Rev. 6:8)
15 The four angels...were released to kill one-third of mankind. (Rev. 9:15)
1 Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty... The curse has devoured the earth...
the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left. (Isa. 24:1-6)
Pressure in the Great Tribulation will come from various sources: from the wrath of God poured
out in “full strength” on the Antichrist (Rev. 14:10), from the rage of Satan persecuting God’s
people through the Antichrist’s reign of terror (Rev. 12:12), and from the actions of evil people
whose sinful deeds will reach their “fullness” (Dan. 8:23).
10The wrath of God which is poured out full strength... (Rev. 14:10)
12Woe to the inhabitants of the earth...for the devil has come down to you, having great wrath,
because he knows that he has a short time. (Rev. 12: 12)
23In the latter time...when the transgressors have reached their fullness... (Dan. 8:23)
The Antichrist: (Revelations 13:1-10) will wage war against Jesus and His people. He will be the
most powerful evil leader in history. Due to his ten-nation confederation, he will have the largest
army in history. He will use demonic miracles to deceive, political processes to kill those who
resist him, and economic oppression to control nations (2 Thes. 2:9; Rev. 13:14-17).
The False Prophet: (Rev. 13:11-18) will be the leader of a worldwide religious network devoted
to causing all the people on the earth to worship Satan and the Antichrist (Rev. 13:4, 8). He will
give speeches and perform miracles (Rev. 13:12-14) and will implement an economic system
using the image of the Beast and the mark of the Beast (coming in later points).
The 10-nation confederation: will be a political, military, and economic alliance of ten nations
that provides the Antichrist with the greatest power base of any man in history (Rev. 17:12-17).
The healing of the Antichrist’s head wound: will be the great catalytic event that thrusts the
Antichrist into worldwide prominence (Rev. 13:3, 12, 14). He and one of his nations will
seemingly be killed, then healed before all, causing them to be overwhelmed with awe and to
worship him (Rev. 13:4).
3I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed.
And all the world marveled and followed the beast. (Rev. 13:3)
The image of the Beast: will be a statue (idol) of the Antichrist that is demonically empowered
so that it will seem to think, talk, breathe, and make laws (Rev. 13:14-16). This image will be in
the Jerusalem temple. John emphasized it ten times (Rev. 13:14, 15 [3x]; 14:9, 11; 15:2; 16:2;
19:20; 20:4).
The mark of the Beast: (the Antichrist) will be a mark on people’s right hand or forehead. It will
be used to identify those who worship the Antichrist (Rev. 13:16-17) and will be required in
order to have access to the global economic system. Those who refuse this will not be able to
buy or sell. They will be viewed as criminals of the state who are guilty of the death penalty.
The abomination of desolation: occurs when the Antichrist declares himself to be God as he
sets his image in the temple (Dan. 11:31; 12:11; Mt. 24:15; 2 Thes. 2:3-4; Rev. 13:12-18).
Falling away: The end-time falling away will be one of the most tragic and serious realities in
human history. Many will fall away from the faith.
3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day [Jesus’ second coming] will not come
unless the falling away comes first and the man of sin [Antichrist] is revealed. (2 Thes. 2:3)
Three series of numbered judgments:
These 3 series of judgments will destroy Harlot Babylon (an evil government, and religion) and
the Antichrist’s empire.
These judgments are literal (actual events), in the future (not already fulfilled in history),
progressive (increasing in severity), and numbered (released in a sequential order).
7 Seals: The shaking of everything:
1. White horse:
He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering
and to conquer” (Revelation 6:2)
2. Red horse:
takes peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to
him a great sword” (Revelation 6:3, 4).
3. Black horse:
he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand” (Revelation 6:5, 6).
4. Pale horse:
And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with
death, and by the beasts of the earth.” (Revelation 6:7, 8).
5. Souls crying out from under the altar:
The saints and martyrs crying to the Lord for vengeance.
6. Earthquake, sun & moon, stars fall:
sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of
heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was
moved out of its place.Cosmic changes cause the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich
men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in
the caves and in the rocks of the mountains” (Revelation 6:12-15).
7. Silence in heaven:
“When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour”
(Revelation 8:1)
7 Trumpets: Judgments on the Antichrist’s empire
1. Hail and fire mixed with blood burn 1/3 of trees and grass. (Revelation 8:7)
2. Mountain of fire thrown into the sea 1/3 of sea creatures and ships destroyed. Revelation
8:8-9)
3. Star named wormwood falls on rivers and springs and turns 1/3 bitter. Many die from it.
(Revelation 8:10-11)
4. 1/3 of the sun, moon, and stars do not shine. (Revelation 8:12)
5. Locusts torment those who are not sealed by the Lord for 5 months, while death flees.
(Revelation 9:1-12)
6. 4 angels bound at the great river Euphrates are released to kill 1/3 of mankind. 200 million
man army forms. (Revelations 9:13-21)
7. The Kingdom of God is declared. Jesus comes at the sound of the last trumpet, and the
saints are caught up with him. (Revelation 11:15)
7. Bowls: The wrath of God
1. Sores come upon those who took the mark of the beast. (Revelation 16:2)
2. The seas turn to blood and every living thing in them dies. (Revelation 16:3)
3. Rivers and springs turn to blood. (Revelation 16:4)
4. The sun scorches people, they curse God. (Revelation 16:8)
5. The antichrists throne is covered in darkness those in it are tormented, yet they curse God.
(Revelation 16:10)
6. The Euphrates river dries up to prepare the way for war. (Revelation 16:12)
7. A loud voice cries from the throne of God “It is done!” The seventh bowl signifies the end of
the judgments. The earth experiences a super earthquake. Jerusalem will split into three
parts and the international cities will collapse. Mountains will disappear, and huge,
hundred-pound hailstones will fall.
Judgment seat of Christ
Christ will evaluate each heart and works in accordance with the teaching of scripture.
9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. 10For we
must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in
the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 11Knowing, therefore, the terror
of the Lord, we persuade men…(2 Cor. 5:9-11)
New Heaven New Earth
Revelation 21:1-4
1. Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had
passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
3. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among
the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with
them and be their God. 4. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more
death’[b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Hope in the Resurrection
2 Corinthians. 5:1
…we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in
this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven.
Notes & Resources:
* The seven main symbols in the book of Revelation are in this parenthetical section:
A. The dragon: is always symbolic of Satan (Rev. 12:3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 16, 17; 13:2, 4; 16:13; 20:2)
B. The first Beast: is symbolic of the Antichrist (Rev. 13; 14:9-11; 17:3-17; 19:19-21; 20:4, 10)
C. Another Beast: is symbolic of the False Prophet who is only called, “another Beast” one
time. Every other time he is called the False Prophet (Rev. 13:11-17; 16:13; 19:20; 20:10).
D. The 7 heads: the seven empires that persecute Israel are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia,
Greece, Rome, and the revived Roman Empire (Dan. 2:41-42; 7:7, 20, 24; Rev. 12:3; 13:1;
17:3-16).
E. The 10 horns: speaks of a future 10-nation confederation of ten kings who rule
simultaneously over their own nation while coming into enthusiastic agreement or
partnership together under the Antichrist’s authority (Dan. 2:41-42; 7:7, 20, 24; 11:36-45;
Rev. 12:3; 13:1; 17:3, 7, 12, 16)
F. The Harlot Babylon: includes the literal re-built city of Babylon on the Euphrates River in
Iraq (50 miles south of Baghdad) that will be restored and used as a headquarters for the
Antichrist. It will function as a center of worldwide demonic religious and economic
networks (Rev. 17-18; cf. Isa. 13-14; 21; Jer. 50-51), and will seduce many to sin while also
persecuting the saints.
G. The Woman with the Male-child (Jesus): The woman is the faithful remnant of Israel through
history (Rev. 12:1-5). Satan wars with her offspring who are Gentile believers (Rev. 12:17).
*John described seven scenes in Revelation 19:11-21:
Scene 1: Twelve aspects of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem are highlighted (19:11-16).
Scene 2: Jesus will defeat the Antichrist at the Battle of Jerusalem (19:17-21).
Scene 3: Satan will be cast into prison for 1,000 years (20:1-3).
Scene 4: Saints will be given the governmental leadership over the earth (20:4-6).
Scene 5: Satan is released after 1,000 years, giving all a choice to obey or not (20:7-10). Scene
6: God’s great white throne judgment of all His enemies (20:11-15).
Scene 7: The Father will establish His throne with His people on the new earth (21:1-8).
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14“This gospel...will be preached...to all the nations [ethnos] and then the end will come.”
(Mt. 24:14)
