REVELATIONS Flashcards
-Written by John in Patmos
- Definition is “the act of revealing or making known”.
- The book is the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Purpose is to show his servants things which must shortly come to pass.
Book of Revelation
Alpha and Omega
Beginning and the End
On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches
- Ephesus
- Smyrna
- Pergamum
- Thyatira
- Sardis
- Philadelphia
- Laodicea
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
- if they will repent, and be victorious they can eat from the tree of life.
Church of Ephesus
- I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
- Devil will put some of them in prison.
- they will suffer persecution for 10 DAYS
- they need to be faithful to the point of death and the Lord will give them the Victor’s crown.
- those who will hear this will not be hurt in their second death.
Church of Smyrna
How many days will the people in Smyrna will be persecuted?
10 days
- This is where Satan has his throne and live but the people remain faithful
- Some of them hold the teachings of Balaam who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they will ate the food sacrificed to the idols and commit sexual immorality dame with the people who who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
- whoever repents and be victorious will be given some of the hidden manna and white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
Pergamum
- I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
- Tolerates Jezebel who call herself prophet. Her teachings are misleading the servants of the Lord into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols. She is unwilling to repent.
Thyatira
In Thyatira, those who are victorious will have the authority over the nations and rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’
- they will also received ____
One morning star
- Reputation of being alive but dead
- they need to wake up and strengtgen what is about to die
- Jesus Christ found their deed unfinished
- if they don’t wake up, He will come like a thief and they will not know whr time He will come to you
Sardis
- they have little strength but they have kept their words and did not deny Jesus
- Jesus will make the liars who claim to be Jews and synagogue of Satan bow down at their feet
- keep them from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.
Philadelphia
The name of the city of God which is coming out from heaven from God.
New Jerusalem
the one who are victorious will have a pillar of the temple of God and never leave it
Philadelphia
The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.
Sardis
- neither cold or hot
- God wish they are either one of the other
- becaue they are lukewarm, Jesus wanted to spit them out of His mouth.
- You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
Laodicea
- To the who are loved, rebuked and disciplined be earnest and repent. Jesus will stand at the door and knock if anyone hear His voice and opens the door He will eat with them
- the who is victorious will sit with Jesus Christ in the throne
Laodicea
The throne in Heaven
- jasper and ruby
- emerald encircled around the throne
The throne were surrounded by
24 other thrones (elders: 12 apostles, 12 disciples)
In front of the throne were ____
7 lamps ( 7 spirits of God) and the sea of glass
Center of the throne
4 living creatures
4 living creatures
Lion, Ox, Face like a man, and Eagle each has 6 wings and has eyes around then even under their wings
4 living creatures never stop saying
Holy holy holy is the Lord God Almighty who was, and is and is to come
The scroll has ___ seals
7
Who is worthy to open the scroll?
The lamb who was slain
TRUE OR FALSE: But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it.
True
white horse, rider with a bow and a crown. Conqueror bent on a QUEST
First seal
red horse,rider has a large sword and a power to take peace from earth to kill each other. ( WAR)
Second Seal
black horse, rider is holding pair of scales. Represents FAMINE.
Third seal
pale horse, rider’s name is Death and Hades is following behind him. Given the power to kill by sword, famine and plague and by the wild beasts on earth.
Fourth Seal
Name of the rider in pale horse in the fourth seal
Death
under the altar, souls who had been slained because of the word of God. They were given white robes and told to wait until they have the full numbers of their brothers and sisters
Fifth Seal
great earthquake. The sun turned black and the whole moon turned blood red. The stars fell to the earth and figs dropped fro their trees by a strong wind. The heavens receaded and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
Sixth Seal
silence in heaven for about half an hour
Seventh Seal
How many angels are holding back the four winds of the earth.
4 angels
How many people are sealed for them to not be harmed.
144,000 people 12,000 people from each 12 tribes of Israel
How many angels who stand before God each of them were given __ trumpets
7 angels and 7 trumpets
First sound of trumpet
hail and fire mixed with blood hurled down on earth. 1/3 of the earth burned up, 1/3 of the trees burned up and all the green grass burned up
2nd sound of trumpet
huge mountain turned ablaze thrown into the sea. 1/3 of the sea turned into blood,1/3 of the sea creatures were died and 1/3 of the ships destroyed.
3rd sound of trumpet
great star blazing like a torch firewood named WORMWOOD. It fell from the sky on the 1/3 of the rivers and springs of water. 1/3 of the water turned bitter and many people died because of the water.
Wormwood
Name of the great star blazing like a torch firewood and fell from the sky.
4th sound of trumpet
1/3 of the sun, moon and stars were strucked so 1/3 of them turned dark and in the third of the day was without light and it was also night.
5th sound of trumpet
the star has fallen from the sky. When the abyss opened locusts came down from the earth and were given a power like scorpions. They were told to torture the people who did not have a seal for 5 months. They will not die and they will just suffer.
the angel of abyss
In Hebrew means Abaddon and in Greek Apollyon (destroyer)