Keith Essex
Revelation

Keith Essex's correlating video lecture(s) from The Master's Seminary:

• Lecture 31: Revelation.

20. Revelation [MSB, 1959-61; ESVSB, 2453-62; NIVZSB, 2580-87; RSB, 2294-2304; RFW, 196-200; DLNT, 1025-38; BTINT, 517-54]
    1. Introduction [CCC, 927-44; CMINT, 700-19]
       1. The History of Interpr
       2. The Author- John the Apostle
          1. etation [DTIB, 680-87; ACCSNT, vol. XII]
          2. The Historical Background [BNTH, 410-14]
             1. "John" (Rev 1:4, 9; 22:8)
             2. A Prophet (Rev 1:3; 22:6-10, 18-19)
             3. An Exile on Patmos (Rev 1:9)
             4. A Brother and Fellow-Sufferer (Rev 1:9)
             5. A User of OT [see Beale, 76-99; DLNT, 850-5]
          3. The Date: c. AD 90 [GNTI, 948-62]
          4. The Situation [GNTI, 964-65]
             1. Second Generation Churches (see Acts 19:10; Col 2:1; 4:13-16)
             2. The Challenges
                1. Persecution (Rev 2:9, 13; 3:9-10)
                2. Heresy (Rev 2:6, 14-15, 20)
       3. The Genre(s) [CCC, 831-35]
          1. Apocalyse (Rev 1:1) [DLNT, 55-68]
          2. Prophecy (Rev 1:3; 22:10, 18-19) [DLNT, 970-7]
          3. Epistle (Rev 1:4-6, 11; 22:16)
    2. Major Themes [CCC, 983-92; CMINT, 721-22]
       1. The Glory of Jesus Christ [MSB, 1960]
          1. New Titles
             1. The Faithful Witness (Rev 1:5)
             2. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Rev 5:5)
             3. King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Rev 19:16; 17:14)
          2. Lamb (28x) [DLNT, 641-2]
       2. The Wrath of God (Rev 6:16, 17; 11:18; 14:10, 19; 15:1, 7; 16:1, 19; 19:15) [DLNT, 1238-41; 1179-82]
       3. The Future Work of God [DLNT, 426-9]
          1. God's Judgment of the Earth (Rev 6-19) [DLNT, 621-25]
          2. God's Establishment of His Kingdom (Rev 19-20) [DLNT, 629-38]
          3. God's Blessing of His People (Rev 2-3; 19-22) [DLNT, 129-32]
    3. Purpose:
       • A revelation was given from Jesus Christ to encourage believers to faithfulness and to rebuke them concerning sin [see CCC, 944-50; GNTI, 962-4]
    4. The Literary Structure: see charts and outline [CCC, 950-66; CMINT, 697-700; VOCNT, 69-74]
       REVELATION

       1. The Prologue (Rev 1:1-8)
       2. The First Vision: The Church Age (Rev 1:9-Rev 3:22)
          1. The Voice of Jesus Christ (Rev 1:9-11)
          2. The Vision of Jesus Christ (Rev 1:12-16)
          3. The Message from Jesus Christ to the Seven Church (Rev 1:17-Rev 3:22)
       3. The Second Vision: The Great Tribulation (Rev 4:1-Rev 16:21)
          1. The Seven Seals (Rev 4:1-Rev 8:1)
             1. The Heavenly Prelude: The Throne in Heaven (Rev 4:1-Rev 5:14)
             2. The Six Seal Judgments (Rev 6:1-17)
             3. The Earthly Parenthesis: The Two Multitudes (Rev 7:1-17)
             4. The Seventh Seal (Rev 8:1)
          2. The Seven Trumpets (Rev 8:2-Rev 11:19)
             1. The Heavenly Prelude: Fire from Heaven Thrown on the Earth (Rev 8:2-6)
             2. The Sixth Trumpet Judgments (Rev 8:7-Rev 9:21)
             3. The Earthly Parenthesis: A Little Book and the Two Witnesses (Rev 10:1-Rev 11:14)
             4. The Seventh Trumpet (Rev 11:15-19)
          3. The Great Personages of the Tribulation (Rev 12:1-Rev 14:20)
             1. The Woman, The Dragon and the Child (Rev 12:1-17)
             2. The Two Beasts (Rev 13:1-18)
             3. The Lamb and the 144,000 (Rev 14:1-5)
             4. The Six Angels (Rev 14:6-20)
          4. The Seven Bowls (Rev 15:1-Rev 16:21)
             1. The Heavenly Prelude: The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues (Rev 15:1-Rev 16:1)
             2. The Six Bowl Judgments (Rev 16:2-12)
             3. The Earthly Parenthesis: The Gathering to Harmagedon (Rev 16:13-16)
             4. The Seventh Bowl (Rev 16:17-21)
       4. The Third Vision: The Second Coming of Christ (Rev 17:1-Rev 21:8)
          1. The Destruction of Babylon (Rev 17:1-Rev 19:10)
             1. The Record of Babylon's Judgment (Rev 17:1-18)
             2. The Response of Babylon's Judgment (Rev 18:1-24)
             3. The Rejoicing of the Great Multitude (Rev 19:1-10)
          2. The Establishment of the New Jerusalem (Rev 19:11-Rev 21:8)
             1. The Return of Christ (Rev 19:11-16)
             2. The Defeat of the Beast (Rev 19:17-21)
             3. The Binding of Satan (Rev 20:1-3)
             4. The Millennium (Rev 20:4-6)
             5. The Final Rebellion of Satan (Rev 20:7-10)
             6. The Great White Throne Judgment (Rev 20:11-15)
             7. The New Heaven and the New Earth (Rev 21:1-8)
       5. The Fourth Vision: The Eternal State (Rev 21:9-Rev 22:5)
       6. The Epilogue (Rev 22:6-21)
       THE UNITY OF REVELATION

       Chapter 1

       Chapters 2-3

       Chapters 4-22

       
       Rev 1:12-13, 16, 20

       Ephesus:
       Rev 2:1
       Rev 2:7

       
       Rev 22:2, 14

       
       Rev 1:17-18

       Smyrna:
       Rev 2:8
       Rev 2:11

       
       Rev 20:6, 14; 21:8

       
       Rev 1:16

       Pergamum:
       Rev 2:12
       Rev 2:16
       Rev 2:17

       
       Rev 19:15
       Rev 19:9, 12

       
       Rev 1:14

       Thyatira:
       Rev 2:18
       Rev 2:22-23
       Rev 2:26-28

       
       Rev 7:14
       Rev 19:14-15; 21:27

       
       Rev 1:4, 16

       Sardis:
       Rev 3:1
       Rev 3:3
       Rev 3:5

       
       Rev 16:15
       Rev 20:12, 15; 21:27

       
       Rev 1:5, 18

       Philadelphia:
       Rev 3:7
       Rev 3:10
       Rev 3:11
       Rev 3:12c
       Rev 3:12d
       Rev 3:12e

       
       Rev 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 13:8, 14; 17:8
       Rev 4:4, 10
       Rev 14:1; 22:4
       Rev 21:2, 10
       Rev 19:12

       
       Rev 1:5

       Laodicea:
       Rev 3:14
       Rev 3:20
       Rev 3:21

       
       Rev 19:9
       Rev 20:4
       REVELATION 4:1-16:21

       The Literary Structure:

       Seals

       Trumpets

       Bowls

       1. The Heavenly Prelude

       Rev 4:1-Rev 5:14

       Rev 8:2-6

       Rev 15:1-Rev 16:1

       2. The First Six Judgments

       Rev 6:1-17

       Rev 8:7-Rev 9:21

       Rev 16:2-12

       A. 1st to 4th Judgments

       Rev 6:1-8

       Rev 8:7-12

       Rev 16:2-9

       B. 5th & 6th Judgments

       Rev 6:9-17

       Rev 8:13-Rev 9:21

       Rev 16:10-12

       3. An Earthly Parenthesis

       Rev 7:1-17

       Rev 10:1-Rev 11:14

       Rev 16:13-16

       4. The 7th Judgments

       Rev 8:1

       Rev 11:15-19

       Rev 16:17-21

       Rev 12:1-Rev 14:20

       An Interlude
       The Relationship of the Judgments:

       A. The Telescopic Arrangement

       7th

       Seal

       7th Trumpet

       Seals

       Trumpets

       Bowls

       1 2 3 4 5 6

       1 2 3 4 5 6

       1 2 3 4 5 6 7
       B. The Recapitulation Arrangement

       Seals

       1    2    3    4    5 6    7

       Trumpets

       1    2    3    4    5    6    7

       Bowls

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       THE TRIBULATION PERIOD
       (Daniel 9:27 [7 years = 84 months = 2520 days])

       The First Half
       [3 ½ years = 1260 days]
       "The Beginning of Birthpains" (Matt 24:8)

       The Middle

       The Second Half
       (Rev 11:2,3; 12:6,14; 13:5)
       [3 ½ years = 1260 days]
       "The Great Tribulation" (Matt 24:21)

       The 1st Seal - The Antichrist Appears (Rev 6:1-2; cf. Matt 24:5)
       

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       The 2nd Seal - Warfare (Rev 6:3-4; cf. Matt 24:7a)
       

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       The 3rd Seal – Famine (Rev 6:5-6; cf. Matt 24:7b)
       

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       The 4th Seal – Death (Rev 6:7-8; cf. 24:9)
       

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       [The 5th Seal – The Martyred Saints (Rev 6:9-11; cf. Matt 24:9-14)]
       

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       The Sealing of the 144,000 (Rev 7:1-8)

       Satan Cast Out of Heaven (Rev 12:7-12)
       

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       The Abomination of Desolation
       (Rev 11:1-2; cf. Dan 9:27; Matt 24:15; 2 Thes 2:3b-4)

       The Kingdom of Antichrist Established (Rev 13:1-18)
       

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       The Persecution of Israel (Rev 12:13-17; cf. Matt 24:16-28)
       

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       The Two Witnesses Minister (Rev 11:3-6)
       

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       The Continuing Martyring of Saints (Rev 7:9-17)
       

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       The 1st Four Trumpet Judgments (Rev 8:7-12)
       

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       The 5th Trumpet Judgment (Rev 9:1-11)
       

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       The 6th Trumpet Judgment (Rev 9:13-21)
       

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       The 144,000 Slain (Rev 14:1-5)
       

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       The Six Bowl Judgments (Rev 16:2-12)
       

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       The Gathering of the Nations to Israel (Rev 16:13-16)
       

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       The Signs of Christ's Second Coming to Earth (Rev 6:12-17; 11:7-13, 15-19; 16:17-21; cf. Matt 24:29-30)
       

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       The Harvest of the Earth (Rev 14:14-20)
       

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       The Silence in Heaven (Rev 8:1)
    5. Bibliography
       1. Exegetical:
          • *Thomas, Revelation. 2 vols.
          • Beale, The Book of Revelation (NIGTC).
          • Osborne, Revelation (BECNT).
       2. English Interpretation:
          • *Smith, A Revelation of Jesus Christ.
       3. Expositional:
          • MacArthur, Revelation (MacNTC).
       4. Introductory:
          • Pate (ed.), Four Views on the Book of Revelation.
    6. Selected Interpretive Issues
       1. Interpretive Approaches [MSB, 1960; CCC, 966-73; CMINT, 719-21]
          1. Preterist
          2. Historicist
          3. Idealist
          4. Futurist
             1. Pretribulationalist
             2. Midtribulationalist
             3. Posttribulationalist
          5. Eclectic
       2. The Structure of the Book [CCC, 956-62; MSB, 1961]
       3. The Structure of Rev 4:1-Rev 16:21 [CCC, 962-64]
       4. The Millennium (Rev 20:1-10) [MSB, 1991; DLNT, 738-41]
          1. A literal 1000 years after this present age {Premillennialism}
          2. Symbolic of the Final Period of this present age {Postmillennialism}
          3. Symbolic of all of this present age {Amillennialism}
    7. Preaching Revelation

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