1. Read Revelation 6. How many of the seven seals are explained in this chapter? a. Carefully read Revelation 6:1-8 again. (1 Read Zechariah 1:8-17; 6:1-8. Compare to the first four seals of Revelation 6. “The horses may signify various divine judgments on the earth.” NIV Study Bible (2 What does the rider on the
1. Read through Revelation 4. a. Compare Revelation 1:19 and Revelation 4:1. What does this show about the time period of Revelation 4 to Revelation 22? b. Where does Revelation 4 take place? c. Describe the One who sat on the throne. Compare with Ezekiel 1:25-28 and context. List the similarities and the differences. What
1. Read Revelation 2-Revelation 3. Notice how the overcomer’s “gift” relates to Jesus’ message to that particular church. What does that tell you about Jesus? 2. Would all overcomers get what is promised to each church? Why or why not? 3. In Revelation 2:7 we read that overcomers will be granted
1. Read Revelation 3:14-22 What is said to this church in comparison to the other churches? What is lacking? 2. According to the text, what do you think will happen if they do not heed Jesus’ words? 3. Do you think the church at Laodicea is aware of their spiritual condition?
1. Read Revelation 3:7-13. What is missing in the message to this church? 2. A form of the Greek work philadelphia (phileo–to love, adelphos–brother or near kinsman) is used six times in the New Testament. How is it used in these verses? Why might this church be given this name? a. Romans 12:10 b.
1. Read Revelation 3:1-6. How does Jesus’ message to Sardis compare with the other churches? What is missing? 2. How does Jesus identify Himself? Where in Revelation 1 does Jesus also identify himself in this way? 3. What is the relationship between Jesus and the seven Spirits? a. Revelation 1:4 Where
1. Jesus’ message to Thyatira is the longest of the messages to the churches. Read Revelation 2:18-29 What was Jesus’ complaint with this church? 2. What do you learn about the character of the woman Jezebel from Revelation 2? 3. Look up the following verses on the Jezebel of the Old
1. Read Revelation 2:12-17. 2. When God wants you to know what something represents, He always tells you somewhere in His Word. His Word is your plumb line–everything else has to line up with it; it shows what is true. Let Scripture interpret Scripture and you won’t be led astray by anyone’s false
1. Read Revelation 2:8-11. Does this description of Jesus parallel anything you see of Him in Revelation 1? Where? How? 2. Revelation 1:5 described Jesus as “first-born of the dead”. “FIRST-BORN–protokos–first begotten, speaking about His relationship to the Father, expressing His priority to, and pre-eminence over creation, not in the sense of being the
1. The more you read a passage of Scripture, the more you’ll find it stored in your heart by the Holy Spirit. Then He will bring it to your remembrance when you need it (John 14:26). Read aloud Revelation 2-3. What patterns (repeated words and phrases) are in the words Jesus dictates to John to