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Summary of our Study:
Revelation 1-3-John
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s vision of Jesus, the letters to the churches-“Revelation”-What is revealed about Jesus and His relationship to us?Revelation 4-5-The vision of the throne room, the Lamb and the scroll-“Redemption”-What has God redeemed in my life?Revelation 6-7-The six seals, the two multitudes-“Perseverance”-What do you hope for?Revelation 8-9-The six trumpets-“Idolatry”-What do you worship?
Think about those around you whose lives touch yours in ways large or small. Make a list.
Note the pattern of 6 judgements, then an interlude, then the 7th judgement being apicture of the end. Revelation is a carefully constructed book, with careful patterns andlayered allusions. John didn
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t just write these down as he heard/experienced the visionsfrom the Lord, but they were written in a precise manner, under the inspiration of God.
The Angel and the Little Scroll
The Angel-Resembles God and Christ in many features but is only an ambassador-rainbow, cloud, face shining like the sun, feet like pillars of fire, lion roaring arefeatures ascribed elsewhere in Revelation to God and Christ-Is definitely not God or Christ because he makes an oath by “Him who livesforever”-Represents God
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s dominion over everything (see vs. 6), and the scope of hismessage, by his standing over sea and land-Does two things:-Delivers scroll-Makes oath promising no further delay
-Delaying God 
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s judgement is something we will discuss further 
The Seven Thunders-Psalms 29 describes the “Voice of the Lord” seven times, Rabbi
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s consider thispassage to describe the 7 Thunders of the Lord. Passage was meant as a descriptionof God
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s triumph over the nature Gods.
Revelation 10-11
 
-Note an intensification of judgement in the previous (and future) judgements-1/4 of people affected in 6 seals (Rev. 6:8)-1/3 of people affected in 6 trumpets (Rev. 9:15)-unlimited judgement in 7 bowls (Rev. 16:3)-Where the 7 Thunders were, there should have been a judgement on 1/2 of theworld-Because of this we can presume that the 7 thunders in Revelation would have beenfurther judgement-Why were they sealed up?-Previous partial judgements have no effect on repentance (Rev. 9:20) so Goddecides to delay no longer for the sake of the saints (the promise of the angel inRev. 10:6)The Little Scroll-Is likely the same scroll that the Lamb has unsealed-It
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s open now (Rev. 10:8)-Similarities to the Ezekiel scroll-Written on both inside and out (Ezek. 2:10, Rev. 5:1)-Both eaten, sweet to the taste (Ezek. 3:3, Rev. 10:10)-For Ezekiel, it was God calling him to deliver a message of “lamentations, mourningand woe” (Ezek 2:10), the calling of a prophet to preach repentance-This is reinforced by being called to “prophecy again” (Rev. 10:11) as God
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s “servantsthe prophets” (Rev. 10:7) already had
The ministry of prophecy: the call to repentance 
 
The Witnesses
The Measuring of the Temple
Note that at this time in history, Jerusalem and the temple were rubble.
-Measuring denotes protection, not determining it
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s dimensions (see Zech 2:1-5, a manmeasures Jerusalem to denote God
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s protection of it)-Elsewhere in Revelation, the “holy city” refers to the New Jerusalem, or God
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sbridegroom the Church (see Rev. 21:2, 19:7-8)-42 months, 3
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years or days, 1260 days, are all common apocalyptic numbers, usedfrequently through Revelation, referring to a “time of trouble”, especially for the saints(see Daniel 7:25, 12:7)-The New Testament teaches that the Church is the temple now (see Eph. 2:21, 1 Cor.3:16)The Two Witnesses-Sacklothe was traditional clothes of repentance (Jonah 3:4-10, Matt. 11:21)-There are two because of the well known biblical requirement that evidence beacceptable only on the testimony of two witnesses (Deut. 19:15)-Lampstands were used as a symbol of church in Rev. 1:20
Revelation 10-11
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