Revelation 22: The Garden of Life The final chapter in the final book describes a wonderful scene of uninterrupted intimacy with God in the new creation. As we come to the end of our studies in Revelation, how has studying this book blessed you over the last few months (chapter 1.3 & 22.7b)? What have … Continue reading »
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The City of God – Revelation 21
The battle is over, the victory is here, welcome to the celebration party! As we draw near the final scenes in John’s vision the images of battle are replaced by an epic display of the splendour and majesty of the new created order. How does the scene described in this chapter contrast with the preceding … Continue reading »
Millennium – Revelation 20
Well, its back to my old church from this week and I’m also back to producing the bible study notes for the house groups. We have missed a few chapters over the summer, so we are jumping into Revelation chapter 20: The final scenes of the vision are about to be revealed – the enemies of … Continue reading »
Sweet and Sour
These are the latest bible study notes for the home groups at Central Baptist Church, Dundee. For more about CBC click here. Revelation Chapter 10: Sweet & Sour (word doc available here) From observing the six trumpets as a bystander, suddenly John is caught up to participate in the unfolding revelation. A mighty angel arrives, ready … Continue reading »
Warning Sound
Revelation Chapters 8&9: Warning Sound (word doc available here) These two chapters describe the opening of the seventh seal, and the sounding of the first six trumpets contained within. While the four angels had been told to wait while the sealing of God’s people is undertaken in the chapter 7.2-3, the full outpouring of God’s judgement … Continue reading »
The 144,000
Revelation Chapter 7 - The 144,000 (word doc available here) In many ways this chapter answers the desperate cry at the end of the previous chapter (6.17) – who can stand in the day of God’s wrath? – Only those protected by his seal (v1-8). The passage forms a break in the unveiling of the 7 … Continue reading »
The Four Horsemen
Revelation Chapter 6: The Four Horsemen (word doc available here) In this chapter we have the opening of six seals – the arrival of four horsemen take up the first four seals, with the fifth revealing the suffering of the martyrs and the six the collapse of the created world. As we seek to understand God’s … Continue reading »
The Lamb
Revelation Chapter 5 - The Lamb (Word doc available here) In this week’s bible study the focus moves from the worship of God for his role in creation to the worship of the Lamb for his work in redemption. A scroll is revealed that contains the destiny of mankind, but it is sealed until the time of … Continue reading »
The Throne
From acting as a scribe, writing down messages for the 7 churches, John now becomes a seer, seeing into the heavenly realms. This chapter represents a powerful introduction to the spiritual world beyond the material world and begins with an overwhelming vision of the throne of God. Continue reading »
Faithful Church
Revelation Study 6) Philadelphia – Faithful Church (Chapter 3.7-13) word doc available here The church in Philadelphia is the only church to receive no rebuke from Jesus – and yet to all appearances they were the weakest church among the seven. Jesus’ words to his churches repeatedly hammer home the importance he places on faithfulness … Continue reading »
