Revelation Outline

 Revelation Outline 

SCRIPTURES (green)

DIVINE OUTLINE

Revelation 1:19  NIV

' “Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. '

Revelation Divine Outline and Chapter Key

DIVINE OUTLINE
Revelation 1:19  NIV

' “Write, therefore, what you have seen, and the things which are, and what will take place later. '

BLESSING

Revelation 1:3 NIV  (Note:  God promises to bless anyone who reads Revelation)

'Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. '

Revelation 22:7 NIV  (Note: God repeats this promise)

' “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.” '

LETTER

Revelation 1:1 NIV  (Note:  the book Revelation is a letter from God to the Church)

'The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, '

Revelation 1:9-11 NIV

'I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 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: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.” '

Revelation 22:16 NIV

' “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches…” '

Past (seen) CROSS & THRONE

Revelation 1:2

…John 'who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. '

Revelation 1:4
'John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, '

Present (are) PENTECOST & CHURCH AGE & NOW

Revelation 2:29

'Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'

Future (later) RAPTURE & HEAVEN

Revelation 4:1  (Note:  this is the Church called up to heaven)
'After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” '

Revelation 5:1-2  (Note:  this is the Church watching the Lamb in heaven)

'Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” '

Revelation 5:7

'He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. '

Future (later) TRIBULATION & 2nd COMING

Revelation 6:1-2 NIV (Note:  this is the beginning of the Tribulation period)

'I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. '

Revelation 19:11-14 NIV (Note:  this is the ending of the Tribulation period)

'I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. '

Future (later) WEDDING

Revelation 19:7-9 (Note:  this is the Church/Bride up in heaven shouting)

'Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.) Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.” '

Future (later) MILLENNIAL KINGDOM

Revelation 20:4-6 NIV  (Note:  this is the 1,000 year reign of Christ on earth)

'I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. '

Future (later) NEW JERUSALEM & ETERNAL STATE

Revelation 21:2-3 NIV  (Note:  this is the eternal state of promised in John 3:16)

'I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. '

LINKS:
Pastor JD Farag - We're Not in the Tribulation Yet