Description
Print Length
50
Language
English
The booklet is designed to help sincere Bible students understand the Book of Revelation through a logical, scriptural, and historical framework. Rather than providing all the answers, it offers a dependable outline, interpretive tools, and a methodical approach to make sense of Revelation's symbols and prophecies.
Why Study Revelation? Only sincere, humble seekers should study it—not to impress others or feed curiosity, but to understand God's ongoing and future work.
What “Revelation” Means: It's not solely about the return of Jesus, but about how knowledge of Christ is gradually revealed to the Church throughout history.
Symbolism: The word “signified” (Rev. 1:1) shows that the book is written in symbolic language. Terms like “beast,” “heaven,” and “angel” often carry figurative meanings.
Biblical Context: Revelation assumes a deep familiarity with the rest of the Bible. Without understanding other scriptures, especially from the Old Testament, Revelation will remain obscure.
Gospel Misunderstood: Christianity often limits the Gospel to the promise of heaven for believers. But the Bible shows a dual-salvation plan: heavenly for the Church and earthly for the rest of humanity.
Two Seeds and Two Salvations:
Heavenly Seed: The faithful Church (true Christians) is the “seed” of Abraham (Gal. 3:29).
Earthly Blessings: All other people will eventually be blessed through this seed, as promised to Abraham.
True Gospel: A combination of the Jewish and Christian perspectives—salvation and restoration for all mankind through Messiah and His Church.
Booklet’s Aim: To provide a basic outline and study tools, not an exhaustive commentary.
Five Study Methods:
Topical Study – Examine scriptural consistency of themes.
Symbolism Study – Interpret signs and symbols through the Bible.
Types and Shadows – Use historical Biblical events as predictive templates.
Contextual Study – Analyze verses in literary, historical, and prophetic context.
Time-Frame Study – Recognize prophetic timeframes and their fulfillment across history.
Historic/Prophetic View: Revelation covers Christian and secular history from John's time through the return of Christ and beyond.
Three Major Time Periods:
Gospel Age (Chapters 1–13) – Covers Christian church history from Jesus' first advent through the early harvest of the end times.
Harvest Period (Chapters 14–19) – A transition marked by judgment, the decline of false Christianity (Babylon), and increased understanding.
Millennial (Messianic) Age (Chapters 20–22) – Christ's reign, humanity’s restoration, final judgment, and the establishment of eternal righteousness.
Seven Churches, Seals, and Trumpets:
Each represents a different phase of church history from Pentecost to the end times.
These three sets align with each other and give a multi-dimensional view of the same historical periods.
Symbolic Interpretation Key: Beasts represent corrupt systems; stars symbolize teachers; women represent religious covenants or churches.
Chapter 12 Breakdown:
A woman (the covenant of grace) gives birth to a manchild (corrupted Christianity or Antichrist system).
The dragon (civil Rome) opposes her; Satan (symbolic and literal) is cast out of the "heavens" (religious influence).
Time periods mentioned (e.g., 1,260 days) are symbolic and represent prophetic time (1 day = 1 year).
Babylon: Represents false Christianity, especially apostate institutions like Papal Rome and its Protestant offshoots (the harlot and her daughters).
The Harvest: A period of spiritual awakening and judgment in which true Christians are gathered to truth and eventually to heaven.
Plagues & Judgments: Represent progressive exposure and destruction of false religious doctrines and institutions.
Civil, Religious, and Occult Powers: Symbolized by the dragon, beast, and false prophet—these oppose Christ’s kingdom and are progressively judged.
Satan Bound: Christ's reign prevents deception while resurrected humanity learns righteousness.
Two Resurrections:
First Resurrection: For the Church, to reign with Christ.
General Resurrection: For all others, to be judged and restored under favorable conditions.
New Heaven and Earth: Symbolizes a new spiritual and societal order under God’s government.
New Jerusalem: Represents the glorified Church, offering healing and truth to the nations.
The booklet provides a spiritually deep, historically grounded, and symbolically informed framework for understanding Revelation. It challenges traditional views by presenting a two-phase Gospel and focuses on God’s long-term plan to restore all humanity—not just the Church—through Christ and His kingdom.
