REVELATION OUTLINE: JESUS IS THE CENTER

THE REVELATION OUTLINE: JESUS IS THE CENTER


I. REVELATION 1 JOHN SEES JESUS AS HE IS NOW: THE RESURRECTED SON OF GOD IN HIS GLORIFIED BODY. 

II. REVELATION 2-3 JOHN SEES JESUS WALKING AMONG THE CHURCHES AND HOLDING THE LEADERS OF THE CHURCHES IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

III. REVELATION: 4-5 JOHN SEES JESUS IN THE THRONE ROOM OF HEAVEN AS THE ONLY ONE WORTHY TO RECEIVE THE FATHER’S PLAN (SCROLL) TO TAKE BACK THE EARTH.

IV. REVELATION 6-22 JOHN SEES JESUS EXECUTING THE FATHER’S PLAN TO TAKE BACK THE EARTH AS HE REMOVES ALL EVIL GOVERNMENTS AND REPLACES THEM WITH THE ETERNAL KINGDOM OF GOD.

Why Should We understand the Letters to the Seven Churches?

THE BOOK OF THE REVELATION
 WHY WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES

1. REVIEW: MESSAGE OF THE BOOK OF THE REVELATION

A. Revelation is called the “revelation of Jesus Christ” because it reveals His heart, His power and His leadership.

Rev. 1:1 “The Revelation of 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.”

B. The theme of Revelation is Jesus returning to take leadership of the earth, in partnership with His people, to reap a harvest of souls (Rev. 7:9) and to replace all worldly governments with the Kingdom of God (Rev. 11:15; 19:15-16).

Rev. 1:7 “Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him.”

C. Jesus will come only in the context of a prepared Bride in unity with the Spirit and anointed in prayer to release God’s glory on the earth and to release the Tribulation to confront darkness.

Rev. 19:7 For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.

Rev. 22:17 “The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come!”

Rev. 8:4-5 “The prayers of the saints, ascended before God . . . Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth.”

At the end of this present age, the final seven years of the Tribulation Period, evil will be full grown or mature through the Antichrist Kingdom. But the Church of Jesus Christ will also be full grown—a Church without spot or wrinkle. The end time Church will truly be amazing. She will be awesome and mighty as she reflects the true beauty of Jesus in the earth! Hopefully you are getting the picture or revelation of the end time Church alive in the Tribulation Period. This Church will not only be mature but she will also be a mighty force in praying down the Kingdom of God. There is a good reason why Satan, the Red Dragon, will go after the Church through the Babylon Harlot and the Antichrist.

Solomon describes this end time Church in the Song of Solomon, Chapter 6 and verse 10: “Who is this that grows like the dawn, as beautiful as the full moon, as pure as the sun, as awesome as an army with banners.”

Mary Queen of Scotland said, “I fear the prayers of John Knox more than all the assembled armies of Europe.”

The Antichrist will learn to fear the global intercession of the end time Church as she prays down the judgments of God upon his evil kingdom!

II. OUTLINE OF REVELATION

Rev. 1: Jesus gives the clearest picture of who He is with 24 descriptions of His majesty. (There are 6 more distinct descriptions in chapters 2-3; 30 total)
Rev. 2-3: Jesus gives us the clearest picture of what He wants in the Church in His seven letters.
Rev. 4-5: Jesus gives us the clearest picture of His heavenly commission and resources.
Rev. 6-19: Jesus gives us the clearest picture of how He will prepare the nations to receive the Kingdom of God.
Rev. 20-22: Jesus gives us the clearest picture of our eternal inheritance on earth with Him. 



III. LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES: PREPARING TO OVERCOME AND OPERATE IN POWER (7 letters from Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the Church, to the Church)

A. The Book of Revelation is an end-time book of Acts. Just as the Book of Acts revealed the works of the Holy Spirit through the apostles and prophets, the Book of the Revelation reveals the acts of the Holy Spirit through the end-time apostles and prophets. Although these are seven messages to seven churches in John’s day and to the Church in each successive generation, they are also messages from Jesus to the end-time Church in how to prepare to partner with Him in His worldwide actions related to His Second Coming. Jesus knows best how to prepare His own Bride. The Church will play a major role in the seven year Tribulation Period. This will definitely be a time where people are living in what has been called “Bible Days.”

B. These letters show us the kind of Church that Jesus is building and what His agenda is. In them, we see how Jesus defines love and what He says is relevant. In these letters, the Lord defines the kind of Church that will be mature enough to release God’s judgment against the Antichrist in the way that Moses released the ten plagues on Egypt, and as the Apostles established the Church in Acts. The Tribulation Church will be a “Bible Days” Church!
C. The seven letters define the truths and focus necessary to equip the Church to walk in love for Jesus. Our love is expressed as we obey His commands, heed His warnings, and believe His promises—especially the eternal rewards! There will be great challenges for the end-time Church but also great rewards.

IV. HOW TO APPLY THE SEVEN LETTERS: FIVE WAYS

A. Individually: These letters were written to inspire a response from each individual believer (from Jesus to you—make it personal).
B. Corporately: The most powerful application is when local churches walk in these truths together. How good and pleasant when brethren dwell together in unity. True holiness produces true fellowship of the supernatural kind! This provides the environment of true holiness for revival!
C. Historically: The letters were first written to seven historical churches in John’s generation to address the actual conditions of seven real churches.
D. Universally:  The letters were written for all churches in the first century and throughout 2,000 years of Church history, just as the letter to the Romans was for the Church at Rome and for all churches, past, present and future.
E. Eschatologically (end-time): To prepare the Church for the events seen in Revelation 6-19. This is when there will be the most believers in history living in the most difficult time in history—and the most blessed!

V. STUDYING THE SEVEN LETTERS: THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN THE LETTERS

A. Historical context:  It is important to know that these were seven real churches. Therefore, we will look at the political, economic, and spiritual context behind them. It is important to understand these churches and what Jesus said to them, in context, because it will provide prophetic insight in preparing you to not only live in the world but how to overcome it.
B. Affirmation for faithfulness: Jesus gave affirmation before He brought correction. Two churches received no affirmation (Sardis and Laodicea).
C. Rebuke for compromise: What they must not do. Jesus’ correction is not rejection. He had things against three churches: Ephesus (2:4), Pergamum (2:14), and Thyatira (2:20). Two churches did not receive a correction (Smyrna and Philadelphia). The compromises He gave the sternest rebukes were for passivity, immorality, and idolatry (covetousness and or sorcery; Col. 3:5; Eph.5:5; I Cor. 10:20-22). These were enabled by false teachings on grace that did not require repentance. This is prevalent in the Church today.
D. Exhortation to respond: What must they do? Jesus gave actions that He required, often with an element of warning. The warnings that Jesus gave most were against passivity (distraction with their increased blessing) and fear (persecution/rejection).

E. Promise for overcomers: As motivation for diligent faithfulness to Jesus. Most of these promises are for the millennial Kingdom. Insight into rewards is essential to help equip us to stand in pressure. Jesus promised 18 eternal rewards in Revelation 2-3.
F. Revelation of Jesus:  Each message begins with Jesus calling attention to the specific aspect of His majesty seen in Revelation 1 that was needed in each church’s situation. Sixteen different aspects of Jesus’ majesty are highlighted in Revelation 2-3. (You have the handout on the 30 descriptions of Jesus; this can also be accessed on my blog at warriorprophet.blogspot.com) Can you see the importance in keeping Jesus central? The person of Jesus is the power to overcome!


CONCLUSION

For those who say that the book of the Revelation is just a bunch of symbolism that nobody can understand, I would say to you that nothing could be further from the truth. The Book of the Revelation is God’s detailed Word for the end-times. It reveals the majesty of God’s Son and His plan to establish the Father’s eternal Kingdom on the earth. It reveals God’s plan to overcome all evil by removing everything and everyone who stands in the way of His love. Also in this amazing book is the Lord’s Church, a Church whom is destined to rule and reign with Him forever and ever. The book of the Revelation is the story of the end and the new beginning! If you allow it, this book will take you to places you have never been before. As Revelation 1:3 says “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.” And I can confidently say, much more near than ever before!


What is meant by the phrase, “what must soon take place.”? It has been 2,000 years and the events described in this book have not yet taken place. I’m going to, humbly, tell you what I believe is meant here. When referring to end time events, Daniel said in Daniel 2:28 that what God was showing to King Nebuchadnezzar in the prophetic dream he was given were events that would take place “in the latter days.” Then we read in Daniel 12:4 “But as for you Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the time of the end . . .” Jesus, when speaking of end time events in the Gospels, said that certain things must happen first, but the end was not yet. However, in the Book of the Revelation, John shows for the first time that the events predicted by Daniel and foreseen by Jesus stood in readiness to be fulfilled. The Second Coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, was now in view and ready to be fulfilled. The Lamb of God had been slain for the sins of the world, had been raised up, and ascended back to Heaven. The next event would be His return to earth. Or look at it this way: The Feasts of Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Pentecost had been fulfilled; the next Feast to be fulfilled would be the Feast of Trumpets—the Rapture and Second Return of Jesus to the earth. But here is where we need to understand the way God views time and the way we view it. They are different. In II Peter 3:8 we read, “But do not forget this one thing dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like a
day.” In the way that God views time, it’s only been two days since John wrote the Book of the Revelation!  And comparatively speaking, two days or even two thousand years is not much time when you consider the thousands of years that took place from the creation to the first coming of Jesus! I would add one further thought here. Although it’s my conviction that the Lord wanted every generation, and every believer, to live in readiness and expectancy of His Second Coming, I believe that the rebirth of Israel in 1948 and the retaking of Jerusalem in 1967 by the Jewish people are two definite and profound, prophetic signs that let us know that we are in the generation of the Lord’s return and the events written in the Book of the Revelation being fulfilled. We are closer to the Lord’s return than ever before, and we should live our lives in light of that truth.

The theme of Revelation: Jesus

THE THEME OF THE BOOK OF THE REVELATION (REV.1)

1. INTRODUCTION (REV. 1:1-2)

A. The Book of the Revelation is called the “revelation of Jesus Christ” because first it reveals the majesty of His heart and leadership in His plan to transition this present evil age to the glorious age to come.

Rev. 1:1 “The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave Him (Jesus) to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to . . . John.”

B. Second, it is a book about events that take place in His end-time plan to purify the Church, bring in the harvest, and replace the evil governments on earth with the Kingdom of God. God’s purpose in this book is first to reveal the Man behind the plan. Many only see the plan and miss the man—Christ Jesus.

C. In Revelation 1-3, John gives us 30 specific descriptions of Jesus in His majesty, ministry, and personality along with 18 eternal rewards.

1. We can identify these 30 descriptions from Jesus’ titles, names, appearance, actions, and clothing. For example, the garments that He wore speak of Him as a High Priest. His eyes like fire reveal His passion, intensity, judgment, and full knowledge of every situation.

2. There are 24 descriptions in Revelation 1 plus 18 in Revelation 2-3, totaling 42. Since 12 are used in both Revelation 1 and Revelation 2-3, there are 30 distinct descriptions.

D. These 30 descriptions and rewards are an invitation to search out the Word of God to get a greater picture of what the Spirit is saying about Jesus. The more we know about Jesus, and the more we know Jesus, the better equipped we will be in overcoming temptation and persecution.

E. Each description and reward gives us a specific insight about Jesus  that is necessary in equipping the Church to overcome compromise, endure persecution, and have the heart to partner with Him in the great end-time drama. Knowing Who He is, what He has done and what He will do is key.

F. Revelation 1 is the most complete picture of Jesus in the Bible. It describes who He is (how He thinks and feels) and what He does in His end-time plan. If we read Revelation with the right perspective, it inspires us to adore Jesus and trust in His leadership. Here we see what Jesus wants emphasized about Himself to prepare His Church for the greatest release of His glory.

G. Jesus gave us these insights into His heart and ministry to form the way we pray, prophesy and serve Him in releasing His glory and warring against evil. This revelation will give us the ability to move with a spirit of boldness, gentleness, and confidence instead of with a spirit of harshness and fear.

H. No aspect of God’s grace more powerfully transforms our emotions and satisfies our souls than when the Spirit of God reveals Jesus to our hearts.

I. The Apostle Paul spoke of this truth in Philippians 3:8 when he said, “I count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus. . .”

J. The Holy Spirit was given to us to reveal Jesus to us.  And no one knows Jesus like the Holy Spirit. As we study the Book of The Revelation, our prayer should be for the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus to us. I have spoken about keys in understanding this amazing book, but the ultimate key to understanding Revelation is in knowing Jesus. It is in knowing who He is and what He does, and why.


John 16:13-14 “The Spirit . . . will guide you . . . He will take what is mine and declare it to you.”

I Corinthians 2:10-12 “The Spirit searches . . . the deep things of God . . . We have received . . . the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.”

K. In Revelation 1, Jesus is seen as the Son of Man who leads the Church through history as the Prophet, Priest, and King. These truths are to equip the Church (Rev. 2-3) to be faithful to Him.

Rev. 1:13 “. . . One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet . . .”

1. Jesus used the title Son of Man more than any other when speaking of Himself (85 references). When Jesus spoke of Himself as the Son of Man, He proclaimed the two most important truths about Himself, that He was both fully God and fully human. By using that title, Jesus was saying I am fully God yet fully human. I am one of you.

2. As the Son of Man, He stood before the throne of God to be commissioned by the Father (Ancient of Days) to rule all the nations on the earth (Dan. 7:13-14):

“Behold, the One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven . . . Then to Him was given dominion . . . His dominion is an everlasting dominion.”

L. In Revelation 1, Jesus’ leadership in the Church is seen as the righteous prophet, merciful priest, and sovereign King. However, as the book unfolds, His leadership is openly revealed before all the nations at the end of the age in Revelation 19-22 as the Bridegroom, King and Judge.

M. In Revelation 19-22, the righteous prophet is seen in greater light as the zealous judge, the merciful priest, as the passionate Bridegroom, and the sovereign King.

The Seven Main symbols in The Revelation

THE SEVEN MAIN SYMBOLS IN THE REVELATION

1. DRAGON: Satan
2. FIRST BEAST: Antichrist
3. ANOTHER BEAST: False Prophet
4. HARLOT BABYLON: worldwide, demonic religious and economic system
5. SEVEN HEADS: represents seven empires from history that persecuted Israel
     (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, revived Roman Empire)
6. TEN HORNS: represent a ten nation confederation that will serve the Antichrist
7. WOMAN WITH THE MALE CHILD (Jesus): faithful remnant of Israel throughout history

The Structure of The Book of The Revelation

STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK OF THE REVELATION

REV. 1         PART 1 John’s CALLING to prophesy about the end times: John gives
                     specific truths about the glory and majesty of Jesus—truths that
                     form the central message of the Book and which equip us as
                     believers. (There are 30 descriptions of Jesus in Rev. 1-3)

REV. 2-3      PART 2 Jesus gives SEVEN LETTERS to seven churches: The
                     instructions Jesus gives to these seven churches, located in Asia
                     Minor or modern day Turkey, is about overcoming sin. They give us
                     practical insight into what we must overcome today.

REV. 4-5     PART 3 Jesus takes the SCROLL: The scroll represents the title deed of
                    the earth and the battle plan of Jesus to cleanse the earth in
                    preparation for the Kingdom of God. This battle plan is seen in the
                    events of Revelation 6-22.

REV. 6-22 PART 4 Jesus’ BATTLE PLAN  is written in the scroll and includes the
                   the Great Tribulation against the Babylon religion and Antichrist’s
                   empire. In these chapters, Jesus reveals the His main story line of
                   cleansing the earth of evil and establishing the Kingdom of God. His
                   battle plan is described in FIVE CHRONOLOGICAL SECTIONS describing
                   the judgment events, each followed by an ANGELIC EXPLANATION.

The five chronological sections tell us what happens to Antichrist’s followers in the twenty-one numbered judgment events (7 seals, 7 trumpets, 7 bowls) which intensify in severity as they unfold (The trumpets are more intense than seals).
The five angelic sections are parenthetical. They pause the story line. They answer questions such as, why is God’s wrath so severe? What will happen to us? Angels explain to John what will happen to God’s people, including what Jesus will do to help the saints and what the Antichrist will do to persecute them.

REV. 6               CHRONOLOGICAL SECTION 1: The SEAL JUDGMENTS against the
                           Kingdom of darkness
REV. 7               ANGLELIC EXPLANATION 1: The saints receive PROTECTION from
                           judgments and from falling away from the faith
REV. 8-9            CHRONOLOGICAL SECTION 2: THE TRUMPET JUDGMENTS against
                           Antichrist’s empire
REV. 10-11       ANGELIC EXPLANATION 2: The saints receive DIRECTION by the
                           great increase of prophetic ministry (the two witnesses)
REV. 11:15-19 CHRONOLOGICAL SECTION 3: The SECOND COMING PROCESSION
                           and the rapture of the Church
                           
THE SEVENTH AND LAST TRUMPET (I Corinthians 15:52; I Thessalonians 4:16;
Revelation 10:7): Jesus will replace all governmental leaders on earth in a hostile takeover. He will lead a royal procession across the earth. He will first travel across the sky to rapture the saints (every eye will see Him, Revelation 1:7), then through the land of Edom (modern day Jordan, Isaiah 63:1-6; Habakkuk 3:12) destroying His enemies, then to Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:2-5).

REV. 12-14    ANGELIC EXPLANATION 3: Antichrist’s violent CONFRONTATION
                        against the saints and all that is good in society requires that all of
                        his evil governments be replaced
REV. 15-16    CHRONOLOGICAL SECTION 4: BOWL JUDGMENTS destroy the evil
                        infrastructures in society (Psalm 2:9)
REV. 17-18    ANGELIC EXPLANATION 4: The SEDUCTION of society by Babylon’s
                        evil religion will permeate and infiltrate every social structure,
                        requiring that Babylon be totally destroyed
REV. 19-20    CHRONOLOGICAL SECTION 5: Jesus’ TRIUMPHAL ENTRY to
                        Jerusalem (Revelation 19:11-21:8)
REV. 21-22    ANGELIC EXPLANATION 5: The RESTORATION of all things
                        (Acts 3:21; Revelation 21:9-22:5)

The Book of The Revelation, A Simple Outline

The Book of The Revelation
A Simple Outline

INTRODUCTION:

This past Wednesday night, I taught another lesson on the Kingdom of God. In this lesson I taught that the Bible makes it clear that the Kingdom of God is now and not yet. I’ll use a couple of scriptural examples to illustrate this truth. First we read what Jesus said in Matthew 12:28, “But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.” Demons are driven out by the authority of God; therefore men are set free from Satan’s bondage by the rule and authority of God. This is the Kingdom of God now. But then we read in Revelation 11:15 that “the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud noises in heaven, which said: ‘the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our God and of his Christ, and He will reign forever and forever.’” This is the second coming of Jesus and so the kingdom of God is not yet or still yet to come in its’ fullness. 

In the first coming of Jesus the Kingdom of God was seen in its’ power and authority over Satan, over nature, and over death! As a matter of fact, in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead with a new and glorified body, we have a tangible demonstration of His coming kingdom. In the resurrection of Jesus we see what is yet to come. It’s a taste and guarantee of what is to come for us. 

And that brings me to my subject today. My goal in this message is to share with you a simple outline of the Book of The Revelation (I took this outline from the teaching of Mike Bickle at IHOP with a few minor changes. I believe its layout is the simplest and clearest way to understand the book; also see the commentaries on Revelation by Robert Thomas). I will expand on this outline in the future looking at each section more in depth and what I believe it means. But as I share the basics of this outline with you this morning, I believe that it is really important to understand that what is behind the events in the Revelation is Jesus removing anyone and anything that is standing in opposition to the establishment of God’s Kingdom on the earth. When Jesus came to earth the first time His message was the Kingdom of God.  And the Kingdom of God was seen and manifested in Him. But as we all know, we have been living in the age or time when the Kingdom can either be received or rejected. That time will come to an end when Jesus comes the second time! At His Second Coming, He will release the 7 Seals, 7 Trumpets, and 7 Bowls of wrath. These judgments will decimate the Antichrist kingdom that Satan has set up in an attempt to keep God’s Kingdom from being established on the earth. However, Satan will be defeated, and God’s Kingdom will come with irresistible force!

I want to go to the Book of Daniel to get a prophetic picture of what this will look like.

Daniel 2:36-45 (King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream)

36 "This was the dream, and now we will interpret it to the king. 37 You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; 38 in your hands he has placed mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

39 "After you, another kingdom will rise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth. 40 Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron — for iron breaks and smashes everything — and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. 41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. 42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.

44 "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.
This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands — a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.

"The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and the interpretation is trustworthy."

This is actually a fourth key in understanding the Book of the Revelation. Jesus is essentially establishing the Kingdom of God through the 21 judgments that are released. These are the chronological sections.

In the outline there are 5 chronological sections. And along with the five chronological sections, there are five angelic explanations. Because what happens in the chronological sections is so very intense, God explains to John and to the Church why these judgments are so intense. Also in these explanations, the Church is reassured that God is going to keep them. These judgments are being poured out on the Antichrist and his kingdom and not on the Church. These intense judgments are what is required to establish the eternal Kingdom of God on the earth. It will be a hard time but it will usher in the glory of God and the reward of the Saints.

To understand this will be very significant for those who are going through the Tribulation. They will need to know why the judgments are being poured out and why they are so severe, and that the judgments are not for them. Further, they will need to know that God will take care of the Church and also the remnant of Israel that will be saved.

If you can begin to understand this outline then you can begin to understand the Book of the Revelation.

CONCLUSION

Hopefully you are beginning to understand the reality of God’s redemptive plan. Life does have meaning and eternal purpose. What we have taught you from the Gospel in the stars as well as in the 7 Feasts of God, and now in the Book of The Revelation, is the eternal story of God.

This story is about God’s kingdom that was manifested in the first coming of Jesus. As we said, the mission of Jesus was clear, “repent, for the kingdom of God is near.” And that mission of establishing God’s Kingdom will be completed when Jesus comes the second time. It’s His heart.


As we go deeper into The Book of The Revelation, the relevant question for each of us today is this: where are we in this eternal story. Of all that we learn from the Book of the Revelation, the one central truth is this: Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and on one comes to the Father except by Him. Our study in this amazing book is to draw our hearts closer to Him—the only One who is worthy and the only One who has the power to save us forever!

With that said, let’s take a look at the outline and structure of the Book of The Revelation.

30 Descriptions of Jesus, the greatest man who ever lived!

30 DESCRIPTIONS OF JESUS IN REV. 1-3

In Revelation 1:5-7 there are 7 descriptions of Jesus
1. Jesus (Rev. 1:5)
2. Christ (Rev. 1:5)
3. Faithful and true witness (Rev. 1:5; 3:7, 14)
4. Firstborn from the dead (Rev. 1:5) - similar to “the First” (Rev. 1:11, 17; 2:8; 22:13)
5. Ruler of the kings of the earth (Rev. 1:5), similar to King of kings (Rev. 19:16)
6. He who loved us and washed us and made us kings and priests (Rev. 1:5-6)
7. He is coming with clouds (Rev. 1:7; 3:11) – One who intervenes in history; He is not silent
In Revelation 1:10-18 there are 17 descriptions of Jesus
1. Loud voice, as of a trumpet (Rev. 1:10) similar to a faithful witness
2. His voice as the sound of many waters (Rev. 1:15)
3. I am the Alpha (Rev. 1:11; 22:13)
4. I am the Omega (Rev. 1:11; 22:13)
5. I am the First (Rev. 1:11, 17; 2:8; 22:13)
6. I am the Last (Rev. 1:11, 17; 2:8; 22:13)
7. In the midst of the seven lampstands (Rev. 1:13; 2:1)
8. Son of Man (Rev. 1:13) Dan. 7:13-14

9. Garment to the feet (high priest) and girded about the chest with a golden band (Rev. 1:13)
10. His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow (Rev. 1:14)
11. His eyes like a flame of fire (Rev. 1:14; 2:18)
12. His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace (Rev. 1:15; 2:18)
13. He had in His right hand seven stars (Rev. 1:16, 20; 2:1; 3:1)
14. Out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword (Rev. 1:16; 2:12)
15. His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength (Rev. 1:16)
16. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. (Rev. 1:18; 2:8)
17. Has keys of the kingdom: I have the keys of Hades and of Death (Rev. 1:18; 3:7)
In Revelation 2-3 there are 18 descriptions of Jesus (the last 6 are not in Revelation 1)
Note: Jesus holding the 7 stars and being “true” are mentioned twice (Rev. 2:1; 3:1, 7, 14).
1. Who holds the 7 stars in His right hand (Rev. 2:1; 3:1)
2. Who walks in the midst of the 7 golden lampstands (Rev. 2:1)
3. The First (Rev. 2:8)
4. The Last (Rev. 2:8)
5. Who was dead and came to life (Rev. 2:8)
6. He who has the sharp two-edged sword (Rev. 2:12, 16; also Rev. 1:16; 19:15, 21)
7. Eyes like a flame of fire (Rev. 2:18)
8. Feet like fine brass (Rev. 2:18)
9. Has the seven Spirits of God (Rev. 3:1)
10. He who has the key of David (Rev. 3:7)
11. The Faithful Witness (Rev. 3:14)
12. The Beginning of the creation of God (Rev. 3:14)
13. The Son of God (Rev. 2:18)
14. I will come upon you as a thief (Rev. 3:3)
15. I am coming quickly (Rev .3:11)
16. The True Witness (Rev. 3:7, 14)
17. The Amen (Rev. 3:14)
18. He who is holy (Rev. 3:7)