Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Revelation 19:6 - 20:15 NLT

Outline
I.                  Introduction (1:1-8)
A.    Prologue (1:1-3)
B.    Greetings and Doxology (1:4-8)
                 II.         Jesus among the Seven Churches (1:9-20)
III.         The Letters to the Seven Churches (chs. 2 - 3)
 .      Ephesus (2:1-7)
A.    Smyrna (2:8-11)
B.    Pergamum (2:12-17)
C.    Thyatira (2:18-29)
D.    Sardis (3:1-6)
E.    Philadelphia (3:7-13)
F.    Laodicea (3:14-22)
               IV.         The Throne, the Scroll and the Lamb (chs. 4-5)
 .      The Throne in Heaven (ch. 4)
A.    The Seven-Sealed Scroll (5:1-5)
B.    The Lamb Slain (5:6-14)
                 V.         The Seven Seals (6:1;8:1)
 .      First Seal: The White Horse (6:1-2)
A.    Second Seal: The Red Horse (6:3-4)
B.    Third Seal: The Black Horse (6:5-6)
C.    Fourth Seal: The Pale Horse (6:7-8)
D.    Fifth Seal: The Souls under the Altar (6:9-11)
E.    Sixth Seal: The Great Earthquake (6:12-17)
F.    The Sealing of the 144,000 (7:1-8)
G.   The Great Multitude (7:9-17)
H.    Seventh Seal: Silence in Heaven (8:1)
               VI.         The Seven Trumpets (8:2;11:19)
 .      Introduction (8:2-5)
A.    First Trumpet: Hail and Fire Mixed with Blood (8:6-7)
B.    Second Trumpet: A Mountain Thrown into the Sea (8:8-9)
C.    Third Trumpet: The Star Wormwood (8:10-11)
D.    Fourth Trumpet: A Third of the Sun, Moon and Stars Struck (8:12-13)
E.    Fifth Trumpet: The Plague of Locusts (9:1-12)
F.    Sixth Trumpet: Release of the Four Angels (9:13-21)
G.   The Angel and the Little Scroll (ch. 10)
H.    The Two Witnesses (11:1-14)
I.      Seventh Trumpet: Judgments and Rewards (11:15-19)
VII.         Various Personages and Events (chs. 12-14)
 .      The Woman and the Dragon (ch. 12)
A.    The Two Beasts (ch. 13)
B.    The Lamb and the 144,000 (14:1-5)
C.    The Harvest of the Earth (14:6-20)
VIII.         The Seven Bowls (chs. 15-16)
 .      Introduction: The Song of Moses and the Seven Angels with the Seven Plagues (ch. 15)
A.    First Bowl: Ugly and Painful Sores (16:1-2)
B.    Second Bowl: Sea Turns to Blood (16:3)
C.    Third Bowl: Rivers and Springs of Water Become Blood (16:4-7)
D.    Fourth Bowl: Sun Scorches People with Fire (16:8-9)
E.    Fifth Bowl: Darkness (16:10-11)
F.    Sixth Bowl: Euphrates River Dries Up (16:12-16)
G.   Seventh Bowl: Tremendous Earthquake (16:17-21)
IX.         Babylon: The Great Prostitute (17:1;19:5)
 .      Babylon Described (ch. 17)
A.    The Fall of Babylon (ch. 18)
B.    Praise for Babylon's Fall (19:1-5)
X.         Praise for the Wedding of the Lamb (19:6-10)
XI.         The Return of Christ (19:11-21)
XII.         The Thousand Years (20:1-6)
XIII.         Satan's Doom (20:7-10)
XIV.         Great White Throne Judgment (20:11-15)
XV.         New Heaven, New Earth, New Jerusalem (21:1;22:5)
XVI.         Conclusion and Benediction (22:6-21)


Revelation 19 NLT

6Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder: “Praise the LORD ! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. 
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself. 
8 She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.” For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people.
9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.” 
10Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus. ” 
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. 
12 His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. 
13 He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God. 
14 The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses. 
15 From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress. 
16 On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords. 
17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, shouting to the vultures flying high in the sky: “Come! Gather together for the great banquet God has prepared. 
18 Come and eat the flesh of kings, generals, and strong warriors; of horses and their riders; and of all humanity, both free and slave, small and great.” 
19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the world and their armies gathered together to fight against the one sitting on the horse and his army. 
20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
21 Their entire army was killed by the sharp sword that came from the mouth of the one riding the white horse. And the vultures all gorged themselves on the dead bodies.



Revelation 20 NLT
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand. 
2He seized the dragon—that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a thousand years. 
3The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while. 
4 Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 
5 This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.) 
6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years. 
7When the thousand years come to an end, Satan will be let out of his prison. 
8 He will go out to deceive the nations—called Gog and Magog—in every corner of the earth. He will gather them together for battle—a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the seashore. 
9 And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God’s people and the beloved city. But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them. 
10 Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. 
11 And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. 
12 I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. 
13 The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their deeds. 
14 Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. 

15 And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Monday, October 30, 2017

Revelation 17, 18 and 19:5 NLT

Outline
I.                  Introduction (1:1-8)
A.    Prologue (1:1-3)
B.    Greetings and Doxology (1:4-8)
                 II.         Jesus among the Seven Churches (1:9-20)
III.         The Letters to the Seven Churches (chs. 2 - 3)
 .      Ephesus (2:1-7)
A.    Smyrna (2:8-11)
B.    Pergamum (2:12-17)
C.    Thyatira (2:18-29)
D.    Sardis (3:1-6)
E.    Philadelphia (3:7-13)
F.    Laodicea (3:14-22)
               IV.         The Throne, the Scroll and the Lamb (chs. 4-5)
 .      The Throne in Heaven (ch. 4)
A.    The Seven-Sealed Scroll (5:1-5)
B.    The Lamb Slain (5:6-14)
                 V.         The Seven Seals (6:1;8:1)
 .      First Seal: The White Horse (6:1-2)
A.    Second Seal: The Red Horse (6:3-4)
B.    Third Seal: The Black Horse (6:5-6)
C.    Fourth Seal: The Pale Horse (6:7-8)
D.    Fifth Seal: The Souls under the Altar (6:9-11)
E.    Sixth Seal: The Great Earthquake (6:12-17)
F.    The Sealing of the 144,000 (7:1-8)
G.   The Great Multitude (7:9-17)
H.    Seventh Seal: Silence in Heaven (8:1)
               VI.         The Seven Trumpets (8:2;11:19)
 .      Introduction (8:2-5)
A.    First Trumpet: Hail and Fire Mixed with Blood (8:6-7)
B.    Second Trumpet: A Mountain Thrown into the Sea (8:8-9)
C.    Third Trumpet: The Star Wormwood (8:10-11)
D.    Fourth Trumpet: A Third of the Sun, Moon and Stars Struck (8:12-13)
E.    Fifth Trumpet: The Plague of Locusts (9:1-12)
F.    Sixth Trumpet: Release of the Four Angels (9:13-21)
G.   The Angel and the Little Scroll (ch. 10)
H.    The Two Witnesses (11:1-14)
I.      Seventh Trumpet: Judgments and Rewards (11:15-19)
VII.         Various Personages and Events (chs. 12-14)
 .      The Woman and the Dragon (ch. 12)
A.    The Two Beasts (ch. 13)
B.    The Lamb and the 144,000 (14:1-5)
C.    The Harvest of the Earth (14:6-20)
VIII.         The Seven Bowls (chs. 15-16)
 .      Introduction: The Song of Moses and the Seven Angels with the Seven Plagues (ch. 15)
A.    First Bowl: Ugly and Painful Sores (16:1-2)
B.    Second Bowl: Sea Turns to Blood (16:3)
C.    Third Bowl: Rivers and Springs of Water Become Blood (16:4-7)
D.    Fourth Bowl: Sun Scorches People with Fire (16:8-9)
E.    Fifth Bowl: Darkness (16:10-11)
F.    Sixth Bowl: Euphrates River Dries Up (16:12-16)
G.   Seventh Bowl: Tremendous Earthquake (16:17-21)
IX.         Babylon: The Great Prostitute (17:1;19:5)
 .      Babylon Described (ch. 17)
A.    The Fall of Babylon (ch. 18)
B.    Praise for Babylon's Fall (19:1-5)
X.         Praise for the Wedding of the Lamb (19:6-10)
XI.         The Return of Christ (19:11-21)
XII.         The Thousand Years (20:1-6)
XIII.         Satan's Doom (20:7-10)
XIV.         Great White Throne Judgment (20:11-15)
XV.         New Heaven, New Earth, New Jerusalem (21:1;22:5)
XVI.         Conclusion and Benediction (22:6-21)



Revelation 17 NLT
1 One of the seven angels who had poured out the seven bowls came over and spoke to me. “Come with me,” he said, “and I will show you the judgment that is going to come on the great prostitute, who rules over many waters. 
2 The kings of the world have committed adultery with her, and the people who belong to this world have been made drunk by the wine of her immorality.” 
3 So the angel took me in the Spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, and blasphemies against God were written all over it. 
4 The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality. 
5 A mysterious name was written on her forehead: “Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World.” 
6 I could see that she was drunk—drunk with the blood of God’s holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete amazement.
7 “Why are you so amazed?” the angel asked. “I will tell you the mystery of this woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns on which she sits. 
8 The beast you saw was once alive but isn’t now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died. 
9“This calls for a mind with understanding: The seven heads of the beast represent the seven hills where the woman rules. They also represent seven kings. 
10 Five kings have already fallen, the sixth now reigns, and the seventh is yet to come, but his reign will be brief. 
11 “The scarlet beast that was, but is no longer, is the eighth king. He is like the other seven, and he, too, is headed for destruction. 
12 The ten horns of the beast are ten kings who have not yet risen to power. They will be appointed to their kingdoms for one brief moment to reign with the beast. 
13 They will all agree to give him their power and authority. 
14 Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him.” 
15Then the angel said to me, “The waters where the prostitute is ruling represent masses of people of every nation and language. 
16 The scarlet beast and his ten horns all hate the prostitute. They will strip her naked, eat her flesh, and burn her remains with fire. 
17 For God has put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out his purposes. They will agree to give their authority to the scarlet beast, and so the words of God will be fulfilled. 
18 And this woman you saw in your vision represents the great city that rules over the kings of the world.”



Revelation 18 NLT
1 After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor. 
2 He gave a mighty shout: “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a hideout for every foul spirit, a hideout for every foul vulture and every foul and dreadful animal. 
3 For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of her passionate immorality. The kings of the world have committed adultery with her. Because of her desires for extravagant luxury, the merchants of the world have grown rich.” 
4 Then I heard another voice calling from heaven, “Come away from her, my people. Do not take part in her sins, or you will be punished with her. 
5 For her sins are piled as high as heaven, and God remembers her evil deeds. 
6 Do to her as she has done to others. Double her penalty for all her evil deeds. She brewed a cup of terror for others, so brew twice as much for her. 
7 She glorified herself and lived in luxury, so match it now with torment and sorrow. She boasted in her heart, ‘I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow, and I have no reason to mourn.’ 
8 Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day— death and mourning and famine. She will be completely consumed by fire, for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.” 
9 And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains. 
10 They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out, “How terrible, how terrible for you, O Babylon, you great city! In a single moment God’s judgment came on you.” 
11 The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods. 
12 She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble. 
13 She also bought cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, and bodies—that is, human slaves. 
14 “The fancy things you loved so much are gone,” they cry. “All your luxuries and splendor are gone forever, never to be yours again.” 
15 The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out, 
16 “How terrible, how terrible for that great city! She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls! 
17 In a single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.
18 They will cry out as they watch the smoke ascend, and they will say, “Where is there another city as great as this?”
19 And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out, “How terrible, how terrible for that great city! The shipowners became wealthy by transporting her great wealth on the seas. In a single moment it is all gone.” 
20 Rejoice over her fate, O heaven and people of God and apostles and prophets! For at last God has judged her for your sakes. 
21 Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a huge millstone. He threw it into the ocean and shouted, “Just like this, the great city Babylon will be thrown down with violence and will never be found again. 
22 The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets will never be heard in you again. No craftsmen and no trades will ever be found in you again. The sound of the mill will never be heard in you again. 
23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The happy voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries. 
24 In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world.”



Revelation 19 NLT
1 After this, I heard what sounded like a vast crowd in heaven shouting, “Praise the LORD ! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God. 
2 His judgments are true and just. He has punished the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the murder of his servants.” 
3 And again their voices rang out: “Praise the LORD ! The smoke from that city ascends forever and ever!”
4 Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out, “Amen! Praise the LORD !” 

5 And from the throne came a voice that said, “Praise our God, all his servants, all who fear him, from the least to the greatest.”