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Preface |
3 |
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Table of Contents |
5 |
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Reprint Guidelines |
8 |
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References and Abbreviations |
9 |
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Introduction to the Book of Revelation |
11 |
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Influence |
11 |
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Type of Literature |
12 |
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Date and Author |
12 |
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Intended Readers |
13 |
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Purpose and Theme |
13 |
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Structure |
13 |
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Interpretation |
14 |
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Principles of Interpretation |
15 |
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Translation |
15 |
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How This Study Works |
16 |
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1. Christ in the Midst of the Lampstands (chapter 1) |
18 |
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Prologue (1:1-3) |
19 |
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Greetings (1:4-5a) |
20 |
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Numbers in the Bible |
20 |
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Doxology and Response (1:5b-7) |
21 |
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Tribulation (1:9) |
22 |
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Geography (1:9-11) |
23 |
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Symbolic Representation of Christ (1:12-20) |
23 |
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2. Letters to the Seven Churches (chapters 2-3) |
26 |
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The Church in Ephesus (2:1-7) |
26 |
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The Church in Smyrna (2:8-11) |
28 |
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The Church in Pergamum (2:12-17) |
29 |
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The Church in Thyatira (2:18-29) |
29 |
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The Church in Sardis (3:1-6) |
30 |
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The Church in Philadelphia (3:7-13) |
31 |
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The Church in Laodicea (3:14-22) |
32 |
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3. The Lion That Is the Lamb (chapters 4-5) |
34 |
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4. The 144,000 (chapters 6-10) |
39 |
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The Seven Seals (6:1-17) |
40 |
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The 144,000 (7:1-8) |
42 |
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The Great Multitude in White Robes (7:9-17) |
44 |
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The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer (8:1-5) |
46 |
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The Seven Trumpets (8:6-9:21) |
46 |
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The Angel and the Little Scroll (10:1-11) |
48 |
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5. By the Blood of the Lamb (chapters 11-13) |
51 |
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The Two Witnesses (11:1-14) |
51 |
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The Seventh Trumpet (11:15-19) |
55 |
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The Woman and the Dragon (12:1-13:1a) |
55 |
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The Beast out of the Sea (13:1b-10) |
58 |
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The Beast out of the Earth (13:11-18) |
59 |
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6. Alas, Babylon! (chapters 14-18) |
62 |
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The Lamb and the 144,000 (14:1-5) |
62 |
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The Three Angels (14:6-13) |
63 |
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The Harvest of the Earth (14:14-20) |
64 |
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Seven Angels with Seven Plagues (15:1-8) |
65 |
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The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath (16:1-21) |
66 |
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The Woman on the Beast (17:1-18) |
68 |
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The Fall of Babylon (18:1-24) |
69 |
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7. The Millennium (chapters 19-20) |
71 |
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Praise from the Heavenly Multitude (19:1-10) |
71 |
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The Rider on the White Horse (19:11-21) |
73 |
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The Thousand Years (20:1-15) |
74 |
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8. We Shall See His Face (chapters 21-22) |
80 |
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The New Jerusalem (21:1-27) |
80 |
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The River of Life (22:1-6) |
84 |
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Jesus Is Coming (22:7-21) |
85 |
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Appendix 1: Questions for Group Participants |
87 |
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Appendix 2: Charts |
99 |
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Appendix 3. Songs and Hymns Based on Revelation |
109 |
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