Bill's Commentary

December 19, 2011

       When we first started studying the book of Revelation, it was stated that the book is mostly about Daniel's 70'th week.

8:2-11:19       Blowing of the seven trumpets

8:2           A.   Angel at the alter of incense

8:7           B.   First trumpet-tree's burned

8:8,9       C.   Second trumpet-seas's become blood 

8:10-11   D.   Third trumpet-fresh water becomes bitter

8:12,13   E.    Fourth trumpet-Sun, moon and stars smitten

9:1-12     F.    Fifth trumpet-fallen star and plague of locust's

9:13-21  G.    Sixth trumpet-angel's loosed a Euphrates river

10:1-11:14      Interlude between sixth and seventh trumpet

10:1-7     1.     The strong angel with the little book

10:8-11   2.     John eats the little book- sweet to the taste, bitter in his stomach

Chapter 11     Measuring of the temple (the sanctuary) excluding the outer court, since it and the city of Jerusalem will be trod under foot by the Gentile nations for 42 months

Vision of the two witnesses

vs.13-14         second woe-great earthquake

Vs.14-19        Seventh Trumpet-end of the great tribulation and opening of the temple in heaven. We are told in Revelation 10:7 that the mystery of God would be finished "in the days of the voice of the 7th trumpet.

The termination of evil 

Chapter 12     Seven performers of the great tribulation

                        (1)  Woman (Israel)

                        (2)  Red Dragon (Satan)-The Dragon persecutes the Woman

                        (3)  The Child of the Woman (Yeshua)

                        (4)  Michael the archangel- Makes war with the Dragon

                        (5)  The remnant of Israel  

Chapter 13

                       (6)   Wild Beast out of the sea (nations of the world) 

                                anti-Christ-the ruler over the restored Roman Empire: Man of Sin,

                                willful king, the little horn of Daniel 7

                        (7)   Wild Beast of the Earth

                                false prophet-prophet priest like Elijah,  spiritual leader, false messiah

        vs.3,12           first Beast; fatal wound has been healed

Chapter 14    six visions

                        1.  (1-5) The Lamb and the heavenly chorus

                        2.  (6-7)The proclamation of the everlasting gospel

                        3.  (8)    The destruction of Babylon foretold

                        4. (9-12) Followers of the beasts to be destroyed

                        5.  (13)     The blessed dead

                        6. (14-20) The two harvests

Chapter 15  and 16 The Pouring Out of the Seven Mixing bowls of God's Wrath

**This week (21st) no Bible study because of business meeting Chapter 16 on Dec.28th**

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