revelation outline

1. Opening (1:1-20)

a. Prologue (1:1-3)

b. John Greets the Seven Churches (1:4-8)

c. John’s Vision on Patmos (1:9-20)

2. The Letters to the Seven Churches (2:1-3:22)

a. Ephesus (2:1-7)

i. The Authority (2:1)

ii. The Praise (2:2-3)

iii. The Grievance (2:4)

iv. The Warning (2:5)

v. The Second Praise (2:6)

vi. The Promise (2:7)

b. Smyrna (2:8-11)

i. The Authority (2:8)

ii. The Praise (2:9)

iii. The Grievance (2:9)

iv. The Warning (2:10)

v. The Promise (2:11)

c. Pergamum (2:12-17)

i. The Authority (2:12)

ii. The Praise (2:13)

iii. The Grievance (2:14-15)

iv. The Warning (2:16)

v. The Promise (2:17)

d. Thyatira (2:18-29)

i. The Authority (2:18)

ii. The Praise (2:19)

iii. The Grievance (2:20-21)

iv. The Warning (2:22-23)

v. The Promise (2:24-29)

e. Sardis (3:1-6)

i. The Authority (3:1)

ii. The Grievance (3:1)

iii. The Warning (3:2-3)

iv. Few Praised (3:4)

v. The Promise (3:5-6)

f. Philadelphia (3:7-13)

i. The Authority (3:7)

ii. The Praise (3:8)

iii. The Promise (3:9-13)

g. Laodicea (3:14-22)

i. The Authority (3:14)

ii. The Grievance (3:15)

iii. The Warning (3:16-17)

iv. The Counsel (3:18)

v. The Promise (3:19-22)

3. The Throne and the Lamb (4:1-5:14)

a. The Throne in Heaven (4:1-11)

i. In the Throne Room (4:1-4)

ii. Worship of the Creator (4:5-11)

b. The Lamb (5:1-14)

i. The Lamb Takes the Scroll (5:1-10)

ii. The Lamb Exalted (5:11-14)

4. Three Sets of Seven Divine Judgments (6:1-16:21)

a. The Seven Seals (6:1-8:5)

i. The First Seal: The White Horse (6:1-2)

ii. The Second Seal: War (6:3-4)

iii. The Third Seal: Famine (6:5-6)

iv. The Fourth Seal: Death (6:7-8)

v. The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs (6:9-11)

vi. The Sixth Seal: Terror (6:12-17)

vii. 144,000 Sealed (7:1-8)

viii. Praise from the Great Multitude (7:9-17)

ix. The Seventh Seal: Silence in Heaven (8:1-5)

b. The Seven Trumpets (8:6-11:19)

i. The First Trumpet: Hail and Fire Mixed with Blood (8:6-7)

ii. The Second Trumpet: A Mountain Thrown into the Sea (8:8-9)

iii. The Third Trumpet: The Star Named Wormwood (8:10-11)

iv. The Fourth Trumpet: A Third of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Struck (8:12-13)

v. The Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts (9:1-12)

vi. The Sixth Trumpet: Release of the Four Angels (9:13-21)

vii. The Angel and the Small Scroll (10:1-11)

viii. The Two Witnesses (11:1-14)

ix. The Seventh Trumpet (11:15-19)

c. The Great Conflict (12:1-14:20)

i. The Woman and the Dragon (12:1-17)

1. The Woman, the Dragon, and the Child (12:1-6)

2. The War in Heaven (12:7-12)

3. The Woman Persecuted (12:13-17)

ii. The Two Beasts (13:1-18)

1. The Beast from the Sea (13:1-10)

2. The Beast from the Earth (13:11-15)

3. The Mark of the Beast (13:16-18)

iii. The Lamb and the 144,000 (14:1-5)

iv. Final Justice (14:6-20)

1. The Three Angels and Babylon’s Fall (14:6-13)

2. The Harvest of the Earth (14:14-20)

d. The Seven Bowls of Wrath (15:1-16:21)

i. The Song of Moses and the Lamb (15:1-4)

ii. Preparation for Judgment (15:5-8)

iii. The First Bowl: Sores (16:1-2)

iv. The Second Bowl: Sea to Blood (16:3)

v. The Third Bowl: Rivers to Blood (16:4-7)

vi. The Fourth Bowl: Fire (16:8-9)

vii. The Fifth Bowl: Darkness (16:10-11)

viii. The Sixth Bowl: Battle of Armageddon (16:12-16)

ix. The Seventh Bowl: Earthquake and Hail (16:17-21)

5. The Fall of Babylon (17:1-19:10)

a. Babylon the Great (17:1-18)

i. The Woman on the Beast (17:1-5)

ii. The Mystery Explained (17:6-13)

iii. The Victory of the Lamb (17:14-18)

b. The Fall of Babylon (18:1-24)

i. Babylon is Fallen (18:1-8)

ii. Lament over Babylon (18:9-20)

iii. The Doom of Babylon (18:21-24)

c. Rejoicing in Heaven (19:1-5)

d. The Marriage of the Lamb (19:6-10)

6. The Future and Beyond (19:11-22:5)

a. The Return of Jesus (19:11-21)

i. The Rider on the White Horse (19:11-16)

ii. Defeat of the Beast and False Prophet (19:17-21)

b. The Millennial Reign (20:1-15)

i. Satan Bound (20:1-3)

ii. The First Resurrection and Reign (20:4-6)

iii. Satan’s Release and Defeat (20:7-10)

iv. The Great White Throne Judgment (20:11-15)

c. The World to Come (21:1-22:5)

i. A New Heaven and a New Earth (21:1-8)

ii. The New Jerusalem (21:9-27)

iii. The River of Life (22:1-5)

7. Conclusion (22:6-21)

a. Jesus is Coming (22:6-17)

b. Nothing May Be Added or Removed (22:18-21)