The Story of Revelation

— of Dragons, Beasts and the Man on the White Horse

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• Andrew Fountain — May 29th, 2011

Revelation: Seven Sevens

• Prologue [1] Vision of Jesus Christ among the candlesticks
• Seven Letters to the Churches [2 & 3]
• Seven Seals [6-8:1]
• Seven Trumpets [8:2-11]
• Seven Visions of Warfare [12-14]
• Seven Final Plagues [15-16]
• Seven Visions of Victory [17-19]
• Seven Visions of the End of the Age and the New Creation [20-22:5]
• Epilogue [22:6-21] I am coming soon!

Seven Letters to the Churches [2 & 3]

• ❶ Ephesus [2:1-7]
• ❷ Smyrna [2:8-11]
• ❸ Pergamum [2:12-17]
• ❹ Thyatira [2:18-29]
• ❺ Sardis [3:1-6]
• ❻ Philadelphia [3:7-13]
• ❼ Laodicea [3:14-22]

Seven Seals [4-8:1]

• Prologue: the Lamb is worthy to open the first scroll [4 & 5]
• ❶ White horse: conqueror [6:1-2]
• ❷ Red horse: war [6:3-4]
• ❸ Black horse: famine & oppression [6:5-6]
• ❹ Pale horse: death by sword, famine & disease [6:7-8]
• ❺ Prayers of the Martyrs [6:9-11]
• ❻ Day of Wrath has come. 144,000 sealed [6:12-7:17]
• ❼ Long pause [8:1]

Seven Trumpets [8:2-11]

• Prologue: Offering up of the prayers of the faithful [8:2-6]
• ❶ Earth damaged [8:7]
• ❷ Sea damaged [8:8-9]
• ❸ Rivers damaged [8:10-11]
• ❹ Sun damaged [8:12]
• ❺ Abyss unlocked: darkness & pain [8:13-9:12]
• ❻ Demonic army from Euphrates, thunders; 2nd scroll [9:13-11:14]
  • The Two Witnesses & a Great Battle
• ❼ The time has come for dead to be judged. Great hailstorm [11:15-19]

Seven Visions of Warfare [12-14]

• ❶ Woman with crown of 12 stars [12:1-2]
• ❷ Huge Red Dragon [12:3-6]
• ❸ War in heaven: Dragon thrown down to earth [12:7-18]
• ❹ Beast from the sea [13:1-10]
• ❺ Beast from the land (False Prophet) [13:11-18]
• ❻ the Lamb with the 144,000. The hour of judgement has arrived [14:1-13]
• ❼ Judgement begins [14:14-20]

Seven Final Plagues [15-16]

• Prologue [15:1-16:1] Offering up of the worship of the faithful
• ❶ Earth plague [16:2]
• ❷ Sea plague [16:3]
• ❸ River plague [16:4-7]
• ❹ Sun plague [16:8-9]
• ❺ Throne of beast: darkness & pain [16:10-11]
• ❻ Demonic army from Euphrates—Great Battle [16:12-16]
• ❼ Start of judgement, Great hailstorm [16:17-21]

Seven Visions of Victory [17-19]

• ❶ The Great Prostitute (Babylon) [17]
• ❷ The Fall of Babylon [18]
• ❸ Vast throng in heaven praise God for judgements [19:1-5]
• ❹ Vast throng in heaven announce the wedding of the Lamb [19:6-10]
• ❺ Christ appears with army dressed in white [19:11-16]
• ❻ Announcement of battle [19:17-18]
• ❼ Great battle: Beast and False Prophet thrown into lake of fire [19:19-21]

Seven Visions of the End & New Creation [20-22:5]

• ❶ The Dragon: subdued for 1000] years [20:1-6]
• ❷ The Dragon: released, fights, and is thrown into lake of fire [20:7-10]
• ❸ Great white throne. The dead are judged [20:11-15]
• ❹ A new heaven and a new earth [21:1]
• ❺ A bride adorned for her husband. “Behold, I am making all things new!” [21:2-8]
• ❻ The beauty of the city (the wife of the Lamb) [21:9-27]
• ❼ The River of Life [22:1-5]

Epilogue [22:6-21]

• I am coming soon, so be ready!
• The Spirit and the Bride say “Come!”