Revelation
March 8th, 2017
Introduction
1. Two terms —
a.	Post church era
Post Christian era
2. Outline — Revelation 1:19
a.	The things that he has seen — a vision of Jesus Christ 1:1,5,7-8,12-16
b.	The things which are — seven letters to seven churches in Asia Minor chapters 2-3
The things which shall be hereafter — the Tribulation, the Kingdom which follows and into eternity
I.	The Time of Vision — verse 1
"Hereafter" or "after these things" — Greek word is Metatauta
1. What is going to take place — after what things?
New Testament looks upon two great periods of time
a.	Galatians 4:1 — "This Present Evil age"
The Age to Come/The Kingdom Age
Tribulation: also called in the Bible
a.	The Day of the Lord — Isaiah 13, Joel 1, II Thessalonians 2
b.	The Day of Jacob's Trouble — Jeremiah 30
a.	A Time of Trouble — Daniel 12
d.	The Great Tribulation — Matthew 24:21; Revelation 7:14
2. Will the church go through the Tribulation?
a.	Revelation 1:19 — after the churches
Revelation 3:10
b.	I Thessalonians 1:10, I Thessalonians 5:9; Revelation 6:16-17; Revelation 11:18
c.	From Revelation 4-21 there is no mention of the church
a.	Revelation 1

II. The Place of the Vision
1.	Physically — He was on the Isle of Patmos
2.	Spiritually — chapter 4:1 b-2a
III. The Subject of the Vision — verses 2-3
1. First thing he saw was Jesus Christ
2. Two stones
a.	Jasper stone — Revelation 21:11
Sardius stone
3. Rainbow — Genesis 9:13-17, 8:20-21
4. Twenty four elders
a.	Matthew 19:28; I Peter 5:2-4; II Timothy 4:8
only the redeemed are promised "thrones & crowns"
b.	These "Elders" possibly are representatives of the Old and New Testament Saints
·	12 — represent the 12 Tribes of Israel
12 — represent the 12 Apostles