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The book of Revelation is divided into three sections
Write the things which you have seen, and the things
which are, and the things which will take place after
this. (Revelation 1:19)
“Things which you have seen”
(Revelation 1)
Past things
John had seen
a vision of the Lord Jesus Christ
“Things which are”
(Revelation 2-3)
Present things, The church
age
Jesus gives seven messages to seven
churches, wherein lies the chronological flow of church
history from the beginning of the early church to the
present.
“Things
which will take place after this”. (Revelation
4-22)
Future.
The things that takes place
on the earth after the church leaves.
The church is raptured and taken
to heaven for a seven-year period (Revelation 4:1)
1
Thessalonians 4:16-18
Chapters 6–19
The rise of the Antichrist and the
deceptions of the devil
The Seven year
Tribulation occurs on earth as God pours out His wrath
on a Christ-rejecting, sinful world.
Chapter 19
Armageddon and the defeat of the beast
and his armies (Revelation 16:13-16)Revelation
19:11-16
At the end of chapter 19, the Lord
comes back to Jerusalem with His church to establish His
kingdom.
Chapter 20
The millennial reign of peace and the
dominion of Jesus Christ.
A thousand-year
period of peace and prosperity, follows as the Lord
rules and reigns from Jerusalem. At the end of the
Millennium, Satan is loosed. A final rebellion ensues
before Satan is put away permanently.
Chapters 21–22
Entrance
into Eternity. A new Heaven and a new Earth.
The final state and the
destiny of mankind (Revelation 21:6-8)
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