Table of Contents
Illustrations 9
Editors' Preface 11
Abbreviations 15
Introduction 17
Outline of Revelation 37
A Revelation from Jesus Christ (1:1-20) 39
Words from Jesus to the Churches (2:1-29) 56
More Messages to the Churches (3:1-22) 83
The Worship of Heaven (4:1-11) 98
The Lamb and the Scroll (5:1-14) 106
The First Six Seals (6:1-17) 119
Visions of Gods People (7:1-17) 137
The Beginning of the Seven Trumpets (8:1-13) 152
The Woes Experienced by the Inhabitants of the Earth (9:1-21) 165
The Open Scroll (10:1-11) 179
The Temple of God, the Two Witnesses, and the Seventh Trumpet (11:1-19) 185
The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child (12:1-18) 205
The Two Beasts (13:1-18) 221
The Lamb's Companions, the Eternal Gospel, and the Harvest of the Earth (14:1-20) 239
Seven Angels with Seven Plagues; the Song of Moses and the Lamb (15:1-8) 254
The Bowls of God's Wrath (16:1-21) 260
The Harlot and the Beast (17:1-18) 271
Judgment of Babylon (18:1-24) 287
Celebration in Heaven, Judgment on Earth (19:1-21) 305
The Millennium, the Dragon's Defeat, and the Final Judgment (20:1-15) 319
The New Creation and the Bride of the Lamb (21:1-27) 341
The River of Life and Concluding Words (22:1-21) 357
Suggested Resources 369
Glossary 371
Index of Pastoral Topics 375
Index of Sidebars 377
Map 379
