The Revelation of John:
 A Message of Encouragement for a Persecuted Church

© 2008, J.W. Carter

An Introduction to the Interpretation of Apocalyptic Literature.

1:1-18	Faithfulness in the Tough Times
2:1-7; 12-29	Faithfulness in Word and Deed
2:8-11; 3:7-13	Faithfulness Demonstrated
3:1-6, 14-22	Faithfulness Restored
4:1-11	The One Authority of Heaven
5:1-14	The Lamb and the Scroll
6:1-17	The Four Horsemen
7:1-17	God's Plan for Persecuted Believers
8:1-13	The Trumpets of Judgment
9:1-11	The Opening of the Abyss
9:12-21	The Release of the Horsemen
10:1-11	The Little Scroll
11:1-14	The Two Witnesses
12:1-17	Satan's Losing Battle
13:1-18	The Beast and the Antichrist
14:1-20	The Judgment of the Nations
15:1-16:21	The Seven Bowls
17:1-6	Babylon the Great
17:7-18	The Unveiling of the Beast
18:1-24	The Fall the Beast
19:1-21	The Return of Christ
20:1-15	The Final Judgment
21:1-22:5	What Will Heaven Be Like?
22:6-21	Living in the Light of Jesus' Return
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