A1: Prologue (1:1–1:11)
B1: First Septet – Seven Churches (1:12–3:22)
- Son of man (1:13)
- Seven stars (1:16)
The Seven Churches
Ephesus (2:1-7)
- Nicolaitans (2:6)
Smyrna (2:8-11)
Pergamos (2:12-17)
- Satan (2:13)
Thyatira (2:18-29)
- Son of God (2:18)
- Jezebel (2:20)
- Father (2:27)
Sardis (3:1-6)
- Seven spirits (3:1)
- Father (3:5)
Philadelphia (3:7-13)
- Philadelphia (3:7)
- David (3:7)
Laodicea (3:14-22)
C1: Second Septet (4:1–8:1)
Intro: Christ is on His throne and is governing all of history (4:1-5:14)
- One sitting upon the throne (4:2)
- Twenty four elders (4:4)
- Seven lamps (4:4)
- Sea of glass (4:6)
- 4 living creatures (4:6)
- Scroll (5:1)
- Lamb (5:6)
Seven Seals
Seal 1 - the white horse 6:1-6:2
Seal 2 - the red horse 6:3-6:4
Seal 3 - the black horse 6:5-6:6
Seal 4 - the yellowish-green horse 6:7-6:8
Seal 5 - the souls under the altar 6:9-6:11
- White robes (6:11)
Seal 6 - the earthquake 6:12-6:17
Interlude: The 144,000 Jewish remnant and the innumerable multitude (7:1-7:17)
Seal 7 - introduces the seven trumpets and seems to comprise all of the third septet 8:1
- Four angels (7:1)
- 144,000 (7:4)
- Great multitude with white robes (7:9)
D1: Third Septet – Seven Trumpets (8:2–11:19)
Introduction to the seven trumpets – God ordains victory for the church through prayer 8:2-8:6
- Seventh seal (8:1)
- Seven angels (8:2)
- Seven trumpets (8:2)
- Golden altar (8:3)
Seven Trumpets
Trumpet 1 - The land is set on fire 8:7
Trumpet 2 - The sea is turned to blood 8:8-8:9
Trumpet 3 - The rivers and springs become bitter 8:10-8:11
- Absinth / Wormwood (8:11)
Trumpet 4 - The heavenly bodies are dimmed 8:12-8:13
Flying eagle (8:13)
Trumpet 5 - Demons released from the pit 9:1-9:12
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Well of the abyss (9:2)
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Locusts (9:3)
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Angel of the abyss - Abaddon, Apollyon (9:11)
Trumpet 6 - Demons released from Euphrates 9:13-9:21
- Four angels (9:15)
- Horses (9:17)
Interlude before 7th trumpet: The closing off of prophecy & the nature of prophecy 10:1-11:14
- Strong angel (10:1)
- Seven thunders (10:3)
- Small scroll (10:8)
- Temple of God (11:1)
- 2 Witnesses (11:3)
Trumpet 7 - The seventh trumpet seems to comprise all of the fourth septet 11:15-11:19
E1: Fourth Septet – Seven Visions (12:1–15:1)
Intro: The Woman And Dragon
Ea: The Bride reflecting the glory of her husband (12:1)
- Woman wearing the sun (12:1, 13)
Eb: The Child of the woman (12:2)
Ec: The Dragon tries to devour the Child (12:3-12:5)
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Dragon (12:3, 9, 13, 17)
- Seven heads (12:3)
- Ten horns (12:3)
- Seven diadems (12:3)
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Male child (12:5)
Ed: The woman flees to the wilderness 12:6
Ee: Dragon war in heaven (12:7-12:9)
- Michael (12:7)
Ef: Victory of Christ & His people over the dragon (12:10-12:11)
Ee: Dragon war on earth 12:12-12:13
Ed: The woman flees to the wilderness (12:14)
Ec: The Dragon's mouth & the earth swallows the serpents flood 12:15-12:16
Eb: The rest of the offspring of the woman (12:17a)
Ea: The church reflecting the word of Christ (12:17b)
Seven Visions
The beast rising out of the sea 13:1-13:10
- Wild beast from the sea (13:1)
- Ten horns (13:1)
- Seven heads (13:1)
- Ten diadems (13:1)
The beast rising out of the land 13:11-13:18
- Wild beast from the earth (13:11)
- Image to the wild beast (13:14)
- Imprint upon right hand or forehead (13:16)
The 144,000 virgin (warriors) and the Lamb 14:1-14:5
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Lamb (14:1)
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144,000 (14:1)
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Harpists (14:2)
The seven angels 14:6-14:13
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Angel flying in mid-heaven (14:6)
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Second angel (14:8)
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Third angel (14:9)
The positive reaping of wheat 14:14-14:16
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Son of man (14:14)
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Sharp sickle (14:14)
The negative reaping of grapes 14:17-14:20
The final "sign in heaven" seems to comprise everything in the fifth septet and guarantees the eventual conversion of all nations 15:1
D2: Fifth Septet – Seven Bowls of Wrath Containing the Seven Plagues (15:2–16:17)
Introduction to the seven plagues – angels preparing for warfare; temple filled with God’s glory 15:2-16:1
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Seven angels with seven calamities (bowls) (15:1, 6)
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Sea of glass (15:2)
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Seven golden bowls (15:7)
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Temple (15:8)
Seven Bowls
Bowl 1 - On the land 16:2
Bowl 2 - On the sea 16:3
Bowl 3 - On the waters 16:4-16:7
Bowl 4 - On the sun 16:8-16:9
Bowl 5 - On the throne of the beast 16:10-16:11
Bowl 6 - On the Euphrates 16:12-16:16
- Euphrates (16:12)
- False prophet (16:13)
- 3 unclean spirits as frogs (16:13)
Bowl 7 - On the air – note that this 7th bowl seems to introduce all of the next septet 16:17
C2: Sixth Septet – Seven Condemnations of Babylon (16:18–19:10)
Introduction to the seven condemnations – Even with Roman support, Jerusalem is no match for Christ 16:18-16:21
7 Judgements
Blasphemy of the Harlot 17:1-17:6
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Great harlot / Great city (17:1)
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Scarlet wild beast (17:3)
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Seven heads / Mountains (17:3)
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Ten horns / Kings (17:3)
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Mystery Babylon (17:5)
Harlots Pagan Alliance 17:7-17:18
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7 Kings (17:10)
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10 Kings (17:12)
Spiritual fornications 18:1-18:8
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Angel with great authority (18:1)
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Babylon the great city (18:2)
Ungodly statist/commercial alliance 18:9-18:20
The finality of Babylon’s fall 18:21-18:24
All heaven agreeing with her judgment 19:1-19:4
- Vast great multitude (19:1)
The death of the harlot is followed by the marriage of the Lamb 19:5-19:10
- Wedding of the lamb (19:7)
B2: Seventh Septet – Seven visions of the victory of Christ’s Kingdom (19:11–22:5)
Introduction to the seven New Covenant visions – Jesus proves that He is King of kings and Lord of lords 19:11-19:21
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One sitting upon a white horse (19:11)
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Double-edged broadsword (19:15)
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Wine vat (19:15)
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Wild beast (19:19)
Seven Visions Of Victory
Satan’s power bound 20:1-20:3
- Thousand years (20:2)
Victory over death guaranteed – reign in life and in death 20:4-20:6
Final judgment 20:7-20:15
- Satan / Devil (20:7)
- One sitting on the great white throne (20:11)
All things made new 21:1-21:8
- New Jerusalem (21:2)
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- Alpha & Omega (21:6)