Prologue Greetings and Doxology One Like a Son of Man ...

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com2PrefaceI. Revelation is presented in this study as a series of scenes:A. Scene one covers chapters 1-3.B. Scene two covers chapters 4 and 5.C. Scene three covers chapters 6-11.D. Scene four covers chapters 12-20.E. Scene five covers chapters 21 and 22.Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com3PrologueGreetings and DoxologyOne Like a Son of ManText:Revelation 1:1-20,1. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shewunto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and hesent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:2. Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony ofJesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.3. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of thisprophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for thetime is at hand.4. John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you,and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come;and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;5. And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the firstbegotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Untohim that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,6. And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; tohim be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.7. Behold, he cometh with clouds: and every eye shall see him, andthey also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wailbecause of him. Even so, Amen.8. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith theLord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.9. I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation,and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle thatis called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of JesusChrist.Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com410. I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me agreat voice, as of a trumpet,11. Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and,What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the sevenchurches which are in Asia: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, andunto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and untoPhiladelphia, and unto Laodicea.12. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And beingturned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;13. And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Sonof man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about thepaps with a golden girdle.14. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow;and his eyes were as a flame of fire;15. And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace;and his voice as the sound of many waters.16. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouthwent a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sunshineth in his strength.17. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid hisright hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first andthe last:18. I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen: and have the keys of hell and of death.19. Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are,and the things which shall be hereafter;20. The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my righthand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are theangels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thousawest are the seven churches.Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com5Commentary:PrologueRevelation 1:1-3, The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gaveunto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly cometo pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servantJohn: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony ofJesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he thatreadeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keepthose things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.I. The Revelation of Jesus Christ.A. These verses make clear the fact that the things to be discussedwere soon to occur.1. 2 Peter 3:8,9, But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and athousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerninghis promise, as some men count slackness; but is long sufferingto usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all shouldcome to repentance.2. Language could not be clearer.3. These things must shortly come to pass, John wrote!Greetings and DoxologyRevelation 1:4-7, John to the seven churches which are in Asia:Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was,and which is to come: and from the seven Spirits which are beforehis throne: And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, andthe first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of theLandmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com6earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in hisown blood. And hath made us kings and priests unto God and hisFather; to him be the glory and dominion for ever and ever, Amen.Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, andthey also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wailbecause of him. Even so, Amen.I. Introduction to Revelation.A. Authorship of this letter is ascribed to John, apostle of JesusChrist.B. Diety is composed of these; viz.,1. The Fathera. Revelation 1:4, John to the seven churches which are inAsia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is,and which was, and which is to come; and from the sevenSpirits which are before his throne;b. Exodus 3:14, And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT IAM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children ofIsarel, I AM hath sent me unto you.2. The Sona. The Faithful Witnessi. John 3:32, And what he hath seen and heard, that hetestifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.ii. John 18:37, Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou aking then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king.To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into theLandmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com7world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Everyone that is of the truth heareth my voice.b. The Firstborn from the deadi. Colossians 1:15, Who is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn of every creature:c. The ruler of the kings of the earthi. 1 Timothy 6:15, Which in his times he shall shew, who isthe blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, andLord of lords;3. The Seven Spiritsa. Vincent Word Studies (VWS) says that, in Revelation theword spirit never refers to angels.b. Isaiah 11:2, And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counseland might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of theLord.C. The Second Coming1. He is coming with the clouds.a. Acts 1:9-11, And when he had spoken these things, whilethey beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him outof their sight. And while they looked stedfastly towardheaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them inwhite apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, whystand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which isLandmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com8taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in likemanner as ye have seen him go into heaven.b. Luke 17:22, And he said unto the disciples, The days willcome, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Sonof man, and eye shall not see it.2. Every eye will see him.a. Colossians 1:13, Who hath delivered us from the power ofdarkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of hisdear Son:b. 1 Timothy 6:15, Which in his times he shall shew, who is theblessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord oflords.D. All the earth will mourn.1. To the unsaved of earth condemning judgment will be rendered.2. Matthew 24:30, And then shall appear the sign of the Son ofman in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn,and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds ofheaven with power and great glory.Revelation 1:8, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and theending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is tocome, the Almighty.I. The Lord Interrupts.A. The Lord as used here could refer to either the Father or the LordJesus.Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com91. Revelation 1:4, John to the seven churches which are in Asia:Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and whichwas, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits whichare before his throne;2. Revelation 1:17, And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not;I am the first and the last.a. Here Lord clearly refers to the Lord Jesus.One Like a Son of ManRevelation 1:9-11, I John, who also am your brother, andcompanion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of JesusChrist, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God,and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on theLord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, Whatthou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churcheswhich are in Asia: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and untoPergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and untoPhiladelphia, and unto Ladoicea.I. What John heard.A. There are two words in this verse which demand consideration.1. Tribulationa. John was in the tribulation.b. The tribulation was something John was experiencing thenand there.Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com10c. Acts 14:22, Confirming the souls of the disciples, andexhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we mustthrough much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.d. John said he was in the tribulation.i. Acts 7:9-14, And the patriarchs, moved with envy, soldJoseph into Egypt: but God was with him, And deliveredhim out of all his afflictions, and gave him, favour andwisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and hemade him governor over Egypt and all his house. Nowthere came a dearth over all the land of Egypt andChanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found nosustenance. But when Jacob heard that there was corn inEgypt, he sent out our fathers first. And at the secondtime Joseph was made known to his brethren; andJoseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. Thensent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and allhis kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.ii. Those saved by the blood of Christ, once they depart thislife, are through with this life of tribulation.2. The Kingdoma. It is the assurance of being now within the kingdom ofChrist, under Christ’s sovereignty, Lighting the good Lightunder his leadership, which gives hope, courage andpatience.b. The kingdom of God is a present entity, and it is a trait ofJohn to treat the eternal life as already present. (VWS, E-Sword)B. In verses 9 and 10 John said he was in something.Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com111. He was in the tribulation, kingdom and patient endurance.2. He was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day.a. The word spirit could be either upper or lower case referringeither to the Holy Spirit or to a worshipful attitude.3. The Lord’s Daya. “It was easy, therefore, for the Christians to take this term,already in use, and apply it to the first day of the week inhonour of the Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection on that day.”(Didache 14, Iqnatius Magn 9).b. In the New Testament the word occurs only here and in 1Corinthians 11:20, When ye come together therefore intoone place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper. (kuriakendeipnom: the Lord’s Supper). It has no reference to hemerakuriou (the day of judgment). (Robertson’s Word Pictures(RWP), E-Sword)c. 2 Peter 3:10, For he that will love life, and see good days,let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that theyspeak no guile:4. If John was in one thing, something at the time he wrote (andhe was), then he was in the other!C. John was, at the time Revelation was written, both in the Spirit onthe Lord’s Day and in the kingdom.Revelations 1:12-16, And I turned to see the voice that spake withme. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in themidst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothedLandmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com12with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with agolden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as whiteas snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like untofine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the soundof many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and outof his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenancewas as the sun shineth in his strength.I. What John saw.A. Seven Gold Lampstands1. Revelations 1:12, And I turned to see the voice that spake withme. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;2. The Seven Gold Lampstands represent the seven churchesaddressed in Revelation chapters 2 & 3.3. The church represents God’s light to the world.4. As Roper said “…the church is not the lamp, it is thelampstand. The lamp (light) is Jesus.” (p.94)5. Ephesians 3:9-11, And to make all men see what is thefellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of theworld hath been hid in God, who created all things by JesusChrist: To the intent that now unto the principalities andpowers in heavenly places might be known by the churchthe manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternalpurpose which he purposes in Christ Jesus our Lord:6. “Light is often used in the Scriptures as an emblem of truereligion.”7. Christians are represented as “the light of the world.”Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com14i. Daniel 7:9, 13, I beheld till the thrones were cast down,and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment waswhite as snow, and the hair of his head like the purewool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheelsas burning fire. I saw in the night visions, and, behold,one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven,and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought himnear before him.ii. Daniel 10:6, His body also was like the beryl, and hisface as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes aslamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour topolished brass, and the voice of his words like the voiceof a multitude.C. Seven stars represent seven angels, messengers.1. Revelation 1:16, And he had in his right hand seven stars: andout of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and hiscountenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.2. Much uncertainty exists as to how best to interpret this passage.D. A Two-Edged Sword, God’s Word.1. Revelation 1:16, And he had in his right hand seven stars: andout of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and hiscountenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.2. Acts 4:12, Neither is there salvation in any other: for there isnone other name under heaven given among men, whereby wemust be saved.3. Hebrews 4:12, For the word of God is quick, and powerful, andsharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to theLandmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com15dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints andmarrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of theheart.4. Ephesians 6:17, And take the helmet of salvation, and the swordof the Spirit, which is the word of God:Revelation 1:17-20, And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I amthe first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold,I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and ofdeath. Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things whichare, and the things which shall be hereafter; The mystery of theseven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the sevengolden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the sevenchurches; and the seen candlesticks which thou sawest are the sevenchurches.I. What John Felt.A. John’s fear.1. Revelation 1:17, And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not;I am the first and the last:B. Jesus’ Words.1. Revelation 1:17-20, And when I saw him, I fell at his feet asdead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me,Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, andwas dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; andhave the keys of hell and of death. Write the things whichthou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things whichshall be hereafter; The mystery of the seven stars which thouLandmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com16sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and theseen candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.2. What He is?a. The first, the last, the living One.i. Joshua 3:10, And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know thatthe living God is among you, and that he will without faildrive out from before you the Canaanites, and theHittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and theGirgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.ii. Psalm 42:2, My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:when shall I come and appear before God?iii. Psalm 84:2, My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for thecourts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out forthe living God.iv. Hosea 1:10, Yet the number of the children of Israelshall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot bemeasured not numbered; and it shall come to pass, thatin the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not mypeople, there is shall be said unto them, Ye are the sonsof the living God.3. What He has?a. He has the keys of Death and Hades.b. “The keys are the symbol of authority, as we speak ofhonoring one by giving him the keys of the city.” (RWP,E-Sword)Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com174. Whom He commissions? Johna. Christ spoke of the things that have been seen. (Probablyfollowing to what is in Revelation.)b. Christ spoke of those things that are. (Some think this is areference to Revelations 2 and 3.)c. Christ spoke of those things that are to take place.i. Could this refer to the visions that were to follow?ii. What is important to notice is that time is not apredominant feature if it is a feature at all. (cb. Lenski,p. 79)Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com18QuestionsRevelation 1:1-201. The ___________________ of _______________________, which________________ gave ________________ to show His____________ things which must _____________________________.He sent and signified it by His _______________________ to His___________________ ________________________ who bore_____________ to the ______________________ of ___________, andto the ____________________ of _____________________, and to allthings he saw.2. __________________ is he who __________________, and thosewho __________ the ________________ of this ______________, and_________ those things which are ___________________ in it; for the___________________ is _____________________.3. Who wrote Revelation? _____________________________________To whom was Revelation addressed? ____________________________4. _____________________ and ______________________ from Himwho ________________ and who _______________ and ___________is to ____________________, and from the _________ ___________who are _____________________ his ___________________.5. Who is Him in verse 4? __________________________Who are the seven spirits in verse 4? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. _____________ _______________ is the _________________________, the ________________ from the _______________ andthe _______________ over the __________________ of theLandmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com19___________, who ______________ us and ___________us from our_____________ in His own ___________________, and has made us______________ and __________________ to His _______________and ____________________________, to Him be ________________and _________________ forever and ever.7. Christ Jesus will come with _________________, and every____________will see Him, they also who ______________ Him.8. Why will all the tribes of the earth mourn? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. What are alpha and omega? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. Why, how do these word apply to the Lord? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________11. ______________ wrote ______________. He identified himself asthe ______________ of those to whom he wrote as well as______________ in ______________, in the ______________ and______________ of Jesus Christ.12. Where was Revelation written? _____________________________Why was Revelation written there? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com2013. What does it mean to be “in the Spirit?” _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________14. What is “the Lord’s Day?” __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the “Day of the Lord?” _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Are they the same thing? Why or why not? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________15. What is the kingdom of God? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________16. Describe the tribulation and tell when it happened or will happen?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________17. What did John see? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com21__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________18. What is meant by each of these things John saw? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________19. Describe “One like the Son of Man.” What is the significance,meaning of each of these characteristics? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________20. When John saw One like the Son of Man he _____________ at his_____________ as one _____________.21. What then did One like the Son of Man do and say? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________22. What are the keys to Hades and Death? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________23. What things were John to write? Was it permissible for John toembellish the message he was given to convey? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor

http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com22__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________24. What is the two-edged sword mentioned in verse 16 and what is itspurpose? How is it to be used? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________25. In what towns were the churches to which Revelation was writtenlocated? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________26. How, in what ways are Christians to be the light of the world? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynard Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor