and finally God sends his reapers to gather in the harvest. persecuted, he gathers a church, the church continues faithful, The remainder shows how this happens: Christ is born, he is The vision begins with a celebration of Christ's kingship. NOTE: examine these elements until you see a pattern in them. WINDOWANSWER
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to culminate in eternity for the redeemed human race.
on a universal scale even now,
It is the same judgment which is being worked out
God judges that it shall live.
Though humanity judges that godliness shall die,
of the entire process of history.
This divine judgment is a miniature
God's judgment is that he live again, forever.
Human judgment is that Jesus die,
the death and resurrection of Jesus.
God's judgment refers primarily to
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Screen # 12/12 f. the unredeemed e. the power of the gospel d. the entire gospel age from Christ's first coming to his second. c. punishment of sin b. Jesus a. final separation of believers from unbelievers
The period of time covered by the two harvests is ...
The two harvests represent the ...
The great winepress of God's wrath (14:19) symbolizes ...
The second harvest (14:19) is that of ...
The first harvest (14:16) represents ...
The first harvester (14:1) represents ... Complete the following interpretive statements. 3. Two Harvesters (14:14-20)Screen # 11/12
f. Satan's power over humans is destroyed.
Third
e. Human goodness implies obeying the Creator.
d. Cease to live an evil life.
Second
INTERPRETATION
c. Warning against the beast.
First
b. Worship the Creator.
a. Babylon has fallen. ANGEL MES INT MESSAGE (14:6-13) MATCH. 2. Three Gospel Angels, representing three aspects of the gospel.
in heaven, they are the firstfruits.)
b. Old Testament saints (as in 7:4; Christ has joined them
a. Christians (they stand with the Lamb, sing a new song) 1. Who are the 144,000 saints (14:1)? Revelation 14
TWO HARVESTS
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because the last word belongs to God (777).
achieve on earth, his word is still semi-final (666),
Whatever successes the dragon and his two beasts may
and 666 is a triply imperfect number.
If so, 777 is a triply perfect number,
The number 7 may be considered the number of perfection.
the number 666 is derived from its relation to the number 777.
The author's opinion, however, is that the significance of
infamous person, and you may (or may not) get a total of 666.
Add up the numeric value of all the letters in the name of some
A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc.
refers to the numeric value of a person's name.
One common suggestion is that the number 666
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6. What does the mark of the beast, 666, signify (13:16-18)?Screen # 9/12 Enter a or d .
the form of Christianity but lacks the Spirit of Christ.
f. For us the image might mean a church which continues
which he earlier described as synagogues of Satan.
e. John may have had in mind the Jewish synagogues
has lost the truth and yet regulates its members inflexibly.
d. One such possibility could be a religious group which
harasses Christians.
Earthbeast, is some institution which deceives and/or
c. An IMAGE of this function (harassment), made by the
dragon (Satan) in flagrant harassment of Christians.
b. The seabeast in turn represents the power of the
a. The image represents the seabeast.
AGREE/DISAGREE Show whether you understand and agree or disagree. what the SPEAKING IMAGE (13:15) represents. 5. The following statements form a chain of reasoning to determineScreen # 8/12
Transmuting Christianity into ecclesiastical rules.
Governmental banning of Christian worship services.
Equating good psychology with faith.
Using songs like 'Rudolf ...' to celebrate Christmas.
Mixing religions into a super-religion.
Heresy within the Christian church.
Persecution of Christians by the Roman emperors. or the beast from the Earth (subtle delusion). whether it illustrates the beast from the Sea (outward opposition) well, make a judgment concerning each of the following as to not only during John's time but during all subsequent times as 4. Assuming that this vision depicts continuing forces at work,Screen # 7/12 Enter s or e .
language, and nation
f. Receives authority over every tribe, people,
e. Worshipped by all except Christians
d. Sets up an image and makes it speak
c. Puts mark on everyone's hand or forehead
b. Performs miracles
a. Makes war against saints, conquers them
SEABEAST/EARTHBEAST 3. For the following statements, show which beast is described. Enter the verse number.
of fraud and deceit.
13:
b. The power of the beast from the earth is that
open antagonism and opposition.
13:
a. The power of the beast from the sea is that of
2. Find a verse which clearly demonstrates the following:Screen # 6/12 d. Represents intimidation. c. Represents deception. b. Looks like a lamb, but with no bleat. elements from a bear, a lion, a leopard. (cf. Dan. 7:2-7) a. Resembles a committee design; that is, with inharmonious
The monster from the ground
The monster from the water
1. MATCH RESEMBLES REPRESENTS He summons two dread beasts to do his dirty work. namely Christians. turns his attention to the rest of her offspring, his attempt to destroy the woman and her child, The great red dragon of chapter 12, foiled in Revelation 13
TWO BEASTS AND A LAMB
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woman's offspring: the Christian church.
the dragon taking up a position to attack the rest of the
up into heaven (Jesus' ascension). The vision ends with
the child and its mother, but fails. The child is caught
Jesus. The dragon (Satan) tries desperately to destroy
Israel is finally coming to climax in the coming of
about to give birth, meaning that God's purpose for
The entire nation of Israel is represented by the woman
This vision covers the time of Jesus' life on earth.
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c. All other children of Mary mother of Jesus.
b. All Christian persons.
a. All Jewish persons. 5. The `rest of her offspring' (12:17) are:
c. Satan's attempt to foil God's purpose.
b. What is constantly happening in heaven.
a. The revolt of Satan before time began. 4. What does the war in heaven represent?Screen # 4/12 d. The Roman Empire
c. The opponents of Christ
b. The enemies of Israel
a. Satan 3. What is the PRIMARY reference of the dragon? d. The Christian Church
c. Jesus
b. The nation of Israel
a. Mankind in general 2. Whom does the male baby represent? d. Mary, mother of Jesus
c. The nation of Israel
b. Womankind in general
a. Eve, the mother of all mankind 1. What is the PRIMARY reference of `the woman'? Revelation 12:1-17
A MOTHER, A SON, AND A DRAGON
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c. There is nothing wrong with the world.
b. World history is directed by God and Jesus.
a. This world is under the control of Satan. 5. Which of the following is a legitimate implication of 11:15? Enter a letter.
b. Some indeterminate time still in our future.
a. Immediately after the ascension of Jesus into heaven.
4. What is the time reference of 11:15? Enter letters.
a. God b. Jesus
To whom does the term `Christ' refer?
To whom does the term `Lord' refer? 3.
MATCH. and he will reign for ever and ever.' the kingdom of our and of his , Complete 11:15, `The kingdom of the has become 2. Celebration of Christ's reign (11:15-19)Screen # 2/12 Enter the verse numbers.
14:
Two harvesters
14:
Three angels with various announcements
14:
A lamb, accompanied by 144,000 people
13:
A beast emerges from the earth.
13:
A beast emerges from the sea.
12:
War in heaven
12:
A woman, a dragon, and a baby
11:
Heaven celebrates the kingship of Christ.
1. Where do each of the following events begin? Revelation 11:15 - 14:20
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