Chapter 12
John sees a woman in labor in the sky. A dragon waits before her, wanting to devour her newborn child. But when the woman gave birth to a son, he was immediately taken up to God in heaven. The woman then fled into the desert.
There is a battle in heaven. We read Revelation chapter 12:7-9.
Rev.12:7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Rev.12:17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
Chapter 13
Now John sees a beast on the sand of the sea, which has seven heads and ten horns
And the beast that I saw was like a panther, and its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority.
Rev.13:11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[5] to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. 18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.
Rev.16:1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
1. Bowl. Ulcers on people who have the mark
2. Bowl. On the sea, and it turned to blood
3. On rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood
4. On the sun, and great heat came upon people
5. On the throne of the beast. His kingdom became dark
6th bowl. on the Euphrates, and it dried up
7. into the air, it happened.
Now comes the decisive battle. Out of the mouth of the dragon come three unclean spirits, like frogs, which go out to the kings of the earth. And he gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
Chapter 14
John sees the Lamb of God standing on Mount Zion, with him the one hundred forty-four thousand.
Rev. 14:3-4 3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb,
Then John sees three angels flying in the sky. The first has the good news, the second announces that Babylon the Great has fallen. The third angel warns:
Rev. 14:9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb..
Now the time of harvest has come. First the good grapes, then the grapes of the earth.
Rev.14:16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.
Chapter 15
Rev.15:1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.
Chapter 17
John sees a woman riding on a beast. It is Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots.
Rev .17:8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit[2] and go to destruction 9.............. the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; 10 they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. 11 As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. 12 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast.
Rev.17:16 And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire, 17 for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
Chapter 18
And a mighty angel picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down with violence and never be found again.
Rev.18:4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; 5 for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
In chapter 19
As in chapter 11, the twenty-four elders fall down and say Hallelujah.
Rev.19:4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!”
Rev.19:6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; 8 it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. 9 And the angel said[1] to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
Now John sees a white horse from heaven. The rider wages war in righteousness. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is Word of God. Armies follow him in white robes.
Rev.19:15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule[3] them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
In chapter 20,
John sees an angel coming down from heaven with a chain.
Rev.20,2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
John sees thrones and those who sit on them. They are those who were beheaded because they did not worship the image of the beast. They are allowed to reign with Christ for a thousand years.
Rev.20:5The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
A large white throne appears. The dead stand before it.
Rev 20,11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.
In chapter 21,
John sees a new heaven and a new earth, and he sees the new Jerusalem.
Rev. 21,2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
In chapter 22
During the 1000 years, the nations will be restored to the state Adam was in before his sin.
(They will come to life.)
Rev.22,1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
