INTRO: To understand the Book of Revelation, one must have a

clear understanding of the basic principles established
in the seed book of the Bible - Genesis.

BEGINNING OF GENESIS:

Creation.....A Garden....Sin, Disease, Sorrow, Death

REVELATION:

Recreation..Restoration..Garden..End of Sin, Sorrow, Death

COMPARISON

 

GENESIS CH. 1-3		REVELATION CH. 21-22
The First Rest 2:2		The Final Rest 22:21
The Tree of Life 2:9		The Tree of Life 22:2
The River 2:10		The River of Water of Life
The Husband 2:21-24----Adam		The Lamb 21:9 Christ
The Wife 2:21-24----Eve		The Bride 21:9 The Church
The Garden 2:8----Eden		The City 21:2 New Jerusalem

 

CONTRASTS

 

Paradise Lost 3:6, 23		Paradise Regained 21:1
Satan Victorious 3:1-7		Satan Defeated 12:10-11
The Divine Face Hidden 3:8		We Shall See His Face 22:4
The Curse Pronounced 3:7, 4:11		The Curse Removed 22:3
The Gates Shut 3:24		The Gates Opened 21:25
Death Descending 2:17		Death Destroyed 21:4

 

WHAT IS INSIDE THAT CITY?

 

1. There is a sight to behold....Rev. 21:1-2

2. There is a voice to be heard...21:3-5

3. There is a song to be sung....Rev. 15:3

4. There is a river that never runs dry. ...22:1

5. There is a tree that's never barren...22:2

6. There is a throne that shall never be moved...Rev. 4:1-6

7. There is a light that never grows dim...22:5

8. There is a banquet table spread & a supper to enjoy... 19:7-9

9. There is a service to be rendered...22:3

10. There is a Saviour to be praised...5:13, 19:4-6

11. There is a crown to be worn...2:10

12. There is a reunion with loved ones to be shared...Jo. 14:1-6, Rev. 7:9-17

Rev.21:8

 

EIGHT CLASSES WHO WILL NEVER GAIN ENTRANCE TO THAT CITY:

FEARFUL….UNBELIEVING….ABOMINABLE….MURDERERS…
WHOREMONGERS…SORCERERS….IDOLATERS….ALL LIARS

Seven Things not found in that city:

21:4...No more tears, no more death,

no more sorrow, no more crying, no more pain, no more night, 21:3, 22:3

19:4... No more curse

The size of the City: 21:16 - 12,000 furlongs.

1500 miles in every direction

 

THE NEW THINGS OF GOD IN THAT CITY---Rev. 21:5

 

1. A New Heaven 21:1 -------------- See II Peter 3:10-13

2. A New Earth 21:1

3. A New City 21:2

4. A New People 21:3-4

5. A New Throne 21:5

6. A New Light 21:23

7. New Nations 21:24

8. A New Revelation 22:6

9. A New Order 22:11 --------- No more change or fluctuation

10. A New Fellowship 21:2-8

11. A New Bride 21:9

12. A New Home 21:10-21

13. A New Temple 21:22

14. A New Garden of Eden 22:1-5

1. Describe the eternal state and condition of all creation (See
Isaiah 65:17, 66:22)

 

AFFIRMATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH OF THIS BOOK:

1. By God Himself. 21:5

2. By an angel 22:6

3. By the Lord Jesus Christ. 22:16,18,19

The Old Testament ends with a curse.....Mal. 4:6
The New Testament ends with a blessing.....22:21

THE CONCLUDING INVITATION OF THE BOOK. 22:17: COME
THE CONCLUDING WARNING OF THE BOOK.....22:18-19
THE CONCLUDING MESSAGE OF THE BOOK.....22:20 - JESUS IS COMING

 

EACH OF THE APOSTLES EMPHASIZES A DIFFERENT PHASE OF CHRIST COMING:

 

1. James 2. Jude 3. Peter 4. Paul 5. Hebrews 6. John

Justice Judgment Majesty Rapture Fulfillment Purity

James 5:1-7 Jude V.14-15 2 Pet. 1:16 1 Thess. 4:13-14 Heb. 9:28 1 Jo. 3:3

 

 

CHRIST’S THREE GREAT APPEARANCES:

1. Past... Heb. 9:26

2. Present.. Heb. 9:24

3. Future... Heb. 9:28

By David E. Hubbard

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