Bible study : The book of Revelation (Introduction Part 1)

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Friday Bible Study
Dated : 7th July 2017

Speaker : Pst. Manoj Arunkumar
Summarization : Blessina D'Souza

Topics to be covered

1- Introduction to book of revelation
2- Seven churches
3- Tribulations (when and how)impact on church
4- Antichrist (144,000 people)
5- Worship in the throne room of God(12 songs)
6- New heaven and New earth

Introduction (Part 1)

1-People never read the book of revelation. They get confused.
2- People read and give their own interpretation
•When you read the Revelation you say Satan your time is near to be destroyed
•When you read the book of Revelation you are called worthy. You become strong.
•When you read your faith becomes Stronger to overcome the tribulations.

•17 important things in Revelation
1-Revelation 1:4-20 (7 churches)
2-Revelation 1:16 (7 stars)
3-Revelation 4:5 (7 lamps of fire)
4-Revelation 5:6 (7 horns)
5-Revelation 5:1-5 (7 seals)
6-Revelation 5:6 (7 eyes)
7-Revelation 8:2/15:1 (7 angles)
8-Revelation 8:6 (7 trumpets)
9-Revelation 10:3,4 (7 thunders)
10-Revelation 11:13 (7thousand people)
11-Revelation 12:3 (7 heads)
12-Revelation 12:3 (7 crowns)
13-Revelation 15:1,6,8 (7 plagues)
14-Revelation 15:7 (7 golden bowls)
15-Revelation 17:9 (7 mountains)
16-Revelation 17:10 (7 kings)
17-Revelation 3:1 (7 spirits of God)


•Why to study the book of Revelation ?
Revelation 22:6-20
1-He is coming very speedily.

2-The words are real and all things will come to pass.

3-This book leads you to worship and praise the living god. You can't keep quiet after reading it.

4-We study the book to become more holy because it is said the book "in the last days holy will become more holy".

5-Blessed are those who wash their robes ,that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through gates into the city (we become blessed to obey his commandments).

6-We need to believe the words of god. Not to add anything nor to remove anything.



•Meaning of REVELATION?
Revelation 1:3
1-Revelation means reveal (whatever is in the mind of God is to be revealed).
2- Revelation means To make manifest or show for the things.
3-Revelation means truth be revealed.

•What is Revelation all about?
1-To show that the earth belongs to the lord. He is the boss of the earth.
2-He stands related to the true church and Jesus is the head and husband of the church.
3-His Relation is shown to Israel. He is the Messiah.
4-To all the Gentile nation that he is the king of kings and lord of lords.


•Purpose of Revelation?
1- To encourage Christians to remain faithful until the end of the world.
2- To focus on Jesus Christ he has overcome the death.
3- It demonstrates the divine power throughout the book.

Stay tuned for the second part of Introduction

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