SDG 196 Unlocking the Book of Revelation

Revelation 1:19

The Book of the Revelation is hard for many of us to understand, but it doesn't have to be because God's given us a key to unlock the Book of the Revelation. and it’s hanging right there on the front door in Revelation 1:19.

Now this was John’s assignment directly form Jesus to write the Book of the Revelation as he hears the LORD Jesus say, “Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter.”

So first of all, there's, “…things thou hast seen…”. And what John saw was The REVELATION of The LORD Jesus Christ. And we'll circle back and cover that in detail next week provided the LORD's willing.

And then secondly Jesus said, write “…things which are…” and that's  the church age and the report card of the seven churches: “things which are.” and by the way that's where we are living right now. So there's a message in the Book of the Revelation to seven churches. Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea, and we'll dive into this in two weeks, again provided the LORD's willing..

And then, there's the rest of the book: “…things which shall be hereafter.”

So most of the book is about prophecy and in this message we'll briefly outline  7 topics into “…things which shall be hereafter.”.