Ch 1 Rapture Return of
7 Churches Ch 2-3 4:1 Christ ch 19
New Heaven
Trib ch
6-19 Millenium ch 20 & New Earth
Vision of Reign
of Christ
Throne
ch 4-5
1000 years ch 21-22
Revelation Chapter
11
Lesson 31
The
> 11:10 Effect of their death - Great
Celebration!
- They are so overjoyed by the
death of their tormentors that it becomes a holiday!
- Had
the people believed their witness and received their message the effect of
their death would have been much different!
-
"those who dwell on the earth" describes those whose life's treasures
are all earthly; whose only hope is wrapped up in the earth, therefore man and
what man can provide
** You can destroy the messenger but you cannot
destroy the truth!
Ø
11:11-13 Their translation; God intervenes! His power once again
demonstrated
- 3 1/2
days into the celebration; A very startling event
occurs.
- Can
imagine the shock and fear in their eyes when these 2 stand up;
- Their
shock increases as they next see these 2 go up into the cloud which transported
them into heaven.
- 11:13
Immediately they had something else to cause them
fear!
- "and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of
heaven."
- The phrase God
of heaven is commonly used in OT to
distinguish the true God from pagan deities.
- What
is in view here is that they recognize the power of the God of Heaven
Ø This is
the end of the parenthesis which started at 10:1
- 11:14 actually in sequence
time wise picks up after
- note on "quickly" tacu, adverb that says that when the events begin
there will be rapidity of completion. No more delays.
Ø
- What
is happening here? Immediately the action is fast forwarded to the return and
reign of Christ!
The
Theme at this point is the earthly rule passes from man to God!
That
this would occur is a major theme of OT prophets!
The fact of seen in: Isa 2:1-4; Dan 2:35,44; Zech
14:9
It is eternal: Dan 4:3;
The right to reign announced
and given: Dan 7:14, 26-27
Prediction of Daniel
Fulfillment of Revelation
1. God's rule ENDS man's rule Dan 2:44 Fulfillment seen in
(human rule terminated by divine)
2. Before this occurs there
will be
an individual on
the scene; very
destructive; the
destruction of
the destroyer; Dan
9:27
3. Reign of Christ follows the
rule Same sequence in Rev 11
designated as the
beast. Dan
4. The reign of God's kingdom
involves
two individuals. God/F & God/Son.
Dan 7:9,13
Ø
The 24 elders are
representatives from the church; who are enthroned; wear white; are crowned
-
Several characteristics of God are emphasized here:
"almighty"
= pantokra,twr stresses God's supremacy over all things;
"great
power" = du,namij me,gaj He has the ability to carry out His
plan;
"who
are and who was" = eternality of the one assuming rulership.
-
"because thou hast taken" (perfect act
Ø Transition
from rule of man to the rule of Christ!
- 1st we see the response of the nations, the peoples of the world.
- We also have reference to the
judgment at His return spoken of in Mt 25.
Ø
- That
there is an ark in heaven should not be a surprise, since the tabernacle was
constructed after a pattern of things in the heavens (Heb
Here just before the outpouring
of the final judgment, is a reminder of God's faithfulness to His own people.