Revelation

John’s vision on Patmos: the risen Christ, clothed in glory and holding seven stars, commissions him to write to the seven churches and declares Himself the First and the Last.

Messages to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira: commendations, rebukes (loss of first love, false teaching, immorality), calls to repent, and promises to overcomers.

Messages to Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea: warnings to the spiritually dead and the lukewarm, praise for steadfast faithfulness, and rewards such as white garments and a seat on Christ’s throne.

John is taken to heaven: God’s throne surrounded by a rainbow, twenty-four elders, four living creatures, and ceaseless worship declaring God’s holiness and creative sovereignty.

A sealed scroll appears; only the slain yet living Lamb is worthy to open it, and heaven erupts in worship acknowledging His redemptive work.

As the Lamb breaks six seals, four horsemen bring conquest, war, famine, and death; martyrs cry for justice; a great earthquake and cosmic disturbances signal judgment.

Four angels restrain winds until 144,000 from Israel are sealed; a vast international multitude in white robes praises God, assured of eternal shelter and refreshment.

Seventh seal opens to silence, then seven trumpets: first four bring hail-fire, burning mountain, star Wormwood, and darkened luminaries, devastating earth, sea, rivers, and skies.

Fifth trumpet unleashes abyssal locusts tormenting the unsealed; sixth releases four Euphrates angels leading a deadly cavalry; despite plagues, humanity refuses to repent.

Mighty angel with a little scroll announces no more delay; John eats the scroll—sweet then bitter—signifying further prophecy about many peoples and kings.

Two witnessing prophets prophesy in Jerusalem, are slain by the beast, revived, and ascend; the seventh trumpet proclaims God’s kingdom as heavenly worship exalts the eternal reign.

A woman (God’s people) bears a male child whom a great red dragon seeks to devour; war in heaven ends with Satan cast down, who then persecutes the woman and her offspring.

A beast from the sea receives authority from the dragon, blaspheming and warring against saints; a second beast (false prophet) enforces worship of the first and the mark 666.

Lamb stands with 144,000 on Zion; three angels announce the eternal gospel, Babylon’s fall, and warning against the beast’s mark; harvest and winepress visions depict coming judgment.

Heavenly scene with victors over the beast singing Moses’ and the Lamb’s song; seven angels prepared with seven golden bowls of God’s final wrath.

Bowls poured: sores, sea and rivers to blood, scorching sun, darkness on the beast’s throne, Euphrates dried, and global earthquake with hail, shattering Babylon and islands alike.

John sees Babylon portrayed as a gaudy harlot riding a scarlet beast; her immorality and martyr-blood revealed, and the beast’s kings will ultimately turn to destroy her, fulfilling God’s purpose.

An angel announces Babylon’s sudden fall; merchants and mariners lament lost luxury while heaven rejoices; a millstone symbol shows her final desolation for deceiving nations.

Heaven celebrates Babylon’s judgment; Christ appears on a white horse as Faithful and True, defeats the beast and false prophet, and casts them into the lake of fire—the supper of God for birds.

Satan bound for a thousand years while martyrs reign; after release he deceives nations, but fire devours them and Satan is consigned to the lake of fire; great white throne judgment consigns the dead, Death, and Hades there too.

New heaven and new earth: New Jerusalem descends as a bride; God dwells with humanity, wiping tears, ending death; city’s radiant, jewel-laden structure and twelve gates symbolize redeemed community.

River of life and tree of life flow in the city; promise of Christ’s swift return, blessings on keepers of this prophecy, warning against alteration, and final plea: “Come, Lord Jesus.”