BanjoPicker
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THE DIVISIONS OF THE BOOK
Rev. 1-3 deals primarily with the church on Earth.
Rev. 4-5 pictures the church and the Old Testament Saints with God in Heaven after the rapture, represented by the twenty-four elders.
Rev. 6-19 deals primarily with Israel under the last oppression by the Gentiles in the fulfillment of Daniel's Seventieth Week after the rapture of the church.
Rev. 20-22 refers to all three classes, the church, the Jews, and the Gentiles, The earthly Jews will be the head of all earthly Gentiles and Christ with the church will reign over both forever and ever.
Part 1. "THE THINGS WHICH THOU HAST SEEN" (Rev. 1:12-20).
This part concerns the vision of Christ on Patmos: His body, head, eyes, feet, voice, right hand, mouth, and countenance, and the effect the vision had upon John, and the interpretation of the first symbols.
Part 2. "THE THINGS WHICH ARE" (Rev. 2:1-3:22).
The message to the seven churches are set forth immediately after the vision of Christ in the midist of the churches. Chapter 2 and 3 of Revelation contain only "the things which are" that is, the things which concern the church on the Earth down to the rapture.
Rev. 1-3 deals primarily with the church on Earth.
Rev. 4-5 pictures the church and the Old Testament Saints with God in Heaven after the rapture, represented by the twenty-four elders.
Rev. 6-19 deals primarily with Israel under the last oppression by the Gentiles in the fulfillment of Daniel's Seventieth Week after the rapture of the church.
Rev. 20-22 refers to all three classes, the church, the Jews, and the Gentiles, The earthly Jews will be the head of all earthly Gentiles and Christ with the church will reign over both forever and ever.
Part 1. "THE THINGS WHICH THOU HAST SEEN" (Rev. 1:12-20).
This part concerns the vision of Christ on Patmos: His body, head, eyes, feet, voice, right hand, mouth, and countenance, and the effect the vision had upon John, and the interpretation of the first symbols.
Part 2. "THE THINGS WHICH ARE" (Rev. 2:1-3:22).
The message to the seven churches are set forth immediately after the vision of Christ in the midist of the churches. Chapter 2 and 3 of Revelation contain only "the things which are" that is, the things which concern the church on the Earth down to the rapture.