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REVELATION – LESSON 9
I. VICTORY OF GOD’S CAUSE AND HIS SAINTS (19:11-
A. Christ as the victorious warrior and leader (19:11, cf. 3:14)
1. He leads the heavenly pure to victory over persecuting Roman Empire (19:11, 14).
2. His character:
a. Faithful and true – trustworthy (19:11, cf. 3:14)
b. Name: Only He knows – unique relationship with God; The Word of God (19:12; John 1:1-
c. Right to execute judgment – Arrayed in garments sprinkled with saints’ blood, He now treads the winpress of God’s fierce wrath upon the enemy – a righteous judgment (19:13, 15, cf. 11).
d. Victorious: many diadems on head – abundant rule (19:12); “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS written on thigh -
3. Powerfully equipped – piercing flaming eyes – penetrate to heart of enemy (19:12, cf. 1:14); sharp sword out of mouth – smites nations (19:15; cf. Psalm 2:9, 110:7, Isaiah 11:1-
B. The Great Battle – God’s victory through Christ (19:17-
1. Angel standing in light gathers birds of prey for the great supper of God
(19:17-
a. All connected with the enemy will fall in this battle.
2. The Beast and vassal kings unite to battle God’s cause (19:19).
3. Beast, false prophet (the other beast of Rev. 13:11-
4. The rest – the kings and others united with the beast (the Roman empire and surrounding authorities leading in the persecution of saints) will be killed with sword and the birds feast as they were promised (19:21, cf.
Dan. 7:11-
C. Reign with Christ – the cause of the persecuted Christian is vindicated (20:1-
1. Satan is bound in the abyss by a strong angel from heaven – angel has key to the abyss and chain (20:1).
2. Satan is bound for 1,000 years – symbolic of a complete time – Devil not able to deceive nations with emperor worship (20:2-
a. Action is protective, not punitive.
3. First resurrection: souls beheaded – sit on thrones. Their faithfulness to the testimony of Jesus is vindicated. They reign in victory with Christ (the cause) for the 1,000 years which is symbolic of a complete time where
Devil does not work his havoc through forceful emperor worship (20:4-
D. The Loosing of Satan (20:7-
1. A time FOLLOWING the complete time of Satan being bound will see Satan again deceiving many to threaten God’s cause.
2. The enemy personified in Gog and Magog (cf. Ezek. 38-
E. Final Judgment (20:11-
1. Before the Great White Throne
2. Present time on earth will have ended – earth and heaven fled before face of God (20:11, 2 Peter 3:10-
3. Everyone gathered: dead, small and great, rich and poor, kings and slaves (20:12; Rom 14:12; Acts 17:30-
4. Open Books (20:12)
a. Books – source of judgment (standard, works of men)
b. Book of Life – “another book” – God’s record of the righteous (Exodus 32:32-
5. The Sea (vast humanity) and death and hades (humanity’s fearful enemy) is judged according to works (20:13-
a. Those of all humanity not in the Book of Life is cast into the lake of fire.
b. Death and Hades cast into the lake of fire,
c. Lake of fire – second death (cf. 20:6).
QUESTIONS:
1. What was the rider on the white horse called?
2. Who followed Him on white horses?
3. What characteristics paint the picture of VICTORY for the one on the white horse?
4. What FOUR identities from this book fall in the great battle?
5. Who are “the rest” in 19:21?
6. How do they tie together in the announcement to the birds in 19:17?
7. What is the “binding” of Satan accomplishing in 20:1-
8. To what does the 1,000 years have reference?
9. From 20:4-
10. What is the “first resurrection” in 20:5?
11. From the Old Testament, explain the meaning of Gog and Magog here in Revelation:
12. What happened to those who compassed the camp of the saints to battle?
13. What were “the books” that were opened when John saw the great white throne?
14. What is the book of life?
15. What is the second death?
16. Who and what are cast into the lake of fire in this section?