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2.14.3 - Structural Outline

It is our conviction that the events of the book are mainly sequential and flow naturally from the threefold division given by John in Revelation [[1:19|bible.87.1.19]]+. We will follow an outline derived from the work of McLean.1

I. Prologue: Things Which You Have Seen (Rev. [[1:1-20|bible.87.1.1-87.1.20]]+)

II. Letters to the Seven Churches: Things Which Are (Rev. [[2:1|bible.87.2.1]]+-[[3:22|bible.87.3.22]]+)

III. Future Revealed: Things Which Shall Take Place After These Things (Rev. [[4:1|bible.87.4.1]]+-[[22:5|bible.87.22.5]]+)

A. God's Wrath/Great Tribulation (Rev. [[4:1|bible.87.4.1]]+-[[19:21|bible.87.19.21]]+)

1. Introduction to the Seven Seal Judgments (Rev. [[4:1|bible.87.4.1]]+-[[5:14|bible.87.5.14]]+)

a) Throne of God in heaven (Rev. [[4:1-11|bible.87.4.1-87.4.11]]+)

b) The Scroll of the Lamb (Rev. [[5:1-14|bible.87.5.1-87.5.14]]+)

2. The Six Seal Judgments (Rev. [[6:1|bible.87.6.1]]+-[[7:17|bible.87.7.17]]+)

a) First Seal: White horse (Rev. [[6:1-2|bible.87.6.1-87.6.2]]+)

b) Second Seal: Red horse (Rev. [[6:3-4|bible.87.6.3-87.6.4]]+)

c) Third Seal: Black horse (Rev. [[6:5-6|bible.87.6.5-87.6.6]]+)

d) Fourth Seal: Ashen horse (Rev. [[6:7-8|bible.87.6.7-87.6.8]]+)

e) Fifth Seal: Martyrs under the altar (Rev. [[6:9-11|bible.87.6.9-87.6.11]]+)

f) Sixth Seal: Great day of God's wrath (Rev. [[6:12-17|bible.87.6.12-87.6.17]]+)

g) Narrative Preview: Redeemed of God (Rev. [[7:1-17|bible.87.7.1-87.7.17]]+)

(1) Sealing of the 144,000 (Rev. [[7:1-8|bible.87.7.1-87.7.8]]+)

(2) Martyrs from the great Tribulation (Rev. [[7:9-17|bible.87.7.9-87.7.17]]+)

3. The Seventh Seal: Seven Trumpets (Rev. [[8:1|bible.87.8.1]]+-[[18:24|bible.87.18.24]]+)

a) Breaking Seventh Seal: introduction to the Seven Trumpets (Rev. [[8:1-6|bible.87.8.1-87.8.6]]+)

b) First Trumpet: one-third of the earth destroyed (Rev. [[8:7|bible.87.8.7]]+)

c) Second Trumpet: one-third of the sea destroyed (Rev. [[8:8-9|bible.87.8.8-87.8.9]]+)

d) Third Trumpet: one-third of the water destroyed (Rev. [[8:10-11|bible.87.8.10-87.8.11]]+)

e) Fourth Trumpet: one-third of the celestial destroyed (Rev. [[8:12|bible.87.8.12]]+)

f) Introduction to the Three Woes (Rev. [[8:13|bible.87.8.13]]+)

(1) Fifth Trumpet: First Woe, men tormented (Rev. [[9:1-12|bible.87.9.1-87.9.12]]+)

(2) Sixth Trumpet: Second Woe, one-third of mankind killed (Rev. [[9:13|bible.87.9.13]]+-[[11:14|bible.87.11.14]]+)

(3) Seventh Trumpet: Third Woe, the Seven Bowls (Rev. [[11:15|bible.87.11.15]]+-[[18:24|bible.87.18.24]]+)

(a) Seventh Trumpet, proclamation of God's kingdom (Rev. [[11:15-19|bible.87.11.15-87.11.19]]+)

(b) Narrative Synopsis (Rev. [[12:1|bible.87.12.1]]+-[[14:13|bible.87.14.13]]+)

i) A Woman, Male child, Satan in conflict (Rev. [[12:1-6|bible.87.12.1-87.12.6]]+)

ii) Angelic war in heaven (Rev. [[12:7-12|bible.87.12.7-87.12.12]]+)

iii) War on earth (Rev. [[12:13-17|bible.87.12.13-87.12.17]]+)

iv) Beast out of the sea (Rev. [[13:1-10|bible.87.13.1-87.13.10]]+)

v) Beast out of the earth (Rev. [[13:11-18|bible.87.13.11-87.13.18]]+)

vi) Narrative Preview (Rev. [[14:1-13|bible.87.14.1-87.14.13]]+)

(c) Introduction to the Seven Bowls (Rev. [[14:14|bible.87.14.14]]+-[[15:8|bible.87.15.8]]+)

i) Son of Man with a sickle (Rev. [[14:14-16|bible.87.14.14-87.14.16]]+)

ii) Wine press of God's wrath (Rev. [[14:17-20|bible.87.14.17-87.14.20]]+)

iii) Seven angels of the Seven plagues (Rev. [[15:1|bible.87.15.1]]+)

iv) Worship of God and the Lamb (Rev. [[15:2-4|bible.87.15.2-87.15.4]]+)

v) Seven angels receive the Bowls (Rev. [[15:5-8|bible.87.15.5-87.15.8]]+)

(d) Seven Bowl Judgments (Rev. [[16:1|bible.87.16.1]]+-[[18:24|bible.87.18.24]]+)

i) First Bowl: malignant sores (Rev. [[16:1-2|bible.87.16.1-87.16.2]]+)

ii) Second Bowl: sea destroyed (Rev. [[16:3|bible.87.16.3]]+)

iii) Third Bowl: rivers destroyed (Rev. [[16:4-7|bible.87.16.4-87.16.7]]+)

iv) Fourth Bowl: scorching heat (Rev. [[16:8-9|bible.87.16.8-87.16.9]]+)

v) Fifth Bowl: darkness (Rev. [[16:10-11|bible.87.16.10-87.16.11]]+)

vi) Sixth Bowl: preparation for war (Rev. [[16:12-16|bible.87.16.12-87.16.16]]+)

vii) Seventh Bowl: worldwide destruction (Rev. [[16:17-21|bible.87.16.17-87.16.21]]+)

viii) Narrative Synopsis (Rev. [[17:1|bible.87.17.1]]+-[[18:24|bible.87.18.24]]+)

[a] Description and Destruction of the Harlot (Rev. [[17:1-18|bible.87.17.1-87.17.18]]+)

[b] Condemnation and Destruction of Babylon (Rev. [[18:1-24|bible.87.18.1-87.18.24]]+)

4. The Advent of Jesus Christ (Rev. [[19:2-21|bible.87.19.2-87.19.21]]+)

a) Introduction and praise of the advent (Rev. [[19:1-10|bible.87.19.1-87.19.10]]+)

b) Parousia of Jesus Christ (Rev. [[19:11-16|bible.87.19.11-87.19.16]]+)

c) Judgment of the beast, false prophet, and people (Rev. [[19:17-21|bible.87.19.17-87.19.21]]+)

B. Millennial Kingdom (Rev. [[20:1-10|bible.87.20.1-87.20.10]]+)

1. Satan is bound in the abyss (Rev. [[20:1-3|bible.87.20.1-87.20.3]]+)

2. Saints resurrected (Rev. [[20:4-6|bible.87.20.4-87.20.6]]+)

3. Final judgment of Satan (Rev. [[20:7-10|bible.87.20.7-87.20.10]]+)

C. Great White Throne Judgment (Rev. [[20:11-15|bible.87.20.11-87.20.15]]+)

D. The New Jerusalem (Rev. [[21:1|bible.87.21.1]]+-[[22:5|bible.87.22.5]]+)

IV. Epilogue (Rev. [[22:6-21|bible.87.22.6-87.22.21]]+)


Notes

1 John A. McLean, "Structure of the Book of Revelation," in Mal Couch, ed., Dictionary of Premillennial Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1996), 376-377.


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