| REVELATION •
Victory in Jesus • LESSON 17 (August 19) Revelation 14-16: A
Call for the Endurance of the Saints
1.By its use of “Then,” Revelation 14:1 assumes we remember the
context of what is happening in this revelation. Take a moment to remind
yourself: what is going on? 2.“On
Mount Zion stood the Lamb” (14:1). Why Mount Zion? How might other sections
of God’s written revelation shed light on that question? 3. Revelation 14:8 is the first of several
times “Babylon” will be mentioned in this last book of the Bible. When God’s
people then and God’s people now hear that ancient name, what should come to
mind? 4.In your own words, what is being described in Revelation 14:1-11 and
why does it ultimately lead to this summary: “Here is a call for the
endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their
faith in Jesus” (14:12)? 5.What does
Revelation 14:13 have to do with the overall context of this incredible
revelation? 6.What should we make of
the “harvest” depicted in Revelation 14:14-20? 7.
What we have as Revelation 15 is a relatively short chapter. If you
were going to summarize its overall point, how would you do so? 8.What does Revelation 16:4-7 teach us
about the theme of this revelation as a whole? 9.What makes Revelation 16:8-11 so
tragic? 10.Revelation 16:12-21 is an
incredible section of Scripture. In light of our study of the “mural” of
Revelation to this point, what is this very vivid scene depicting? What does
it mean? What effect should it have on
us? |
