Certain hope for uncertain times.
Discuss:
Getting to Know Each Other:
What emotional response(s) to the book of Revelation have you experienced? 1) Ignore? 2) Obsess over the details? 3) Integrate into a life of preparation?
What scholastic “camps” have you been exposed to in the teaching you’ve heard about Revelation - if any?
* Historicism - Focus on linking Biblical prophecies with current world events.
* Semi-Preterism - Focus on the many prophecies already fulfilled.
* Idealism/ Allegoricalism - Focus on timeless symbols that are true at all times.
* Futurism - Focus on future events - believing that all remaining prophecies will be fulfilled just prior to the return of Jesus.
Where Is It Written?
* Revelation 1:3 describes this letter as a prophecy. How is this significant?
* Who was this letter first written to?
* How is Jesus described in verse 5? How is this significant?
* What have we been saved from? (Verse 5?) What have we been saved for?
* Read verse 8 several times. How are the Alpha and Omega (the first and last letters of the Greek Alphabet) and ”is, was and is to come” attributes of God significant?
How Goes Your Walk?
* What emotions does the Book of Revelation evoke for you? Why?
* How are you hoping to grow in your faith through our time in this book?
* How is your faith affected by knowing that Jesus will return as King?
Values Throughout The Series:
* Expect literal future fulfillment. But be careful about predictions!
* Look for past fulfillment.
* Look for timeless biblical symbols, truths, and principles.
* Be teachable.
Series Challenges:
* Read Revelation (Bonus - Read Daniel 7-12)
* Develop and Deepen a Christian Worldview
* Focus on the Finish Line (Memorize Revelation 21:1-4, 22:1-5)
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