Harvest Baptist Church

REVELATION 1-3 SETTING THE STAGE FOR CHURCH HISTORY

Outline
I. THE SETTING OF THE REVELATION OF CHURCH HISTORY, 9-11 A. The Condition of Suffering, 9 B. The Comprehension of the Spirit, 10 C. The Command of Scripture, 11 II. THE SUBJECT OF THE RECORD OF CHURCH HISTORY, 12-13 A. The Seven Menorah as Historys Picture, 12 B. The Singular Messiah as High Priest, 13

III. THE SEQUENCE OF REVIVAL IN CHURCH HISTORY, 14-20 A. The Appearance of Jesus, 14-16 1. See His Purity, 14 2. Learn His Equity, 15 3. Rest in His Security, 16 B. The Assurance to John, 17-20 1. Prostrate in Reverence, 17 2. Power in Revival, 18 3. Plan of Revelation, 19 4. Prophecy Rendered, 20

Thesis: ________________ is always tied to history. Point 1. If you do not know who ____________ is you do not know where history is going. 1 John 5:4-5 Point 2. If we see Jesus as he is, we will be able to ________________ like he wants. Point 3. John invites you to address the troubles of life in a context of worship, because worship ______________ you on Jesus Christ. 2 Tim. 3:12; John 16:33 Point 4. The goal of studying church history is to make you an __________________ in your present circumstance. Point 5. To have a problem you cannot overcome is to have a Christ you do not ________. Point 6. Your state at any point in history reects the operation of your ________________ in daily practice. Rom. 8:37; 2 Cor. 2:14; John 12:31; Col. 2:15; Matt. 28:18 Denition: Being an overcomer means you are a person who no longer allows the ______________ to dictate who you are and how you function.

Seven Letters
1. These churches are seven ________________ churches 2. These churches are seven ____________________ churches for all time 3. These churches are seven churches existing after the rapture and during the __________________ 4. These churches are types __________________ the seven stages of church history

Rev. W. Alan Shelby www.facebook.com/hbcbluesprings www.hbcbluesprings.org www.facebook.com/ashelby

Revelation
Christ Among the Candlesticks Denition: The man looked like "the son of man." This expression refers to the divine ______________ in Daniel 7:13-14 (cf. Dan. 3:25; 10:5-6, 18; Acts 7:56).

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Seven Descriptions

[1] His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow, like Daniel described the ________________ of Days in Dan 7:9 [2] His eyes were as a ame of re, a symbol of His piercing, omniscient ________________________ (cf. 2:18, 19:12; Dan. 10:6; Mark 3:5, 34; 10:21, 23; 11:11; Luke 22:61). [3] His feet as brass, the metal of ____________________ in the Old Testament. [4] His voice as the sound of many waters (1:15, cf Jer. 25:30; Ps. 29:4): authoritative, powerful, and ____________________ (cf. 14:2; 19:6; Ps. 93:4; Isa. 17:13; Ezek. 43:2). [5] The seven stars are ______________ (ministers, messengers) of the seven churches (1:20). Point 7. We have no reason for ________________ as a church if we do not act on the surrounding darkness. [6] Out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword (Gr. hromphaia), the type of sword Romans used to ________ with (2:12, 16; 6:8; 19:15, 21). [7] His countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength, also seen by Peter and James (Matt. 17:2) and Paul (Acts 5 9:1-5), a picture of ________ holiness and righteousness (Judg. 5:31; Matt. 13:43). Point 8. The thing that brings victory is not what you try but who you __________.

His Identity

1. I am the rst and the last; this speaks of His __________ as the self-existent, eternal One 2. I am he that liveth, and was dead; Jesus reviews His life in His ________________ 3. I am alive for evermore; this refers to His ________________ state Types: Keys speak of authority and power of ________________.

The Lords Five Keys

(a) Keys to the kingdom (Matt 16:19) (b) Knowledge (Luke 11:52) (c) Throne of David (Rev 3:7) (d) Bottomless pit (Rev 9:1; 20:1) (e) Death and Hell (Rev 1:18)

Rev. W. Alan Shelby Harvest Baptist Church 901 NW 19th ST, Blue Springs, MO Sundays 5:00P.M.

Revelation
Setting the Stage for Church History

Outline

1. Write the things which thou hast seen, present conditions in the churches (chs. 2-3), and a forecast of their ________________ 2. And the things which are , Revelation of the day of the Lord, after the Rapture, during seven years of __________________ (chs. 4-19) 3. And the things which shall be hereafter, the new heavens and the new earth and ________________ (chs. 10-22) Denition: A mystery was not something spooky, but a secret not known to those not ________________ (Eph 3:1-6; Col 1:25,26; Rom 16:25,26). Types: The seven stars represent the messengers, or angelic __________________ of the seven churches. CONCLUSION Historically these seven churches have ________________ Prophetically they symbolize seven ________________ of church history as we will start to see Inspirationally they confront you with seven types of ________________ who exist in every church GOLDEN LESSONS FROM THE GARMENTS OF CHRIST 1. ________________ him in all his ofces 2. ________________ him in all his authority 3. ________________ him in all his activity 4. ________________ him in all his sympathy 5. ________________ to him in all his bounty
THE CHRIST Garment down to the foot Girdle about the paps Head and hairs white As white as snow Eyes as a ame of re Feet like ne brass Voice as many waters In his right hand seven stars Out of his mouth a two-edged sword His countenance as the sun THE CHARACTERISTIC Heb 7:26: Who is holy Majesty Priestly Ministry Who is harmless Antiquity Purity Who is undeled Equity Who is separate from sinners Stability Authority Who is made higher than the heavens. Security Ability Glory

Notes
Low thoughts of the Lord Jesus Christ are exceedingly mischievous to believers. If you sink your estimate of him you shift everything else in the same proportion. He who thinks lightly of the Savior thinks so much the less of the evil of sin; and, consequently, he becomes callous as to the past, careless as to the present, and venturesome as to the future.... If our conceptions of the Lord Jesus are very enlarged, they will only be his due. We cannot exaggerate here. He deserves higher praise than we can ever render to him. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high is he above our loftiest conceptions. Charles H. Spurgeon, The Glorious Master and the Swooning Disciple, No. 1028, Golden Lessons from the Garments of Christ

Rev. W. Alan Shelby Harvest Baptist Church 901 NW 19th ST, Blue Springs, MO Sundays 5:00P.M.