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Walking in
the Light
The is a Book of Contrasts
• Light versus Darkness
• Truth versus Error
• Love versus Hatred
• Christians versus the World
The Rise of Gnosticism
• From the Greek word gnosis (“knowledge”).
• It would arise in the 2nd century, but its
seeds were already evident.
• The physical is bad; the spirit is good.
• Views of Jesus.
– Docetism: Christ only seemed to be human.
– Cerenthianism: The Divine Christ entered
Jesus at His baptism and departed prior to His
death.
• Salvation through knowledge.
1 st JOHN
WALKING IN THE LIGHT
Chapter 1 Chpt 2 Chpt 3 Chpt 4 Chpt 5
The Final
Chapter
Common Interpretations of
Revelation
• Idealist View: Sees the book as showing the
spiritual battle between good versus evil.
• Preterist View: Focuses on the first century fall
of Jerusalem as the backdrop of the prophecies
of this book
• Historical View: Sees the prophecies as
depicting the course of history in this age
• Futurist View: Sees most of the events of the
book as taking place in a time of future
tribulation followed by the Second Coming
Revelation
1-3 4-7 8-11 12-16 17-19 20 21-22
Vision of Throne Seven Christ, The The New
Jesus of God trumpets the Harlot King Heaven
and & Scroll Dragon on reigns & New
Seven with & the Seven Earth
letters to seven Seven Hills &
seven seals Bowls the
churches Bride
Each Christ Christ Fall of Rider Judge I am
ends with wipes will reign the on the & coming
a promise away forever & nations White Lake quickly
of 2nd every ever “It is Horse of Fire (22:20)
Coming tear (11:15) done” (19:16)
(7:17) (16:17)
Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future
“Rapture” Second
Judgment
Coming
Second
Judgment
Coming
(“Rapture”)
Second
Coming
“Rapture”
Judgment
Church Age
(Tribulation) Eternal
(Millennium) State
Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future
Second
Coming
“Rapture”
Judgment
Second
Coming
“Rapture”
Judgment
Church Church
Short
Millennium 70 (Eternal State)
A.D.