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The Bible · New Testament · 22 chapters

Revelation

A vision given to John in exile, written to seven churches under pressure. In vivid symbols it shows the risen Jesus, the Lamb who was slain, ruling history, defeating evil, and making all things new in a new heaven and a new earth.

Author
John, traditionally the apostle
Written
About AD 95

Chapters

  1. 1Revelation 1John, exiled on Patmos, sees the risen Jesus in glory among seven lampstands, who says, “I am the First and the Last.”
  2. 2Revelation 2Messages to the churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum and Thyatira: return to your first love, be faithful to death, and hold fast.
  3. 3Revelation 3Messages to Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea: wake up, hold on, and don’t be lukewarm. “I stand at the door and knock.”
  4. 4Revelation 4John sees God’s throne in heaven, surrounded by worship: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty.”
  5. 5Revelation 5Only the Lamb who was slain is worthy to open the sealed scroll, and all creation praises him.
  6. 6Revelation 6The Lamb opens six seals, bringing conquest, war, famine and death.
  7. 7Revelation 7God’s servants are sealed. A great multitude from every nation stands before the throne, and God will wipe away every tear.
  8. 8Revelation 8The seventh seal brings silence in heaven. Four trumpets bring disasters on the earth.
  9. 9Revelation 9The fifth and sixth trumpets bring locusts and armies, yet people still do not repent.
  10. 10Revelation 10An angel gives John a little scroll to eat, sweet in the mouth but bitter in the stomach.
  11. 11Revelation 11Two witnesses prophesy, are killed, and rise. The seventh trumpet: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord.”
  12. 12Revelation 12A woman gives birth to a child, and a dragon tries to destroy them. The dragon is thrown down, defeated by the blood of the Lamb.
  13. 13Revelation 13A beast rises from the sea and another from the earth, demanding worship and marking people with 666.
  14. 14Revelation 14The Lamb stands on Mount Zion with the redeemed. Angels announce the gospel and judgment, and a harvest of the earth.
  15. 15Revelation 15Seven angels with seven last plagues. The redeemed sing the song of Moses and the Lamb.
  16. 16Revelation 16Seven bowls of God’s wrath are poured out on the earth.
  17. 17Revelation 17A great prostitute, “Babylon”, rides a beast. The Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings.
  18. 18Revelation 18Babylon the great falls, and kings and merchants mourn.
  19. 19Revelation 19Heaven rejoices: the wedding supper of the Lamb. Christ rides out on a white horse, called Faithful and True, and defeats the beast.
  20. 20Revelation 20Satan is bound for a thousand years, then defeated forever. The dead are judged before a great white throne.
  21. 21Revelation 21A new heaven and a new earth. God lives with his people and wipes away every tear. “I am making all things new.” The new Jerusalem shines with God’s glory.
  22. 22Revelation 22The river of the water of life and the tree of life. God’s servants will see his face. “Come, Lord Jesus.”