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Bible Study Series: 1999-2001
The Revelation of Jesus Christ

The Final Judgment of the World (17:1-20:15): Part 7 (20:1-15)                   4 April 2001

  I. PREPARATIONS
A. PRAISE & PRAYER (Please pray for the Lord’s Blessing on the Teaching & Preaching! see 2Th.1:11,12; 3:1; Eph.6:19,20; Col.4:2-4)
B. VOLUNTEERS FOR BIBLE STUDY SET UP / TAKE DOWN (i.e., tables & chairs; coffee, etc.)
C. SCHEDULE: PLEASE NOTE CHANGES!!!
1. PRAYER MEETING NEXT WEEK, 4/11
2. OPEN WEDNESDAY ON 4/18 WITH SEMINAR ON 4/20-22
3. BIBLE STUDIES on 4/25; 5/2,9,(16-if needed),23,30 (all Wednesdays!); hope to finish 6/27 (pray!)
D. NOTE: EQUIPPED TO SERVE (Ephesians 4:12; Hebrews 5:12)
E. READ: Revelation 20:1-15

 II. THE FINAL JUDGMENT OF THE WORLD: PART 7 (20:1-15)
•	CHAPTER 20: THE JUDGMENT OF THE DRAGON

YOUR OBSERVATIONS & QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER 20 (& etc.)

  I. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 19:11-21 and 20:1-6,7-15?
      SEQUENTIAL or PARALLEL?

A. DESCENDING ANGEL (20:1)
1. 20:1; see 10:1

2. 7:2; 18:1

B. RELEVANT BROADER STRUCTURES
1. chapters: 12/13/17//18/19/20  What is the significance of this structure?

2. Summarize the theme of each section, then compare them.  
What is the significance of this structure?
a. 17:1-19:6

b. 19:11-16

c. 19:17-21(Ezk.39:4,17f)

d. 20:1-3

e. 20:4-6

f. 20:7-10(Ezk.38,39)

g. 20:11-15

h. 21:1-22:5(19:7-9)

C. BACKGROUND OF EZEKIEL 38,39 in 19:17-21 and 20:8-10
1. What is the relationship between Ezk.38&39? (e.g.; 38:4; 39:2; see outline of Ezk.)

2. 19:17f & Ezk.39:17f   and   20:8f & Ezk.38:2f; 39:1f

3. 20:8; see 19:19,17; 16:12-16; with Ezk.38:(4f),7,(8,12),16; 39:17f(28)
a. see 38:9,15,22; 39:4

b. see 38:19,21,22

4. How are Gog & Magog a different metaphor than Sodom, Egypt (11:8) and Babylon(16:19)? 
(see Gen.10:2; see Gen.14:18; Ps.110:4; Heb.5:6f)

5. Compare
a. Rev.20:4a & Ezk.37:1-14

b. Rev.20:4b-6 & Ezk.37:15-28 (38:8,12; 39:28)

c. Rev.20:7-=10 & Ezk.38,39

d. Rev.21:1-22:5 & Ezk.40-48

D. BACKGROUND OF DANIEL 7
Compare these sections with each other:
1. 1-12

2. 13-18

3. 19-22

4. 23-28

E. CONNECTION BETWEEN
1. 16:12-16 and 19:19; 20:8

2. 19:15f,20 (13:14,16) and 20:3,8

3. 15:1; 16:(14,16)17-21 and 19:19-21; 20:8,9

F. CONNECTION BETWEEN 20:2 AND 12:9

  II. THE MILLENIUM IS INAUGURATED BY THE BINDING OF SATAN (20:1-3)

1. What did the angel have? (1)
a. What is the significance of this? (1; see 1:18; 3:7-9; 6:8; 9:1-4)

b. What else did he have and what is its significance? (1; see Ps.149:5f,1f; see Lam.3:7, Ezk.7:23, Mk.5:3, Acts28:20)

c. What is “the abyss”? (1; see 9:1,11; 11:7; 17:8; see Lk.8:31; Rom.10:7)

2. What did the angel do? (2,3)
a. What is the stated purpose of this action? (3b; see 7-10(Ezk.38,39); 
see 11:7; 13:1,2; 16:12-16; 19:19-21; see Acts 14:16; 17:30; Mt.24:14; 28:18-20)

b. What is the significance of this action? (2,3; see 10,14,15; 
see Mk.1:21f,32f; 5:1f=Lk.826f,31)

c. see 12:9  What is the significance of this connection? 

d. see 2Th.2:6-12  What is the significance of this connection?

3. See Is.24:21,22; 27:1

III. DISCUSSION including suggestions for sermon focus, theme or topic

IV. CLOSING PRAYER

NEXT WEEK, Wednesday, April 11: Prayer Meeting
FOLLOWING WEEK, Friday-Lord’s Day, April 20-22: Seminar on Peace (see flyer attached)