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

Final Judgment of the World (17:1-20:15): Part 7 (20:1-15; continued)      25 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. SCHEDULE
1. PRAYER MEETING: May 23rd
2. BIBLE STUDIES on May 2,9,16(all Wednesdays) and May 31(Thursday; hope to finish 6/27 (pray!)
C. NOTE: EQUIPPED TO SERVE (Ephesians 4:12; Hebrews 5:12)
D. READ: Revelation 20:1-21:8

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

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

REVIEW OF 20:1-6

1. What is the relationship between 19:17-21 and 20:7-10? (Ezk.38,39)

2. What is significant about the introduction in 20:1? (see 18:1f(c.17; 14:8); 10:1(9:13f; 11:15f))

3. How does Ezekiel 37-48 possibly provide a template for Revelation 19-22?

4. What is the point of vs. 1-3? (2,3)

a. What passage parallels this one and how can you tell?

b. What are some of the instructive elements of this parallelism?

c. By what means was Satan bound?

d. What is the nature of Satan’s binding? (3,7f)

5. What is the point of vs. 4-6? (4,5; see 2:26,27; 3:21)

a. Who reigns with Christ? (4; see 15:2(13:1f) with 2:26,27; 3:21)

b. What is critical to a right understanding of “the 1st resurrection” (5) and “the 2nd death” (5,14; 21:1,8)?

c. What is the additional blessing of the first resurrection? (6a; see Jn.11:25,26)

d. In what sense are we raised even now? (see Eph.2:5f)

THE FINAL JUDGMENT OF SATAN (20:7-10)

1. How long will Satan be bound and the saints rule with Christ? (7; see 3,5; also 2,4,6)

a. use of numbers throughout Revelation (see 7:4; 11:13)

b. comparison with 20:3 (see 3:10; 17:12f) and 22:5

c. What is the point of this number? (7; see 3,5; also 2,4,6)

d. What is the significance of “whenever”? (7)

2. What will happen at the end of this period? (7; see 3,5; 11:7f; see Dan.4:23)

a. What is the result of this? (7; see 3; see Gen.3:13; Jn.8:44)

b. How are the nations further described?

1) 8a; see 7:1; Is.11:12; Ezk.7:2 (see Ezk.38,39)

2) 8b; see Ezk.38:2-8(6,9,15,22); 39:2(4); see also Rev.19:19; 16:14; Zeph.3:8; Zech.12:3,9,11; 14:2f)

3) see Ps.2:2; Acts 4:26

3. What is “the war”? (8; see 19:19(2:16); 16:14; see 11:7; 12:17; 13:7; Dan.7:21f)

a. What is the point of the “sand” metaphor? (8; see Josh.11:4; Jdg.7:12; 1Sam.13:5; see Is.36,37)

b. Where is this battle fought? (9; see Ezk.38:11,16; 39:2; Zech.12:11)

c. What is the significance of the descriptions of the people of God? (9)

1) 9b; see Dt.23:14; see Rev.12:6,14

2) 9c; see 21:2,3(Gal.4:26; Heb.12:22; Phil.3:20); Ps.87:2f

4. What happens next? (9c; see 11:5; see Ezk.38:22; 39:6; 2Kngs.1:10; see Ps.11:4-6; see Is.37:36)

5. What happens next? (10a; see 3; 19:20; 14:8-11; Mt.25:41)

THE FINAL JUDGMENT OF THE WICKED (20:11-15)

1. What does John see next? (11; see 4:2; 5:7; Dan.7:9; Ezk.1:26-28)

a. What is the note of finality here? (11; see 6:14; 16:20; see 21:1; see 12:8; see 2Pt.3:7,10,12; see Dan.2:35Thd.)

b. What is the purpose? (12a; see 11:18; Dan.12:2; Jn.5:28,29)

c. What is the evidence? (12b; 13b; 2:23; see Dan.7:10 and 12:1,2(Rev.13:8; 17:8); see Rev.5:1f)

d. Who are the objects? (5; 12a; 13; see 1:18; 8:9; 16:3)

e. What is the meaning of v.14a? (see 10,3; see 21:4; 20:6)

f. What is “the second death”? (14b,10; see 21:8; 14:10,11; Mt.25:41; see Is.65:14-18(17); 66:22-24(22))

g. Compare the second death to the first resurrection (14b and 5b)

2. Who can escape the lake of fire? 

a. 15b; see 14,10,3

b. 15a; see 3:5; 21:27; see 15:2; see Dan.12:1(LXX) see esp. Rev.13:8; 21:27; see Eph.1:3f; 2:5f)

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

IV. CLOSING PRAYER

FOR NEXT WEEK: READ REVELATION 21