Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction

Outline

Revelation 1 - Introduction

Revelation 1:1-3 - Prologue & Benediction

Revelation 1:4-8 - Epistolary Introduction

Revelation 1:9-20 - A Vision of the Son of Man

Revelation 2-3 - The Seven Churches

Revelation 2:1-7 - The Letter to Ephesus

Revelation 2:8-11 - The Letter to Smyrna

Revelation 2:12-17 - The Letter to Pergamum

Revelation 2:18-29 - The Letter to Thyatira

Revelation 3:1-6 - The Letter to Sardis

Revelation 3:7-13 - The Letter to Philadelphia

Revelation 3:14-22 - The Letter to Laodicea

Revelation 4-5 - The Throne Room

Revelation 4:1-11 - A Vision of the Throne Room

Revelation 5:1-14 - The Lamb is Worthy

Revelation 6-8:5 - The Seven Seals

Revelation 6:1-8 - The First Four Seals

Revelation 6:9-17 - The Fifth and Sixth Seals

Revelation 7:1-17 - Who can Stand on the Day of the Lord?

Revelation 8:1-5 - Anticipation of Further Judgment

Revelation 8:6-11:19 - The Seven Trumpets

Revelation 8:6-13 - The First Four Trumpets

Revelation 9:1-21 - The Fifth and Sixth Trumpets

Revelation 10:1-11 - The End is Near

Revelation 11:1-14 - The Two Witnesses

Revelation 11:15-19 - The Seventh Trumpet

Revelation 12:1-15:4 - The Seven Visions

Revelation 12:1-17 - The Woman, Child, and Heavenly Hosts Versus the Great Dragon

Revelation 13:1-10 - The Beast out of the Sea

Revelation 13:11-18 - The Beast from the Earth

Revelation 14:1-5 - The 144,000

Revelation 14:6-13 - The Proclamations of the Three Angels

Revelation 14:14-20 - The Harvest and Judgment

Revelation 15:1-4 - The Glory of God fills the Heavenly Sanctuary

Revelation 15:1-4 - The Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb

Revelation 15:5-16:21 - The Seven Bowls

Revelation 15:5-8 - The Glory of God fills the Heavenly Sanctuary

Revelation 15:5-8 - The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

Revelation 16:1-21 - Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

Revelation 17-19 - Judgment

Revelation 17:1-18 - The Great Prostitute is Judged

Revelation 18:1-24 - Babylon Falls

Revelation 19:1-10 - The Marriage Feast

Revelation 19:11-21 - Christ Returns!

Revelation 19:11-16 - The True King and Lord

Revelation 19:17-21 - The Beast and False Prophet Conquered

Purpose of Book

The purpose of Revelation is to challenge/encourage believers, who are expectantly awaiting the reign of Christ, to live faithfully for Him despite worldly circumstances, persecution, and the cosmic battle between God and Satan.

Main Point

Christ has returned!

He comes in the fullness of judgment where he conquers the beast, the false prophet, and all of His enemies.

Revelation 19:11-16 - The True King and Lord

11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse!

Then I saw heaven opened

The gaze of John is drawn up to heaven

Visionary language

And behold, a white horse!

A white horse signifies military victory as Christ is the great divine warrior

The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True

Christ is the Faithful one who will keep His covenant

And in righteousness he judges and makes war.

Jesus’ judgment includes both salvation and damnation - those who follow Him are saved and follow Him into battle against those who hate Him

12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself.

12 His eyes are like a flame of fire

Jesus’ vision pierces to the soul, nothing is hidden from Him, and His judgments are truly accurate

And on his head are many diadems

These reveal that Jesus is truly the only One who is the sovereign ruler

And he has a name written that no one knows but himself.

He is personally known to us yet is simultaneously transcendent - there are still things about Christ that our minds will be unable to grasp

13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.

13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood

The robe has blood because He is coming a second time to issue judgment against His enemies

Christ is coming as the divine warrior to bring deliverance to His people AND destroy His enemies

And the name by which he is called is The Word of God.

Jesus Himself is God’s very Word which is the message of the Gospel bringing judgment upon an unbelieving world

14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.

14 And the armies of heaven

Both human and angelic

Arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.

Like Christ, they ride white horses

The army is good and pure

The forces of God and Christ are set against the forces of evil

15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron.

15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword

The sharp sword represents Christ coming in judgment

From His mouth comes vast power

With which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron.

He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

He will tread the winepress

Of the fury

Of the wrath of God the Almighty.

16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written

King of kings and Lord of lords.

Christ is the universal sovereign God who is the great eschatological warrior

Revelation 19:17-21 - The Beast and False Prophet Conquered

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God, 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.”