Age of the Gentiles

Intro:

Revelation Outline

Revelation 1:19 NASB95

19 “Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things.

The things which you have seen…Chapter 1 (vs. 12-17)

Revelation 1:12 NASB95

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands;

The things which are. Chapter 2-3 (Letters to the Churches)

Rev 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14. - “To the angel of the church right”

The things which will take place: Chapter 4-21.

Revelation 4:1 NASB95

1 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.”

Vision of Heaven (Ch 4-5)

The Tribulation (Ch 6-18)

The Second Coming (Ch 19)

Millennial Reign (Ch 20)

New Heaven and New Earth (Ch 21-22)

Time (Age) of the Gentiles

Luke 21:24 NASB95

24 and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Jewish people will suffer death, enslavement, persecution.

Jerusalem Defiled and under gentile control.

Daniel 2:1-30 (Summary)

The Dream (Daniel 2:31-35)

Head of gold.

Breast and arms of silver.

Belly and thighs of bronze.

Legs of Iron/feet of iron and clay.

Stone

Mountain

The Interpretation (Daniel 2:36-45)

Daniel’s gentile Kingdom Criteria

Gentile Kingdom

Dominate Power

Defeat Predecessor

Control (Trample) Jerusalem

Statue

Head of gold

Babylonian

Authority over all

Breast and arms of silver

Medo-Persian (Medes and Persian)

Inferior

Belly and thighs of bronze.

Greek

Alexander the Great

Strong military/Less Political

Split (After Alexander the Great’s death)

four leaders

two divisions (East and West)

Legs of Iron/feet of iron and clay.

Roman

Different from the rest

Current time (200 plus nations)

Stone = Christ

Mountain = Kingdom

Daniel 7:1-8 The Beasts

Lion - Babylonian

Symbol was Lion with wings.

Bear - Medo-Persian

Raised up on one side - Persians were more powerful

Three ribs - devoured nations

Babylon

Lydia

Egypt

Leopard - Greek

Speed of conquest

4 wings/heads - split of kingdom

Fourth Beast - Roman

No animal comparison

Different than the rest

Daniel 7:15-25 Kings and Kingdoms