Revelation 15
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Why study Revelation?
It is God’s word, and therefore “useful for… training in the ways of righteousness”.
It is full of Jesus!
It is very relevant to our lives today.
If you’ve been taught anything about Revelation, it was probably related to the Dispensational view.
Even if the person teaching it wasn’t Dispensationalist, it is the most common interpretation of Revelation among Protestants today.
The church has historically viewed Christ’s kingdom as “already but not yet” where Christ rules now but will in a more full way after his return.
How to read Revelation:
Let Revelation explain itself.
Let the NT explain Revelation.
Let the OT explain Revelation.
We have a set of common symbols to represent ideas. So does the Bible.
Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven last plagues; for with them God’s wrath will be completed.
I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, its image, and the number of its name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God.
They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb:
Great and awe-inspiring are your works,
Lord God, the Almighty;
just and true are your ways,
King of the nations.
Lord, who will not fear
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All the nations will come
and worship before you
because your righteous acts
have been revealed.
After this I looked, and the heavenly temple—the tabernacle of testimony—was opened.
Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes wrapped around their chests.
One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.
Then the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
God is in complete control, His people are completely safe, and He always finishes what He startsBig idea of Revelation:
Written by John around 95 AD to real Christians under pressure from the Roman Empire
Their core question: Does God see what's happening to us? Will He do anything about it?
John's answer: Yes — God sees, God is acting, and the end of the story is already decided
Revelation doesn't move in a straight line — it replays the same great moment of victory from different angles, like a documentary replaying a winning touchdown from multiple cameras
Every angle ends in the same place: God wins. His people are safe. His name is honored.
Chapter 15 is the fourth camera angle
Revelation has three great waves of judgment: seven seals → seven trumpets → seven bowls
Each wave is bigger than the last
Each wave covers the same ground, all of history between Jesus' resurrection and His return, but zooms in closer each time
Chapter 15 is the doorway into the third and final wave: the seven bowls
But John doesn't open that door by showing the judgments first: He shows us the saints first
Their condition: victorious, standing, singing
Judgment is not the main story. Victory is the main story.
