Revelation 4:5-11; Season 15, Episode 11 (30min)

"The Creatures and the Elders"

 

The Outline: 

Prologue  (1:1-8)

  I.  “THE THINGS WHICH YOU HAVE SEEN”
– The Son of Man and The Lampstands 
                  (1:9-20)

 II.  “THE THINGS WHICH ARE”
– The Letters to The Seven Churches
                  (2:1-3:22)

III.  “THE THINGS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE”
– The Judgments and The Characters 
                  (4:1-22:5)

Epilogue  (22:6-21)

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III.  “THE THINGS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE”
– The Judgments and The Characters 
                  (4:1-22:5)

1. The Heavenly Scene  (4:1-5:14)
2. The Tribulation  (6:1-18:24)
3. The Second Coming  (19:1-21)
4. The Kingdom  (20:1-15)
5. The Eternal State  (21:1-22:5)

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A.  The Heavenly Scene  (4:1-5:14)

1. THE THRONE  (4:1-11)
2. THE SCROLL  (5:1-14)

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1.  THE THRONE  (4:1-11)

1. Invitation  (4:1)
2. Description  (4:2-8)
3. Worship  (4:9-11)

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APPENDIX: The Crowns of Reward

1. “The IMPERISHABLE Wreath” (1Cor 9:25)
      for Self-Control
2. “The Crown of EXULTATION” (1Thess 2:19)
      for Leading Others to the Lord
      and Nurturing Them
3. “The Crown of RIGHTEOUSNESS” (2Tim 4:8)
      for Loving His Appearing
4. “The Unfading Crown of GLORY” (1Pet 5:3-4)
      For Fruitful Ministry of the Word
5. “The Crown of LIFE” (James 1:12; Rev 2:10)
      for Perseverance and Faithfulness

 

See: The example of the Twenty-Four Elders before the throne (Revelation 4:4, 9-11)