Events of Revelation

Chapters

One

• The Revelation of Jesus Christ is given to John.

  Two

• John addresses the church of Ephesus to repent from having abandoned their first love, or the love they once had.
• John addresses the church of Smyrna to warn them of ten days of tribulation that may cost them their lives or imprisonment.
• John addresses the church of Pergamum to repent from the doctrines of Balaam and the Nicolaitans.
• John addresses the church of Thyatira to repent from the teachings of the prophetess Jezebel.

  Three

• John addresses the church of Sardis for being "dead" or unaware of things to come, whose works are not perfect before God.
• John addresses the church of Philadelphia to persevere with what little strength they have; to hold fast so that no one takes their crown.
• John addresses the church of Laodicea to repent from investing in material riches that make them miserable; rather, invest in the refined gold of Him who has overcome.

  Four

• The heavenly throne with a rainbow around it, having the One seated in it, is revealed.
• Twenty-four surrounding thrones seated with twenty-four crowned elders appear.
• The four living creatures present themselves; each having six wings full of eyes, one having the face of a lion, another as a calf, the third as a man, and the last as an eagle.

Five

• A book/scroll secured by seven seals is revealed in the right hand of Him/the One who sits on the throne.
• It is made known that only "The Lion that is from the Tribe of Judah" is worthy to open this book/scroll.
• The Lamb, with seven horns and seven eyes, takes the book/scroll from Him who sits on the throne.
• All heavenly beings sing praise and honor The Lamb.

  Six

• The first seal is broken and the first of the four living creatures introduces a white horse whose rider, given a crown and a bow, goes out to conquer.
• The second seal is broken and the second of the four living creatures introduces a red horse, whose rider, wielding a great sword, goes out to take peace from the earth. War.
• The third seal is broken and the third of the four living creatures introduces a black horse, whose rider carries a pair of scales, which represent famine.
• The fourth seal is broken and the fourth of the four living creatures introduces a pale horse, whose rider has the name Death and Hades follows him. He is given authority to kill with wars and famine and disease and wild animals.
• The fifth seal is broken revealing the souls of those who had been slain for the "Word of God".
• The sixth seal is broken "and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; and the stars of the sky fell to the earth. The sky was split apart, every mountain and island were moved out of their places."
• Mankind hides themselves in the caves and mountains acknowledging the presence of Him who sits on the throne and the wrath of the Lamb.

  Seven

• The servants of God are revealed, those who are to be sealed before the destruction of the Earth.
• The number of these servants is given as one hundred and forty-four thousand who are from twelve tribes of Israel.
• Twelve thousand from each tribe are sealed: from Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin.
• A great multitude who came out of the Great Tribulation present themselves in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

  Eight

• The seventh seal is opened and heaven is silent for about a half an hour.
• An angel offers incense and the prayers of all the saints, at the golden altar before the throne.
• After the smoke and the prayers ascend to God, the angel fills the censer with fire, from the altar, and throws it to the Earth causing noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.
• The first angel of seven sounded his trumpet: "And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth" burning a third of the Earth's flora, scorching all green grass.
• The second angel sounded his trumpet: "And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown in the sea, and a third of the sea became blood" killing a third of everything in the ocean, including ships.
• The third angel sounded: And a great star, named "Wormwood", fell from heaven poisoning the water from rivers and water springs.
• The fourth angel sounded: The sun, the moon and stars are struck, so that a third of their light diminished to the point of complete darkness for a third of a day, even during the night.
• Another angel appears to declare three "Woes" for the next three trumpet blasts.

  Nine

• The fifth angel sounds his trumpet; this signals the "First woe".
• A star falls from heaven to the earth and is given the key to the bottomless pit.
• It opens the pit and smoke rises, darkening the air and sunlight.
• The Locusts come out of the smoke, from the pit, and Abaddon commands them to torment any man who does not have the seal of God on his forehead for five months.
• The sixth angel sounds his trumpet
• The four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates are released.
• The four angels of the Euphrates raise an army of 200 million cavalry who kill a third of mankind.

  Ten

• Another mighty angel appears standing with one foot on the sea and the other on land, holding an opened little book.
• The angel cries out and seven thunders utter their voices.
• The apostle John is commanded to seal up what the thunders uttered in the little book, and is told not to write about what was said.
• The angel declares that the revealing of the mystery of God would be finished with the sounding of the seventh trumpet.
• John is instructed to take the little book and to eat it.

  Eleven

• John is given a measuring rod to measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship in it.
• It is brought to John's attention that the nations will tread under foot, the holy city of the temple, for forty-two months.
• During that same time, two witnesses, dressed in sackcloth, will prophesy and this torments the nations.
• The first mention of the Beast is told to John, who will overcome the two witnesses and kill them.
• For three and a half days, the people of the earth will celebrate the death of the two witnesses who've tormented them for three and half years.
• God will resurrect the two witnesses; this strikes fear on everyone witnessing their revival, and the two witnesses ascend to heaven.
• In the next hour, a great earthquake occurs and kills seven thousand people, destroying a tenth of the city.
• The "Third woe" is signaled by the sound of the seventh trumpet.
• Loud voices in heaven proclaim Christ as ruler forever under the "Kingdom of our Lord".
• Thanks is given to God, the Almighty and praise for the wrath that came, the dead who were judged, and the bond-servants rewarded.
• The temple of God in heaven opens and the Ark of the Covenant appears in His temple.
• Lightning and the peals of thunder occur followed by an earthquake and a great hailstorm.

  Twelve

War in Heaven

Woman

Thirteen