STUDY QUESTIONS, Chapter 1

1. John makes it clear in the first two verses that the Revelation originated this way:

• a. God the ____________revealed the vision to God the _________.
• b. Jesus then sent His angel to reveal it to __________.
• c. John was commissioned to record what was revealed to him so that he could in turn reveal it to the _______________ of Jesus Christ.
  

2. God's purpose for this vision is to:

• a. Scare unbelievers into repentance
• b. Set the date for the Second Coming of Jesus
• c. Help Christians identify the Antichrist
• d. Show Christians how He plans to accomplish his plans and works in Jesus Christ the Son
  

3. True or False. John the Apostle was literally taken in the Spirit into the future and shown the events as they will actually occur one day.

4. In one of the Bible's rare descriptions of Jesus, John saw Him with clothed with a ___________________________ and girded about the chest with a ________________ (v.13), with hair as __________________ and eyes like a ________________ (v.14), feet like _________________, and a voice as the sound ___________________ (v.15).

5. The "key verse" to understanding Revelation is verse 19 because Jesus provided an outline of the Book when He instructed John to write it in the following three segments:

• a. Things he had "_________________"
• b. Things which "__________________"
• c. Things which will take place "___________" these things
  

6. Complete this statement: Chapter _____ is the first section of Revelation, Chapters _____ and ______ are the second section, and Chapters _____ through _____ are the third section. (v.19)

7. The mystery of the "seven stars" is interpreted to mean the seven "angels" or ______________ of the seven churches; and the "seven lampstands" are the seven "_______________.” (v.20)

8. True or False. John saw Jesus standing in the midst of the seven lampstands to signify that He is the One Who provides the light through the Church. (v.20)

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