Outline of the book of Revelation

1.   Chapter 1 – Christ is who brings about all the events of this book.

2.   Chapter 2 and 3 – The church age.

3.   Chapter 4 and 5 – Praise to God for Jesus Christ who has brought salvation and will bring judgment.

4.   Chapter 6 – The opening of the first 6 seals.

Intermission # 1: Chapter 7 – Before the opening of the 7^th seal, there is a record given of all the Jews and Gentiles who are saved during the tribulation.

5.   Chapter 8:1-6 – The opening of the 7^th seal, which reveals 7 trumpets which will sound.

6.   Chapter 8:7-9:21 – The sounding of the first 6 trumpets.

7.   Chapter 8:13 – Three woes are pronounced upon the earth.

1)      Chapter 9:1-12 – The first woe is the sounding of the 5^th trumpet.  (see 9:12)

2)      Chapter 9:13-21 – The second woe is the sounding of the 6^th trumpet, (see 11:14), the seven thunders, and an intermission where John is informed he must prophesy again, and the explanation of the two witnesses, who prophesy during the 1^st half of the Great Tribulation. 

3)      Chapter 11:15 – The third woe is the sounding of the 7^th trumpet, and the pouring out of the golden vials of the wrath of God.

Intermission # 2: Chapter 10:1-11:14

Chapter 10:1-7 – The seven thunders utter their voices when the 7^th trumpet is sounded, but John is told to not write what they utter.

Chapter 10:8-11 – It is explained to John that he must prophesy again.

Chapter 11:1-14 – The two witness give their testimony during the 1^st 3½  year period of the tribulation period, then die for their testimony.

8.   Chapter 11:15-19 – The 7^th angel sounds his trumpet and this earth is declared to belong to Christ.  When the 7^th angel sound, the way is prepared for the seven thunders, and the seven golden vials of God’s wrath, which will be poured out on the earth.

Intermission # 3: - Chapter 12-15

Chapter 12 – An explanation of the history of Israel and how Satan has tried to defeat Christ.

Chapter 13 – An explanation of the history of the Anti-Christ and how Satan has worked long and hard to bring about his doomed kingdom.

Chapter 14 – Praise and honor is given to God because he is victorious over Satan and his kingdom.

Chapter 15 – A view of those that have died under Satan’s persecution during the tribulation period, and a brief glimpse into the glory of God as he delivers the seven golden vials full of his wrath.

9.   Chapter 16 – The pouring out of the seven golden vials of God’s wrath on the earth.

Intermission # 4: - The mourning of sinner and the rejoicing of saints occur at the same time over the same events.

Chapter 17 – An explanation of the great whore and how she is destroyed.

Chapter 18 – The people of the earth mourn over the destruction of pagan Babylon.

Chapter 19:1-10 – The people of God rejoice because of his victories.

10.  Chapter 19:11-21 – Jesus returns to the earth as victor.

11.  Chapter 20:1-15 – Satan is bound 1,000 years, and the lost who have died are judged at the Great White Throne Judgment.

12.  Chapter 21 – The new heaven and the new earth; the bride, and the holy city, New Jerusalem.

13.  Chapter 22 – Eternity begins with a final plea for lost people to repent and believe, to prepare for that final day.