Session 1 Introduction and Overview of the Book of Revelation Additional Study Materials

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER UNIVERSITY – MIKE BICKLE STUDIES IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION (SPRING SEMESTER 2014)

I. ANSWERS TO THE FILL-IN THE BLANKS FOR THIS SESSION

The book of Revelation reveals THE GLORY OF JESUS (Rev. 1:1) and His plan to transition the earth to the age to come. His wise and loving plans combine God's sovereignty (in manifesting love and righteousness), HUMAN FREE WILL and SATANIC RAGE to result in the end-time harvest of souls and a victorious Church without violating justice or man’s free will. The most controversial point in this study is found in my belief that the Church will GO THROUGH the Tribulation (in great victory and power). Revelation gives us MORE INFORMATION on the end times than any other book in Scripture. Revelation is the only book in the Bible in which God promises a special BLESSING to anyone who reads or hears it (Rev. 1:3). Jesus’ judgments in the Great Tribulation DO NOT HAPPEN to God’s people as helpless victims of Satan, but they are released through them as they partner with His sovereign leadership. As the book of Acts describes the power of the Spirit released through the early Church, so the book of Revelation describes THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT to be released through the end-time Church. As Moses participated in prayer under the Lord’s leadership in releasing His judgments on Pharaoh (Ex. 7-12), so the END-TIME CHURCH will participate in prayer under Jesus’ leadership as He releases the Great Tribulation judgments on the Antichrist (Rev. 6-19). The type of MIRACLES and JUDGMENTS seen in the books of Exodus and Acts will be multiplied and release worldwide through prayer in the Tribulation. There are SEVEN MAIN SYMBOLS in the book of Revelation. Part 1 John’s calling to PROPHESY about the end times (Rev. 1). Part 3 Jesus takes THE SCROLL (Rev. 4-5). Part 4 Jesus’ BATTLE PLAN (Rev. 6-22). Chronological Section #1 (Rev. 6)—the SEAL JUDGMENTS against the kingdom of darkness. Chronological Section #3 (Rev. 11:15-19—the second coming ROYAL PROCESSION and the rapture leading to Jesus replacing all the kings and top governmental leaders on earth. Chronological Section #4 (Rev. 15-16)— BOWL JUDGMENTS destroy evil infrastructures in society.

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II. HISTORICAL PREMILLENNIALIST BIBLE TEACHERS & SCHOLARS

Historic premillennialism (not to be confused with dispensational premillennialism) has been a commonly held view throughout church history. I will name a few Bible teachers who held to historic premillennialism. This list could be much longer.

Historic premillennialist teachers from the first few centuries include (Date indicates the approximate year of death):

• Justin Martyr (165 AD) • Papias (155 AD) • Tertullian (220 AD) • Commodianus (240 AD) • Victorinus of Petau (304 AD) • Methodius (312 AD) • Lactantius (325 AD)

Prominent historic premillennialist voices from the last 200 years include:

• Charles Spurgeon • Horatius Bonar • Andrew Bonar • J. C. Ryle • Robert Murray M’Cheyne • Nathaniel West • Hudson Taylor • Adolph Saphir • David Baron • George Mueller • A. T. Pierson • S. P. Tregelles • Benjamin Mills Newton • George Eldon Ladd • Walter Martin • John Warwick Montgomery • J. Barton Payne • Heny Alford (the noted Greek scholar) • Theodore Zahn • John Gill • Francis Schaeffer • Henry Alford • R.A. Torrey • A. R. Faussett • J. Barton Payne

• F. F. Bruce.

Contemporary Historic Premillennialists include:

• John Piper • J.O. Buswell • J. Barton Payne • R. Laird Harris • Barry Horner • Jim Hamilton • Al Mohler • John Warwick Montgomery • Roger E. Olson • Wayne Grudem • Millard Erickson • Russell D. Moore • Craig L. Blomberg • Gordon Clark.

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