Revelation Twelve (NKJV) TUMWATER CHAPEL UPDATE: SUNDAY 12.20. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) - PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

Revelation Twelve (NKJV)

¹ Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. ² Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

1. What appeared in heaven?
2. How was the woman clothed?
3. What was her condition?
4. Did she suffer in silence?
5. Who do you think this woman is?
6. (Read Isaiah 26:17-18; 66:7-8; Micah 4:10; 5:3)  Does that give meaning?

³ And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. ⁴ His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. ⁵ She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. ⁶ Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

1. What other sign appeared in heaven?
2. Describe the dragon. Who is he?
3. What % of the angels were swept away from heaven with Satan?
4. If the Woman giving birth is Israel, why does Satan want to devour her child?
5. Who is the child, as described in verse 5?
6. Where did the woman flee to escape the dragon?
7. How long will she remain there?
8. Who has prepared a place for her?
9. How will she survive?

⁷ And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, ⁸ but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. ⁹ So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

1. What took place in heaven as recorded in verse seven?
2. Who were the two commanders?
3. Who won and who lost?
4. What was the result of the battle?
5. How is the dragon described in verse nine?
6. Who was cast out along with the Dragon?

¹⁰ Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. ¹¹ And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. ¹² Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

1. What did the loud voice in verse ten say has come? Why has it come?
2. How is the dragon in verse 10 described? How was he overcome?
3. What were they willing to give to remain true to the Lord?
4. Where is there rejoicing?
5. Where is there great woe and why?
6. Why is the devil so angry?

¹³ Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. ¹⁴ But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. ¹⁵ So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. ¹⁶ But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. ¹⁷ And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

1. Who was the object of the dragon’s wrath? Who was the male Child?
2. What was the woman given to escape from the dragon?
3. How long will she be protected and sustained?
4. What did the dragon spew out of his mouth?
5. Who did the dragon turn his wrath upon?
6. How are they described?

TUMWATER CHAPEL UPDATE: SUNDAY 12.20. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) - PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

We will be discussing Revelation eleven beginning with verse four. We will be using the questions for each section as a guide for discussion and study.

TUMWATER CHAPEL UPDATE: 

SUNDAY 12.20. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) -
PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON
Tumwater Chapel of Grace. Meets each Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Services are held at  5725 Littlerock Rd. S.W., Tumwater, Washington.

THE SCRIPTURE PORTIONS AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS DO NOT NECESSARILY APPLY TO EACH WEEK’S SERVICE. THEY ARE PRESENTED FOR PREPARATION TO ALLOW THE HOLY SPIRIT TO DIRECT OUR HEARTS AND MINDS TO SEE WHAT THE LORD WANTS TO SHOW US FROM HIS WORD. IF IT TAKES SEVERAL WEEKS TO COVER ONE VERSE...SO BE IT. IT IS FAR BETTER TO MOVE WITH THE SPIRIT RATHER THAN TRYING TO GET THE SPIRIT TO FOLLOW US.

 

PASTOR CECIL SUNDAY 12.13. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) - 

Revelation Eleven (NKJV)

¹Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. ² But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. ³ And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

1. What was John given?
2. What three things did the angel tell him to measure?
3. What was he told not to measure?
4. Why and for how long?
5. Who are we introduced to in verse 3?
6. What is their task and for how long?

⁴ These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. ⁵ And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. ⁶ These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

1. Who are these two witnesses?
2. What power were they given against their attackers?
3. What other powers were they given?
4. How often can they use these powers?

TUMWATER CHAPEL UPDATE: SUNDAY 12.13. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) - PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

TUMWATER CHAPEL UPDATE: 

SUNDAY 12.13. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) -
PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON
Tumwater Chapel of Grace. Meets each Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Services are held at  5725 Littlerock Rd. S.W., Tumwater, Washington.

THE SCRIPTURE PORTIONS AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS DO NOT NECESSARILY APPLY TO EACH WEEK’S SERVICE. THEY ARE PRESENTED FOR PREPARATION TO ALLOW THE HOLY SPIRIT TO DIRECT OUR HEARTS AND MINDS TO SEE WHAT THE LORD WANTS TO SHOW US FROM HIS WORD. IF IT TAKES SEVERAL WEEKS TO COVER ONE VERSE...SO BE IT. IT IS FAR BETTER TO MOVE WITH THE SPIRIT RATHER THAN TRYING TO GET THE SPIRIT TO FOLLOW US.

 

PASTOR CECIL SUNDAY 12.13. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) - 

Revelation Eleven (NKJV)

¹Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. ² But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. ³ And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

1. What was John given?
2. What three things did the angel tell him to measure?
3. What was he told not to measure?
4. Why and for how long?
5. Who are we introduced to in verse 3?
6. What is their task and for how long?

⁴ These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. ⁵ And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. ⁶ These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

1. Who are these two witnesses?
2. What power were they given against their attackers?
3. What other powers were they given?
4. How often can they use these powers?

⁷ When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. ⁸ And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. ⁹ Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. ¹⁰ And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

1. What happens when they finish their testimony?
2. Where does the beast arise from and what action does he take against them?
3. Does the beast win the battle?
4. What happens to their bodies according to verse eight?
5. What city are they in and how is it described?
6. Who views their dead bodies?
7. How long are they allowed to lie unburied?
8. What is the reaction of the residents of planet earth at their death?
9. In what way did they torment the residents of the earth?

¹¹ Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. ¹² And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. ¹³ In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven. ¹⁴ The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

1. According to verse 11 what happened after 3 ½ days?
2. What reaction fell on those who saw them?
3. What did the two witnesses here in verse 12?
4. How did they respond to the invitation?
5. Who witnessed this?
6. What happened in the same hour?
7. What catastrophic occurrence took place when they were raptured?
8. What was the death toll?
9. What did the survivors do in verse 13?
10. What warning is given in verse 14?

¹⁵ Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” ¹⁶ And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, ¹⁷ saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned. ¹⁸ The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those who destroy the earth.”

1. What was heard when the seventh angel sounded?
2. What did these voices say?
3. What did the 24 elders do?
4. What did they say?
5. How did they describe God?
6. What did they say he had done?
7. How did God react to the angry nations?
8. What awaits the spiritually dead?
9. What awaits the servants, the prophets, and the saints?

¹⁹ Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.

1. What was opened in verse 19?
2. What was seen in his temple?
3. What natural calamities occurred? There

TUMWATER CHAPEL UPDATE: SUNDAY 12.06. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) - PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

TUMWATER CHAPEL UPDATE: SUNDAY 12.06. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) - 

PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

Tumwater Chapel of Grace. ​M​eets each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Services are held at  5725 Littlerock Rd. S.W., Tumwater, Washington. 

Revelation Eleven (NKJV)

¹Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. ² But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. ³ And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

1. What was John given?
2. What three things did the angel tell him to measure?
3. What was he told not to measure?
4. Why and for how long?
5. Who are we introduced to in verse 3?
6. What is their task and for how long?

⁴ These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. ⁵ And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. ⁶ These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

1. Who are these two witnesses?
2. What power were they given against their attackers?
3. What other powers were they given?
4. How often can they use these powers?

⁷ When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. ⁸ And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. ⁹ Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. ¹⁰ And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

1. What happens when they finish their testimony?
2. Where does the beast arise from and what action does he take against them?
3. Does the beast win the battle?
4. What happens to their bodies according to verse eight?
5. What city are they in and how is it described?
6. Who views their dead bodies?
7. How long are they allowed to lie unburied?
8. What is the reaction of the residents of planet earth at their death?
9. In what way did they torment the residents of the earth?

¹¹ Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. ¹² And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. ¹³ In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven. ¹⁴ The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

1. According to verse 11 what happened after 3 ½ days?
2. What reaction fell on those who saw them?
3. What did the two witnesses here in verse 12?
4. How did they respond to the invitation?
5. Who witnessed this?
6. What happened in the same hour?
7. What catastrophic occurrence took place when they were raptured?
8. What was the death toll?
9. What did the survivors do in verse 13?
10. What warning is given in verse 14?

¹⁵ Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” ¹⁶ And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, ¹⁷ saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned. ¹⁸ The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those who destroy the earth.”

1. What was heard when the seventh angel sounded?
2. What did these voices say?
3. What did the 24 elders do?
4. What did they say?
5. How did they describe God?
6. What did they say he had done?
7. How did God react to the angry nations?
8. What awaits the spiritually dead?
9. What awaits the servants, the prophets, and the saints?

¹⁹ Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.

1. What was opened in verse 19?
2. What was seen in his temple?
3. What natural calamities occurred? There

TUMWATER CHAPEL UPDATE: SUNDAY 12.06. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) - PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

TUMWATER CHAPEL UPDATE: SUNDAY 12.06. 2015 Revelation Ten (NKJV) - 

PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON

Tumwater Chapel of Grace. ​M​eets each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Services are held at  5725 Littlerock Rd. S.W., Tumwater, Washington. 

Revelation Ten (NKJV)

¹I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbowwas on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. ² He had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, ³ and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices. ⁴ Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.”

1. How was the angel in verse one described?
2. What did he hold in his hand?
3. Where were his feet placed?
4. How was his voice described in verse 3?
5. What happened when he cried out?
6. What was John preparing to do when the seven thunders uttered their voices?
7. Why did John not write what the voices uttered?
8. What orders did he receive from heaven?

⁵ The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand to heaven ⁶ and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer, ⁷ but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.

1. What did the angel with one foot on land and the other on the sea do?
2. Who did he swear by?
3. How does he describe God in verse 6?
4. What message is found in the second part of verse 6 and verse 7?
5. To whom had God previously declared His mystery to?

⁸ Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.” ⁹ So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.” And he said to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

1. What instructions was john given in verse 8?
2. What did John say to the angel holding the book?
3. Do you think John felt nervous? How would you feel?
4. What was John told to do with the little book?
5. What did the angel say about the taste of the little book?

¹⁰ Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. ¹¹ And he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”

1. How did the little book taste?
2. What effect did the book have on John’s stomach?
3. What was John told to prophesy?

Revelation Nine (NKJV)

Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts from the Bottomless Pit

¹Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. ² And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. ³ Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. ⁴ They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. ⁵ And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. ⁶ In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

1. What fell from heaven at the fifth trumpet?
2. Was it an object or a being?
3. What was given to the star and what did he do with it?
4. Describe the effect of opening the bottomless pit.
5. What proceeded out of the pit? What power were they given?
6. What three things were they ordered not to harm?
7. What were they ordered to torment and for how long?
8. How was the torment described?
9. How will people react to the torment and what will escape them?

⁷ The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. ⁸ They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. ⁹ And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle. ¹⁰ They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. Their power was to hurt men five months. ¹¹ And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrewis Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

1. Describe the appearance of the locusts?
2. What sound did they make?
3. What was in their tails?
4. How long were they permitted to hurt men?
5. What was the name of the king over them?

¹² One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after these things.

How would you feel if you knew there was more to come?

Sixth Trumpet: The Angels from the Euphrates

¹³ Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, ¹⁴ saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” ¹⁵ So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. ¹⁶ Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. ¹⁷And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. ¹⁸ By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. ¹⁹ For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm.

1. What happened when the sixth angel sounded?
2. Where did the voice come from?
3. What instructions were given to the sixth angel?
4. What had these four angels been prepared for?
5. What were their instructions?
6. How large was the army of the horsemen?
7. Describe those who sat on the horses.
8. How many people were killed by these three plagues?
9. What was the manner of death?

²⁰ But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. ²¹ And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

1. Did the survivors of these plagues repent?  What were their sins