Reading Revelation Responsibly - Week 5 | Fellowship Baptist Church

John Sullivan (FBC Trustee + Deacon) - Revelation 4-6 (Revelation 5:1-14; Isaiah 11:1; Genesis 42:1-28; 44:1-34; 49:8-12; Matthew 24:1-51)

Women riding many-headed beasts? Talking eagles? Many-faced creatures that sing on a sea made of glass? The Book of Revelation can be confusing, and even a little frightening.

Although we often focus on the prophetic nature of the Revelation, it is meant to give hope to believers in every age. Let's study this often-misunderstood part of the Bible.

Reading Revelation Responsibly - Week 5

Lesson Handout

I. Introduction
A. Recap
B. The Lordship of Christ versus the Systems of the World
C. Divine Council Concept

II. The Divine Council (continued)
A. “The Lion of Judah, the Root of David”
--- 1. “Judah shall bear the scepter”
--- 2. Why Judah?
--- 3. “A shoot from the stump of Jesse.”
B. The seven seals
--- 1. The Olivet Discourse