I. The Things You Have Seen, ch. 1 #
Prologue, 1:1-8 #
The Vision of the Son of Man, 1:9-20 #
II. The Things Which Are, ch. 2-3 #
The Vision of the Chief Shepherd, 2:1-3:22 #
- Ephesus: Energetic but empty, 2:1-7
- Smyrna: Suffering but steadfast, 2:8-11
- Pergamos: Pressured but permissive, 2:12-17
- Thyatira: Trying but tolerant, 2:18-29
- Sardis: Smug and slumbering, 3:1-6
- Philadelphia: Passionate and persevering, 3:7-13
- Laodicea: Lukewarm and loathsome, 3:14-22
III. The Things That Will Take Place After This, ch. 4-22 #
The Vision of the Conquering Lamb, 4:1-19:10 #
The Heavenly Prelude, 4:1-5:14 #
- Worship of the Sovereign Creator, 4:1-11
- Worship of the Worthy Lamb, 5:1-14
The Seven Seals, 6:1-8:1 #
- The First Seal, 6:1-2
- The Second Seal, 6:3-4
- The Third Seal, 6:5-6
- The Fourth Seal, 6:7-8
- The Fifth Seal, 6:9-11
- The Sixth Seal, 6:12-17
(Parenthesis #1: Who is able to stand? 7:1-17)
- The Seventh Seal, 8:1
The Seven Trumpets, 8:2-14:20 #
- The First Trumpet, 8:2-7
- The Second Trumpet, 8:8-9
- The Third Trumpet, 8:10-11
- The Fourth Trumpet, 8:12-13
- The Fifth Trumpet, 9:1-12
- The Sixth Trumpet, 9:13-21
(Parenthesis #2: The Bitter-Sweet Scroll, 10:1-11)
(Parenthesis #3: The Two Witnesses, 11:1-14)
- The Seventh Trumpet, 11:15-19
(Parenthesis #4: The Woman, the Dragon and the Child, 12:1-18)
(Parenthesis #5: The Two Beasts, 13:1-18)
(Parenthesis #6: Seven scenes to encourage, 14:1-20)
The Seven Bowls, 15:1-16:21 #
- Prelude to the Seven Bowls, 15:1-16:1
- The First Bowl, 16:2
- The Second Bowl, 16:3
- The Third Bowl, 16:4-7
- The Fourth Bowl, 16:8-9
- The Fifth Bowl, 16:10-11
- The Sixth Bowl, 16:12-16
- The Seventh Bowl, 16:17-21
(Parenthesis #7: The Judgment of Babylon, 17:1-18:24)
The Heavenly Postlude, 19:1-10 #
- Praising God for His righteous judgements, 19:1-4
- Praising God for His powerful reign, 19:5-6
- Praising God for the marriage of the Lamb, 19:7-9
- God alone is worthy of praise, 19:10
The Vision of the Reigning King, 19:11-20:15 #
- The Return of the King, 19:11-20:3
- The Reign of the King, 20:4-6
- The Rebellion Against the King, 20:7-10
- The Righteous Judgment of the King, 20:11-15
The Vision of the Eternal State, 21:1-22:5 #
- The New Creation, 21:1-8
- The New Jerusalem, 21:9-22:5
Epilogue, 22:6-21 #
D. Wilson. Updated 2/1/2021