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ISBN-13:	9780892254460
Publisher:	Gospel Advocate Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/01/1989
Series:	New Testament Commentaries (Gospel Advocate)
Pages:	312
Sales rank:	545,440
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	ix
I.	The Author, Time, and Place	ix
II.	Nature and Design	x
III.	Plans of Interpretation	xi
IV.	Reasons for the Plan Used Here	xii
V.	Rules of Study Adopted	xiii
Part 1	Historical Description of the Church 1: 1 to 3: 22
Section 1	General Introduction (1: 1-20)	15
1.	Purpose Stated and Blessing Announced (1: 1-3)	15
2.	Address to the Seven Churches (1: 4-8)	19
3.	John's Commission to Write (1: 9-11)	24
4.	The Initial Vision (1: 12-18)	26
5.	Commission Repeated and Symbols Explained (1: 19, 20)	31
Section 2	Letters to the Seven Churches (2: 1 to 3: 22)	34
1.	Letter to Church at Ephesus (2: 1-7)	34
2.	Letter to Church at Smyrna (2: 8-11)	40
3.	Letter to Church at Pergamum (2: 12-17)	43
4.	Letter to Church at Thyatira (2: 18-29)	47
5.	Letter to Church in Sardis (3: 1-6)	52
6.	Letter to Church in Philadelphia (3: 7-13)	55
7.	Letter to Church in Laodicea (3: 14-22)	59
	Additional Observations	64
Part 2	Preparatory Visions 4: 1 to 5: 14
Section 1	God Seen in Heaven (4: 1-11)	66
1.	Appearance of God upon His Throne (4: 1-3)	66
2.	Those About the Throne Described (4: 4-8a)	68
3.	The Heavenly Worship Described (4: 8b-11)	71
Section 2	Vision of the Sealed Book (5: 1-14)	74
1.	The Lamb Worthy to Open the Book (5: 1-7)	74
2.	The Heavenly Worship (5: 8-14)	78
Part 3	Opening of the Sealed Book 6: 1 to 11: 18
Section 1	Breaking of First Four Seals (6: 1-8)	83
	Preliminary Notes	83
1.	First Seal Opened (6: 1, 2)	85
2.	Second Seal Opened (6: 3, 4)	90
3.	Third Seal Opened (6: 5, 6)	93
4.	Fourth Seal Opened (6: 7, 8)	95
Section 2	Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals (6: 9-17)	99
1.	Fifth Seal Opened (6: 9-11)	99
2.	Sixth Seal Opened (6: 12-17)	102
Section 3	Symbolic Interlude Showing Gospel Success (7: 1-17)	108
1.	The Vision Described (7: 1-3)	108
2.	Number Sealed from the Tribes of Israel (7: 4-8)	110
3.	A Great Multitude Sealed (7: 9, 10)	111
4.	Angels Join in Praise (7: 11, 12)	112
5.	The Means of Salvation Explained (7: 13-17)	112
Section 4	Sounding of the First Four Trumpets (8: 1-12)	116
1.	Seventh Seal Opened (8: 1, 2)	116
2.	A Preliminary Vision (8: 3-6)	117
3.	Sounding of the First Trumpet (8: 7)	120
4.	Sounding of the Second Trumpet (8: 8, 9)	123
5.	Sounding of the Third Trumpet (8: 10, 11)	124
6.	Sounding of the Fourth Trumpet (8: 12)	126
Section 5	Sounding of the Fifth and Sixth Trumpets (8: 13 to 9: 21)	129
1.	Woe Trumpets Announced (8: 13)	129
2.	Sounding of the Fifth Trumpet (9: 1-12)	129
3.	Sounding of the Sixth Trumpet (9: 13-21)	135
Section 6	Revival of True Christianity (10: 1 to 11: 14)	142
1.	Little Book Episode (10: 1-11)	142
2.	Measuring the Temple, Altar, and Worship Commanded (11: 1, 2)	150
3.	The Two Witnesses (11: 3-14)	152
Section 7	Sounding of the Seventh Trumpet (11: 15-18)	164
1.	The Facts Stated (11: 15, 16)	164
2.	The Song of Thanksgiving (11: 17, 18)	167
Part 4	Visions of the Woman and Her Enemies 11: 19 to 20: 15
Section 1	The Dragon and the Beasts (11: 19 to 13: 18)	169
1.	A Preliminary Vision (11: 19)	169
2.	The Woman and Dragon Described (12: 1-6)	170
3.	The War in Heaven (12: 7-12)	176
4.	The Woman in the Wilderness (12: 13-17)	180
5.	The Beast from the Sea Described (13: 1-10)	183
6.	The Second Beast Described (13: 11-18)	191
Section 2	The Saints' Ultimate Success Depicted (14: 1-20)	201
1.	The Redeemed Described (14: 1-5)	201
2.	Three Judgment Angels (14: 6-11)	206
3.	State of the Righteous Dead (14: 12, 13)	210
4.	The Judgment Harvest and Vintage (14: 14-20)	212
Section 3	Pouring Out of the Seven Plagues (15: 1 to 16: 21)	217
1.	An Introductory Vision (15: 1-4)	217
2.	The Seven Angels Commissioned (15: 5 to 16: 1)	220
3.	First Five Plagues Described (16: 2-11)	223
4.	Sixth Plague Described (16: 12-16)	231
5.	Seventh Plague--the End of Time (16: 17-21)	236
Section 4	Babylon and Her Fall More Fully Described (17: 1 to 19: 21)	239
1.	The Apostate Church the "Mother of the Harlots" (17: 1-6)	239
2.	The Mystery of the Beast Explained (17: 7-14)	243
3.	The Mystery of the Harlot (17: 15-18)	251
4.	The Fall of Babylon Described (18: 1-24)	252
5.	Thanksgiving Because of Babylon's Fall (19: 1-10)	256
6.	A Vision of the Victorious Army (19: 11-16)	260
7.	Results of the Conflict Described (19: 17-21)	264
Section 5	The "Millennium" and the Judgment (20: 1-15)	267
	Preliminary Considerations	267
1.	The Binding of Satan (20: 1-3)	269
2.	The Millennium Described (20: 4-6)	273
3.	Satan Overthrown and Condemned (20: 7-10)	280
4.	The Universal Judgment (20: 11-15)	283
Part 5	The Final Abode of the Redeemed 21: 1 to 22: 21
Section 1	The New Heaven and New Earth (21: 1 to 22: 5)	287
1.	A Vision of the Holy City (21: 1-4)	287
2.	The Inheritance Promised (21: 5-8)	289
3.	The Holy City Described (21: 9-27)	290
4.	The Final Vision (22: 1-5)	295
Part 6	Practical Warnings, Commands, and Promises 22: 6-21
1.	The Angel's Attestation (22: 6, 7)	299
2.	John's Confirmation (22: 8-11)	300
3.	Testimony of Jesus (22: 12-16)	302
4.	An Invitation and a Warning (22: 17-19)	303
5.	Final Promise and Benediction (22: 20, 21)	304

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