Revelation

John on Patmos sees Jesus in glory among the lampstands — the First and the Last.

Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum and Thyatira: praise, warning, and promises to the one who overcomes.

Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea — and Jesus standing at the door and knocking.

A door opens in heaven: the throne, the elders, the living creatures, and endless worship.

No one can open the scroll — until the Lamb who was slain takes it, and all heaven sings.

The four horsemen, the martyrs beneath the altar, and a great shaking of heaven and earth.

The 144,000 are sealed, and a great multitude from every nation stands before the throne.

Silence in heaven, the prayers of the saints, and the first four trumpet judgments.

The bottomless pit is opened — and still humanity will not repent.

A mighty angel declares there will be no more delay, and John is told to eat the scroll.

Two witnesses prophesy, are killed, and rise again — and the seventh trumpet sounds.

A cosmic view of the conflict: the woman, the child, and the dragon cast down from heaven.

The beast from the sea and the beast from the earth, and the mark that demands allegiance.

The redeemed sing a new song, the eternal gospel is proclaimed, and the harvest of the earth.

Those who overcome sing by the sea of glass as the final judgments are prepared.

The bowls of God’s wrath are poured out, gathering the nations toward Armageddon.

Babylon the great, drunk with the blood of the saints, and the Lamb who conquers.

Kings and merchants mourn as the great city falls in a single hour.

The marriage supper of the Lamb, and Christ returns as King of kings and Lord of lords.

Satan bound, the saints reign, and the dead are judged before the throne.

A new heaven and a new earth, the holy city, and God dwelling with His people.

The river of life, the tree of life, and the promise: “Surely I am coming soon.”