An Overview / Outline of Revelation
Introduction: The Christ of Communication – (1:1-8)
(He is the God who reveals His Will to His people)
Vision 1: The Christ of the Churches – (1:9-3:22)
(He is the God who rebukes and refreshes His churches)
- To Ephesus He says – “Remember your first love” – (2:1-7)
- To Smyrna He says: – “Remain faithful to your God” – (2:8-11)
- To Pergamum He says – “Repent of false teaching” – (2:12-17)
- To Thyatira He says – “Remain fast among false teachings – (2:18-29)
- To Sardis He says – “Repent from incomplete service” – (3:1-6)
- To Philadelphia He says – “Rest in the promise of God” – (3:7-13)
- To Laodicea He says – “Repent from your indifference” – (3:14-22)
Vision 2: The Christ of the Cosmos – (4:1-16:21)
(He is the God who reclaims the earth for His Kingdom)
- The vision in Heaven – (4:1-5:14)
- The destruction on the earth – (6:1-16:21)
- The seal judgments – (6:1-17)
- Detailed explanation – (7:1-17)
- The 144,000 Jewish evangelists –
- The trumpet judgments – (8:1-9:21)
- Detailed explanation – (10:1-15:8)
- The two witnesses – (10:1-11:18)
- The war in heaven – (11:19-12:17)
- The beast and the false prophet – (13:1-18)
- A description of the end – (14:1-15:8)
- The bowl judgments – (16:1-21)
Vision 3: The Christ of Conquest – (17:1-21:8)
(He is the God who repays the ungodly for their sin)
- Judgment on false religion – (17:1-18)
- Judgment on evil commercialism – (18:1-24)
- Justice in Christ’s return to the earth – (19:1-21)
- Justice in Christ’s reign on the earth – (20:1-6)
- Justice in Christ’s consignment of Satan and sinners to the lake of fire – (20:7-15)
- Joy in Christ’s call of His saints to the new heaven and the new earth – (21:1-8)
Vision 4: The Christ of Consummation – (21:9-22:5)
(He is the God who reigns for all eternity)
- The description of eternity – (21:9-27)
- The delights of eternity – (22:1-5)
Conclusion: The Christ of Challenge – (22:6-21)
(He is the God who requests all to come to Him)
- He invites the church – (22:5-9)
- He invites the world – (22:10-19)
- He invites the individual believer – (22:20-21)
Outline taken from –
Exalting Jesus in Revelation: A Christ Centered Commentary –
Daniel L. Akin