Revelation 22: River, Tree, and Coming Lord
Revelation 22 describes the river of life and the tree of life in the holy city, where God's servants see his face and reign forever. Jesus testifies that he is coming quickly, and the Spirit and the bride invite all who are thirsty to take the water of life freely.
Revelation 20: Millennial Reign and Final Judgment
Revelation 20 describes an angel binding Satan for a thousand years, the resurrection and reign of the faithful, Satan's release and defeat, and the final judgment where the dead are judged by their works and those not in the book of life are cast into the lake of fire.
Revelation 19: Heaven's Worship and the Rider
Revelation 19 begins with loud heavenly praise because God's judgments are true and righteous, and it announces the wedding of the Lamb. It then describes the white horse rider called Faithful and True, who defeats the beast and the false prophet and rules the nations.
Revelation 18: Babylon's Fall and God's Judgment
Revelation 18 announces the fall of Babylon the great, a city marked by luxury, sexual immorality, and the blood of saints. It calls God's people to separate from her sins, pronounces her sudden judgment, and portrays the grief of those who profited from her, while heaven rejoices.
Revelation 17: Judgment of the Great Prostitute
Revelation 17 describes the judgment of a great prostitute who sits on many waters and rides a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns. An angel explains that the beast and its kings will turn on her, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings.
Revelation 16: Bowls of Wrath Poured Out
Revelation 16 records seven angels pouring out bowls of God's wrath upon the earth, resulting in sores, blood, scorching heat, darkness, and a gathering of kings for battle. The chapter ends with a great earthquake, hailstones, and blasphemy from those who refuse to repent.
Revelation 15: Seven Angels and the Sea of Glass
Revelation 15 presents a sign in heaven: seven angels with seven last plagues, and those who overcame the beast standing on a sea of glass, singing the song of Moses and the Lamb. The chapter ends with the temple filled with smoke as the seven angels receive bowls of God's wrath.
Revelation 14: The Lamb and the Harvest
Revelation 14 presents the Lamb standing on Mount Zion with the 144,000, followed by angels announcing judgment and the fall of Babylon. It concludes with the harvest of the earth and the winepress of God's wrath, urging the saints to persevere.
Revelation 12: The Woman, Dragon, and Victory
Revelation 12 presents a great sign in heaven: a woman about to give birth and a red dragon waiting to devour her child. The chapter describes war in heaven, the dragon's defeat, and the dragon's continued persecution of the woman and her offspring.
Revelation 11: Two Witnesses and the Seventh Trumpet
Revelation 11 describes a measuring of the temple, the ministry and martyrdom of two witnesses, and the sounding of the seventh trumpet. It concludes with heavenly worship and the opening of God's temple, declaring that the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of the Lord and his Christ.
Revelation 10: The Angel and the Little Book
Revelation 10 describes a mighty angel descending with a little open book, standing on sea and land, and swearing that delay is over. John is told to eat the book, which is sweet in his mouth but bitter in his stomach, and he is commissioned to prophesy again.
Revelation 9: Trumpets, Locusts, and Repentance
Revelation 9 recounts the fifth and sixth trumpet judgments. The fifth releases tormenting locusts from the abyss, and the sixth releases four angels and a vast army that kills a third of mankind, yet the survivors do not repent.
Revelation 8: Silence, Incense, and Trumpets
Revelation 8 describes the opening of the seventh seal, which brings silence in heaven for about half an hour. It then introduces seven angels with trumpets, an angel offering incense with the prayers of the saints, and the first four trumpets sounding judgments of hail, fire, a burning mountain, a falling star, and darkened lights.
Revelation 7: Sealed and Standing Before the Throne
Revelation 7 describes four angels holding back the winds of harm until God's servants are sealed, and then a countless multitude from every nation standing before the throne in white robes. It answers the question of who can stand in the great day by pointing to those washed in the Lamb's blood.
Revelation 6: The Six Seals Opened
Revelation 6 depicts the Lamb opening the first six seals of a scroll, unleashing four horsemen, revealing martyrs under the altar, and culminating in a great earthquake and cosmic signs. The chapter ends with the wicked hiding in terror, asking who can stand before the wrath of the Lamb.
Revelation 5: The Lamb Who Is Worthy to Open the Sealed Book
Revelation 5 presents a sealed book in the right hand of the one on the throne, and no one in heaven, earth, or under the earth is able to open it. The Lamb who was slain takes the book, and all creation responds with a new song of worthiness and worship.
Revelation 4: The Throne in Heaven
Revelation 4 describes a door opened in heaven and a voice inviting John to come up and see what must happen after this. He is immediately in the Spirit and sees a throne, the One seated on it, twenty-four elders, four living creatures, and continuous worship of the Lord God Almighty.
Revelation 2: Letters to Four Churches
Revelation 2 records four messages from the risen Christ to assemblies in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira. Each message names what the church does well, exposes what is wrong, and promises reward to the one who overcomes.
Revelation 1: Vision of the Risen Christ
Revelation 1 introduces the risen Christ, who appears to John on Patmos and commissions him to write to seven assemblies. The chapter presents Jesus as the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the living one who holds the keys of Death and Hades.