This lesson decodes the symbolic language used in John’s visions to tell his story.

1. Daniel/Revelation
for Beginners
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Mike Mazzalongo

2. Outline - Revelation
Prologue – Christ Communicates – 1:1-8
Vision I – Christ & the Church – 1:9 – 3:22
Vision II – Christ in Heaven – 4:1 – 11:19
Vision III – Christ in Conquest – 12:1 – 21:8

3. 12 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman
clothed with the sun, and the moon under her
feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars;
2 and she was with child; and she cried out,
being in labor and in pain to give birth.
- Revelation 12:1-2

4. 3 Then another
sign appeared in heaven: and
behold, a great red dragon having seven
heads and ten horns, and on his heads were
seven diadems.
- Revelation 12:3

5. 4 And
his tail swept away a third of the stars
of heaven and threw them to the earth. And
the dragon stood before the woman who
was about to give birth, so that when she
gave birth he might devour her child.
- Revelation 12:4

6. 5 And she
gave birth to a son, a male child,
who is to rule all the nations with a rod of
iron; and her child was caught up to God and
to His throne.
- Revelation 12:5

7. 6 Then
the woman fled into the wilderness where
she had a place prepared by God, so that there
she would be nourished for one thousand two
hundred and sixty days.
- Revelation 12:6

8. 4 Step Attack
1. Attacks the Child

9. 4 Step Attack
1. Attacks the Child
2. Attacks the Throne

10. 4 Step Attack
1. Attacks the Child
2. Attacks the Throne
3. Attacks the Woman

11. 4 Step Attack
1. Attacks the Child
2. Attacks the Throne
3. Attacks the Woman
4. Attacks the Church

12. In Ch. 13 John begins to Describe
the enemy (Rome) in more detail.

13. BEAST = ROME
• Red – Violence/Evil
• 10 Horns – Absolute temporal power
• 10 Crowns – Absolute temporal rulership
• 7 Heads – 7 Mountains
- 7 Kings/Emperors
- 7 Real + 1 in Spirit

14. False Prophet
Lamb
Religion
Dragon
Evil
False Religion

15. False Prophet
Influences worship
using 3 methods:
1.Magic/Sorcery

16. False Prophet
Influences worship
using 3 methods:
1.Magic/Sorcery
2.Economic Sanctions

17. False Prophet
Influences worship
using 3 methods:
1.Magic/Sorcery
2.Economic Sanctions
3.Threats of Violence

18. 666 = False Prophet = Nero
(Asiarchs)

19. Action Sequence
• Satan gives power to the
st
1
beast

20. Action Sequence
• Satan gives power to the
beast
• Beast will persecute for a short time (3 ½ yrs.)
st
1

21. Action Sequence
• Satan gives power to the
beast
• Beast will persecute for a short time (3 ½ yrs.)
st beast gives authority to 2nd beast – false prophet
•1
st
1

22. Action Sequence
•
•
•
•
st
1
Satan gives power to the
beast
Beast will persecute for a short time (3 ½ yrs.)
st beast gives authority to 2nd beast – false prophet
1
nd beast promotes worship of 1st beast
2

23. Action Sequence
•
•
•
•
•
st
1
Satan gives power to the
beast
Beast will persecute for a short time (3 ½ yrs.)
st beast gives authority to 2nd beast – false prophet
1
nd beast promotes worship of 1st beast
2
666 = imperfection = name of Nero

24. Action Sequence
•
•
•
•
•
•
st
1
Satan gives power to the
beast
Beast will persecute for a short time (3 ½ yrs.)
st beast gives authority to 2nd beast – false prophet
1
nd beast promotes worship of 1st beast
2
666 = imperfection = name of Nero
ASIARCHS = promoted emperor worship

25. 14 Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was
standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred
and forty-four thousand, having His name and
the name of His Father written on their foreheads.
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of
many waters and like the sound of loud thunder,
and the voice which I heard was like the sound of
harpists playing on their harps.
- Revelation 14:1-2

26. 3 And
they sang a new song before the throne
and before the four living creatures and the
elders; and no one could learn the song except
the one hundred and forty-four thousand who
had been purchased from the earth.
- Revelation 14:3

27. 4 These
are the ones who have not been
defiled with women, for they have kept
themselves chaste. These are the ones
who follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
These have been purchased from among
men as first fruits to God and to the
5 And no lie was found in their
Lamb.
mouth; they are blameless.
- Revelation 14:4-5

28. 3 Angels
Angel #1 – Judgment at hand

29. 3 Angels
Angel #1 – Judgment at hand
Angel #2 – Fall of Rome

30. 3 Angels
Angel #1 – Judgment at hand
Angel #2 – Fall of Rome
Angel #3 – Destruction of people

31. 2 Sickles
• Judgment of Believers (144,000)
• Judgment of Unbelievers