Eschatology: Lecture-8

The
Second
Coming
Rev 19:11-21
Dr. Rick Griffith • Crossroads International Church • BibleStudyDownloads.org

Cross to Burial to Resurrection

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Attacks Against Scripture
Today

In 2010 the
Pew
Research
Center
showed
47% of
Americans
believe
Jesus will
return by
2050

OLD TESTAMENT
HE IS
COMING
AGAIN !
NEW
TESTAME
HE IS
COMING !
Focus: The Return of ChristTerry Hall, Bible Panorama, 140

Content of the Judgments
1
2
SEALS TRUMPETS BOWLS
White: conqueror Hail & fire: 1/3 vegetation
Sores Red: war
Fire: 1/3 sea creatures Sea to
blood
3
4
5
6
7
Black: famine Star: 1/3 fresh water Fresh water to blood
Pale: death Dark: 1/3 sun, moon, starsSun burns men
(Trumpets 5-7 are woes)
Martyrs reassured Woe #1: locusts Beast's kingdom dark
Wrath: earthquake, signs Woe #2: Euphrates
prep Euphrates dries up (144,000 sealed)
(Trump #7 = mystery)
1/2 hour silence Woe #3: victory imminent Earthquake & hail
HORSE
S
Adapted from Robert Gromacki, NT Survey and H. Wayne House, Chronological & Background Charts of the NT, 19
WOES

Bowl Judgments (Rev. 16)
Used with permission

The Harlot
(17:1-2 NLT)
"One of the
seven angels
who had poured
out the seven
bowls came over
and spoke to
me. 'Come with
me,' he said,
'and I will show
you the
judgment that is
going to come
on the great
prostitute, who
rules over many
waters.
396
2Th
e
kin
gs
of
the
wo
rld
ha
ve
co
m
mit
ted

Views on
End Times
Babylon
400
• The World System
• A Religion (Islam, Catholics, Astrology,
One World Religion/New Age)
• A City (Babylon, Rome, Jerusalem)
• A Nation

Babylon Ruined in
One Hour by Fire
406
Pt.
6
"In a single
moment
all the
wealth of
the city is
gone!”
(18:17a
NLT)

Heaven Rejoices (19:1-2 NLT)
414
"After this, I heard what sounded like a vast
crowd in heaven shouting,
'Praise the LORD!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our
God.
2His judgments are true and just.
He has punished the great prostitute who
corrupted the earth with her
immorality.
He has avenged the murder of his
servants.'"

The Marriage &
Wedding Supper of
the Lamb
415

The Invitation in
Revelation 19:7-9
(NAU)
7 "Let us rejoice and be glad
and give the glory to Him, for
the marriage of the Lamb has
come and His bride has made
herself ready.
8 "It was given to her to clothe
herself in fine linen, bright
and clean; for the fine linen is
the righteous acts of the
saints.
9 "Then he said to me, 'Write,
"Blessed are those who are
invited to the marriage
supper of the Lamb."' And he
said to me, 'These are true
words of God.'"
415

ChurchAge
Second
ComingRapture
1000 years
EternalKingdom
"Pre-Trib" Rapture
(Wedding)
Tribulatio
n
7 years
(Supper)
Millennium
416

Why must Christ return?
2 reasons

I. Christ must
prove he is
King (19:11-
16).

Jesus will return as the Righteous
Judge (19:11-12).
"Then I saw heaven opened, and a white
horse was standing there. Its rider was named
Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and
wages a righteous war" (19:11 NLT).

"His eyes were
like flames of
fire, and on his
head were
many crowns.
A name was
written on him
that no one
understood
except himself"
(19:12 NLT).

Jesus will
return to fulfill
God’s Word
(19:13).
"He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title
was the Word of God" (19:13 NLT).

Jesus will return as the
Commander of Heaven’s Armies:
"The armies of heaven, dressed in
the finest of pure white linen, followed him
on white horses" (19:14 NLT).

Jesus will return as
the Ruling King
(19:15-16) .
"From his mouth came a sharp sword to
strike down the nations. He will rule them with
an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of
God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a
winepress" (19:15 NLT).

417
"On his robe at
his thigh was
written this title:
King of all kings
and Lord of all
lords"
(19:16 NLT).

Future Benefits
(Rev. 19–22)
Heaven
(Rev. 21–22)
Return
(Rev.
Millennium
(Rev. 20)
421

II. Christ must prove he is Victor
(19:17-21).

Bird Feast
"Then I saw an angel
standing in the sun,
shouting to the vultures
flying high in the sky: 'Come!
Gather together for the great
banquet God has prepared'"
(19:17 NLT).

Bird Feast
"Come and eat the flesh of kings, generals,
and strong warriors; of horses and their
riders; and of all humanity, both free and
slave, small and great" (19:18 NLT).

Armies
Gathered
"Then I saw the beast and the kings of the
world and their armies gathered together to
fight against the one sitting on the horse and
his army" (19:19 NLT).

Beasts of
Rev. 13
Sea Beast =
Antichrist
Land Beast =
False Prophet
Dragon =
Satan
387

The Dried Euphrates (Bowl #6)
393
Kings of the East
Revelation 16:12
"The sixth angel poured
out his bowl on the great
river Euphrates, and its
water was dried up to
prepare the way for the
kings from the East."

The Campaign of
Armageddon
(16:16 NLT)
394
Megiddo ("place of troops" or "place of
slaughter")
"And the demonic spirits gathered all the
rulers and their armies to a place with
the Hebrew name Armageddon
(Har-magedon NAU)"
Har ("hill") +

"And the beast was
captured, and with him
the false prophet who did
mighty miracles on behalf
of the beast—miracles
that deceived all who had
accepted the mark of the
beast and who worshiped
his statue. Both the beast
and his false prophet
were thrown alive into the
fiery lake of burning
sulfur" (19:20 NLT).

The Army Killed & Eaten
"Their entire army was killed
by the sharp sword that
came from the mouth of the
one riding the white horse.
And the vultures all gorged
themselves on the dead
bodies" (19:21 NLT).

Main Idea
Jesus must return to
claim his crown and
defeat his enemies

Christ's Two Comings
FIRST COMING
(CHURCHAGE)
SECOND COMING
Laid in a
manger
Lands on a
mountain
Came as a
lamb
Comes as the
Lord
Lowly and
poor
Lavish and
powerful
Died for His
enemies
Death to His
enemies
Tempted by
Satan
Traps Satan in bottomless
pit
Lived in a world of
unrighteousness
Leads the world in
righteousness
Died for sins and rose
again
Directs and
reigns
Ruth & Larry Moody; cited by Terry Hall, Bible Panorama, 117
420

How do you acknowledge
Christ’s ultimate rule and power
in your own life today?

Life's Most Important Question:
What Will You Do With Jesus?
Yes No ?
Is Jesus God made man?
Did Jesus die for your sins? Did Jesus rise
from the dead? Are you trusting in Jesus?
Did Jesus give you eternal life? Will Jesus
return to earth for you?

Recognize His
Resurrection Power

Love His Appearing!
"I have fought the good fight, I
have finished the race, and I
have remained faithful. 8And
now the prize awaits me—the
crown of righteousness, which
the Lord, the righteous Judge,
will give me on the day of his
return. And the prize is not just
for me but for all who eagerly
look forward to his appearing"
(2 Timothy 4:7-8 NLT)

The New Jerusalem
(Rev. 21–22)

What is the greatest
truth about your
eternal home?
What do you long
for most in
heaven?

Imagine
skiing where
you can't get
hurt!

The Bible's Chiasm
Repeated Patterns in Reverse Order
Creation
Man's
Rule
Lost at
Fall
Man's Rule
Restored at
Millennium
New
Creation
Christ's
Redemption
Christ's
Rule
446

Church Age Tribulation
(Zech 14:1-2)
Millennium
(Zech. 14:6-21)
Rapture 2nd Advent
(Zech 14:3-5)
Gog & Magog
(Armageddon)
(Ezek. 38–39)
Gog and Magog
Revisited
(Rev. 20:7-10)
Great
White
Throne
(Rev. 20:11-14)
A Dispensational Timeline
437

"He seized the
dragon… and bound
him for 1000 years.
He threw him into
the Abyss, and
locked and sealed it
over him to keep
him from deceiving
the nations
anymore until the
1000 years were
Binding of Satan 421
(20:2-3a NLT)

Purposes of the Millennium
424
① Judge angels
② Rule the earth
③ Restore world to pre-Flood era
(long life of Isa. 65:20)
④ Fulfill Abrahamic Covenant

Christ
will win
this Last
Battle
437

Dragon cast
into lake of
burning
sulfur
(20:10)
437

"Then I saw a
great white
throne…"
(20:11)
438

Today's Text (Rev. 21–22)
What
(Description)
How
(Prescription)

I. God will once again live
with man (21:1–22:6).

449
"Then I saw
a new
heaven and a
new earth,
for the old
heaven and
the old earth
had
disappeared"
(21:1a NLT).

A Literal
New
Heaven
& New
Earth?
447

The Consummation of All Things
Genesis 1–3
"In the beginning
God created the
heavens and the
earth" (1:1)
Revelation 20–22
"Then I saw a new
heaven and a new
earth" (21:1)
448

Day 1: Light
Day 2: Water &
air separated
Day 3: Land &
sea separated
Day 4: Sun, moon
& stars arranged
Day 5: Fish &
fowl
Day 6: Animals &
man
Genesis 1:3-31
Days of Creation 448

AnimalsGod's Creation…Day 6
"Then God said, 'Let the earth bring
forth living creatures after their kind:
cattle and creeping things and beasts
of the earth after their kind'; and it was
so. God made the beasts of the earth
after their kind, and the cattle after
their kind, and everything that creeps
on the ground after its kind; and God
saw that it was good" (Gen. 1:24-25).
448

ManGod's Creation…Day 6
"Then God said, 'Let Us
make man in Our image,
according to Our likeness;
and let them rule over the
fish of the sea and over
the birds of the sky and
over the cattle and over all
the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creeps
on the earth'" (Gen. 1:26).
448

God's Creation…Day 6 "So
God created man in
his own image
in the image of God he
created him
male and female he created
them" (Gen. 1:27).

Mandate
448
and over every living thing that
moves upon the earth'" (Gen. 1:28 NLT).
and over the birds
of the air
and have dominion over
the fish of the sea
"And God
blessed them,
and God said
to them, 'Be
fruitful and
multiply, and
fill the earth
and subdue it;

We will
have
glorified
bodies!

So what will
our glorified
bodies be
like?
467

Greeks believed that Mercury could fly
467

Our bodies will be like Christ's body!
467
E3

"Then I saw
a new
heaven and a
new earth,
for the old
heaven and
the old earth
had
disappeared"
(21:1a NLT).
449
A
renewed
earth?

And the sea was also gone (21:1b NLT).
453

"And I saw the
holy city, the
new Jerusalem,
coming down
from God out of
heaven like a
bride beautifully
dressed for her
husband"
(21:2 NLT).
453

"…as a bride, beautifully
dressed for her husband…"

Why would the New
Jerusalem come out of
heaven (21:2)?
448

"I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying,
'Look, God's home is now among his people!
He will live with them, and they will be his
people. God himself will be with them'"
(21:3 NLT).
448

Not Earth to Heaven,
but Heaven to Earth
448

Genesis 1–3 Revelation 20–22
Fellowship with
God broken (3:8-
10)
Fellowship with
God resumed
(21:3)
448

Genesis 1–3 "In
the day you eat
of it you will
surely die"
(2:17)
Revelation 20–22
"There will be no
more death"
(21:4)
448

"I will greatly
multiply your
sorrow" (3:16)
448
"There will be no
more... sorrow or
crying or pain" (21:4)

"He will wipe
every tear from
their eyes, and
there will be no
more death or
sorrow or crying
or pain. All these
things are gone
forever"
(21:4 NLT).
34
0
448

The New
Jerusalem will
have protection
(wall), access for
Israel (gates),
and access for
the church in its
foundation
(21:12-14)

Is the New Jerusalem
the Church?

New Jerusalem = The Church?
The city is described as a "bride beautifully
dressed for her husband" (21:2; see also vv.
9-10). Since the term "bride" often refers to
the church (Isa. 54:5; Eph. 5:32; etc.), it would
seem so here too (Hendriksen, 199). "Even in
the Old Testament the Church is represented
under the symbolism of a city (Isa. 26:1; Ps.
48; etc.)" (Hendriksen, 199).

The New Jerusalem
455
1. The church is never
called the bride of
Christ in the NT.
2. Verses 9-10 denote
the "bride" or "wife"
as the new
Jerusalem itself—
not the church

"Then one of the seven
angels who held the seven
bowls containing the seven
last plagues came and said to
me, 'Come with me! I will
show you the bride, the wife
of the Lamb'" (21:9 NLT).

"So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high
mountain, and he showed me the holy city,
Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
11It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like
a precious stone—like jasper as clear as
crystal."
The City Descending

Husband and
wife (2:18-25)
Lamb and bride
(19:6-9; 21:9-10)
448

"But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city
of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to
•myriads of angels,
•to the general assembly
•and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in
heaven,
•and to God, the Judge of all,
• and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect"
New Jerusalem Citizens
Hebrews 12:22-23

"And the one sitting on the throne said, 'Look, I
am making everything new!' And then he said to
me, 'Write this down, for what I tell you is
trustworthy and true.' 6And he also said, 'It is
finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the
Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I
will give freely from the springs of the water of
life. 7All who are victorious will inherit all these
blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be
my children.'"
Everything New!
(21:5-7 NLT)

Those Excluded
(21:8 NLT)
"But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt,
murderers, the immoral, those who practice
witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their
fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is
the second death."

"The city wall was
broad and high, with
twelve gates
guarded by twelve
angels. And the
names of the twelve
tribes of Israel were
written on the gates.
13There were three
gates on each side—
east, north, south,
and west."
The Gates & Walls
(21:12-13 NLT)

Jasper
Foundation Stones (21:19-20)
Sapphire
Agate
Emerald
Onyx
Carnelian
Chrysolite
Beryl
Topaz
Chrysoprase
Jacinth
Amethyst
462

High Priest
Breastpiece
(Exod. 28:15-21 NIV)

High Priest
Breastpiece
(Exod. 28:15-21 NIV)
15"Fashion a breastpiece for
making decisions…17Then
mount four rows of precious
stones on it. The first row shall
be carnelian, chrysolite and
beryl; 18the second row shall be
turquoise, lapis lazuli and
emerald; 19the third row shall be
jacinth, agate and amethyst;
20the fourth row shall be topaz,
onyx and jasper. Mount them in
gold filigree settings. 21There are
to be twelve stones, one for
each of the names of the sons of
Israel, each engraved like a seal
with the name of one of the
twelve tribes.

"God's People: Close to His Heart - Forever
In the strange world of the Bible, God's people are
likened to jewels.
In the Old Testament, the High Priest would wear a
breastpiece on which was mounted 12 jewels. He
would carry these precious stones with him into the
Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle / Temple close to his
heart.
In the New Jerusalem, the walls are made of the very
same jewels found on the High Priest's breastpiece.
They now surround the dwelling place of God,
gathered from the four corners of the globe and they
will stay there, in the new creation, in the presence
of God."
http://richardwalkerblogs.blogspot.sg/2010/12/gods-people-close-to-his-heart-forever.html

Gates from a Single Pearl (21:21 NLT)!
"The twelve gates were made of pearls—each gate
from a single pearl! And the main street was pure
gold, as clear as glass."

It will be lit by the glory of God
(21:22-27)!
"I saw no temple in
the city, for the Lord
God Almighty and
the Lamb are its
temple" (21:22 NLT).

Genesis 1–3
"God made two
great lights" (sun
and moon; 1:16)
Revelation 20–22
"The city does not
need the sun or the
moon" (21:23)
448

"And the city
has no need of
sun or moon,
for the glory of
God illuminates
the city, and the
Lamb is its
light"
(21:23 NLT).
448

Genesis 1–3
"The darkness
He called
night" (1:5)
Revelation 20–22
"There will be no
night there"
(21:25; 22:5)
448
464

"The nations
will walk in
its light, and
the kings of
the world will
enter the city
in all their
glory."
448
25Its gates will
never be closed
at the end of day
because there is
no night there.
26And all the
nations will
bring their glory
and honor into
the city"
(21:24-26 NLT).

First paradise
closed (3:23)
New paradise
opened (21:25)
448

The Consummation of All Things 448
Genesis 1–3
Satan appears
as deceiver of
mankind (3:1)
Initial triumph
of the serpent
(3:13)
Defilement
enters the
garden (3:6-7)
Revelation 20–22
Satan disappears
forever (20:10)
Ultimate triumph
of the Lamb
(20:10; 22:3)
Defilement never
enters the city
(21:27)

No More
Sin and
Death!
"You sure you're supposed to
be doing' that, Mitch?"
448

"Nothing evil will
be allowed to
enter, nor
anyone who
practices
shameful idolatry
and dishonesty—
but only those
whose names are
written in the
Lamb's Book of
Life" (21:27 NLT).
448

The Tree of Life (22:2, 14) 448

Trees and rivers
(2:8-14)
Tree and river
(22:1-2)
448
"Then the angel showed me a river with the
water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from
the throne of God and of the Lamb"
(22:1 NLT).

The River of Life
"It flowed down the
center of the main
street. On each side of
the river grew a tree of
life, bearing twelve
crops of fruit, with a
fresh crop each month.
The leaves were used
for medicine to heal
the nations" (22:2
NLT).

Prohibition from the
tree of life (3:24)
Access to the
tree of life (22:14)
448

Revelation 20–22Genesis 1–3
"Cursed is the
ground because
of you" (3:17)
"No longer will
there be any curse"
(22:3)
448

Genesis 1–3
Man driven from
God's presence
(3:24)
Revelation 20–22
"They will see His
face" (22:4)
448

Man's dominion
broken in the fall
of the first man,
Adam (3:19)
Man's dominion
restored in the rule
of the new man,
Christ (22:5)
448

Heaven is Eternal!
"I think he's missing the whole point!"
448

Christ encourages
us to live as if he
can come any
moment (22:7-17).
• "I am coming soon!" (22:7)
"Look, I am coming soon!
Blessed are those who obey the
words of prophecy written in
this book" (NLT).

"We will rise to meet Him"
(1 Thess. 4:17)
483
Imminency = "at any moment"
tachus = "soon" (NLT)?

tachus = "quick, swift, speedy"
(BADG; NAU)?
Jesus Wins!

Christ encourages
us to live as if he
can come any
moment (22:7-17).

"Look, I am coming soon,
bringing my reward with me to
repay all people according to
their deeds. 13I am the Alpha and
the Omega, the First and the Last,
the Beginning and the End."
I'm Coming!
(22:12-13 NLT)

Genesis 1–3
First rest for
God (2:1-3)
Revelation 20–22
Final rest for
man (Rev. 14:13)
448

"And there will be no
night there—no need
for lamps or sun—for
the Lord God will
shine on them. And
they will reign forever
and ever" (22:5 NLT).

God guards His Word by
judging those who tamper
with it (Rev. 22:18-19)
472

A Stern Warning (22:18-19)
"I warn everyone who hears the
prophecy of this book:
•If anyone adds anything to them,
God will add to him the plagues
described in this book.
•If anyone takes words away from
this book of prophecy, God will
take away from him his share in the
tree of life and the holy city, which
are described in this book"
472

Christ encourages
us to live as if he
can come any
moment (22:7-17).

"'Yes! I am coming soon!'
Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
The grace of the Lord Jesus
be with God's people.
Amen" (22:20-21

How can we sum up the
New Heaven,
New Earth & New
Jerusalem?

Main Idea
Christ living with us
encourages us to live for Christ

Do you focus on
God's presents or
God's presence?

Come to the Water!
"The Spirit and the
bride say, 'Come.'
Let anyone who
hears this say,
'Come.' Let anyone
who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who
desires drink freely
from the water of
life"
(22:17).

Do you long
for Christ's
return?
Why or why
not?

Jesus Wins!
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