In the beginning man fell and brought sin and death into the world, injuring his (and our) relationship
with God (Genesis 3). In the end, God has promised to one day repair and restore everything back to His design.
God repaired our individual relationships with Him through Christ’s first coming. He will restore the world’s
relationship with Him at Christ’s second coming. Until then, our world is getting worse, becoming more dark and evil.
In the book of Revelation, God describes our world in its ultimate state of decay, when He will
no longer hold back His wrath against man and Satan.
But then in Revelation 19, the Light shines
as the Son returns and carries out God’s promised restoration.
Our happy ending.
Our eternal home.
Now the vision is ending and the author receives
some final instructions and some words of hope and encouragement.
Enjoy!
Opening Discussion
-Describe a time when a loved one caught you doing something wrong.
Read
Here is this week’s study passage.
Please pray before you begin.
Revelation 22:6-10 (Message)
6 The Angel said to me, "These are dependable and accurate
words, every one. The God and Master of the spirits of the prophets sent his Angel to show his servants what must take place,
and soon. And tell them,
7 'Yes, I'm on my way!' Blessed be the one who keeps the
words of the prophecy of this book."
8 I, John, saw all these things with my own eyes, heard
them with my ears. Immediately when I heard and saw, I fell on my face to worship at the feet of the Angel who laid it all
out before me.
9 He objected, "No you don't! I'm a servant just like you and your
companions, the prophets, and all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"
10 The Angel
continued, "Don't seal the words of the prophecy of this book; don't put it away on the shelf. Time is just about
up.
Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright ? 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission
of NavPress Publishing Group.
Study
Please read Revelation 19:11-21; 20:1-15; 21:1-27;
22:1-5.
Revelation 22:6-10 (NKJV)
6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the
Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.
7 “Behold,
I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 Now I, John, saw and heard
these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9
Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and
of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
10 And he said to me, “Do not seal the words of
the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright ©
1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved."
Verse 6:
-Who is speaking
to the author? (Revelation 21:5)
-What is the author told?
-How is God described?
-Who
does He send?
-Why does He send him?
Verse 7:
-What is said next?
-Who
is coming?
-Who blessed and why?
Verse 8:
-Who is the author?
-What did he do after seeing these things?
-Before whom did he fall down?
-Why did he fall?
-What had the angel done?
Verse 9:
-How did the angel respond?
-How does
he describe himself?
-Who should be worshipped?
Verse 10:
-What is the author
told not to do?
-Why?
-What is at hand?
-What do we learn about God?
-Christ?
-The Spirit?
-The author?
-His readers?
-His purpose?
-What do we learn about angels?
-What does it mean to keep the words of the prophecy?
-What do we learn about worship?
-Define the terms ’shortly’
and ’quickly’ and ‘at hand’.
-John
wrote this in the 1st century. What do those terms mean for us today?
-What does it mean to be a servant?
-A prophet?
-A keeper of the words of the book?
-How should that affect your walk with Christ?
-What has God shown you through this passage of Scripture?
-With whom can you share what you learned this week?
This Week’s Challenges
Challenge A-Reading
Continue reading the book of Revelation.
Read at your own pace.
Take notes as you go.
Challenge B-The Text
Read some or all of the verses
below.
Note any similarities with this week’s passage.
Daniel 8:26-29; 12:4, 9
1 Corinthians 14:32;
Hebrews 12:9
Revelation 1:1-3, 11; 3:3, 11; 10:4; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9-10; 20; 6; 21:5, 9; 22:9-20
Challenge
C-Strand Challenge
Read
Genesis 26;
Psalm 26;
Romans 12:1-8.
Note any similarities between
each and with this week’s passage.
