PART FOURTH VISIONS OF THE WOMAN AND HER ENEMIES Revelation 11:19 to 20:15 SECTION ONE THE DRAGON AND THE BEASTS Revelation 11:19 to 13:18 1. A VISION Revelation 11:19 19 And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; --Before beginning to open the seven seals (Revelation 6:1) there appeared to John, as recorded in chapters 4 and 5, some preliminary visions. These visions, too, were seen in heaven, and were evidently intended to assure John that what was about to be revealed concerning the future would certainly be accomplished. The temple was typical of the church. (Hebrews 9:1-9 ; 1 Corinthians 3:16.) Displaying the open temple with the ark inside, doubtless, was designed to show that the things to be presented in the following visions had special reference to the church and its worship. In the preceding series of symbols the church's struggles against paganism received the stronger emphasis, the references to the papacy being sketched briefly. In the following series the church's spiritual enemies are given major consideration. and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.---These things appeared to John as he beheld the vision. Since the whole scene was probably intended to impress John with the necessity of a pure church and pure worship, it was appropriate that he should see and hear such things as would indicate the necessity of reverencing God and his word. It is very similar to those manifestations of divine majesty that accompanied God's speaking the commandments on Mount Sinai, and the plagues in Egypt. There were thunders, hail, lightnings, and earthquakes. (Exodus 19:16-18; Psalms 18:13.) At the opening of the new covenant law on Pentecost there were manifestations of his great power. (Acts 2:1-4.) So before beginning these symbols, showing the struggles to maintain the apostolic church, a display of divine power was an appropriate thing. They might indicate commotion in the things fulfilling them. LESSON 15. THE ANGEL WITH THE LITTLE BOOK Read Rev. 10: 1 to Rev. 11: 14 1. Between the sounding of what two trumpets does this vision appear? Ans. Revelation 9:13; Revelation 11:15. 2. Describe the angel that John saw coming down out of heaven. Ans. Revelation 10:1. 3. What did he have in his hand? Ans. Revelation 10:2. 4. To what is his voice compared? Ans. Revelation 10:3. 5. What was John forbidden to write? Ans. Revelation 10:4. 6. What announcement did the angel confirm with an oath? Ans. Revelation 10:5-7. 7. What was John told to do with the little book, and what effect did it have on him? Ans. Revelation 10:8-10. 8. What then was John told he must do? Ans. Revelation 10:11. 9. He was told to measure what? Ans. Revelation 11:1. 10. What was he told not to measure? Ans. Revelation 11:2. 11. What city was to be trodden under foot, and for how long? Ans. Revelation 11:2; Matthew 27:53. 12. What were the "two" witnesses to do and for how long? Ans. Revelation 11:3. 13. Who are the "two witnesses"? Ans. Revelation 11:4. 14. What of those who desire to hurt these witnesses? Ans. Revelation 11:5. 15. The "two witnesses" have power to do what? Ans. Revelation 11:6. 16. When and how were they to be killed? Ans. Revelation 11:7. 17. What would be done with their dead bodies? Ans. Revelation 11:8-10. 18. After three days and a half what would happen to these dead bodies? Ans. Revelation 11:11. 19. Tell of their ascension. Ans. Revelation 11:12-13. 20. How many of the three "woes" were now past? Ans. Revelation 11:14. LESSON 16. THE LAST TRUMPET Read Revelation 11:15-19 1. This lesson deals with the sounding of which of the seven angels? Ans. Revelation 11:15. 2. Give the message proclaimed at this time by the "great voices in heaven." Ans. Revelation 11:15. 3. What was done by the twenty-four elders? Ans. Revelation 11:16. 4. Why did they give thanks to God? Ans. Revelation 11:17. 5. What was to be finished at the sounding of the seventh angel's trumpet? Ans. Revelation 10:7. 6. What was the "mystery" which Paul connected with the sounding of the last trumpet? Ans. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52. 7. Name another event which Paul connected with the sounding of the last trumpet. Ans. 1 Thessalonians 4:16. 8. Give two events which Paul connects with the coming of Christ. Ans. a. Punishment of the wicked (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9). b. Christ glorified in his saints (2 Thessalonians 1:10). 9. What two classes of people are to be raised in the same hour? Ans. John 5:28-29. 10. Name three great events which John connects with the sounding of the seventh trumpet. Ans. a. The dead judged (Revelation 11:18). b. The righteous rewarded (Revelation 11:18). c. The wicked punished ( Revelation 11:18). 11. Whose will the "kingdoms of the world" become after the sounding of the seventh angel? Ans. Revelation 11:15. 12. Who has a kingdom on this earth from Pentecost to the sounding of the last trumpet? Ans. John 18:36; Colossians 1:13; Revelation 1:5-9. 13. Unto whom will the kingdom of Christ be given after the judgment? Ans. 1 Corinthians 15:24-26. 14. After the kingdom has been delivered up to the Father unto whom will Christ be subject? Ans. 1 Corinthians 15:28. 15. How can the kingdom be called both God's and Christ's after Christ has returned it to God the Father? Ans. John 17:10. 16. Give passages which refer to Christ's kingdom as belonging to both the Father and the Son. Ans. (Matthew 6:33; John 18:36) (Matthew 20:21; Matthew 21:43). 17. Give passages which refer to the final reign in heaven as belonging to both God and Christ. Ans. Ephesians 5:5; Revelation 22:1. 18. What was opened in heaven and what was seen? Ans. Revelation 11:19.