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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 4: Revelation 11:7-14

December 4, 2024November 28, 2024 by atozmom, posted in BSF Revelation: The Hope 2024/2025

Summary of Revelation 11:7-14

The 2 witnesses will be killed by the Beast. Their death will be celebrated by those on earth because these witnesses had tormented them. Their bodies will lie out for 3.5 days.

God then raised the witnesses after 3.5 days. They were taken to heaven. An earthquake struck and killed 7,000 people and destroyed 1/10th of the city. The survivors gave glory to God, marking the passage of the 2nd woe.

BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 4: Revelation 11:7-14

9a) The two witnesses will be attacked, overpowered, and killed.

b) God raised them up and took them into heaven.

c) 1/10th of the city was destroyed by an earthquake and 7,000 people were killed. The survivors gave glory to God.

10a)

John 11:25-26: Jesus says anyone who believes in him will have eternal life.

John 14:1-4: Jesus says he is preparing a place for his disciples for when he comes back for them.

1 Corinthians 15:20-28: In Christ, all will be made alive again.

Philippians 3:20-21: Our bodies will be transformed like Christ to be like his glorious body again.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: God will bring with Jesus those who believe in him. The Lord will come down and the dead in Christ will rise again. Those still alive will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air and be with the Lord forever.

1 John 3:2: When Christ appears again, we will be like him.

All of these verses give me comfort to know I’ll be with my loved ones and God forever.

b) This is hard to know who to share the Lord’s word with, so I try to give him credit when I can and witness about our Lord and Savior in the hopes those that need to hear will.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 4: Revelation 11:7-14

Amazing passage! I love the care God has for these witnesses and how He raises them to be with Him once their job is done. So amazing!

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 4: Revelation 11:7-14

The beast is Satan (Revelation 9:11)

Note that the witnesses finish the work God has for them before they are allowed to be killed by Satan. They cannot be touched until God deems their time is up.

You can relate this to your life. You have an assignment from God, and you won’t leave this side of heaven until it is complete.

We all are witnesses testifying about the Lord, and we are only taken when our task given to us by Lord is complete on this earth.

The witnesses are killed in Jerusalem, where Jesus was killed. Jerusalem is referred to as Sodom, Egypt, and the great city (aka Babylon) as a symbol of the evil it has fallen into.

Remember that earthquakes are often used as judgments for sin.

Some Bible scholars see the 2 witnesses as representative of the entire church, but most believe they are actually 2 people. Many speculate as to who these 2 witnesses would be (from Enoch to Elijah), but no one knows.

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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 3: Revelation 11:1-6

December 3, 2024November 28, 2024 by atozmom, posted in BSF Revelation: The Hope 2024/2025

Summary of Revelation 11:1-6

John was given a reed and was told to measure the temple of God and the altar with its worshippers but to exclude the outer court that was given to the Gentiles. God will appoint 2 witnesses who will prophesy for 1,260 days. They will have power to shut up the heavens so it won’t rain and they will have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.

BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 3: Revelation 11:1-6

7) John was told to measure the temple of God and the altar with its worshippers but to exclude the outer court because it was given to the Gentiles.

8a) If anyone tries to harm these two holy witnesses, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. They also have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want. Basically, God has given them power to protect themselves.

b) I am totally willing. Not much holds me back. I would say the only thing holding me back is interacting with others; I just don’t leave the house all that much.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 3: Revelation 11:1-6

The details in Revelation are so clear that it’s hard to see how people don’t believe the Truth of the Bible

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 3: Revelation 11:1-6

This chapter of Revelation has the most interpretations by Bible scholars, so if you are confused, you are not alone!

Temples are measured elsewhere in the Bible Ezekiel 40-43.

The idea of measuring in the Bible conveys ownership and preservation, as well as a future judgment. We see Habakkuk measure the earth (Habakkuk 3:6) as a sign of God’s ownership and dominion over it.

Here, we get the sense that God is in charge, a major theme in Revelation.

Fun Fact: 9 out of 10 times we see the word “Almighty” in the New Testament it is in the Book of Revelation.

Some Bible scholars see the temple of God here as representing the church. Others see it as a physical church as prophesied by Daniel, Jesus, and Paul as the location the Antichrist will come. (Daniel 9:27, 11:31, and 12:11). (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).

The trampling of the holy city (Jerusalem) will be fore 42 months or 1260 days and will most likely take place at the End Times. Daniel 11:26-27 Revelation 12:13-17 and Matthew 24:15-28).

The 2 witnesses (lampstands and oil lamps are symbolic of witnesses) have been given powers by God to protect themselves. This is common in the Bible. 2 Kings 1 (James 5:17-18 ) Moses (Exodus 7-12 )

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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 2: Revelation 10

December 2, 2024November 28, 2024 by atozmom, posted in BSF Revelation: The Hope 2024/2025

Summary of Revelation 10

John saw a vision of an angel coming down from heaven. The angel was holding a little scroll. He shouted and 7 thunders spoke. Then a voice from heaven said, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”

The angel said there won’t be any more delay, but God’s mystery will be accomplished. A voice told John to take the scroll from the angel. The angel told John to eat the scroll. John ate it and it tasted as sweet as honey. Jonh was told to prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.

BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 2: Revelation 10

3a) John saw a vision of an angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. The angel was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”

b) Unsure. Because the time had not come yet for the final judgment is my guess. Some Bible scholars say this is recorded to let man know that there are secrets and mysteries we are just not to know.

4) The angel swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it (aka God), and said, “There will be no more delay!But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”

5a) It’s sweet because the time has finally come, but the outcome for unbelievers is eternal hell. You have mercy, but you also have judgment.

b) John was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.” John must reveal the consequences of not turning to God today.

6) Many things. I have a renewed awe for God’s plan for us. I have a deeper level of comfort and trust in God, knowing He’s got it all. I know what happens is all in God’s hands. I can be more at peace, less fearful, and more appreciative of God’s plan for my life.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 2: Revelation 10

Really great lesson. I love the analogy of eating God’s Word. We must fully take it in and digest it in order to be able to articulate it to others.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 2: Revelation 10

“Then I saw” indicates we’re about to see a new vision from John.

We are on pause until the 7th trumpet sounds in Revelation 11:15. It’s almost as if God takes pauses in His judgment so that man can repent. After all, He wants us!

Many Bible commentators say this angel is Jesus due to the imagery used. However, it could also be the angel Michael due to the description Daniel gives Daniel 12:1 and 12:6-7

A rainbow is a reminder of God’s promise to Noah after the flood. Rainbows also appear through clouds and rain.

There is also debate if this little book is the same as the scroll that only Jesus can open. If this is Jesus, then this would make sense. However, many Bible scholars say this is a completely different book.

Standing on the land and the sea shows dominion over both and that the message is for the entire world.

The 7 thunders relate to God Psalm 29.

A mystery in the Bible must be revealed. However, there are those that know the mysteries. Therefore, we do not know the mystery of God because we have not been told. But, one day, all mysteries will be made plain to us.

Mysteries are purposes of God’s that are revealed.

We are reminded of Ezekiel who was told to eat a scroll Ezekiel 3:1-3.

The idea is to take in the Word of God so that you can then proclaim it.

John must proclaim the message to the world!

Fun Fact: The angel’s oath here is the only oath recorded in the Book of Revelation.

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