The Book of Revelation

Index

Chapter 1

• Introduction and the Blessing.
• John writes his revelation to the seven Churches of Asia, signified by the seven golden candlesticks.
• The coming of Christ.
• His glorious power and majesty.

Chapter 2

• What is commanded to be written to the angels, that is, the ministers of the Churches of Ephesus,
• Smyrna,
• Pergamos,
• Thyatira: and what is commended, or found wanting in them.

Chapter 3

• The angel of the Church of Sardis is reproved,
• exhorted to repent, and threatened if he do not repent.
• The angel of the Church of Philadelphia
• is approved for his dilligence and patience.
• The angel of Laodicea rebuked, for being neither hot nor cold,
• and admonished to be more zealous.
• Christ standeth at the door and knocketh.

Chapter 4

• John seeth the throne of God in heaven
• The four and twenty elders.
• The four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
• The elders lay down their crowns, and worship him that sat on the throne.

Chapter 5

• The book sealed with seven seals:
• which only the Lamb that was slain is worthy to open.
• Therefore the elders praise him, having confessed that he redeemed them with his blood.

Chapter 6

• The opening of the seals in order, and what followed thereupon, containing a prophecy to the end of the world.

Chapter 7

• An angel sealeth the servants of God in their foreheads.
• The number of them that were sealed: of the tribes of Israel a certain number.
• Of all other nations an innumerable multitude, which stand before the throne, clad in white robes, and palms in their hands.
• Their robes were washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Chapter 8

• At the opening of the seventh seal,
• seven angels had seven trumpets given them.
• Another angel putteth incense to the prayers of the saints on the golden altar.
• Four of the seven angels sound their trumpets, and great plagues follow.

Chapter 9

• At the sounding of the fifth angel, a star falleth from heaven, to whom is given the key of the bottomless pit.
• He openeth the pit, and there come forth locusts like scorpions.
• The first woe past.
• The sixth trumpet soundeth.
• Four angels are let loose, that were bound.

Chapter 10

• A mighty strong angel appeareth with a book open in his hand.
• He sweareth by him that liveth for ever, that there shall be no more time.
• John is commanded to take and eat the book.

Chapter 11

• The two witnesses prophesy.
• They have power to shut heaven, that it rain not.
• The beast shall fight against them, and kill them.
• They lie unburied,
• And after three days and a half rise again.
• The second woe is past.
• The seventh trumpet soundeth.

Chapter 12

• A woman clothed with the sun travaileth.
• The great red dragon standeth before her, ready to devour her child.
• When she was delivered she fled into the wilderness.
• Michael and his angels fight with the dragon, and prevail.
• The dragon being cast down into the earth, persecuteth the woman.

Chapter 13

• A beast riseth out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, to whom the dragon giveth his power.
• Another beast cometh up out of the earth:
• causeth an image to be made of the former beast,
• and that men should worship it,
• and receive his mark.

Chapter 14

• The Lamb standing on Mount Sion with his company.
• An angel preacheth the Gospel.
• The fall of Babylon.
• The harvest of the world, and putting in of the sickle.
• The vintage and winepress of the wrath of God.

Chapter 15

• The seven angels with the seven last plagues.
• The song of them that overcome the beast.
• The seven vials full of the wrath of God.

Chapter 16

• The angels pour out their vials full of wrath.
• The plagues that follow thereupon.
• Christ cometh as a thief. Blessed are they that watch.

Chapter 17

• A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden cup in her hand, sitteth upon the beast,
• which is great Babylon, the mother of all abominations.
• The punishment of the whore.
• The interpretation of the seven heads,
• and the ten horns.
• The victory of the Lamb.

Chapter 18

• Babylon is fallen.
• The people of God commanded to depart out of her.
• The kings of the earth,
• with the merchants and mariners, lament over her.
• The saints rejoice for the judgements of God upon her.

Chapter 19

• God is praised in heaven for judging the great whore, and avenging the blood of his saints.
• The marriage of the Lamb.
• The angel will not be worshipped.
• The fowls called to the great slaughter.

Chapter 20

• Satan bound for a thousand years.
• The first resurection: they blessed that have part therein.
• Satan let loose again.
• Gog and Magog.
• The devil cast into the lake of fire and brimstone.
• The last and general resurection.

Chapter 21

• A new heaven and a new earth.
• The heavenly Jerusalem, with a full description thereof.
• She needeth no sun, the glory of God is her light.
• The kings of the earth bring their riches unto her.

Chapter 22

• The river of the water of life.
• The tree of life.
• The light of the city of God is himself.
• The angel will not be worshipped.
• Nothing may be added to the Word of God, nor taken therefrom.