Learn the Revelation

In this chapter, as the signs in heaven continue, John sees the Antichrist and the False Prophet arise from the earth in the form of two hideous beasts that together strive in unison to accomplish the will of Satan.

v.1 “Then he stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.”

This image is a continuation from the last chapter, therefore, it’s Satan whom John sees standing on the sand of the sea, and as we’ll discover, the Antichrist who is the beast emerging from the sea. Moreover, both idioms “sand” and “sea” are

1. True or False. The “woman” signified to John as “being with child” and “in labor and pain to give birth” was an image of Mary, our Lord’s earthly mother. (vs. 1-2)

2. Which best explains why Satan hated the “woman,” and sought to devour her “child” as soon as it was born? (v.4)

• a. He understood that the “seed” of the woman would destroy him
• b. He understood the “woman” to mean the nation Israel
• c. He understood that her “child” would be Jesus Christ
• d. All of the above.

3. True or False. When Satan failed to prevent the birth of Christ, he inspired the crucifixion of Christ. But in so doing unwittingly

Satan’s age-long conflict with God and His nation Israel are the focus of this chapter. And with the use of highly graphic word pictures and symbols it reveals the reason for Satan’s disdain for the Jews and the motive behind his savage attempt to utterly destroy them during the second half of Tribulation.

v.1-2 “Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and pain to give birth.”

The “sun” the “moon” and the “garland of twelve stars” clothing this woman are all interpreted elsewhere in Scripture

1. Which might best explain the purpose for John’s measurement of the millennial temple? (vs. 1-2)

• a. To determine its size
• b. To mark it as unclean
• c. To determine how many were attending
• d. To signify a “preparation” and “sanctification”

2. Which of the following was John strictly prohibited from measuring? (vs. 1-2)

• a. The inner court
• b. The altar
• c. The outer court
• d. The Jews themselves

3. Complete this statement. “And I will give power to My __________________.” How long is their ministry? (vs. 3-4)

• a. One thousand two hundred and sixty days
• b. Three and a half years
• c. The entire

1. Complete this statement. It was _____________ whom John saw coming down from heaven with a little book ___________ in His hand. (vs. 1-4)

2. Which best explains why Jesus—after He has opened the little book—sets foot on earth, and then roars like a lion? (vs. 1-4)

• a. Because it was His Second Coming
• b. Because He wanted to encourage the believers alive on earth
• c. Because He meant to serve Sovereign notice to heaven and hell that He had taken back the earth
• d. None of the above

3. What might explain why Jesus cried out with a loud voice? (vs. 1-4)

• a. Because He was angry
• b. To alert Israel that He was about to return
• c. To give Satan notice that his claim to this