Sunday School Lesson

1. Revelation 21-22
The Final Act
“Behold, I make all things new.” Rev. 21:5
August 30, 2015
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

2. What’s the number one thing?
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3. 1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV
31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or
whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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4. August Memory Verse:
James 1:12 NIV
12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial
because, having stood the test, that person will
receive the crown of life that the Lord has
promised to those who love him.

5. Lessons in September, October &
November
Genesis

6. References
• Revelation: A Complete Commentary by
William R. Newell, Word Bible Publishers,
1935.
• Revelation: by Dr. Chuck Missler, a YouTube
Video
• The MacArthur Study Bible NKJV, Nelson
Bibles, 1997

7. The Challenge of Our
Revelation Study
• Limited time (7 lessons)
• Focus on Jesus as Savior and not “End Times”
• Goals
– To stimulate you for a small group study
– Provide a framework for study
– Provide a general timeline of events
• Pre-Tribulation focus (Rapture before Tribulation)
• We do not all agree on this approach

8. Pre-Tribulation Timeline

9. Outline of Revelation
(Rev. 1:19)
1. The Things which You Have Seen (Past)
– Revelation 1
2. The Things which Are (Present)
– Revelation 2-3
3. The Things Which Will Take Place After This
(Future)
– Revelation 4-22

10. The Study Lessons in Revelation
1. Jesus’ Revelation: Rev. 1
2. The Letters to the 7 Churches: Rev. 2-3
3. The Throne Room of Heaven: Rev. 4
4. Worthy is the Lamb: Rev. 5
5. Redeeming Judgment: Rev. 9
6. Jesus Defeats Satan: Rev. 12
7. All Things Made New: Rev. 21-22

11. Introduction to Revelation 21-22
• Tribulation followed by Millennial Reign (1,000
Years)
• Satan released from “bottomless pit” after
1,000 years for final battle
• Fire from heaven devours Satan and they are
cast into the lake of fire and brimstone
• The Great White Throne Judgment Occurs

12. Pre-Tribulation Timeline

13. Summary of Great White Throne
Judgment in Rev. 20:11-15
• All unsaved dead are standing before God
• Books are opened along with the Book of Life
• The dead are judged by the things written in
the books according to their works
• Death and Hades are cast into the lake of fire
• Anyone whose name was not written in the
Book of Life is cast into the lake of fire

14. Descriptions of Heaven
• Symbolism (allegory)
• Literal interpretation
• Use of simile (figure of speech in which two
unlike things are explicitly compared) using
“like” or “as”
• Example: Beulah Land
– Isaiah 62:4
– Pilgrim’s Progress

15. Revelation 21:1-2
1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for
the first heaven and the first earth had passed
away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I,
John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming
down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband.

16. Revelation 21:3-4
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying,
"Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men,
and He will dwell with them, and they shall be
His people. God Himself will be with them and
be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every
tear from their eyes; there shall be no more
death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no
more pain, for the former things have passed
away."

17. A New Heaven and A New Earth
• Old heaven and old earth (old order of things)
have been completely destroyed
• Both had to be destroyed because of sin
– Satan as an angel in heaven challenged the
Creator
– Man fell to the temptations of Satan on earth

18. Old Testament References to the
New Heaven and New Earth
Isaiah 65:17
17 "For behold, I create new heavens and a new
earth;
And the former shall not be remembered or
come to mind.
Isaiah 66:22
22 "For as the new heavens and the new earth
Which I will make shall remain before Me,"
says the Lord,
"So shall your descendants and your name
remain.

19. New Testament References to the
New Heaven and New Earth
2 Peter 3:10
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in
the night, in which the heavens will pass away
with a great noise, and the elements will melt with
fervent heat; both the earth and the works that
are in it will be burned up.
2 Peter 3:13
13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look
for new heavens and a new earth in which
righteousness dwells.

20. Reasons for the
New Heaven & New Earth
• Man was created to have a personal relationship
with God
– Enjoy each other
• The dwelling place for this relationship has to be
“perfect”
– No tears
– No death
– No pain
– No temptations
– No imperfections

21. Revelation 21:5
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I
make all things new." And He said to me,
"Write, for these words are true and faithful."

22. Revelation 21:6-7
6 And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha
and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I
will give of the fountain of the water of life
freely to him who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes
shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and
he shall be My son.

23. What do overcomers inherit?
• “all things”.
• Believers (overcomers) inherit the fullness of the
new creation
Romans 8:16-17
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit
that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then
heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if
indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be
glorified together.

24. Who are the “Overcomers?”
• Greek is “nikao” – One who conquers or has
victory
• All God’s true children
1 John 5:4-5
4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world.
This is the victory that has overcome the world,
even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the
world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the
Son of God.

25. Revelation 21:8
8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable,
murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,
idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in
the lake which burns with fire and brimstone,
which is the second death.”
– Some lifestyle traits of the unbelievers
– Second death is not physical (1st death) but
spiritual and final in eternal hell

26. Summary of Revelation 21: 9-21
The New Jerusalem description
• The New Jerusalem is described as a literal
city with materials, dimensions, etc…
• It descends from God out of heaven
• It will be the home of the Church
• It will be vast in size – a cube of 1,500 miles
• It will be lighted by the presence and
effulgence (extreme brightness)of God

27. 9 Then one of the seven angels who had the
seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues
came to me and talked with me, saying, "Come,
I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife."
10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a
great and high mountain, and showed me the
great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out
of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God.
Revelation 21:9-11

28. The New Jerusalem
• The New Jerusalem takes on the
characteristics of its inhabitants, the
redeemed
• It is described as the bride, the Lamb’s wife
• The Church in the new creation and new order
now includes all the redeemed (OT Saints and
believers in Christ)

29. Description of New Jerusalem
(Revelation 21:11-21 Summary)
• Light was like a jasper stone – diamond
• 12 Pearl Gates– names of 12 Tribes of Israel
• 12 Foundations – names of 12 apostles
• Foundations of walls adorned with 12 stones
that represent the breastplate of the High
Priest and the 12 Tribes
• Shape of a 1,500 mile cube
• Streets of gold, like transparent glass

30. Stones in Breastplate of High Priest

31. Picture of New Jerusalem

32. Picture of New Jerusalem

33. Revelation 21:22-24
22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God
Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The
city had no need of the sun or of the moon to
shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it.
The Lamb is its light. 24 And the nations of those
who are saved shall walk in its light, and the
kings of the earth bring their glory and honor
into it.

34. Revelation 21:25-27
25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there
shall be no night there). 26 And they shall bring
the glory and the honor of the nations into it. 27
But there shall by no means enter it anything
that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie,
but only those who are written in the Lamb's
Book of Life.

35. Why no Temple in New Jerusalem?
• There is a Temple (heavenly throne) during
the Millennium, but not in eternity
• In New Jerusalem the glory of God and the
Lamb is present and is the Temple
• The presence of God fills the entire new
heavens and the new earth
• Going to eternity will be entering the limitless
presence of the Lord.

36. Revelation 22:1-2
1 And he showed me a pure river of water of
life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the
throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle
of its street, and on either side of the river, was
the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each
tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves
of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

37. The Tree of Life in Garden of Eden
Genesis 2:8-9
8 The Lord God planted a garden eastward in
Eden, and there He put the man whom He had
formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God
made every tree grow that is pleasant to the
sight and good for food. The tree of life was
also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil.

38. The Tree of Life
• Tree of Life
– Symbol of God’s provision of immortality in the
Garden
– Reminder to Adam & Eve that immortality was the
consequence of obedience
• Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
– As long as they did not eat of the Tree of
Knowledge of Good & Evil, they had access to the
Tree of Life

39. Quote by Londyn Spivey
“One tree caused us to fall from grace, while a
second tree made into a cross redeemed us by
grace.”

40. Revelation 22:3-5
3 And there shall be no more curse, but the
throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it,
and His servants shall serve Him. 4 They shall
see His face, and His name shall be on their
foreheads. 5 There shall be no night there: They
need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord
God gives them light. And they shall reign
forever and ever.

41. Seeing the face of God & the Lamb
I Corinthians 13:12-13
12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face
to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know
just as I also am known.
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but
the greatest of these is love.
– We are the reflection of His glory on earth
– Faith and hope are fulfilled in eternity, but love will
continue

42. What should we see in the mirror?
• We should see a sinner saved by grace who
reflects God’s glory imperfectly
• In eternity, we will reflect God’s glory perfectly
so that we can look into His face as He looks
into our faces.

43. “That Will Be Glory For Me”
by Charles H. Gabriel
When all my labors and trials are o'er,
And I am safe on that beautiful shore,
Just to be near the dear Lord I adore
Will through the ages be glory for me.
O that will be glory for me,
When by His grace I shall look on His face.
That will be glory, be glory for me!

44. Eternity
The last invitation in the Bible:
Revelation 22:17
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And
let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him
who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him
take the water of life freely.

45. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
John 3:16 NKJV
16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have everlasting life.”
John 14:6 NKJV
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through
Me.”

46. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 3:23 NKJV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a NKJV
23a For the wages of sin is death,
• Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
• Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death,
died in this life to pay the penalty for our sins.
• The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the second
death explained in Revelation 21:8.

47. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Revelation 21:8 NKJV
8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable,
murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters,
and all liars shall have their part in the lake which
burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second
death.”
Romans 5:8 NKJV
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

48. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 6:23b NKJV
23b but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Revelation 21:7 NKJV
7 “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will
be his God and he shall be My son.”
• Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how to accept
Jesus as our Savior.

49. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 10:9-10 NKJV
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him
from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the
heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:13 NKJV
13 For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall
be saved.”

50. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
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