We deem it best to press on to the end of the Book before taking up some of the more difficult points passed over. These we can take up by way of review. In the meantime let us have any further questions or difficulties encountered by any in the study of Revelation that our review may be as helpful as possible.

      1. Of what does this chapter treat?

      2. What terrible sins are charged to Babylon?

      3. Notice such terms as merchants, merchandise, trade, shipmasters, riches, etc.

      4. Who lament over Babylon's fall? Why?

      5. Who rejoices? Why?

      6. What is the call to God's people? Why?

      7. How complete is the destruction?

      8. Compare Chapter 16:19 and 17:16-18 with Chapter 18.

      9. Do you see Babylon in two aspects--religious and commercial? The destruction of which comes first? At whose hands? Why?

      1. How many Hallelujahs in this chapter? By whom. What is the occasion of each?

      2. What then takes place? Who is the bride? What is her adornment?

      3, What next is seen? Describe the appearance of the "King of Kings." Who come with Him? Has the earth hitherto recognized Him as "King of Kings"? Will He be so recognized henceforth? See, also, I Tim., 6:4-15; II Thes., 1:7-10 and Jude 14. Here is the time when "every eye shall see Him."

      4. What invitation next goes forth? What is the doom of the beast? Of the false prophet? Of the armies?

      5. What name is given this battle in Chapter 16:14-16? By whose spirits was this battle brought on? [11]

      6. Note that here is fulfilled the words of Rev. 17:11, of Paul's prophecy, II Thes. 2:8, of Daniel's words 7:11, 26, 27 and 2:35.

      At the point now reached the reader should appreciate the distinction between the Lord's descent to the clouds when and where the saints resurrected and changed meet Him and His coming revealed with His saints as in ch. xix.

      1. How does Armageddon affect Satan?

      2. By whom is Satan bound? Where is he cast? For how long?

      3. What next does John see? Who sit upon the thrones? What is the length of the dispensation of their reign with Christ? To whom will the kingdom then be delivered? (See, I Cor. 15:24.)

      4. When is the man of sin (the beast) to be destroyed? (See II Thes. 2:8.) When will be the resurrection of them that are Christ's? (See I Cor. 15:23; I Thes. 4:13-17.) Is it before or after their resurrection that John sees them reigning with Christ? Then, is the thousand years' (millennium) reign before or after the coming of Jesus?

      5. When do the rest of the dead live again?

      6. Is the great white throne judgment before or after the millennium?

      1. Where is Satan during the millennium? What are the resurrected saints doing while he is bound? What is the condition of the nations? Where are "the rest of the dead?"

      2. Note the glorious millennial conditions as described in Isa. 2:1-5; 11:9; 35:1-11; 65:17-25; Joel 3:17-21; Rev. 11:15, and other passages.

      3. What does Satan do when he is loosed? When is he loosed? What is his doom?

      4. Who are already in the lake of fire when Satan is doomed? How long have they been there?

      5. When is the beast (the man of sin) to be destroyed? (II Thes. 2:8.) Then is the period of Satan's imprisonment, [12] before or after the coming of Jesus? Is Jesus' coming before or after the millennium?

      6. Does the great white throne judgment affect these raised at Christ's coming? What is said of them in I Thes. 4:17? In Rev. 20:6?

      7. What is the doom of the wicked dead when they are raised? Also of death and Hades? What does Paul say of death in I Cor. 15:26?

      8. What change then takes place in the kingdom? (I Cor. 15:24.) How long is the kingdom to last? (Dan. 2:44; Rev. 22:5.)

      1. What is the second death? Is there any resurrection from it?

      2. Who will escape the second death? Should not everyone, therefore, strive to have part in the first resurrection? Observe how Paul was striving to attain unto the resurrection from the dead (Phil. 3:11) and how the faithful of old desired the "better resurrection." (Heb. 11:35.)

      3. When will be the resurrection of the just? See such passages as John 14:3; I Cor. 15:23; Phil. 3:20-21; I Thes. 4:16-17; I John 3:2, et al. Observe that the first resurrection began with Jesus' resurrection. "Christ the first fruits; they that are Christ's at His coming."

      4. Note, again, what John says about "the rest of the dead" living again. What are those of the first resurrection doing the thousand years during which "the rest of the dead lived not again?"

      5. Note the following passages on the matter of the saints' reigning: II Tim. 2:12; Rev. 3:21; I Cor. 6:2; Rev. 22:5; Dan. 7:27.

      6. Study the parable of the pounds (Luke 19) in this connection.

["Studies in Revelation." Word and Work 8 (August 1915): 11-13.]

      The electronic version of Stanford Chambers' "Studies in Revelation" has been produced from microfilm of Word and Work for 1915.

      Pagination in the electronic version has been represented by placing the page number in brackets following the last complete word on the printed page. Inconsistencies in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and typography have been retained; however, corrections have been offered for misspellings and other accidental corruptions. Emendations are as follows:

            Printed Text [ Electronic Text
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 p. 11:     LESSON XXIX. [ LESSON XXVII.
            LESSON XXX. [ LESSON XXVIII.
 p. 12:     LESSON XXXI. [ LESSON XXIX.
            (millenium) [ (millennium)
            after the millenium? [ after the millennium?
            that are Christs? [ that are Christ's?
            LESSON XXXII. [ LESSON XXX.
            during the millenium? [ during the millennium?
            the glorious millenial [ the glorious millennial
 p. 13:     after the millenium? [ after the millennium?
            LESSON XXXIII. [ LESSON XXXI.
            (Phil. 2:11) [ (Phil. 3:11)
 

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA

Created 18 February 2002.
Updated 28 June 2003.