DISCUSSION
Answer the following questions after you have finished the lecture. They will help you identify and summarize the
major points.
• Which of the four approaches to the book of Revelation is most familiar to you? Which of them seems most
strange?
If you are in a group, have the members discuss their familiarity with the different views on Revelation. Which views
are represented in your group? Has anyone’s approach to Revelation changed over time?
• Does everyone agree on a basic structure or outline for the book of Revelation? Do you think this is helpful or
harmful? Explain your answer.
If you are in a group, have the members each take a few minutes to sketch out a brief outline of Revelation 1:1–3.
Compare them. What do they have in common, and how are they different?
• The book of Revelation is the revelation of Jesus Christ—that is, its intent is to make Jesus known to its readers.
How has Jesus used Scripture to reveal Himself to you?
If you are in a group, have some members share specific Bible verses or passages that have shown Christ to them
in new or meaningful ways.
Answer the following questions after you have finished the lecture. They will help you identify and summarize the
major points.
• Which of the four approaches to the book of Revelation is most familiar to you? Which of them seems most
strange?
If you are in a group, have the members discuss their familiarity with the different views on Revelation. Which views
are represented in your group? Has anyone’s approach to Revelation changed over time?
• Does everyone agree on a basic structure or outline for the book of Revelation? Do you think this is helpful or
harmful? Explain your answer.
If you are in a group, have the members each take a few minutes to sketch out a brief outline of Revelation 1:1–3.
Compare them. What do they have in common, and how are they different?
• The book of Revelation is the revelation of Jesus Christ—that is, its intent is to make Jesus known to its readers.
How has Jesus used Scripture to reveal Himself to you?
If you are in a group, have some members share specific Bible verses or passages that have shown Christ to them
in new or meaningful ways.