Meeting 1 - 22 July 2026
- Author & Date
- History of Interpretation
- The Biblical background
- Apocalyptic Layering & Genre
- Numbers & Symbols – Part 1
Meeting 2 - 29 July 2026
- Numbers & Symbols – Part 2
- The Millenium – Part 1
- Angels (Who, What, Why, Where)
- The Trinity in Revelation
- The 7 Churches – history or symbol?
- Who is the Morning Star?
Meeting 3 - 5 August 2026
- Why only 7 churches?
- What do angels look like?
- What does it mean to be “in the Spirit”?
- Where do we go when we die?
- In Rev 2-3, why / who / what are –
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- the Nicolaitans
- the Synagogue of Satan
- Jezebel
- Balaam & Balak
- Jews but not
- pillar in the Temple
- hidden Manna
- Key of David
- Bronze feet
Meeting 4 - 12 August 2026
- The Nike Tick
- Who and what are the elders and living creatures in Revelation 4?
- Is God the author of sin and evil?
- How are we affected by the world the flesh and the devil?
- Is apocalyptic style used to avoid Roman censors?
- What are the 7 Spirits before the throne in Rev 1 and Rev 4?
- Who are the 24 Elders and 4 Living Creatures?
- Is the scroll of chapter 5 the Book of Life?
- Why all the throne symbolism?
- What does it mean for God’s people to be reigning on the earth Rev 5?
Meeting 5 - 19 August 2026
- The New Heavens and The New Earth – what will it be like? – Part 1
- What will we know and not know in heaven?
- What’s the significance of Jasper, Ruby and Emerald in Rev 4?
- What is God’s seal on Christians?
- Why is it good that Jesus sent the 4 horses Rev 6?
- How does the 144,000 work?
- If prayer is how we serve God, but he is in control, should we pray for peace?
- Why so specific on the Wheat and Barley in Rev 6
Meeting 6 - 26 August 2026
- The New Heavens and The New Earth – what will it be like? – Part 2
- How our presuppositions and worldly knowledge colours our reading
- How does the war in heaven work in chapter 12?
- If heaven is perfect how can Satan be there?
- Why the “unholy trinity” in Chapter 13?
- How do we know the mark of the beast is not physical?
- Judgement day in chapter 14 – why would God do that and why not before?
- What does not defiled with women mean in chapter 14?
- What’s with the Dragon water in chapter 12?
- Historical bible background to chapter 12
Meeting 7 - 2 September 2026
- Why is time specified if not to be precise? (1260 days, 42 months, 3.5 years)
- Is the Prostitute Rome?
- Why specify the number of heads and crowns and horns in chapter 17 if it’s not a precise line-up with history?
- Is the Scarlet beast of chapter 17 the Sea beast of chapter 13?
- Is the False Prophet of chapter 16 the Land beast of chapter 13?
- How does the structure of Revelation relate to time and history in our world
- Where do the 7 Trumpets of chapters 8-11 fit and what are they all about?
Meeting 8 - 9 September 2026
- Why is Satan’s release for a time before judgment only mentioned in Revelation?
- In chapter 20, whose deeds get read out? How can that be comforting if Christians are included?
- Why is the flesh-eating supper included? 19:17-18
- What is the significance of King of Kings and Lord of Lords being written on Jesus’ thigh? 19:16
- What ‘s the difference between the dead in the sea and death and Hades? 20:13
- How are death and Hades different?
- If there’s torment for the devil, beast and prophet in the lake of fire 20:10, why the 2nd death 20:14?
- What is and why is there a first and second death, and first and second resurrection?
- Where the chpt 15-16 “7 bowls” fit and what they teach
- The 1000 years Millennium in in chapter 20 - Part 2
Meeting 9 - 23 September 2026
- What’s with the word “let” in Rev 22:11 – how does this work and why leave people as they are?
- Why are dogs not allowed in the city in Rev 22:15, what’s wrong with dogs?
- From Rev 22:17, does wishing you will be in heaven get people into heaven?
- What will the new creation be like? What continuity / discontinuity with what we live in now? Renewal? Renovation? Replacement? Ex-nihilo? How does this interact with 2 Peter 3:10 and the destruction mentioned in Rev 6:12-14?