Revelation Parallel Passages – The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of seven parallel passages in the Bible book of Revelation once it is understood that the Millennium is a symbolic reference to the entire church age. The three main time periods are 1) the church age, 2) the Great Tribulation and 3) the Last Day. These passage can be determined by identifying 7 distinct passages in Revelation that describe the Last Day. Please click on the video below or read on below the video icon for summary charts of the revelation parallel passages.
Click to view videoRevelation Parallel Passages – The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of seven parallel passages in the Bible book of Revelation once it is understood that the Millennium is a symbolic reference to the entire church age. The three main time periods are 1) the church age, 2) the Great Tribulation and 3) the Last Day. These passage can be determined by identifying 7 distinct passages in Revelation that describe the Last Day. Please click on the video below or read on below the video icon for summary charts of the revelation parallel passages.
Summary Chart of 7 Views of the Church Age, Great Tribulation and the Last Day
Rev 1-5: Symbols of Jesus Christ, 7 Churches and Heaven
Rev 6-20: The Church Age, the Great Tribulation and the Last Day
View #1 – First 6 Seals, the 144,000 and the Great Multitude
View #2 – 7th Seal, First 6 Trumpets and the 7 Thunders
View #3 – The Temple, 2 Witnesses and the 7th Trumpet
View #4 – The Woman, Child and the Satanic Trinity
View #5 – Song of Moses / Lamb, Seven Bowls of Wrath
View #6 – Babylon the Harlot, Scarlet Beast and the Marriage Supper
View #7 – The Millennium, Loosing of Satan and Lake of Fire
Rev 21-22: The New Heavens, New Earth and New Jerusalem
Summary Chart of 7 Views of the Church Age, Great Tribulation and the Last Day
Rev 1-5: Symbols of Jesus Christ, 7 Churches and Heaven
1:1-3 | Prologue |
1:4-8 | Address to the 7 Churches |
1:9-20 | Vision of Jesus Christ |
2:1-3:22 | Messages to the 7 Churches |
4:1-11 | The Throne Room of Heaven |
5:1-14 | The Scroll and the Lamb |
Rev 6-20: The Church Age, the Great Tribulation and the Last Day
View #1 – First 6 Seals, the 144,000 and the Great Multitude
Event | Verses | Short Title | Description |
Church Age | 6:1-2 | 1st Seal | White Horse – Rider w/ bow conquering |
Church Age | 6:3-4 | 2nd Seal | Red Horse – remove peace, kill, great sword |
Church Age | 6:5-6 | 3rd Seal | Black Horse – pair of balances – wheat and barley, do not harm oil or wine |
Church Age | 7:1-8 | Sealing of 144,000 | Do not hurt (i.e., prior to Great Tribulation) the earth sea or trees – seal 12,000 from 12 tribes |
Great Tribulation | 6:7-8 | 4th Seal | Pale Horse – Death and Hell, power over the fourth part of earth – kill w/ sword, hunger, death and beasts |
Great Tribulation | 6:9-11 | 5th Seal | Souls under altar slain for Word of God, testimony, cried for judgment, white robes, rest for a ‘little season’ |
Great Tribulation | 7:9-17 | Great Multitude | They who have come out of the Great Tribulation and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb |
The Last Day | 6:12-17 | 6th Seal | Great earthquake, sun black, moon as blood, stars fell, heaven departed as a scroll, every mountain and isle moved, all people call for rocks to fall to hide from the wrath of God |
View #2 – 7th Seal, First 6 Trumpets and the 7 Thunders
- 8:1 – The 7th seal open, ½ hour of silence
- 8:2 – 7 angels with 7 trumpets
- 8:3-5 – another angel at the altar with the prayer of the saints, cast his censer to the earth
- 8:6 – 7 angels prepared to sound
Event | Verses | Short Title | Description |
Church Age | 8:7 | 1st trumpet | Hail, fire mixed with blood – 1/3 of trees, burnt, all green grass burnt |
Church Age | 8:8-9 | 2nd trumpet | Great mountain burning with fire cast into sea – 1/3 of the sea became as blood, 1/3 creatures dies, 1/3 ships destroyed |
Church Age | 8:10-11 | 3rd trumpet | Great star from heaven , burning as a lamp – 1/3 of rivers and fountains of water, Wormwood, 1/3 of waters became bitter, men died |
Church Age | 8:12 | 4th trumpet | 1/3 sun, 1/3 moon, 1/3 stars darkened – 1/3 day and night darkened |
Great Tribulation | 8:13 | Woe, woe, woe | Woe to earth’s inhabitants for the sound of the last 3 trumpets |
Great Tribulation | 9:1-12 | 5th trumpet, 1st woe | Bottomless pit opened, smoke clouded air, sun and air darkened, locusts with tails as scorpion, hurt only people which have not the seal of God in foreheads, torment them for 5 months, locusts as horses for battle, crowns of god, hair as women, teeth as lions, breastplates iron, wings as chariots in battle, king is angel Abaddon, Apollyon |
Great Tribulation | 9:13-21 | 6th trumpet, 2nd woe | Angels bound at Euphrates loosed, prepared to slay 1/3 of men, 2 myriad, myriad of horsemen with breastplates, heads of horses like lions, out of mouths fire and brimstone, tails like serpents, power of mouth, rest of men did not repent of their sins |
Last Day | 10:1-11 | Mighty Angel and 7 Thunders | Mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, rainbow on His head, face like sun, feet as pillars of fire with little open book – loud voice as a lion – 7 thunders not to be written by John. Little book eaten by John, in mouth, bitter in stomach |
View #3 – The Temple, 2 Witnesses and the 7th Trumpet
Event | Verses | Short Title | Description |
Church Age | 11:1-2a | The temple and court (42 months) | Measuring the temple of God and the altar |
Church Age | 11:3-6 | 2 Witnesses (1260 days) | 2 witnesses – prophecy for 1260 days in sackcloth. These are 2 olive trees, 2 candlesticks. If hurt, fire out of mouth, devours enemies, power to shut heaven, water to blood, smite earth with plagues. |
Great Tribulation | 11:2b,7-11a | 2 Witnesses dead for 3 ½ days (42 months) | Jerusalem trodden down for 42 months. When 2 witnesses’ testimony finished, beast shall make war and kill them Dead bodies in great city, called Sodom and Egypt, where Lord was crucified (Jerusalem). People on earth rejoice – see bodies 3 ½ days |
Last Day | 11:11b-14 | 2 witnesses ascended to heaven | After 3 ½ days, then spirit of life entered and they were raised and told to come up, ascended to heaven in a cloud. Same hour, great earthquake – 7000 men slain, remnant were afraid and gave glory to God. |
Last Day | 11:15-19 | 7th trumpet | Great voices in heavens – kingdoms of earth now belong to Christ, rejoicing of the 24 elders, God’s wrath has come, reward unto prophets and saints and all that feat His name, destroy them that destroy the earth, temple of God seen, ark of His testament, voice, thundering, earthquake and great hail. |
View #4 – The Woman, Child and the Satanic Trinity
Event | Verses | Short Title | Description |
Church Age | 12:1, 5-6 | The woman with Child | Woman clothed with the sun, moon under her feet, crown 12 stars, with child, Woman had a man child, rule nations, caught up to God, woman fled into wilderness for 1260 days |
Church Age | 12:3-4 | The Dragon | Great red dragon with 7 heads and 10 horns, drew 1/3 of stars to earth ready to devour child. |
Church Age | 12:7-12 | War in heaven, Satan cast down | War in heaven – Michael versus Dragon, dragon (serpent, devil, Satan) cat out to earth with his angels. Accuser of brethren cast down. Kingdom of Christ, rejoice heavens. Devil came down with great wrath, short time. |
Church Age | 12:13-17 | Dragon persecutes woman who fled into wilderness | Dragon persecutes woman, woman fled into wilderness, place to be nourished for 3 ½ times from the face of the serpent. Serpent cast out of his mouth, water as a flood, to carry away the woman, but the earth swallowed the flood out of his mouth. Dragon wrathful and made war with the remnant, seed of the woman. |
Great Tribulation | 13:1-4 | Beast out of the Sea | Beast 7 heads and 10 horns, one head wounded, but healed, all world wondered and worshipped the dragon and the beast, who can make war with the beast |
Great Tribulation | 13:5-10 | The Actions of the Beast | Mouth speaking great things and blasphemy and power for 42 months. Blasphemed God, His name, his tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven. Made war with the saints and power over all tribes, tongues and nations. All unsaved will worship him. Led into captivity. |
Great Tribulation | 13:11 | The Second Beast | 2 horns like a lamb, spoke like a dragon |
Great Tribulation | 13:12-18 | Second Beast’s actions | Power and authority, causes earth to worship first beast, does great wonders, fire come down from heaven, deceive them on earth. Causes people to make an image to the beast, give life to the image of the beast so it should speak and cause those who did not worship to be killed. Receive mark in right hand or forehead, no one can buy or sell without mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name. Count the number – 666. |
The Last Day | 14:1-5 | 144,000 with the Lamb on Mt. Zion | 144,000 with Lamb on Mt. Zion, voice of great thunder, harpers, sung a new son before throne, 4 beasts and elders. |
The Last Day | 14:6-7 | Message of 1st angel | Angel with Gospel announcing the hour of judgment has come |
The Last Day | 14:8 | Message of 2nd angel | Babylon is fallen, fallen because she made nations drink the wine of the wrath of her fornication |
The Last Day | 14:9-13 | Message of the 3rd angel | Those who worship beast, image and receive his make in forehead or hand shall drink wine of wrath of God, smoke of torment ascends forever, patience of saints, keep commandments and faith of Jesus. Blessed are they who die in the name of the Lord (martyrs) |
The Last Day | 14:14-20 | Son of man on cloud, 3 angels and 2 sickles | Harvest of the earth by the Son of Man, grapes of the earth are fully ripe, gathered vine of the earth and cast into great winepress of the wrath of God, blood came to horses bridles 1600 furlongs |
View #5 – Song of Moses / Lamb, Seven Bowls of Wrath
Event | Verses | Short Title | Description |
The Last Day | 15:1, 5-8 | Announcement of the 7 angels and 7 last plagues | 7 angels in pure white linen, one of the four beasts gives them the 7 bowls, full of wrath of God, no man able to enter temple until 7 plagues fulfilled |
The Last Day | 15:2-4 | Song of Moses / Lamb | Those who were victorious over the beast sing the Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb on the Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire |
The Last Day | 16:1-2 | 1st Bowl – Earth | Earth – Noisome and grievous sore on men which had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image |
The Last Day | 16:3 | 2nd Bowl – Sea | Sea – became as blood of a dead man, every living soul in the sea died |
The Last Day | 16:4-7 | 3rd Bowl – Waters | Rivers / fountains – became like blood, Lord is righteous judge, they have shed blood of saints and prophets, true judgment. Angel of water and another angel. |
The Last Day | 16:8-9 | 4th Bowl – Sun | Sun – scorch men with fire, great heat, men blasphemed and did not repent |
The Last Day | 16:10-11 | 5th Bowl – Seat of Beast | Seat of the Beast – kingdom full of darkness, gnawed tongues for pain, blasphemed and did not repent |
The Last Day | 16:12-16 | 6th Bowl – Euphrates / Armageddon | Great river Euphrates – water dried up, way of kings of the east prepared. 3 frogs out of mouth of dragon, beast and false prophet – spirits of devils, working miracles, go forth unto kings and whole world to gather for battle of the great Day of God almighty into Armageddon (Hebrew). Jesus comes as a thief. |
The Last Day | 16:17-21 | 7th Bowl – Air | Voices, thunders, lightning, great earthquake: great city divided into three parts, cities of the nations fell, great Babylon received cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath, every island fled, mountain not found, fell on men great hail, weight of a talent men blasphemed God |
View #6 – Babylon the Harlot, Scarlet Beast and the Marriage Supper
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Great Tribulation | 17:1-18:19 | Babylon’s Description | · Great whore (17:1)
· Woman (17:3,7) · Clothed in fine linen (18:16) · Arrayed in purple, scarlet, decked with gold, precious stones, pearls, having a gold cup in her handful of abominations and filthiness of her fornication (17:4, 18:16) · On forehead name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great (17:5,7) · Mother of harlots and abominations of the earth (17:5) · Great city that reigns over the kings of the earth (17:18, 18:16, 18:18-19, 18:21) · …sits as a queen and am no widow (18:7) · Mighty city (18:10) · Great riches (costliness) – (18:17, 19) |
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Great Tribulation | 17:4-18:22 | Babylon’s Inhabitants | · Decked with gold, precious stones and pearls (17:4)
· Habitation of devils and the hold of every foul spirit and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird (18:2) · Come out of her my people (18:4) · Harpers, musicians, pipers, trumpeters, craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, workers at millstone (18:22) |
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Great Tribulation | 17:1-15 | Babylon’s Location | · Sits on many waters which are peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues (17:1, 15)
· Wilderness (17:3) · Sits on a scarlet-colored beast , full of names of blasphemy, 7 heads and 10 horns (17:3, 7) · The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits (Rev 17:9) |
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Great Tribulation | 17:8-11 | Scarlet-colored beast | · Was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition – was, and is not, and yet is. (17:8, 11)
· The beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth [head], and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. (17:11) |
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Great Tribulation | 17:9-11 | 7 Heads | · The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits (Rev 17:9)
· And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. (17:10) · The beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth [head], and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. (17:11) |
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Great Tribulation | 17:12-17 | 10 horns | · The ten horns are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. (17:12)
· These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. (17:13) · Hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. (17:16) · For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. (17:17) |
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Great Tribulation | 17:2-19:2 | Babylon’s Actions | · Kings of earth committed fornication (17:2, 18:9)
· Kings of earth lived deliciously with her (18:9) · Inhabitants of earth drunk with wine of her fornication (17:20 · All nations drunk wine of the wrath of her fornication (18:3) · Drunk with the blood of the saints and with martyrs of Jesus (17:6) · Merchants of the earth rich through abundance of her delicacies (18:3) · Sins and iniquity (18:4-5) · Glorified herself, lived deliciously (18:7) · Merchants – for no man buys their merchandise any more (18:11) · Shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea – were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness (18:17, 19) · Harpers, musicians, pipers, trumpeters, craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, workers at millstone (18:22) · Light of a candle, voice of the bridegroom and of the bride for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. (18:23) · And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. (18:24) · Corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. (19:2) |
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Great Tribulation | 18:11-19 | Babylon’s Merchandise | · Merchants of – for no man buys their merchandise any more (18:11, 15)
· The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, and cinnamon, and odors, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. (Rev 18:12-13) · Great riches – shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea (18:17) · Great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness (18:19) |
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Great Tribulation | 17:16-17 | 10 Horns hate Babylon | · Hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. (17:16)
· For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. (17:17) · |
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Last Day | 17:14, 18:2-6,:20-23, 19:2-3 | Final Judgment of Babylon | · Make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (17:14)
· Babylon the Great is fallen, is fallen (Rev 18:2) · …that you be not partakers of her sins that you receive not of her plagues (18:4) · God has remembered her iniquities (18:5) · Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. (18:6) · … so much torment and sorrow give her…I…shall see no sorrow (18:7) · …her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her. (18:8) · And the kings of the earth… shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. (Rev 18:9-10) · And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buys their merchandise any more (18:11) · The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing (18:15) · For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off (18:17) · And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! (18:18) · And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. (18:19) · Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. (18:20) · And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. (Rev 18:21) · And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee (Rev 18:22) · And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee… (Rev 18:23) · …for He hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand… And her smoke rose up for ever and ever (19:2-3) |
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Last Day | 19:1-5 | Praise of God for Judgment on Babylon | · Great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. (19:1-5) | |||
Last Day | 19:6-10 | Announcement of the Marriage | And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (19:6-10) | |||
The Last Day | 19:11-16 | Description of the Rider on the White Horse | And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (19:11-16) | |||
Last Day | 19:17-21 | The Supper, the Battle and the Judgment of the Beast and the False Prophet | And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. (19:11-21) | |||
View #7 – The Millennium, Loosing of Satan and Lake of Fire
Event | Verses | Short Title | Description |
Church Age | 20:1-6 | The Millennium | · Dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, – bound with key and chain a thousand years in the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled. (20:1-3a)
· And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (20:4) · But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. (20:5-6) |
Great Tribulation | 20:7-9a | Loosing of Satan | · … and after that he must be loosed a little season (20:3b)
· And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city… (20:7-9a) |
The Last Day | 20:9b-10 | Devil Cast into Lake of Fire | · …and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (20:9b-10) |
The Last Day | 20:11-15 | Great White Throne Judgment | · And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (20:11-15) |
Rev 21-22: The New Heavens, New Earth and New Jerusalem
21:1-8 | The New Heavens and New Earth |
21:9-27 | Heavenly Jerusalem |
22:1-5 | The River of Life |
22:6-21 | Jesus Christ is Coming |