Revelation, The Returning King

These notes are for the Revelation Class being taught at East Cobb Presbyterian Church.

Textbook: The Returning King, Vern S. Poythress (2000, P&R Publishing). The book can be bought at Amazon, P&R Publishing, Christian Books, among other places. This is a small but useful introduction to the book of Revelation. The class will use this book as a resource guide with other books and sources.

The class is oriented for all who are interested in Revelation. Advanced students and beginners alike are welcome. This is a discussion-oriented class, but introverts as well as extroverts are welcome. I will try to make each class stand on its own, so I hope to accommodate both the regular occasional attendees. While you will find that I teach from a particular viewpoint, all views are welcome in the class.

The class will also be open to on-line discussion via:

http://metaeschatology.blogspot.com

This is an experiment. You can log in anonymously to post comments and questions, or create a Blog Spot user and log in to post comments and questions. I don't know how useful this will be in teaching the class.

Class Syllabus:

Dec 3 – Introduction, authorship, date, exploring how to interpret Revelation.
Dec 10 – No class, a joint Adult Fellowship panel discussion.
Dec 17 – Revelation 1:1-20, A Heavenly Vision
Dec 24 – Revelation 2:1-3:22, The Messages to the Seven Churches
Dec 31 – Revelation 4:1-5:14, God’s Throne Room
Jan 7 – Revelation 6:1-8:1, Opening the Seven Seals
Jan 14 – Revelation 8:2-11:19, The Seven Trumpets
Jan 21 – Revelation 12:1-14:20, Seven Symbolic Histories
Jan 28 – Revelation 15:1-16:21, The Seven Bowls
Feb 4 – Revelation 17:1-19:10, Babylon the Prostitute
Feb 11 – Revelation 19:11-21, The Appearing of Christ and the Final Battle
Feb 18 – Revelation 20:1-21:8, The Judgments
Feb 25 – Revelation 21:9-22:5, The New Jerusalem
Revelation 22:6-21, Closing Exhortations