Author: Steve Binz

6 X 9" -- 144 pages -- previously titled The Lamb and the Beasts

The Book of Revelation is not about what the future holds, but about who holds the future. It lays out contrasting visions of the world--the world of the Lamb and the world of the beasts--and expresses the magnitude of our choice with inspired imagery.

Reading Revelation momentarily gives us the eyes of God to glimpse the heavenly meaning of our worship, to look evil in the face and see its full reality, to gaze upon the cosmic meaning of Christ's sacrifice, and to envision the world renewed by the hope of God's victory. Revelation offers the world a wake-up call and teaches us how to live in joyful hope.

Stephen J. Binz has been encouraging biblical study within the church for over two decades as a scholar, speaker, and writer. He holds a licentiate from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and Jerusalem, and he lives in Baton Rouge, LA.

Contents:

How to Use Threshold Bible Study

Suggestions for Individual Study

Suggestions for Group Study

Introduction

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 1

Lessons 1-6

1. The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Rev 1:1-8)

2. A Vision of the Lord's Day (Rev 1:9-20)

3. A Message for the Seven Churches (Rev 2:1-11)

4. Love, Faith, Service, and Patient Endurance (Rev 2:12-29)

5. Let No One Seize Your Crown (Rev 3:1-13)

6. Waiting at the Threshold (Rev 3:14-22)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 2

Lessons 7-12

7. Worship at the Throne of God (Rev 4:1-11)

8. Worthy Is the Lamb (Rev 5:1-14)

9. Opening the Seven Seals (Rev 6:1-17)

10. Washed in the Blood of the Lamb (Rev 7:1-17)

11. Seven Angels With Seven Trumpets (Rev 8:1-13)

12. A Demonic Plague of Locusts (Rev 9:1-21)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 3

Lessons 13-18

13. The Scroll That is Bittersweet (Rev 10:1-11)

14. God's Witnesses Are Persecuted by the Beast (Rev 11:1-14)

15. The Final Trumpet Sounds (Rev 11:15-19)

16. The Glorious Woman and the Great Red Dragon (Rev 12:1-17)

17. The Beast Rising From the Sea (Rev 12:18-13:10)

18. The Beast Rising From the Earth (Rev 13:11-18)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 4

Lessons 19-24

19. Worship and Follow the Lamb (Rev 14:1-13)

20. Harvesting the Grain and the Grapes (Rev 14:14-20)

21. The Song of the Lamb (Rev 15:1-8)

22. Seven Bowls of God's Wrath (Rev 16:1-21)

23. The Great Harlot Who Rides the Beast (Rev 17:1-18)

24. Fallen Is Babylon the Great (Rev 18:1-24)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 5

Lessons 25-30

25. The Song of Victory (Rev 19:1-10)

26. The King of Kings Riding the White Horse (Rev 19:11-21)

27. Liberation from Evil and Universal Judgment (Rev 20:1-15)

28. All Creation Renewed and Perfected by Its Creator (Rev 21:1-18)

29. Presenting the Bride of the Lamb (Rev 21:9-22:7)

30. Come, Lord Jesus (Rev 22:8-21)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 6