(The following outline was adapted from an earlier version published by Fortress Press in 1983.)
I. The Prologue (1:1-8)
II. The Prophetic Call (1:9-20)
III. The Letters to the Seven Churches (2:1-3:22)
IV. The Visions (4:1-22:5)
A. The Heavenly Court: The Glory of God and the Lamb, 4:1-5:14
B. The Seven Seals: Judgment on Sin, 6:1-8:1
C. The Seven Trumpets: God Calls to Repentance, 8:2-11:14
D. The Seven Visions of Conflict: The Establishment of God’s Kingdom, 11:15-13:8
1. The woman with child: the birth of Jesus, 12:1-2
2. The great red dragon: the enemy of Peace, 12:3-6
3. The war in heaven: the Cross, 12:7-12
4. The dragon, the woman, and her children: the struggle of God’s people, 12:13-17
5. The seven-headed beast from the sea: the power of Rome, 13:1-4
6. The war against the saints: persecutions, 13:5-10
7. The beast and his mark: corruption of the emperor and the dragon’s agents, 13:11-18
E. The Seven Visions of Mt. Zion: Assurance to God’s people, 14:1-20
F. The Seven Bowls of the Wrath of God: Security Amid Turmoil, 15:1-16:21
G. The Seven Visions of the Fall of Babylon: End of the Evil Empire, 17:1-19:10
H. The Seven Visions of Recompense: Celebration of Victory, 19:11-21:5a
I. The Holy City: Kingdom of God in a New Heaven and New Earth, 21:5b-22:5
V. The Epilogue (22:6-21)
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