An Overview Chart of the Book of Revelation Dr.
George Danister Tissera
Prologue
1:1-3
Revelation given by God to
Christ & by Christ entrusted
to John. John’s testimony to
it as from God & Christ.
7 Letters to 7 churches
1:4-3:22
Opening formula:
John begins his letters with
blessing of grace & peace
from God & Christ, Lord of
the dead & Ruler of the
living the Redeemer
(1:4-8)
Inaugural vision:
vision of the Son of Man in
Patmos, bids him to write
down what he saw in a
book (1:9-20)
7 letters 2:1-3:22
Letters set the problem
How are God’s
righteousness & Christ’s
redemption of the world to
be reconciled with the
condition of His servants
on earth & the dominating
power of evil?
The Church and Israel
4:1-11:19
Visions of the Heavenly
Court: The One Enthroned
and the Lamb 4:1-5:14
John’s visions is heaven
with its atmosphere of
perfection
John’s vision of Enthroned-
the Cherubim & Elders
offered continual praise
7 Seals 6:1-8:1
seal of God on foreheads
secured against 3 Woes
7 Trumpets 8:2-11:19
First and second demonic
woes (9-11:14a) ;The
Antichrist in Jerusalem (10-
11:13); Third and Satanic
Woe heralded by a trumpet
blast (11:14b-19)
The Prophetic Visions
The Church and Pagan
Rome 12:1-20:15
Visions of the Dragon, the
Beasts, and the Lamb
12:1-14:20
Satan fully manifest-
faithless are marked by the
mark of the Beast (12-13)
triumphant in the
Millennial Kingdom
(14:1-7)
7 Plagues and 7 Bowls
15:1-16:21
The 7 Bowls of God’s
wrath
The Seven Bowls (16)
Judgment of Babylon, the
Great Harlot 17:1-19:10
Great Harlot seated on the
Beast (17:1-6); her
destruction (18:1-19,21-
23d)
The Heavens rejoice
(18:20,23f-24)
Epilogue
The New Jerusalem 22:6-21
21:1-22:5
Victory of Christ and the Christ’s testimony to
End of History 19:11-22:5 John’s book
The Word destroys Beast/ Christ’s speedy coming to
False Prophet-lake of fire Judgment (22:6-
(19:11-21) 7,18a,16,13,12,10)
End of Millennial Kingdom John’s own testimony
New heaven/new earth and Christ’s final words
New Jerusalem; faithful John’s prayer and
reign as kings forever and benediction
ever (22:8,9,20-21)
(21:5a,4d,5b,1-4abc-22:3-
5)
God’s testimony to John’s
book and His message to
mankind through John of
divine sonship for
them that overcome
(21:5c,6d-d)