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RevelationThe whole book, chapter by chapter

Watch it, read it, teach it and write it down. Twenty-two chapters, each with an O·I·A study, slides for your group and a journal for your week — with narrated films, the Revealing Revelation lessons and deep dives along the way.

Start with chapter 1Study it in the Berean Dashboard
“Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.” Revelation 1:3

Seen, are, and after these things

Jesus gave John the book’s own outline: “write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things” (1:19). Chapter 1 is what John saw, chapters 2–3 are the churches, and 4–22 is what comes after. Pick any chapter to go deeper.

What you have seen
Revelation 1

The risen Christ among the lampstands.

1The Risen Christ: Do Not Be Afraid
The things which are
Revelation 2–3

Seven letters to seven churches — and to us.

2Four Churches: Return to Your First Love3Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea: I Stand at the Door
The throne in heaven
Revelation 4–5

Worship before the judgment: the One on the throne and the Lamb.

4The Throne Room: Holy, Holy, Holy5The Lion Who Is a Lamb
Seals and trumpets
Revelation 6–11

The Lamb opens the scroll; the Tribulation begins.

6Seals Opened: Who Is Able to Stand?7The Sealed and the Multitude: Who Can Stand?8The Seventh Seal: Silence, Prayer and Trumpets9The Abyss Opened: Hearts That Will Not Repent10The Little Book: Sweet and Bitter11The Two Witnesses: The Kingdom of Our Lord
The war behind the war
Revelation 12–14

The dragon, the two beasts, and the Lamb on Mount Zion.

12Woman and Dragon: Overcome by the Blood13Two Beasts: The Great Counterfeit14The Lamb on Mount Zion: Two Harvests
Bowls and Babylon
Revelation 15–18

The last plagues, and the fall of the world’s religion and wealth.

15Seven Last Plagues: The Song of Moses and the Lamb16The Seven Bowls of Wrath17Mystery Babylon, the Harlot on the Beast18The Fall of Commercial Babylon
The King and the new creation
Revelation 19–22

Christ returns, reigns, judges — and makes all things new.

19The King Returns for His Throne20The King Reigns from Jerusalem21All Things New: The New Jerusalem22Paradise Restored: Surely, I Come Quickly

Films

Narrated walks through each chapter with the verses on screen, the diagrams from the study, and the teachers in these studies. 7 of 22 films are ready so far; the rest are being narrated now.

Revelation 1 · 15 min
The Risen Christ: Do Not Be Afraid
Revelation 2 · 13 min
Four Churches: Return to Your First Love
Revelation 18 · 14 min
The Fall of Commercial Babylon
Revelation 19 · 18 min
The King Returns for His Throne
Revelation 20 · 15 min
The King Reigns from Jerusalem
Revelation 21 · 15 min
All Things New: The New Jerusalem
Revelation 22 · 17 min
Paradise Restored: Surely, I Come Quickly

Study it yourself in the Berean Dashboard

The Bereans “received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11). The Berean Dashboard is a free study app built for that kind of reading: let the text speak before you do.

  • Mark the text. Color the words that matter — God, commands, repeated words, sin, promises, time — the same marks you see in these studies.
  • Write what you see. Keep Observation, Interpretation and Application notes for every chapter, saved as you type.
  • Go under the English. Hebrew and Greek with transliteration, Strong’s lexicon, and commentaries from Guzik, Matthew Henry and others.
  • Examine one verse. See it in every version, word by word, with a diagram and a map.
  • Ask the Study Partner. An AI helper that answers questions about the passage you have open and asks you questions back.
Open the Berean DashboardHow inductive study works
Download a chapter’s Berean import below, or the single Revelation 1–22 file.
In the Dashboard, open Revelation, then Notes and the Note manager.
Tap ⬆ Import and choose the file. The O·I·A notes and marks land on the chapter.
Revelation 22:20 · NASB 1995

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

GodCommandRepeated wordSinPromiseTime
Observation“Coming quickly” three times in the last chapter (22:7, 12, 20).
InterpretationSudden when it comes, and certain.
ApplicationLive ready. Pray it: Come, Lord Jesus.

Every chapter

Each chapter has an O·I·A study, slides for leading a group, a five-day journal to write in, a Berean import and, as they are finished, a narrated film. Chapters 13–22 add the Revealing Revelation lessons, with deep dives for 18–22 and verse-by-verse studies for 14–17.

What you have seen Revelation 1

From the Revelation 1 study
Revelation 1

The Risen Christ: Do Not Be Afraid

Before Revelation shows me a single seal or trumpet, it shows me Jesus — risen, robed as priest, blazing as judge, walking among His churches. The man on the prison island isn’t forgotten; the One who holds the keys of death lays His hand on him and says, “Do not be afraid.”

“Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.” Revelation 1:17–18
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The things which are Revelation 2–3

From the Revelation 3 study
Revelation 3

Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea: I Stand at the Door

A good reputation can hide a dead heart, and a church that has everything can be missing Jesus Himself. But a weak church that keeps His word gets an open door no one can shut.

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.” Revelation 3:20
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The throne in heaven Revelation 4–5

From the Revelation 4 study
Revelation 4

The Throne Room: Holy, Holy, Holy

Before John sees one judgment, he sees who is in charge. Heaven's center is an occupied throne, and everything around it worships: God is holy, He is Creator, and every crown we wear belongs at His feet.

“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.” Revelation 4:11
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From the Revelation 5 study
Revelation 5

The Lion Who Is a Lamb

History is a sealed book, and no one is good enough to open it: no angel, no king, no man. Then the Lamb who was slain takes it, all of heaven and earth breaks into song, and the One who holds the future is the One who bled for me.

“Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.” Revelation 5:9
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Seals and trumpets Revelation 6–11

From the Revelation 6 study
Revelation 6

Seals Opened: Who Is Able to Stand?

The Lamb who was slain is the One who opens the judgments, and conquest, war, famine and death ride out only as far as they are permitted. The martyrs are heard, the proud are humbled, and the chapter ends asking who is able to stand.

“Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” Revelation 6:16–17
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From the Revelation 7 study
Revelation 7

The Sealed and the Multitude: Who Can Stand?

Before the storm breaks, God marks His own and holds back the wind until they are safe. On the other side of the great tribulation stands a crowd too big to count, washed in the Lamb's blood, with every tear wiped away.

“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Revelation 7:14
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From the Revelation 8 study
Revelation 8

The Seventh Seal: Silence, Prayer and Trumpets

Heaven goes quiet, and the prayers of God's people rise to His throne — and those prayers come back down as fire. The first four trumpets strike land, sea, water and light, but only a third: judgment is real, it is measured, and it warns that worse is coming for those who will not turn.

“And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand.” Revelation 8:4
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From the Revelation 9 study
Revelation 9

The Abyss Opened: Hearts That Will Not Repent

Hell is let loose on earth — torment from the pit, then an army of destruction — and still God holds the key, sets the hour, protects His sealed ones and limits the damage. The most frightening thing in the chapter is not the locusts or the horsemen but people who have seen it all and still will not turn from their idols, drugs, sex and stealing.

“The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands” Revelation 9:20
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From the Revelation 10 study
Revelation 10

The Little Book: Sweet and Bitter

God holds the end in His hand, and He has sworn by Himself that it will not be delayed forever. Before the last trumpet, His servant has to take the Word inside himself — sweet to receive, bitter to digest — and then go speak it to the whole world.

“I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.” Revelation 10:10
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From the Revelation 11 study
Revelation 11

The Two Witnesses: The Kingdom of Our Lord

God knows exactly who is His, and His witnesses cannot be silenced until their work is done. The world may kill them and throw a party, but God raises them up in front of everyone — then the last trumpet sounds, and the kingdom belongs to Christ forever.

“Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.” Revelation 11:15
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The war behind the war Revelation 12–14

From the Revelation 12 study
Revelation 12

Woman and Dragon: Overcome by the Blood

Behind every attack on God's people stands an angry, defeated enemy who could not stop the Child and could not stay in heaven. He cannot win against those who stand on the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony — his wrath is great because his time is short.

“And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.” Revelation 12:11
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From the Revelation 13 study
Revelation 13

Two Beasts: The Great Counterfeit

Satan cannot create; he can only copy — a counterfeit trinity, a counterfeit resurrection, a counterfeit worship and a counterfeit seal, and the whole world follows. But every “was given” in this chapter reminds me that the beast runs on a leash God holds, and for a set time only.

“All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.” Revelation 13:8
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From the Revelation 14 study
Revelation 14

The Lamb on Mount Zion: Two Harvests

Revelation 13 asks whether the beast wins; Revelation 14 answers no — the Lamb stands, His people sing, the gospel goes out one last time, Babylon falls, and the harvest comes in God's time. Every person ends up with one name on his forehead and one of two cups in his hand.

“Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.” Revelation 14:1
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Bowls and Babylon Revelation 15–18

From the Revelation 15 study
Revelation 15

Seven Last Plagues: The Song of Moses and the Lamb

Before the last bowls are poured out, heaven sings — the men and women the beast killed stand, harps in hand, praising God for ways that are righteous and true. His wrath is not a temper tantrum; it is holy, and when it is finished, all the nations will worship Him.

“And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, ‘Great and marvelous are Your works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!’” Revelation 15:3
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From the Revelation 16 study
Revelation 16

The Seven Bowls of Wrath

God’s patience has an end, and when it comes, His judgments are complete, righteous and unanswerable. Yet hearts that refuse grace still refuse to repent under wrath.

“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.” Revelation 16:15
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From the Revelation 17 study
Revelation 17

Mystery Babylon, the Harlot on the Beast

False religion looks rich, powerful and in charge, but it is a harlot riding a beast that will devour her. God turns His enemies on each other, and the Lamb wins.

“These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.” Revelation 17:14
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From the Revelation 18 study
Revelation 18

The Fall of Commercial Babylon

The world’s economy of greed, luxury and pride — the system that sells even souls — collapses in an hour. God calls His people out of it before it falls, and heaven rejoices when justice comes.

“Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues; for her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.” Revelation 18:4–5
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The King and the new creation Revelation 19–22

From the Revelation 19 study
Revelation 19

The King Returns for His Throne

Heaven bursts into praise because God’s judgments are true, the Bride is made ready, and the King of kings rides out to end the rebellion with a word. The question every reader has to answer: which supper am I invited to?

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.” Revelation 19:11
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From the Revelation 20 study
Revelation 20

The King Reigns from Jerusalem

Satan is bound, the faithful reign with Christ, and the last rebellion ends with fire from heaven. Then every person stands before the great white throne, and only one thing matters: is my name written in the book of life?

“Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.” Revelation 20:6
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From the Revelation 21 study
Revelation 21

All Things New: The New Jerusalem

God finishes what He started in Eden: He makes everything new, moves in with His people, and wipes away every tear. The city is His gift to His Bride, lit by the Lamb, open to every thirsty person, and closed to everything unclean.

“And He who sits on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ And He said, ‘Write, for these words are faithful and true.’” Revelation 21:5
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From the Revelation 22 study
Revelation 22

Paradise Restored: Surely, I Come Quickly

The Bible ends where it began, a garden, a river and the tree of life, but better: no curse, and God's face seen. Jesus is coming quickly, and until then the invitation stands open: whoever is thirsty, come.

“He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming quickly.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.” Revelation 22:20
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Take the whole book with you

Read the whole book herePDFAll twenty-two O·I·A studies, one book3.4 MBMDRevelation 1–22 for the Berean Dashboardone import file · 608 KB

The voices in these studies are Amir Tsarfati (Behold Israel), John MacArthur (Grace to You) and David Guzik (Enduring Word), with Mark Hitchcock and David Jeremiah in the chapter 18–22 deep dives. Scripture is quoted from the NASB 1995.