Outline of Revelation: The Lamb wins

Jesus reveals His victory and commands John to write to the churches that He holds and knows.

Given to be kept 1:1–3 · Grace from the coming King 1:4–8 · John receives his commission 1:9–11 · The One who lives forever 1:12–20

Christ calls four churches to faithful love and endurance, refusing the false teaching that excuses idolatry and sin.

Ephesus: recover your first love 2:1–7 · Smyrna: be faithful through death 2:8–11 · Pergamum: reject corrupt teaching 2:12–17 · Thyatira: hold fast in holiness 2:18–29

Christ exposes spiritual death and self-sufficiency, preserves His faithful church and invites repentant fellowship.

Sardis: wake up 3:1–6 · Philadelphia: hold fast 3:7–13 · Laodicea: receive true riches 3:14–22

Heaven worships the holy, eternal Creator whose throne governs everything the churches face.

A door into heaven 4:1 · The throne and its attendants 4:2–6 · Holy without ceasing 4:7–8 · The Creator is worthy 4:9–11

The slain and living Lamb alone can open God’s scroll, having purchased a priestly people from every nation.

Who can open the scroll? 5:1–5 · Victory through the Lamb’s blood 5:6–10 · All creation joins the praise 5:11–14

The Lamb governs judgment through history and hears His slain witnesses as the great day of wrath approaches.

Four riders bring distress 6:1–8 · The witnesses ask how long 6:9–11 · Who can withstand the day? 6:12–17

God seals His servants, and the Lamb brings His countless redeemed people through suffering into His presence.

Sealed before the winds 7:1–3 · A complete people numbered 7:4–8 · A multitude from every nation 7:9–12 · The Lamb becomes their shepherd 7:13–17

Heaven receives the saints’ prayers, and warning judgments strike creation as the trumpets begin.

Silence at the seventh seal 8:1 · Prayer rises and fire descends 8:2–6 · Four judgments on creation 8:7–12 · Three woes remain 8:13

The fifth and sixth trumpets expose evil’s destructive power, yet the survivors refuse to abandon idolatry and sin.

The Abyss opens 9:1–11 · The sixth trumpet sounds 9:12–19 · The survivors refuse to repent 9:20–21

God announces the completion of His purpose and recommissions John to proclaim His word despite its bitterness.

A mighty angel and sealed thunder 10:1–4 · No more delay 10:5–7 · Eat and prophesy again 10:8–11

God preserves His witnessing people through apparent defeat and announces the everlasting kingdom of His Christ.

Measured yet trampled 11:1–2 · Two witnesses prophesy 11:3–6 · The beast seems victorious 11:7–10 · God vindicates His witnesses 11:11–14 · The seventh trumpet proclaims the kingdom 11:15–19

Christ’s victory casts down the accuser, who turns his defeated fury against the woman and her offspring.

The child reaches the throne 12:1–6 · The accuser is thrown down 12:7–12 · The dragon pursues the offspring 12:13–17

The dragon uses persecuting power and deceptive religion to demand worship, while the saints must endure faithfully.

The sea beast receives power 13:1–4 · Blasphemy and war against the saints 13:5–10 · The second beast deceives 13:11–15 · The mark and the number 13:16–18

The Lamb keeps His redeemed people while heaven announces judgment and the earth reaches its final harvest.

The redeemed follow the Lamb 14:1–5 · Three angels announce the alternatives 14:6–11 · Endure and rest in the Lord 14:12–13 · The Son of Man reaps 14:14–16 · The winepress of wrath 14:17–20

The victorious saints praise God’s just ways as seven angels receive the final bowls of His wrath.

The last plagues announced 15:1 · The conquerors sing 15:2–4 · The bowls are given 15:5–8

The final bowls complete God’s righteous wrath, while hardened rebels blaspheme and gather for their last defeat.

The first bowl 16:1–2 · Blood answers bloodshed 16:3–7 · Scorching heat and darkness 16:8–11 · The kings gather for battle 16:12–16 · The seventh bowl completes the judgment 16:17–21

Babylon’s seductive power depends on the beast, but God turns its violent allies against it and the Lamb will conquer.

Luxury conceals bloodshed 17:1–6 · The beast and kings explained 17:7–14 · The allies destroy the city 17:15–18

God judges the proud city that enriched itself through corruption and bloodshed, and calls His people out of its sins.

Babylon has fallen 18:1–3 · Come out of her sins 18:4–8 · The beneficiaries mourn 18:9–19 · The fall will not be reversed 18:20–24

Heaven celebrates God’s justice and the Lamb’s wedding, then Christ appears to end the beasts’ rebellion.

Heaven praises just judgment 19:1–5 · The Lamb’s bride is ready 19:6–10 · The righteous King appears 19:11–16 · The beasts meet their end 19:17–21

Christ restrains Satan and gives His faithful dead life with Him, before the final rebellion, resurrection and judgment.

Satan’s power is restrained 20:1–3 · Faithful souls reign with Christ 20:4–6 · The last assault fails 20:7–10 · All the dead face the throne 20:11–15

God makes all things new, removes death and grief, and reveals the Lamb’s bride as a holy city filled with His glory.

The new creation and God’s dwelling 21:1–4 · Inheritance and exclusion 21:5–8 · The bride is shown as a city 21:9–14 · A holy and glorious dwelling 21:15–21 · The Lamb is its light 21:22–27

Life flows from God and the Lamb; the churches must keep this trustworthy prophecy and await Jesus’ coming.

Life without the curse 22:1–5 · Trust and keep the prophecy 22:6–11 · Jesus declares His identity and coming 22:12–16 · Come and receive life freely 22:17 · Guard the words and await the Lord 22:18–21