C2 a

7:9 to 8:6. In heaven -- The great multitude and the seventh

b  8:7 to 11:14.  On earth -- The sounding of the six

C3 a 11:15-19. In heaven--The sounding of the seventh trumpet.The

b 11:19. On earth -- The earthquake etc.

C4 a  12:1-12.In heaven -- The woman, man-child, dragon.

b 12:13 to 13:18. On earth -- The dragon, the beast, and

the false prophet.

C5 a 14:1-5.In heaven -- The Lamb and 144,000.

b 14:6-20.  On earth -- The six angels.

C6 a 15.

In heaven -- The seven angels with vials.

b 16:1 to 18:24. On earth -- The seven vials.

C7 a 19:1-16.In heaven -- The marriage of the Lamb.

b 19:17 to 20:15. On earth -- Millennial reign.

B  21 to 22:5. The new heavens and earth.  The New Jerusalem.

No more sorrow nor death.  The tree of life.

The Overcomers inheriting these things.

A 22:6-21.

Conclusion.  John falls at angel's feet.

The Bright and Morning Star.  Angel testifying.

Surely I come quickly.

only fail to perceive the beautiful design running through the entire Word,

but miss a valuable key to its interpretation.  In approaching the book of

the Revelation, it is of the utmost importance to notice its place in the

canon of Scripture, and the relation which it holds to the remainder of the

inspired Word.  The simplest and at the same time the most obvious relation

is the connection of this last book with the first, viz. Genesis.

Genesis tells us of the creation, the Serpent's deception, the loss of

Paradise, the forfeiture of the right to the tree of life, the entrance of

sin, death, and the curse.  Revelation tells us of the new creation, the end

of the Serpent's deception, the restoration of Paradise, the right to the

tree of life, and the blessed fact that there shall be `no more death' and

`no more curse'.  Genesis 3 contains in a brief statement the great prophecy

concerning the Seed of the woman, and the seed of the Serpent.  Revelation

shows us in fuller detail the final and complete fulfilment of this basic

Coming to the New Testament we find in the opening book, the Gospel of

Matthew, a striking and obvious connection between this Gospel of the

Kingdom, and the Revelation.  Matthew presents us with the coming of the `Son

of man' in lowliness, finally showing us His rejection by Israel as their

King, His head crowned with thorns, and the Gentile successor to

Nebuchadnezzar's dominion preferred to the King of God's appointment.

The Revelation has an answer to this, just as it has an answer to all

that was said in Genesis.  In the Revelation the Lord is seen coming again,

still as the Son of man, this time in great glory; this time crowned with

many crowns; this time to enter into His place as heaven's appointed King to

rule with a rod of iron, to overthrow the final blasphemous culmination of

Gentile dominion, and to usher in that perfect kingdom concerning which all

the prophets had spoken.