NextLevel Online: Simplifying Revelation

A Peculiar Organization of Thought (Structure)

In Session 7, Dr. Shane J. Wood explores the unique cyclical organization of thought in the Book of Revelation, emphasizing the concept of recapitulation. He discusses interpretative keys such as interludes and interruptions, illustrating their significance in understanding the book's structure. The session covers characters, parody ministries, and the collapse of the unholy trinity.
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Section 01
21:10A Peculiar Organization of Thought A Peculiar Organization of Thought

Simplifying Revelation: How to Read the Book of Revelation

Session 7: A Peculiar Organization of Thought (Structure)

I. An Unfamiliar Organization of Thoughts

II. Progression vs. Recapitulation

a. Western/American Minds (Progression)

i. We look at most things linearly.

ii. PROBLEM: John did not write the book of Revelation from a western perspective.

b. Jewish Minds (Recapitulation)

i. A Jewish mind looks at things cyclically.

ii. This is how John wrote the book of Revelation – cyclically.

III. Defining Recapitulation

a. The definition of recapitulation: the retelling of the same events from a different perspective with a different purpose commonly involving intensification.

IV. The Structure of Revelation

a. Example of cyclical progression in Revelation: The end of the world (Rev. 6:12-17; 11:15-18; 14; 16:17-21; etc.)

b. THUS: Different interpretative keys need to be identified:

i. Interludes: The seals, trumpets, and bowls.

  1. All are a Series of 7—Completion

  2. All come to the end of the world

  3. All have an interlude between the 6th and 7th element of their series

ii. Dialog/Narrative Interruptions

  1. Revelation 19:10; 22:8-9

iii. Structural Interruption

  1. Introduction to the Unholy Trinity

a. Characters

i. Satan (Rev 12:3; cf. Rev 2:9, 10, 13; 3:9)

ii. 2 Beasts (Rev 13)

b. Parody ministries with the Holy Trinity

c. THE PEOPLE OF THE TRINITIES:

i. Babylon (Rev 14:8)

ii. The Church

  1. The Collapse of the Unholy Trinity

a. [a] Dragon introduced (Rev 12)

i. [b] Two Beasts introduced (Rev 13)

  1. [c] Babylon introduced (Rev 14)

  2. [c] Babylon destroyed (Rev 17-18)

ii. [b] Two Beasts destroyed (Rev 19)

b. [a`] Dragon destroyed (Rev 20)

A Peculiar Organization of Thought (Structure) Instructions

Section 01
21:10A Peculiar Organization of Thought A Peculiar Organization of Thought

Simplifying Revelation: How to Read the Book of Revelation

Session 7: A Peculiar Organization of Thought (Structure)

I. An Unfamiliar Organization of Thoughts

II. Progression vs. Recapitulation

a. Western/American Minds (Progression)

i. We look at most things linearly.

ii. PROBLEM: John did not write the book of Revelation from a western perspective.

b. Jewish Minds (Recapitulation)

i. A Jewish mind looks at things cyclically.

ii. This is how John wrote the book of Revelation – cyclically.

III. Defining Recapitulation

a. The definition of recapitulation: the retelling of the same events from a different perspective with a different purpose commonly involving intensification.

IV. The Structure of Revelation

a. Example of cyclical progression in Revelation: The end of the world (Rev. 6:12-17; 11:15-18; 14; 16:17-21; etc.)

b. THUS: Different interpretative keys need to be identified:

i. Interludes: The seals, trumpets, and bowls.

  1. All are a Series of 7—Completion

  2. All come to the end of the world

  3. All have an interlude between the 6th and 7th element of their series

ii. Dialog/Narrative Interruptions

  1. Revelation 19:10; 22:8-9

iii. Structural Interruption

  1. Introduction to the Unholy Trinity

a. Characters

i. Satan (Rev 12:3; cf. Rev 2:9, 10, 13; 3:9)

ii. 2 Beasts (Rev 13)

b. Parody ministries with the Holy Trinity

c. THE PEOPLE OF THE TRINITIES:

i. Babylon (Rev 14:8)

ii. The Church

  1. The Collapse of the Unholy Trinity

a. [a] Dragon introduced (Rev 12)

i. [b] Two Beasts introduced (Rev 13)

  1. [c] Babylon introduced (Rev 14)

  2. [c] Babylon destroyed (Rev 17-18)

ii. [b] Two Beasts destroyed (Rev 19)

b. [a`] Dragon destroyed (Rev 20)