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Revelation

  1. Lesson One
    The Letters of Revelation (Revelation 1–3)
    21 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Symbolism (Revelation 4–13)
    21 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    New Creation (Revelation 14–22)
    17 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Theology of Revelation
    19 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Interpreting Revelation
    17 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Revelation New Creation (Revelation 14–22) In | Paradise and the Prophets
Lesson 3, Activity 9

In | Paradise and the Prophets

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While Revelation’s apocalyptic vision has much in common with the Synoptic Gospels and Old Testament texts like Daniel, the view of paradise that this book offers comes right out of the prophetic tradition. Notice below the themes shared by Revelation and the Prophets. Consider which of them seem most important to you as you read them. In the exercise that follows, you’ll add your responses.

ThemeRevelationProphets
Peace among animals5:13Isaiah 11:6-7; 65:25
New heaven and new earth21:1Isaiah 65:17; 66:22
Fellowship with God21:3, 7; 22:3Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 43:7; 48:35; Hosea 2:19-20; Zephaniah 3:15-17
No death 21:4Isaiah 25:8; 26:19
No mourning or crying 21:4Isaiah 25:8; 65:19; Jeremiah 31:13
No disease21:4; 22:2Isaiah 65:20; Ezekiel 47:12; Malachi 4:2
Abundant water21:6; 22:1, 17Isaiah 35:6-7; 41:18-19; 43:19; 55:1; Ezekiel 47:1-12; Joel 3:18; Zechariah 14:8
Glory of God present21:23Isaiah 66:18-19; Ezekiel 43:2-5; 44:4
Salvation of the nations21:24Isaiah 66:20-21
Peace among the nations21:25Isaiah 2:4; 9:6-7; Hosea 2:18; Micah 4:3-4; Zechariah 9:10
Worship by all nations21:26Isaiah 2:2-3; 19:21; 66:23
Place of moral purity21:27; 22:15Ezek 36:25; 43:7; Zechariah 13:1-2; Malachi 3:2-5
Great fruitfulness22:2Isaiah 35:1-2; Jeremiah 31:12; Ezekiel 47:12; Hosea 2:22; Joel 3:18; Amos 9:13-14
Curse lifted22:3Isaiah 65:22-23

Quoted from: Mark Wilson, Charts on the Book of Revelation, 2007, p. 103.