Jensens survey of the old testament adam 619

II. SURVEY
A. FIRST READINGS
Scan through the entire book of
Revelation in one sitting, not reading every
word as such, but glancing at its content in a
general way. Record your rst impressions.
For example, how much of the book is
action? How much is description?
One e ective way of viewing the overall
movement of a book is to observe the
opening phrases of most of its paragraphs.
Do this for the paragraphs of Revelation.
What does this scanning reveal concerning
the general contents of Revelation?
B. FURTHER READINGS
1. Go through the book again to identify


the main subject of each chapter. Record
chapter titles on a worksheet.
2. Look for groups of chapters according to
content. What chapters record the following
groups: letters to the churches; judgments of
seals; trumpets; bowls? Record those on
your work sheet.
3. Songs: Mark in your Bible the songs of
Revelation.8 What is the usual theme of the
songs?
4. Time references: The phrases “after this
I saw” and “and I saw” appear often,
suggesting an orderly sequence in the course

of the book. Do you see any other patterns?
5. Christ: Christ appears in various forms,
such as a lamb. Merrill Tenney’s outline
shows the overall ministry of Christ in the
book.9
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE


6. God: Much about God can be learned
from Revelation. The name “God the
Almighty” appears eight times. Read these
verses: 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7, 14;
19:15; 21:22.
7. Other prominent subjects appearing in
the book include: angels (seventy-six times
in the text), wars, sin, Satan, beasts, thrones,
the number seven, church, temple, kingdom,
and geographical names. What other
subjects have you observed?
8. In your survey reading did you observe
the recurrence of certain phrases? Compare
your observations with this list: “I was in the
Spirit” (1:10; 4:2; 17:3; 21:10); “and I saw”
(over forty times); “lightning … thunder”
(4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18); “It is done” (16:17;


21:6); “Blessed is (are)” (1:3; 14:13; 16:15;
19:9; 20:6; 22:7, 14).
9. How would you compare these three

divisions of Revelation, on the basis of your
study so far: chapters 1-5; 6-20; 21-22? This
is an important exercise in your survey
study.
C. SURVEY CHART
One of the clearest ways to show the
structure of a book’s content is by use of the
survey chart. This especially applies to a
book like Revelation, in which there are so
many parts, movements, and complex
relationships. One of the advantages of a
survey chart is that one can see the many
parts of the book simultaneously and make
comparisons.
Study carefully Chart 123. Observe the