BSF Adult Lesson 15

Lesson 15 Questions

First Day: Read Lesson 14 Notes.
The notes and lecture fortify the truth of the passage for understanding and application to daily life.

1. How did the lecture help you better comprehend God’s dealings with unbelievers and believers?




2. How did the notes help you understand God’s work in and through His judgment?




Second Day: Read Revelation 10.
John saw a vision of a mighty angel and a little scroll.

3. a. Describe the details of John’s vision in verses 1-4 and John’s response to what he saw.

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. 2 He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. 4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”

b. Why do you think John was told not to write what the seven thunders said?

Because it was the voice of God, and we are not to know what He said.

4. Who did the mighty angel swear by and what did he declare?

The angel swore by Almighty God, creator of all things. He declared there would be no more delay, and in the days of the seventh trumpet call the mystery of God would be revealed.


5a. Why might the little scroll have tasted sweet to John but soured his stomach?

How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103

Because the word of God has sweetness to it, but the message is a bitter one. ESV



b. What instructions did John receive in verse 11? How might this relate to his eating of the scroll?

He must prophesy about many people and nations and languages and kings. The message John gives is the bitter one.

6. What has God revealed to you as you have studied His Word recently that you previously did not understand? (See also Ephesians 3:4-6; Colossians 1:24-28; and 1 Corinthians 15:51-55.)






Third Day: Read Revelation 11:1-6.

John received heavenly instructions and saw two witnesses.

7. What was John told to measure, and why was the outer court not to be measured?

John was told to measure the temple and the altar and those who worship there. The outer court was given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 3 1/2 years.



8a. In what ways do you see God’s protection of the two holy witnesses in this passage?

The two witnesses stand before the Lord. They can send fire from their mouths to kill others who would hurt them.




b. How willing are you to actively witness about God and His truth? What holds you back?

I’m not. Fear holds me back.



Fourth Day: Read Revelation 11:7-14.
John saw the aftermath of witnesses' testimony.

9. a. What will the beast and the people of the world do to the two witnesses?



b. How did God intervene on behalf of the two witnesses?



c. What happened to the city, and how did the survivors respond?



10. a. From the following verses, what does God promise about eternal life, and what comfort does this give you?
John 11:25-26



John 14:1-4

1 Corinthians 15:20-28



Philippians 3:20-21



1 Thessalonians 4:13-18



1 John 3:2



b. With whom is God calling you to share these eternal truths? What steps will you take to do so?



Fifth Day: Read Revelation 11:15-19.
The seventh trumpet sounded.

11. a. At the sound of the trumpet, what was declared and how did the elders respond?



b. From verse 18, who will be judged and who will be rewarded? (See also John 3:16-21.)



12. Describe the heavenly scene that opened to John and how it inspires your worship of the Lord.



13. How will you respond to what the Lord has revealed, promised, declared, or fulfilled in your life
this week? Reread verses 16-18, and write your own declaration of praise.



Sixth Day: Review Revelation 10–11.
Judgment looms as Christ’s glorious eternal reign approaches.

14. How has your study of the Lord, His promised return, and His coming judgment affected your thoughts, emotions, and motivations? (Are you afraid, apathetic, encouraged, excited, etc.?)




Passage Discovery (homiletics, word study, etc.) for Group and Administrative Leaders: Revelation 10–11