Revelation 1:9-20 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- Read Revelation 1:9-20.
- Do you notice any repeated words or ideas?
- What is "tribulation"? Look it up if you're not sure what it means.
- How is Jesus described in these verses?
- What command(s) does he give to John?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- What do you think it means for John to be a "brother & partner in the tribulation"?
- What do you think it means to be a partner in "the kingdom"?
- What do you think it means to be a partner in "the patient endurance"?
- In Rev. 1:17, John fall at the son of man's feet "as though dead".
- Why do you think John reacted this way to the vision he saw?
- How might the son of man's action toward's John be unexpected?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- How do these verses draw you to worship the Lord?
- What does worship look like in your life day-to-day, week-to-week?
- How does seeing Christ more clearly through the Bible help us to worship him?
- How can you grow in your understanding or adoration of Christ this week?
- Pray in light of this passage and about any applications you have made
- Listen (or sing along) to the song Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal to get familiar with it before we introduce it on Sunday.
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Revelation 1:9-20 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- Read Revelation 1:9-20.
- Do you notice any repeated words or ideas?
- What is "tribulation"? Look it up if you're not sure what it means.
- How is Jesus described in these verses?
- What command(s) does he give to John?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- What do you think it means for John to be a "brother & partner in the tribulation"?
- What do you think it means to be a partner in "the kingdom"?
- What do you think it means to be a partner in "the patient endurance"?
- In Rev. 1:17, John fall at the son of man's feet "as though dead".
- Why do you think John reacted this way to the vision he saw?
- How might the son of man's action toward's John be unexpected?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- How do these verses draw you to worship the Lord?
- What does worship look like in your life day-to-day, week-to-week?
- How does seeing Christ more clearly through the Bible help us to worship him?
- How can you grow in your understanding or adoration of Christ this week?
- Pray in light of this passage and about any applications you have made
- Listen (or sing along) to the song Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal to get familiar with it before we introduce it on Sunday.