The General Epistles
© John Stevenson, 2009
The First Epistle of
John
Walking in
the Light
The is a Book of Contrasts
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Light versus Darkness
Truth versus Error
Love versus Hatred
Christians versus the World
The Rise of Gnosticism
• From the Greek word gnosis (“knowledge”).
• It would arise in the 2nd century, but its
seeds were already evident.
• The physical is bad; the spirit is good.
• Views of Jesus.
– Docetism: Christ only seemed to be human.
– Cerenthianism: The Divine Christ entered
Jesus at His baptism and departed prior to His
death.
• Salvation through knowledge.
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1
JOHN
WALKING IN THE LIGHT
Chapter 1
Chpt 2
Chpt 3
Chpt 4
Chpt 5
Your walk in the light will be
evidenced…
In how you In how
In how In how In how
walk and in you obey you live you love you
what you
believe
say
Choose your Topic
• Option #1: Inspiring Figure
of the New Testament
• Option #2: The Story of the
New Testament
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How should we read Revelation:
literally, figuratively, or
historically?
The Revelation
of Jesus Christ
The Final
Chapter
Common Interpretations of
Revelation
• Idealist View: Sees the book as showing the
spiritual battle between good versus evil.
• Preterist View: Focuses on the first century fall
of Jerusalem as the backdrop of the prophecies
of this book
• Historical View: Sees the prophecies as
depicting the course of history in this age
• Futurist View: Sees most of the events of the
book as taking place in a time of future
tribulation followed by the Second Coming
Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future
“Rapture”
Church Age
Second
Coming
Judgment
Tribulation Millennium Eternal
State
Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future
Second
Coming
(“Rapture”)
Church Age
Judgment
Tribulation Millennium Eternal
State
Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future
Second
Coming
“Rapture”
Judgment
Church Age
(Tribulation)
(Millennium)
Eternal
State
Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future
Second
Coming
“Rapture”
Judgment
Church Age
Millennium
Eternal
State
Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future
Second
Coming
“Rapture”
Judgment
Church
Short
Millennium
70
A.D.
Church
(Eternal State)
Revelation
1-3
4-7
8-11
12-16 17-19
20
21-22
Vision of Throne
Seven
Christ,
The
The
New
Jesus
of God trumpets
the
Harlot King Heaven
and
& Scroll
Dragon
on
reigns & New
Seven
with
& the Seven
Earth
letters to
seven
Seven Hills &
seven
seals
Bowls
the
churches
Bride
Each
ends with
a promise
of 2nd
Coming
Christ
wipes
away
every
tear
(7:17)
Christ
Fall of Rider Judge
I am
will reign
the
on the
&
coming
forever & nations White Lake quickly
ever
Horse of Fire (22:20)
“It is
(11:15)
done” (19:16)
(16:17)