Principles of Interpretation: There are patterns to Revelation which should be considered when trying to understand it. One pattern is that each new section is introduced by a scene from the temple. There is significance to these introductions. Do not ignore them. They are a key to understanding the section. Another pattern is that the book is written in symbolic language. The King James Version translates verse 1 as “he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:” To signify is to show in signs, i.e., symbols. Those symbols are based in the rest of the Bible, both Old and New Testament. As such, look to the rest of the Bible to interpret Revelation rather than using Revelation to interpret the rest of the Bible. This also means that you need to let the Bible interpret itself rather than attempting to have it fit into today’s headlines. In short, do not treat Revelation as separate from the rest of the Bible. Instead, expect that the events described in Revelation have been presented in other parts of the Bible. A third pattern in Revelation is the idea of judgement. There are courtroom scenes and wrath and complaints about God not bringing justice. In fact, humans are not the only ones under judgment. God Himself is on trial, and the repeated verdict is that God is just, holy, and worthy. From the beginning claim that this is the Revelation of Jesus to the promise in the last chapter that we shall see God’s face, Revelation is an examination of who our Creator is and whether He is worthy of our loyalty.

Disclaimer: There are four basic methodologies used to interpret the book of Revelation in modern society: futurism, historicism, idealism, and preterism. Many modern churches have embraced the idea of the secret rapture, which is a form of futurism. On the other hand, some churches say that Revelation deals solely with events that were happening in the apostolic era. This is called preterism. Other churches teach that Revelation does not describe any specific time period. Instead, the symbols are philosophical and/or spiritual ideas. The series of studies that I am posting is based on historicism, which says that the Bible teaches that Revelation begins with the time of John and describes the interactions of the church with a hostile world throughout history culminating in the final future eradication of sin from the universe. This view denies a secret rapture. I do not want you to be in confusion about the basic premises of this series of lessons. If you disagree with the historicist viewpoint, please study for yourself to be certain that the interpretations that you have been told by others and simply accepted make sense with the whole Bible. As you study, first ask for guidance from the Holy Spirit; then study the verses, and let the Bible interpret itself. Even if you disagree with my comments, you may find the verses and background information that I provide useful. Finally, I want to emphasize that I myself am still studying Revelation and my understanding is deepening each time I open the book and read. Revelation is a distillation of the whole Bible; as such, the limited space of this blog and my limited understanding means that these lessons are not nearly as in-depth as they could (and maybe should) be.

References: See the end of this post for sources and references.

Revelation 20:1-3

(1)  Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.  (2)  And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, (3)  and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.

• This passage makes sure that we know who is being bound.  It equates the dragon with the serpent and tells us that it is the devil who is Satan.  There can be no doubt as to the identity of the one being bound.
• “Bound for 1,000 years”—Is this literal or symbolic?  All the commentaries seem to agree that this is a literal thousand years.  We frequently call this the millennium.
• “Bottomless pit” / “abyss”
  • The Septuagint describes the way this world was before God began creating as the abyss.  In Genesis 1:1-2 the “without form and void” part is called abyss in Greek.  Genesis 1:1-2  (1)  In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.  (2)  The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.  Thus, this bottomless pit refers to the state of the earth after Jesus’ second coming causes earthquakes and destruction.  Even before Jesus’ coming, the 7 last plagues have turned the world into a barren desert, but then the events that coincide with the second coming complete the job of making the world a wasteland of ruins and death.
  • Jeremiah confirms that the earth will be desolate after Jesus’ second coming.  Jeremiah 4:21-28  (21)  How long must I see the standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?  (22)  “For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are ‘wise’—in doing evil! But how to do good they know not.”  (23)  I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.  (24)  I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, and all the hills moved to and fro.  (25)  I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.  (26)  I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger.  (27)  For thus says the LORD, “The whole land shall be a desolation; yet I will not make a full end.  (28)  “For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be dark; for I have spoken; I have purposed; I have not relented, nor will I turn back.”
  • Isaiah paints a graphic picture of the death of the wicked when Jesus returns for His loyal followers.  Isaiah 34:1-4  (1)  Draw near, O nations, to hear, and give attention, O peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it; the world, and all that comes from it.  (2)  For the LORD is enraged against all the nations, and furious against all their host; he has devoted them to destruction, has given them over for slaughter.  (3)  Their slain shall be cast out, and the stench of their corpses shall rise; the mountains shall flow with their blood.  (4)  All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree.
• “Great chain”—Jesus’ second coming results in the binding of Satan.  Satan and his minions are given 1,000 years to contemplate what they have done and what will happen later, but they do not repent.  Even when shown that they have no power and that God is willing to destroy His own creations, even when they see that there is a great multitude who have escaped their grasp, they do not acknowledge God’s authority.  Jude confirms that Satan is not alone in his prison wasteland.  Jude 1:6  (6)  And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—
• Jeremiah starts with a prophecy about Jerusalem, but then enlarges the prophecy to include judgment of all nations.  One interesting concept in this prophecy is that the desolation was caused because of  “the oppressor” (verse 38).  Jeremiah 25:29-38  (29)  For behold, I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of hosts.’  (30)  “You, therefore, shall prophesy against them all these words, and say to them: “‘The LORD will roar from on high, and from his holy habitation utter his voice; he will roar mightily against his fold, and shout, like those who tread grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.  (31)  The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth, for the LORD has an indictment against the nations; he is entering into judgment with all flesh, and the wicked he will put to the sword, declares the LORD.’  (32)  “Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, disaster is going forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth!  (33)  “And those pierced by the LORD on that day shall extend from one end of the earth to the other. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall be dung on the surface of the ground.  (34)  “Wail, you shepherds, and cry out, and roll in ashes, you lords of the flock, for the days of your slaughter and dispersion have come, and you shall fall like a choice vessel.  (35)  No refuge will remain for the shepherds, nor escape for the lords of the flock.  (36)  A voice—the cry of the shepherds, and the wail of the lords of the flock! For the LORD is laying waste their pasture,  (37)  and the peaceful folds are devastated because of the fierce anger of the LORD.  (38)  Like a lion he has left his lair, for their land has become a waste because of the sword of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.”
• Satan is only sealed until 1,000 years are finished.  This is not a forecast of his ultimate destruction.  This is more like a prisoner on death row awaiting the final punishment.  He is contained and isolated from humans (they are all dead), but he will be released one final time before his destruction.

Revelation 20:4-6

(4)  Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.  (5)  The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.  (6)  Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

• “Thrones for judges” / “Reign with Christ for 1,000 years”/ “Priests of God and of Christ”—This passage clearly equates the ones who will judge with humans who have been the victims of Satan. They are now exalted and reigning with their Savior.
  • Revelation 3:21  (21)  The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
  • Matthew 19:28-29  (28)  Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.  (29)  And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
  • Jesus’ followers are promised that death will not keep them.  They will come to life in the first resurrection.  The world condemned them to death, but God calls them blessed and holy and promises that they will live forever. There is no second death for them.
  • “Beheaded for testimony of Jesus and word of God”—This indicates that martyrs are among the judges.  Revelation 2:9-11  (9)  “‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.  (10)  Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.  (11)  He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.’
  • “Not worshipped the beast or image”/ “Not received the mark of the beast”—This group of judges also includes the end-time people of God.
  • The human judges are not handing out a punishment.  Instead, they are considering the evidence and making decisions about guilt or innocence.  God will carry out the actual punishment (the lake of fire/second death).  1 Corinthians 6:2-3  (2)  Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?  (3)  Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!
• The wicked dead are not resurrected until 1,000 years are finished. This suggests that the way Satan is freed from his prison is by the resurrection of wicked humans after the judgment phase of 1,000 years.  Now, he has his minions back and begins manipulating them again.

Revelation 20:7-10

(7)  And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison  (8)  and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.  (9)  And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, (10)  and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

• After 1,000 years, Satan is released from prison.  The earlier references to the bottomless pit, chains, and a key all point to the idea of Satan being locked up for a while.
  • Satan has not changed.  When he has the opportunity, he immediately moves to deceive people in order to continue his fight with God.  He will gather the wicked resurrected humans for battle.
  • John 5:28-29  (28)  Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice (29)  and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
• “Nations of four corners of earth” are equated with “Gog/Magog”—Many Christians have tried to take this prophecy and apply it to specific nations, but the context clearly shows that this is a reference to all the wicked resurrected humans on earth who are led by Satan into battle against God’s people.
  • Gog is the prince and Magog is the land/city.  Ezekiel 38:2   (2) “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him
  • Ezekiel gives a picture of how the battle will go.  Revelation tells us that the evil humans are surrounding those who are loyal to God.  There is nothing to fear, however, because God will fight for his people when the evil attacks them.   Ezekiel 38:22-23  (22)  With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur.  (23)  So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.  Ezekiel 39:6  (6)  I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they shall know that I am the LORD.  (The coastlands were the Gentile areas, i.e., the unbelieving humans.)
  • Satan  and Gog are the same person.  Satan is the leader of fallen humanity that is gathered to battle against God’s people.  “God vindicates His character by revealing the faithfulness of the saints. Furthermore, Ezekiel 38:16, 23 uses the same language to describe the final judgment upon the wicked, and in particular their leader: In the latter days I will bring you [Gog, symbol of Satan, leading his wicked hordes] against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. . . . With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him [Gog]; and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples that are with him, torrential rains and hailstones, fire and brimstone. So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord”  (Davidson, Richard M. A Song For the Sanctuary: Experiencing God’s Presence in Shadow and Reality (Review and Herald Academic) (pp. 991-992). Biblical Research Institute. Kindle Edition.).
  • Thus, Gog represents the leader—Satan—and Magog represents the followers of Gog (Satan)—the wicked who surround the city.
• “Like the sand of the sea”—The enemies of the holy city are so numerous, you cannot count them.  God has a vast multitude on His side, but Satan’s followers seem to be exponentially greater in number.
• The army approaches
  • They march on the broad plain of the earth
  • They surround the camp of the saints—This is a continuation of the Battle of Armageddon that was foiled by Jesus’ second coming.  Satan continues his same old tactics, but this time on a wider scale against a bigger target.
  • The army surrounds the beloved city—This tells us that this battle takes place after the descent of the New Jerusalem to Earth.
• Lake of Fire
  • Fire came down from heaven and consumed them (second death)—Just as Jesus rescued His people during the Battle of Armageddon previously, God does not allow an attack on His people now.  He stops the wicked in their tracks.
  • The result is that the devil is thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur.
  • The beast and false prophet are already in lake of fire.  This is another indication that this is part two of the Battle of Armageddon.
  • “Tormented day and night forever and ever”—Does this mean eternally tormented?  Revelation 14 has a parallel passage that clarifies that the torment itself is not continuous, but rather the punishment is permanent.
    • Revelation 14:9-11  (9)  And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, (10)  he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.  (11)  And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”  This parallel passage clarifies that it is the smoke that is eternal, i.e. permanent.  This event will not be forgotten.  The memory of the results of sin and the destruction of sin will ensure that rebellion never arises again.
    • This statement refers to the assurance that Satan’s punishment is permanent and irreversible.
  • 2 Peter 3:10-13  (10)  But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.  (11)  Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, (12)  waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!  (13)  But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
  • Revelation 21:8  (8)  But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Revelation 20:11-15

(11)  Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.  (12)  And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.  (13)  And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.  (14)  Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.  (15)  And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

• The judge comes.  This is God.  He sits on a great white throne like Daniel spoke of.  Daniel 7:9-12  (9)  “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire.  (10)  A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.  (11)  “I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.  (12)  As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
• A comparison of verses 9-12 with the following scene in Daniel 7:26-27 clarifies what it means that some of God’s enemies will be thrown into the lake of fire before the millennium and some after.  Verses 9-12 speak of one beast being given to the fire, but others’ destruction being delayed.  Verses 26-27 speak of the final destruction of Satan’s kingdom.  Daniel 7:26-27  (26)  But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end.  (27)  And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’
• The earth and sky fled away from God’s presence, but His people feel safe and sheltered in His presence.  Revelation 7:14-15  (14)  I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.  (15)  “Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.
• The wicked dead are raised including the dead from the sea.  Death and Hades give up the dead.  In other words, this resurrection will include every human who ever lived who was not resurrected at Jesus’ second coming.  This is a judgment of all the wicked dead.  Both the great and small will be judged before the throne of God.
• Judgment
  • “Open books”—This implies that the books were closed at one time and official judgment was not taking place.  Now, something has changed.  This is a final inquiry looking into the records of all humanity.
  • The book of life is opened after the other records.  In other words, there are two sets of books that are used in the judgment of mankind. Since the dead are judged by their actions, one set of books must include all the actions that a human has done in his or her life.  Since we are all guilty and sinful, we would all be condemned by this record of our past actions.  This is why the book of life is a necessary part of the judgment.  This records the people who are covered by Jesus’ sacrifice.  In other words, it is a record of those who have chosen the Lamb as their Lord.
  • Jesus said that actions include words.  Matthew 12:36-37  (36)  I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, (37)  for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
  • Psalms show us that the books do not only include our wrongdoing.  They  also include our pain.  Psalms 56:8  (8)  You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?
  • In Malachi, we see a beautiful promise that the judgment is not an event to be feared by those who are loyal to God.  Malachi 3:16-18  (16)  Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name.  (17)  “They shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.  (18)  Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
  • However, judgment will not gloss over the actions of God’s people.  I am sure that it will not be comfortable seeing our life choices exposed even though we will have confidence in our Savior to love us and cover us with His blood during the judgment.  Ecclesiastes 12:14  (14)  For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
  • Paul speaks of this judgment in Romans.  He contrasts those who seek honor with those who are self-seeking.  He contrasts disobedience with well-doing.  Romans 2:2-11  (2)  We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.  (3)  Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?  (4)  Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?  (5)  But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.  (6)  He will render to each one according to his works:  (7)  to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; (8)  but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.  (9)  There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, (10)  but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek.  (11)  For God shows no partiality.
• The End of Sin
  • Death and Hades are thrown into the lake of fire.  This shows that there is no more death after this event.  Those who are not thrown in the fire will never die.  Sin will be no more, and those who are pronounced innocent by virtue of Jesus’ sacrifice, will live eternally.
  • Those not in book of life go into the lake of fire.  This process results in total destruction.  They will be consumed.  The lake of fire was prepared for Satan and his angels.  No human was meant to die there, but if they choose to follow Satan, they will follow him all the way into ultimate destruction.
  • God makes it clear in Malachi that the lake of fire destroys completely.  It will leave “neither root nor branch” of those who are burned.  The fire reduces them to ashes.  In other words, they will not be tormented forever.  There will be an end.  On the other hand, those whose names are in the book of life, will be healed and full of joy like baby calves leaping around the pasture playing.  Sin will be no more.  Malachi 4:1-3  (1)  “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.  (2)  But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.  (3)  And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the LORD of hosts.

Conclusion:  Revelation 20 presents a scene that is both terrifying and reassuring.  When the wicked dead are resurrected, they show their true colors.  They do not seek God’s mercy.  Instead, they follow Satan in trying to take the city by force.  They do not ask permission from Jesus to be allowed into the city.  Instead, they become part of a vast army whose intention is to conquer the New Jerusalem for themselves.  However, their plans are thwarted when God steps in.  Suddenly, the battle that they dreamed of winning becomes a judgment scene where they are condemned by their actions.  They have chosen death, so now they are given the second death.  They cannot survive the fire and are annihilated.  In contrast, those whose names are written in the book of life are unaffected by the fire.  They can stand in the presence of God’s glorious presence because they have been washed in the blood of Jesus.  They are connected to Jesus through the Holy Spirit.  The radiance of God is healing to them rather than destructive.

References:

• Andrews Study Bible–In some lessons, I refer to study comments from this Bible.
• God Cares: The Message of Revelation for You and Your Family-A book by C. Mervyn Maxwell that examines how the prophecies of Revelation relate to an individual’s life.
• Plain Revelation–A book by Ranko Stefanovic that summarizes the meaning of various sections of Revelation
• Revelation of Jesus Christ–A book by Ranko Stefonovic that comments on each verse of Revelation.
• Salvation in Signs and Symbols–a series of shows where two pastors and two others study through the books of Revelation and Daniel. These programs can be accessed at 3abnplus.tv . Scroll down to 3ABN Dare to Dream Network and choose Salvation in Signs and Symbols from the list there.
• Seventh-Day Adventist Bible Commentary (Volume 7) (Copywrite 1957)–This is the old green set of commentaries, not the new commentary series that is in the process of being published and should be released after 2022. (Boy, I would love to get my hands on that set when it comes out!)
• A Song For the Sanctuary: Experiencing God’s Presence in Shadow and Reality by Richard M. Davidson.  The focus of this book is the sanctuary.  Since Revelation is full of sanctuary imagery, Dr. Davidson also examines how the sanctuary imagery and other symbols are used in prophecy.
• Table Talk–A series of shows where four pastors discuss various topics. These programs can be accessed at tabletalk.online . Season 4 focuses on Revelation.
• Unlocking Revelation–A series of pamphlets that can be downloaded for free from lightbearers.org and clicking on Resources