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Small Group Questions

1.) What is the scroll in Revelation 5?

2.) Who is unqualified to open the scroll?

3.) Who is qualified to open the scroll?

4.) Why is Jesus uniquely qualified?

5.) What would have happened if no one could open the scroll?

6.) The Bible says there are hundreds of millions (innumerable company) of angels. Can you imagine that?

7.) Chapters 4 and 5 describe the Church in heaven before the judgment begins. What events take place with the Church during this time?

8.) What comes to mind when you think about rewards in heaven?

9.) Name three people you want to talk to at the marriage supper of the lamb.

9 And they sang a new song with these words:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and break its seals and open it.
For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God
from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10 And you have caused them to become
a Kingdom of priests for our God.
And they will reign on the earth.”

10.) How will we reign on the earth as humans? What does that mean?

Small group questions:

1.) Chapters 4 and 5 describe a worship service in heaven where all of creation is worshipping God. Describe it.

2.)What do the four creatures represent?

3.) What do the twenty-four elders represent?

4.) Pastor Terry said John is describing the Church in heaven in chapters 4 and 5. Do you agree? Why or why not?

5.) Describe what you think the “catching away” will be like.

6.) The Bible says there are three heavens. What are they?

7.) Paul and John went to the “third heaven”. This is also known as Paradise. What do you think it is like?

8.) In heaven Jesus will assess and reassign his people. We are rewarded according to our stewardship of our life on earth. This is not about salvation. What is the idea behind this judgment seat of Christ?

1 Corinthians 15: 51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. 53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.

9.) What happens to a Christian when they die? Where are they now?

10.) They are alive but have not yet received a glorified body. When does that happen?