Kay Arthur - Bible Prophecy for Kids: Revelation 1-7

H ey! Are you ready to unveil a great mysteryone that a lot of grown-ups are afraid to try to uncover? Great! Then climb up in the tree house with Molly, Sam (the great detective beagle), and me. My name is Max. WHAT is this great mystery adventure? We are going to help The Discovery Bible Museum create and try out exciting, interactive, hands-on exhibits for the new Revelation wing in the museum so that kids everywhere will be able to understand the Book of Revelation.

Revelation is a very exciting book in the Bible that a lot of people think is too hard and scary to understand. But we know from 2 Timothy 3:16-17 that all Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. That includes the Book of Revelation.

God put the Book of Revelation in the Bible because it tells us the rest of His story. Did you know that Revelation is the only book in the Bible that promises a blessing? Pretty cool, huh? Youll also discover WHAT happens in the future and HOW it happens. Revelation reveals WHO is in control. Theres even a mysterious, sealed up book! Revelation is an awesome book packed with fascinating creatures and exciting events!

You can uncover the mystery of whats going to happen by studying Gods Word, the Bible, the source of all truth, and by asking Gods Spirit to lead and guide you. You also have this book, which is an inductive Bible study. That word inductive means you go straight to the Bible yourself to investigate what the Book of Revelation shows us about Jesus Christ and the things that must soon take place. In inductive Bible study, you discover for yourself what the Bible says and means.

Doesnt that sound like fun? Grab those art supplies and stir up your imagination as we create and experiment with some very cool exhibits to help kids uncover the Bibles biggest mystery!

Its great to have you back at the tree house! Molly and I are soooo excited about this new mystery adventure! Our Uncle Jake, the archaeologist that we helped dig up truth in the Book of Genesis, works with The Discovery Bible Museum on some of his different adventures. When the museum told him about their new wing, Uncle Jake asked if we could help them create and try out the awesome exhibits.

But before we can help out, we need to do research on the Book of Revelation. Have you ever read the Book of Revelation? Being inductive Bible detectives, we know there is only one way to do our research, and thats to go straight to the main source: the Bible, Gods Word. So before we head to the museum to meet Uncle Jake and Miss Kim, the museum teacher, we need to get started by searching Gods Word.

Are you ready to begin your research? WHAT is the first thing you need to do? Do you remember? Pray! Way to go!

Bible study should always begin with prayer. We need to ask God to help us understand this great mystery of what is going to happen in the future and to lead and direct us by His Holy Spirit. Then we can understand what God says and make sure we handle His Word accurately.

The Book of Revelation reveals how God and Jesus triumph over Satan and evil. Because Satan doesnt want us to know the truth, he will try to discourage us and keep us from studying Gods Word. So not only do we need to pray, we also need to make sure we have our armor on so we can stand firm against our enemy now and be prepared for the war against the Lamb (Revelation 17:14). We need to be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Read Ephesians 6:10-17 to help you remember what your armor is.

All right, mighty warriors! Lets pray and put our armor on. Now we are ready to get started. Turn to Revelation 1 on page 141. These are our Observation Worksheets. Observation Worksheets are pages that have the Bible text printed out for you to use as you do your study on the Book of Revelation. Lets read Revelation 1:1-3.

Lets find out WHO gave the Book of Revelation, to WHOM it was given, and WHAT the revelation is. Read the first part of Revelation 1:1 again. Then fill in the blanks of the diagram on the next page and answer the questions to solve this first mystery.

WHAT does the word revelation mean? Do you know? The New Testament, where the Book of Revelation is found, was originally written in Koine Greek. The Greek word for revelation is apokalupsis, which is pronounced like this: ap-ok-al-oop-sis. It means an unveiling.

Do you remember how Toto in the movie The Wizard of Oz pulled back the curtain and unveiled the wizard as a small man standing on a stool instead of the giant, powerful wizard Dorothy and her friends were expecting? Just like the real wizard in the movie was unveiled and they saw him as he really was, God is going to unveil what this Book of Revelation is about.