Verses 1-10

• Review what happened in chapter 18
• Describe the attitude of heaven at the destruction of Babylon
• What specific traits of God do they praise? What does this indicate about the character of God.
• Compare the reaction of heaven to this suffering and torment of Babylon to the world’s reaction to a “God that allows bad things to happen”. What does this mean to you?
• What would justify this heavenly reaction to this destruction?
• In Verse 5 – who do you think is calling for praise?
• What is the responsive praise?
• Who is the bride?
• Consider the difference between how Babylon is described and the description of the female in verses 7 and 8?
• What does this say about the difference between the world and this bride?
• Verse 9 – who is the “he” in “And he said to me”
• What does it mean to be a guest at the marriage supper? What benefit do the guests receive and why? See also Revelation 3:20.
• Who does John bow and worship to?
• What does the subject of his worship say?
• Why do you think he worshipped like this? What does this mean to you and your worship?

Verses 11-16

• What does it mean that he saw the heavens open up?
• Who do you think is riding the horse – see Isaiah 11 1-5
• How does He judge and make war? How does this affect your perception of judgement and war?
• How is Jesus described in Verses 12 and 13 – what do these symbols point to in His character?
• In verse 14 – who is leading and who is following. What does tell you about the character of Jesus?
• Verse 15 – Revelations 1:16 gives more evidence for the rider of the horse.
• What have we seen so far of the fierceness of the wrath of God?
• What do you think it means to have His name written on his garment and on is leg?

Verses 17-

• Describe the angel in verse 17.
• What does the angel command the birds to do? Jer 7:30-33
• Who will serve as dinner for the birds? Will there be any spared?
• Who is lined up to fight against Jesus and His army?
• Does it say that any nation of earth will fight alongside or with Jesus?
• What happened to the beast and the prophet? Note that the destruction of Babylon is completely separate from the defeat of Satan and the armies of the earth.
• What does it mean to you that Satan and the prophet are both thrown into a burning lake?
• What happened to the rest? Who were the rest?
• What does this defeat mean to you as a Christian?
• How does it affect the way you live your life?