SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study:
Memory Text:
“And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ” (Revelation 12:17, NKJV). |
| | The remnant theme first appears with Noah and his family (Gen. 7:23), and resurfaces in the history of Israel. The apostle Paul refers to a remnant (Rom. 11:5) that was then constituted of Jews who had accepted Jesus and who later became the nucleus of the Christian church. In the book of Revelation a remnant appears in the churches of Thyatira (Rev. 2:24) and Sardis (Rev. 3:4), and also in chapter 12—the subject of our study this week. God’s faithful remnant was not always a visible remnant; that is, from the early days up to the last days, God has His faithful ones in different faiths, which is why the call is made: “ ‘Come out of her [Babylon], my people’ ” (Rev. 18:4). Nevertheless, there is a specific depiction of God’s remnant in the last days. |
The Week at a Glance:
What do the symbols in Revelation 12 represent? What events in history can be seen as a fulfillment of this chapter? What is the meaning of the phrases “the testimony of Jesus" and "the spirit of prophecy"? |
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, January 24.
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