Read in the book
Chapter 14: The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath · Chapter 15: The Fall of Babylon · Chapter 16: The Marriage Supper and the Return of the King
Five-day reading plan
Participant guide
Work through the book's own Reflect & Discuss questions for this week's chapters. The last question in each set is personal — no one should be required to answer it.
From Chapter 14 — The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath
- Read Revelation 16:1–11 alongside Exodus 7–10. Which plagues on Egypt reappear? What has changed in their scale?
- Heaven’s song in 15:3–4 comes before the bowls. Why do you think John placed worship before judgment rather than after?
- Under the bowls, people “blasphemed the name of God… They didn’t repent” (16:9). What does that reveal about sin’s grip on the human heart — and about how much we need grace?
- The chapter insists this is “righteousness, not rage.” Where do you feel the tension between God’s love and God’s judgment, and what in this chapter speaks to it?
- (Personal; feel free to pass.) Is there an injustice you’ve carried to God that hasn’t been answered? What does “It is done” mean to you in that light?
From Chapter 15 — The Fall of Babylon
- Read Revelation 18:11–13. What does Babylon trade in? What’s last on the list, and why do you think John put it there?
- Revelation explains its own pictures in 17:15 and 17:18. What are the waters, and who is the woman? How does that change what “Babylon” means?
- Why does heaven rejoice at Babylon’s fall while the world weeps? What does that contrast reveal about two very different loves?
- “You don’t have to live in Babylon to be shaped by her values.” Which of them has quietly shaped you?
- (Personal; feel free to pass.) How do you “come out of her” without withdrawing from the people who live there and need Christ?
From Chapter 16 — The Marriage Supper and the Return of the King
- Read Revelation 19:6–9 and 19:17–18. What are the two suppers, and who is invited to each?
- The Bride “has made herself ready” (19:7), yet her fine linen “was given to her” (19:8). How do preparing yourself and being clothed by grace fit together in the Christian life?
- The rider’s garment is sprinkled with blood before the battle begins. What do the two readings of that blood each say about him? Which speaks to you?
- The last battle is “no contest” — Christ speaks, and it’s finished. How does that reshape any fear you carry about the end?
- (Personal; feel free to pass.) Do you long for Christ’s return? Why or why not — honestly?
Facilitator plan · about 60 minutes
- Open (5 min). Open in prayer, then read this week's key Scripture aloud together.
- Read (10 min). Let the passage speak first: what did people notice in the five-day readings?
- Discuss (35 min). Walk the participant-guide questions in order, letting everyone share who wants to. Where sincere believers differ, say so, and keep the group's eyes on Christ.
- Close (10 min). Commit together to each chapter's This Week step, and pray for one another.