The Theology o

South Florida Bible College &

Seminary
© John Stevenson, 2009
The First Epistle of
John

Walking in
the Light
The is a Book of Contrasts
• Light versus Darkness
• Truth versus Error
• Love versus Hatred
• Christians versus the World
 The Rise of Gnosticism
• From the Greek word gnosis (“knowledge”).
• It would arise in the 2nd century, but its
seeds were already evident.
• The physical is bad; the spirit is good.
• Views of Jesus.
– Docetism: Christ only seemed to be human.
– Cerenthianism: The Divine Christ entered
Jesus at His baptism and departed prior to His
death.
• Salvation through knowledge.
 1 st JOHN
WALKING IN THE LIGHT
Chapter 1 Chpt 2 Chpt 3 Chpt 4 Chpt 5

Your walk in the light will be

evidenced…
In how you In how In how In how In how
walk and in you obey you live you love you
what you believe
say
The Revelation
of Jesus Christ

The Final
Chapter
 Common Interpretations of
Revelation
• Idealist View: Sees the book as showing the
spiritual battle between good versus evil.
• Preterist View: Focuses on the first century fall
of Jerusalem as the backdrop of the prophecies
of this book
• Historical View: Sees the prophecies as
depicting the course of history in this age
• Futurist View: Sees most of the events of the
book as taking place in a time of future
tribulation followed by the Second Coming
 Revelation
1-3 4-7 8-11 12-16 17-19 20 21-22
Vision of Throne Seven Christ, The The New
Jesus of God trumpets the Harlot King Heaven
and & Scroll Dragon on reigns & New
Seven with & the Seven Earth
letters to seven Seven Hills &
seven seals Bowls the
churches Bride
Each Christ Christ Fall of Rider Judge I am
ends with wipes will reign the on the & coming
a promise away forever & nations White Lake quickly
of 2nd every ever “It is Horse of Fire (22:20)
Coming tear (11:15) done” (19:16)
(7:17) (16:17)
 Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future

“Rapture” Second
Judgment
Coming

Church Age Tribulation Millennium Eternal

State
 Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future

Second
Judgment
Coming
(“Rapture”)

Church Age Tribulation Millennium Eternal

State
 Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future

Second
Coming
“Rapture”
Judgment
Church Age
(Tribulation) Eternal
(Millennium) State
 Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future

Second
Coming
“Rapture”
Judgment

Church Age Millennium Eternal

State
 Eschatological Views
Views of the Millennium and the future

Second
Coming
“Rapture”
Judgment

Church Church
Short
Millennium 70 (Eternal State)
A.D.