RTW 2024

Then I saw in heaven another marvelous event of great significance.

Revelation 15:1a

They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out,
“How terrible, how terrible for you,
O Babylon, you great city!
In a single moment
God’s judgment came on you.”
Revelation 18:10

• The Bible treats God’s story as the true story that makes sense of all the other stories. 
• Exposition is the introductory section of a story that provides important background information to the audience. It can include details about the setting, characters, historical context, or previous plot events.
• The inciting incident is the event that causes the protagonist's life to change in a dramatic way, forcing them to take a new path. Also introduces conflict. 
• Rising action is the part of a story that builds tension and suspense leading up to the climax.
• The "climax" is the point of highest tension or turning point where the main conflict is resolved, usually marked by a confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist, signifying the most exciting and important moment in the narrative; it's the moment where the action reaches its peak and the story begins to move towards its resolution.
• The falling action is the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution. It's the action that occurs after the big climax and the action shifts towards resolution instead of escalation.
• The dénouement is the final section of a story's plot, in which loose ends are tied up, lingering questions are answered, and a sense of resolution is achieved. The shortest and most well known dénouement, it could be said, is "And they lived happily ever after." Most stories, however, require a longer concluding section to achieve a sense of resolution.
• Revelation brings God’s big story to a glorious conclusion. 
• Hardly a verse goes by without some reference to an Old Testament phrase, theme, symbol, or vision. 
• Revelation brings together the story of Scripture into a unified whole. 
• The loose ends of the story are tied up in Revelation, and it’s a better ending than any story ever told. 
• What’s different in God’s story is that we are in it. 
• Through John’s record, we get to participate in the earth’s final days…whether we live to see it happen or not. 
• Our individual story fits into the “One Big Story” of what God has done, and continues to do. 
• We may not fully understand our place in the story while on earth. 
• We will spend eternity celebrating it. 

Pray that God helps you to see your part in His Story, and aligns your heart to His plan.