Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come

Perhaps no book of the Bible fascinates people more than Revelation. Yet relatively few people have studied it, especially from a Catholic perspective. Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come from Ascension Press is an intriguing 11-session study program that shows how the kingdom established by Christ in his Church is intimately connected with the kingdom of heaven.

In this study, presenter Jeff Cavins pulls back the veil on the rich symbolism present in Revelation. Discover what the mysterious figures and images of Revelation mean and see how Revelation is more than an apocalyptic vision of the “end times.” Explore the Church’s teaching on the second coming of Christ and the Last Judgment. Understand how God, the Divine Bridegroom, and the Church, his spotless bride, enter into a heavenly, holy, and mystical marriage every time we celebrate Mass.

This study will help you understand the Bible in a new way. The “head knowledge” you gain will help you grow in “heart knowledge.” The Bible will always remain a mystery, though, and that is part of the beauty of it: We can never exhaust the treasures of Scripture. Fortunately for us, the Bible is not a subject to master; it is a place to encounter the living Word of God.

You are invited to become part of our lively, inspiring and enriching conversation as we dig deeper into the fascinating book of Revelation and grow in our relationship with God.

Sessions:
1 – Introduction
2 – Introduction and Inaugural Vision
3 – Letters to the Seven Churches
4 – Creation and Redemption
5 – Opening the Seals
6 – The Seventh Seal Unleashes Seven Trumpets
7 – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
8 – Praising the Lamb
9 – Seven Bowls of Judgment and the Fall of Babylon
10 – The Marriage Supper and the Great Judgment
11 – A New Heaven and a New Earth

Join parishioner Nancy McGraw and Women and the Word for 11 weeks as we explore Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come.

• We will meet Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. in the library.

• Meeting dates are September 16, 23, 30; October 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11, 18; and December 2.

• The cost of the study is $30.

• Workbooks will be distributed at our first session.