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    Breaking the Code Leader Guide Revised Edition: Understanding the Book of Revelation
    Breaking the Code Leader Guide Revised Edition: Understanding the Book of Revelation
    Breaking the Code Leader Guide Revised Edition: Understanding the Book of Revelation
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    Breaking the Code Leader Guide Revised Edition: Understanding the Book of Revelation

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    The Book of Revelation contains passages of great beauty and comfort, as well as passages that strike the casual reader as bizarre, bewildering, and sometimes frightening. How are readers today to discern God’s message in this peculiar part of the Bible?


    Breaking the Code Revised Edition provides a trustworthy guide to the rich symbolism of this important biblical book. Noted biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger presents the fruits of solid scholarship in a non-academic style. This revised edition includes updates based on current biblical research, as well as additional teaching from author and respected New Testament scholar David deSilva.


    The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the six-week study using the DVD and book, including session plans, activities, and discussion questions, as well as multiple format options. It also includes alternatives for adapting the study to 4 or 8 weeks to fit your group’s needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateMay 7, 2019
    ISBN9781501881534
    Breaking the Code Leader Guide Revised Edition: Understanding the Book of Revelation

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      Breaking the Code Leader Guide Revised Edition - Abingdon Press

      TO THE LEADER

      Welcome! In this study, you have the opportunity to help a group of learners explore the Book of Revelation through the eyes of an outstanding scholar and to begin to understand the book’s impact on our life of faith.

      Revelation has been a difficult book for many people to read. The meaning of its symbolism has been debated for centuries. Some of the dramatic scenes of violence may make group members uncomfortable. Consider how to create the kind of learning environment in which participants can share their understanding and feelings honestly, listen to others with sensitivity, and explore the book’s richness alongside one another.

      Scripture tells us that where two or three are gathered together, we can be assured of the presence of the Holy Spirit, working in and through all those gathered. As you prepare to lead, pray for that presence and expect that you will experience it.

      This six-session study makes use of the following components:

      •the study book, Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation by Bruce M. Metzger, updated and revised by David A. deSilva;

      •this Leader Guide;

      •the Breaking the Code DVD.

      Participants in the study will also need Bibles, as well as either a spiral-bound notebook for a journal or an electronic means of journaling, such as a tablet. If possible, notify those interested in the study in advance of the first session. Make arrangements for them to get copies of the study book so that they can read the prefaces and chapters 1–2.

      USING THIS GUIDE WITH YOUR GROUP

      Because no two groups are alike, this guide has been designed to give you flexibility and choice in tailoring the sessions for your group. The session format is listed below. You may choose any or all of the activities, adapting them as you wish to meet the schedule and needs of your particular group. As you make your selections, keep in mind the experience and knowledge level of your group. Beginning Bible study groups will need more guidance on finding and interpreting Scripture passages and references. Advanced Bible study groups may want to add outside study to the sessions.

      Most sessions’ available time will be too short to do all the activities. Select ahead of time which activities the group will do, for how long, and in what order. In some sessions, media and other multisensory aids are suggested in addition to the session videos. While these resources can enhance the group experience, they are not essential to the study. Depending on which activities you select, there may be special preparation needed; this preparation will be noted at the beginning of the session plan.

      SESSION FORMAT

      The Book of Revelation is complex, and the imagery and subject matter can be overwhelming; therefore, the sessions in this Leader Guide follow a simple format that repeats each session. Below is an outline of the session content, followed by more details of key items.

      Planning the Session

      •Session Goals

      »Understand biblical terminology

      »Reflect on the assigned passages

      »Explore new ideas

      »Assess personal and community discipleship

      •Key Verse(s)

      •Special Preparation

      Getting Started

      •Welcome

      •Opening Prayer

      •Opening Activities

      Learning Together

      •Video Study and Discussion

      •Sources and Comparisons

      •Breaking the Code

      •Practical Revelations

      •Closing Prayer

      Next Session

      Planning the Session includes foundational information of Session Goals and Key Verse(s) and Special Preparation, which instructs the leader on materials and setting up.

      Getting Started offers an Opening Prayer (or you may use a prayer of your own) and Opening Activities, which seek to link the previous session to the current one.

      Learning Together will follow a similar format each session: Video Study and Discussion invites response to the related Breaking the Code video (DVD available) and the session’s main ideas; Sources and Comparisons explores Old Testament and other sources for the related material in Revelation; Breaking the Code includes exercises and activities focused on the related material in Revelation itself; Practical Revelations invites the group to explore the practical applications and implications for discipleship provided by the Book of Revelation; Closing Prayer is offered in each session (or you may use a prayer of your

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