At Onething '08, Mike Bickle officially launched a new "Sacred Charge" for those who feel that the Lord has called them to be a forerunner messenger at the end of the age. (The 7 point sacred charge is on the IHOP website.)
For those of us in the IHOP-KC community, most of the Sacred Charge isn't new. We're already expected to be in the Prayer Room at least 2 hours a day, and to be fasting one day a week. For the past year, there has also been pretty strong encouragement to add a second fasting day. We are already exhorted regularly to give extravagantly and to live with holiness. (Of course, the fact that IHOPpers are exhorted to do these things doesn't necessarily mean that everyone at IHOP is actually doing them, or is even personally committed to doing them.)
The one aspect of the Sacred Charge which is really new is reading the book of Revelation through once a week (for 3 years - or more). After Mike's course on the Book of Revelation this semester, I am excited about doing this part and making Revelation a core part of my devotional life. (obviously, in addition to, not instead of, reading the rest of the Bible devotionally)
So, being the geek that I am, I came up with a plan to read through the book of Revelation weekly, in approximately equal length segments, divided up by the outline sections rather than by chapters. I thought I'd post it here in case it's helpful for others.
| Day | Passage | Outline Section (From Mike Bickle's Outline of Revelation) | Total Verses |
| Sunday | Revelation 1-3 | John's Calling to prophesy about the End-Times Jesus' Letters to the Seven Churches | 71 |
| Monday | Revelation 4-7 | Jesus takes the Scroll Chronological Section #1: Seals Angelic Explanation #1: Protection | 59 |
| Tuesday | Revelation 8:1-11:13 | Chronological Section #2: Trumpets Angelic Explanation #2: Direction | 58 |
| Wednesday | Revelation 11:14-14:20 | Chronological Section #3: Jesus' Second Coming Angelic Explanation #3: Confrontation | 61 |
| Thursday | Revelation 15-18 | Chronological Section #4: Bowls Angelic Explanation #4: Seduction | 71 |
| Friday | Revelation 19:1-21:8 | Chronological Section #5: Jesus' Triumphal Entry | 44 |
| Saturday | Revelation 21:9-22:21 | Angelic Explanation #5: Restoration of all things | 40 |