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The Revelation – Visions of Vengeance and Consolation – Rev. 14
God’s judgment is not on his creation but on those forces that keep his creation imprisoned. Overall, that which gets harvested and destroyed is what stands in the way of the new creation.
The Revelation – The Two Beasts (666) – Rev. 13
The subordination of our religion to the State or the exchange of worshiping God for worshipping the State or something more sinister is always easier to see in others than in ourselves. The challenge is to have and to cultivate the self-awareness as to whom we are following.
The Revelation – The Woman & the Red Dragon – Rev. 12
We are not sinners in the hand of an angry deity, rather we are sinners who stand accused, but our Accuser has been cast out of the court. That is Good News.
The Revelation – Two Witnesses & the Seventh Trumpet – Rev. 11
What we see in tonight’s study are the promises of God written in flashing neon letters. The spiritual struggle is real, not only between the forces of Good and evil within the world but between the forces of Good and evil within ourselves.
The Revelation – The Angel and the Little Scroll – Rev. 10
God knows that the church will be tempted to shrink back from its commissioning in face of its persecution. This is why the message is given by an angel in the form and likeness of God and why the commission must be fully consumed and internalized.
The Revelation – Demonic Locusts – Rev. 9
“How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star (Heb. Lucifer), son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! . . . But you are brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the Pit.”
The Revelation – The Seventh Seal – Rev. 8
The seven trumpets are part of the seventh seal. These trumpets announce God’s coming judgment and war against the forces of evil.
The Revelation – Washed in the Blood – Rev. 7
It is the blood of the Lamb that cleanses the temple and the people to receive the presence of God (Ex. 24, Lev. 4). Therefore, it is only through the blood of the Lamb that salvation is received.
The Revelation – Six Seals & Four Horsemen – Rev. 6
Rather, judgment, harm, and destruction are simply the natural consequential result of turning away from God and the Lamb. When we reject the Lamb and the source of its power, we experience disorder, death, and destruction.
The Revelation – Worship of the Lamb – Rev. 5
The Lamb is more than something extraordinary and worthy of this world. The Lamb is more than the descendant of Judah or of David. The Lamb is, in some way, God as well.
The Revelation – The Vision of God – Rev. 4
John wants to draw these parallels between God and Ceasar to create a binary choice so choosing both is not an option.
The Revelation – Oracles to the 7 Churches (pt.4) – Rev. 2-3
The challenge in reading these letters is to see ourselves as the recipient.