“Enter the (red) dragon” – We are introduced to the first three symbolic characters of chapter 12: the woman = Israel, the red dragon = Satan, & the male child = Jesus Christ. Ever since Satan was kicked out of heaven, he has been warring against God ever since…and especially with the Jews since they are central to God’s plan. Through the scriptures we see that Satan is not to be underestimated or overrated, but that God is large and in charge and has a plan!
Continue readingThe finishing of Chapter 11, where we were introduced to the third woe and the seventh trumpet. This will begin a several chapter description of the bowls of wrath. Why must this wrath come and whom is it for? What should we know and do with this information?
Continue readingJohn is told to mesure the Temple. Measuring conotates ownership. God cares deeply about what is His. Are we His? Do we care about what is His? Then the two witnesses are sent to earth for 3 1/2 years, killed, and resurrected. A witness is not just something we do, it is something we are. Let’s be witnesses here on earth until Jesus returns!
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John fell to the ground as a dead man at the revelation of Jesus Christ. If we had seen John’s revelation, how would our lives be different? Revelation is for the changing of our lives. Hearing God is to believe what He has spoken and to live in obedience. The revelation of Jesus should ruin us for sinning! What is the Lord revealing in your life?
Continue readingWe see another pause before the seventh trumpet is blown. The day of judgment has finally come. Just as the scroll that John was given to eat was sweet in his mouth but bitter in his stomach, the Word of God should bring both conviction (for ourselves) & compassion (for the lost). How much do we have to hate someone to not share the Good News of Jesus Christ with them?
Continue readingThe opening of the seventh seal signals the sounding of the seven trumpets, bringing destruction upon a third of creation. This is the Lord’s direct response to the saints’ cry, “How long, O Lord…?”. Retribution will finally be made against those who reject God’s love and choose evil.
Continue readingChapter 7 describes two groups of people: 1) 144,000 Jews 2) “Great Multitude” (Tribulation Saints) that will survive the Great Tribulation and enter into the Kingdom of God, where Jesus is on the throne and spreads His Tabernacle over them. Is Jesus on the throne of your life? Is He your covering today? Let’s surrender all to Him!
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Luke 24:1-11 – “A Revelation of Unanswered Prayer”
The disciples asked for a miracle, for Jesus to be delivered, but their prayers seemed to go “unanswered” when He was crucified. They weren’t expecting or praying for a resurrection, but the Lord was! Easter Sunday reveals the unexpected! What does God have in store for you that’s unexpected? He is the God of the miraculous!
“Bad News Bearers – Pt. 2”
On Palm Sunday, Jesus’ Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem, God was saying to the world, “This is my Lamb…will you choose Him?” But they did not recognize Him because they didn’t know their Scriptures. Will the world today recognize Jesus and choose to be spared from God’s wrath and judgment to come? Life has many choices, eternity has two…What’s yours?