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?
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We 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?
Chapter 6 marks the start of the Tribulation period as the first four seals are opened, bringing deception, war, famine & death. God is showing us the consequences ahead of time, so that we might choose life in Him and be spared of His judgment and wrath upon the earth. It’s all about His love for us!
Continue reading“Worship His Majesty” – One of the two subthemes of chapter 5 is worship. Worship is a priority to God. It begins at the recognition of a completed action…the cross! True worship happens when we truly see the slain Lamb.
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John sees God sitting on His throne in heaven holding a scroll with seven seals (the title deed to the earth), which only Jesus Christ, the Lion of Judah, the Root of David, the Lamb of God is worthy to open. Jesus, our kinsman redeemer & heir of creation, is about to redeem the earth back from Satan!