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The Revelation Series​​​
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1/17/21 - Understanding the Book of Revelation - Revelation 1:1-8
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To Understand the EVENTS of the Revelation…
We Need to Understand the ORIGIN of the Revelation.
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1. Major Questions of the Revelation (vv. 1-3)
A. What?
B. Which?
C. Who?
i. Writer?
ii. Reader?
2. Major Letter of the Revelation (vv. 3-20)
A. Greeting?
B. Author?
C. Writer? (vv. 9-20)
D. Audience? (Chapters 2-3)
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The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the things that must soon take place.
~Revelation 1:1a (ESV)
1/24/21 - Control of the Present - Revelation 1:9-20
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This passage gives us insight into how Jesus is currently involved in his Church.
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If Jesus Controls the Church’s Present, He Controls the World’s Future.
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Jesus’ Control is shown through John’s Supernatural Encounter.
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This Encounter involved John in Two ways.
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1. John’s Vision (vv. 9-16)
2. John’s Reaction (vv. 17-20)
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Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this.
~Revelation 1:19 (ESV)
1/31/21 - Motivation Maintenance, Part 1 - A Loveless Church - Revelation 2:1-7
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Jesus Maintains Control of Seven Types of Churches through Four Motivations.
Church Type #1: A Loveless Church
1. Motivation from His Person: Sevenfold Sovereignty (v. 1)
2. Motivation from His Praise: Resistance of Evil (vv. 2-3)
3. Motivation from His Pruning: Loving Light (vv. 4-6)
4. Motivation from His Promise: Conquest unto Life (v. 7)
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But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.
~Revelation 2:4 (ESV)
2/7/21 - Motivation Maintenance, Part 2 - A Persecuted Church - Revelation 2:8-11
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Jesus Maintains Control of Seven Types of Churches through Four Motivations.
Church Type #2: A Persecuted Church
1. Motivation from His Person: Divine Resurrection (v. 8)
2. Motivation from His Praise: Spiritual Wealth (v. 9)
3. Motivation from His Pruning: Soon Imprisonment (v. 10)
4. Motivation from His Promise: Second Death Spared (v. 11)
Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
~Revelation 2:10b (ESV)
2/14/21 - Motivation Maintenance, Part 3 - Revelation 2:12-17
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Jesus Maintains Control of the Seven Types of Churches through Four Motivations.
Church Type #3: A Compromising Church
1. Motivation from His Person: Severe Judgement (v. 12)
2. Motivation from His Praise: Endurance for Jesus (v. 13)
3. Motivation from His Pruning: Idolatry and Immorality (vv. 14-16)
4. Motivation from His Promise: Hidden Blessings (v. 17)
Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.
~Revelation 2:16 (ESV)
2/21/21 - Motivation Maintenance, Part 4 - Revelation 2:18-28
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Jesus Maintains Control of the Seven Types of Churches through Four Motivations.
Church Type #4: A Tolerant Church
1. Motivation from His Person: Divine Wrath (v. 18)
2. Motivation from His Praise: Excelling Works (v. 19)
3. Motivation from His Pruning: False Prophetess Punishment (vv. 20-25)
4. Motivation from His Promise: Authority in the Millennium (vv. 26-28)
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And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
~Revelation 2:23 (ESV)
2/28/21 - Motivation Maintenance, Part 5 - Revelation 3:1-6
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Jesus Maintains Control of the Seven Types of Churches through Four Motivations.
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Church Type #5: A Dead Church
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1. Motivation from His Person: Spiritual Power Over Leadership (v. 1)
2. Motivation from His Praise: Good Reputation (v. 2a)
3. Motivation from His Pruning: Spiritually Dead State (vv. 2b-4)
4. Motivation from His Promise: Unstained / Un-erased Eternal Life (vv. 5-6)
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The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
~Revelation 3:5 (ESV)
3/07/21 - Motivation Maintenance, Part 6 - Revelation 3:7-13
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Jesus Maintains Control of the Seven Types of Churches through Four Motivations.
Church Type #6: A Biblical Church
1. Motivation from His Person: Access to Spiritual Treasures (v. 7)
2. Motivation from His Praise: Open Door for the Gospel (v. 8a)
3. Motivation from His Pruning: Small Size (v. 8b)
4. Motivation from His Promise: Tribulation Spared / Kingdom of Heaven Prepared (vv. 9-13)
Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
~Revelation 3:10-11 (ESV)
3/14/21 - Motivation Maintenance, Part 7 - Revelation 3:14-22
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Jesus Maintains Control of the Seven Types of Churches through Four Motivations.
Church Type #7: A False Church
1. Motivation from His Person: The Source of Creation (v. 14)
2. Motivation from His Praise: None
3. Motivation from His Pruning: Their Pointless/Disgusting Life (vv. 15-19)
4. Motivation from His Promise: Fellowship with the King (vv. 20-22)
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Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
~Revelation 3:19 (ESV)
3/21/21 - The Creator's Throne - Revelation 4:1-11
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ 3 PART DIVISION shown to the Apostle John
Revelation 1:19
I. The Things that he HAD SEEN.
- The Vision of the Son of Man (Ch. 1)
II. The Things that ARE.
- The Letters to the 7 Churches of Asia (Ch. 2 & 3)
III. The Things that are to COME.
- All Future Events After the Church Age (Ch. 1)
This is where we come to in our Study in Revelation.
Revelation 4.1-11
In this vision John describes what he saw when he was Raptured into Heaven.
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The One on the Throne (vv. 1-3)
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The Appearance of the Throne (vv. 4-6a)
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The Living Creatures around the Throne (vv. 6b-8)
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The 24 Elders around the Throne (vv. 9-11)
Our Enthroned Creator Deserves all the Glory we can Possibly Give Him.
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“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
~Revelation 4:8b (ESV)
4/18/21 - The Great Take Back! - Revelation 5:1-14
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The Scroll of the Lamb (vv. 1-4)
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The Character of the Lamb (vv. 5-7)
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The Song of the Lamb (vv. 8-10)
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The Angelic Affirmation of the Lamb (vv. 11--14)
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
And honor and glory and blessing!”
~Revelation 5:11b (ESV)
4/25/21 - The Shattering of the Earth - Revelation 6:1-17
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The Shattering of the Earth's World System (vv. 1-8)
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The Shattering of the Earth's Tribulation Saints (vv. 9-11)
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The Shattering of the Earth's Physical Structure (vv. 12-17)
No one can stand the Wrath of the Lamb - so receive the Redemption of the Lamb.
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15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?"
~Revelation 6:15-17 (ESV)
5/2/21 - The Preservation of the Gospel - Revelation 7:1-17
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Continuing with the sixth seal, John witnesses a glimmer of light with this age of darkness.
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Remember the saints who were martyred during the Tribulation? We now get a brief summary of how these people came to believe during the Tribulation.
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This Tribulation revival comes in two stages:
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144,000 Israelites Sealed (vv. 1-8)
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Gentile Multitude Saved (vv. 9-17)
The Truth of the Gospel is Preserved through the Lamb's Authority.
"These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb."
~Revelation 7:14 (ESV)
5/9/21 - Nature's Judgement - Revelation 8:1-13
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God's judgement of nature comes in 2 Phases.
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1. Introduction of Incense (vv. 1-5)
2. Sounding of Trumpets (vv. 6-12)
The first set of Judgements ends with a cry of warning for the next judgments which are to come.
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3. Announcement of an Angelic Eagle (v. 13)
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God Takes Time to Judge Nature so that Humanity may Repent.
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Then I saw seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
~Revelation 8:2 (ESV)
5/16/21 - Demonic Judgement - Revelation 9:1-21
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In Revelation 9, we see God's judgement upon those who dwell upon the Earth.
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1. The Destroyer Leads Demonic Locusts (vv. 1-12)
2. The 4 Bound Angels Lead 200 Million Man Army (vv. 13-21)
God Takes Time to Judge with Demons so Humanity may Repent.
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The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshipping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
~Revelation 9:20-21 (ESV)
5/23/21 - Testify to Terror - Revelation 10:1-11:14
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During this break from the wrath of the trumpets, John is given another vision. We're going to find that through this vision God is commissioning John to prophesy about more future events.
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1. The Angel of Prophesy (vv. 1-7)
2. The Scroll of Prophesy (vv. 8-11)
3. The Temple of Prophesy (vv. 1-3)
4. The Two Witnesses of Prophesy (vv. 4-14)
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Testifying to the Terror of God can Save the Wicked from Judgment.
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"These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth."
~Revelation 11:4 (ESV)
5/30/21 - The Kingdom Conflict! - Revelation 11:15-12:16
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The Conflict of Kingdom of Heaven Assures us of God's Victory.
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1. Kingdom Victory Declared (vv. 15-19)
2. Kingdom Victory Challenged (vv. 1-6)
3. Kingdom Victory War Waged (vv. 7-12)
4. Kingdom Victory Preserved (vv. 13-16)
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"And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.
~Revelation 12:10 (ESV)
6/6/21 - The Beasts of Blasphemy! - Revelation 12:17-13:18
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The Dragon will Draw the Worship of the World through ....
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1. The Ruling Beast (vv. 12:17-13:10)
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2. The Religious Beast (vv. 11-18)
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The Beasts of Blasphemy will Show who the Real Believers are.
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... Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.
~Revelation 13:10b (ESV)
6/13/21 - God's Certain Victory - Revelation 14:1-20
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Victory for God is Certain because of 4 Future Accomplishments:
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1. Victory Anticipated (vv. 1-5)
2. Victory Proclaimed Worldwide (vv. 6-11)
3. Victory Commended (vv. 12-13)
4. Victory Reaped (vv. 14-20)
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And He said with a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water."
~Revelation 14:7 (ESV)
6/20/21 - The Sacred Sight of God's Wrath - Revelation 15:1-8
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The Three Sacred Sights Teach that God is Holy to Send Wrath.
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1. The Sight of Seven Angels with Seven Scourges (v. 1)
2. The Sight of Saints Singing (vv. 2-4)
3. The Sight of Sanctuary of Smoke (vv. 5-8)
Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come
and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.
~Revelation 15:4 (ESV)
6/27/21 - It Is Done! - Revelation 16:1-20
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When God's Wrath ends, so does Evil as we know it.
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God's wrath ends with great blows dealt to the Beast's possessions.
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1. The People of the Beast (vv. 1-2)
2. The Kingdom of the Beast (vv. 3-11)
3. The Army of the Beast (vv. 12-16)
4. The Cities of the Beast (vv. 17-21)
The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, "It is done!"
~Revelation 16:17 (ESV)
7/4/21 - Babylon: the Church of the Beast - Revelation 17:1-18
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We find 3 Major Figures involved with this Future One World Religion.
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1. The Woman Arrayed (vv. 1-7) - the Development of this Religion
2. The Beast Ridden (vv. 8-11) - the Domination of this Religion
3. The 10 Kings Devouring (vv. 12-18) - the Destruction of this Religion
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All False World Religion will ultimately be Destroyed by Evil.
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And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: "Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations."
~Revelation 17:5 (ESV)
7/11/21 - 7 Songs of Babylon - Revelation 18:1-24
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The Seven Songs of Babylon Teach us....
Loss is the Fate of those who Hope in this World.
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1. Haunting Song (vv. 1-3)
2. Warning Song (vv. 4-8)
3. Cargo Merchant Song (vv. 9-14)
4. Wealthy Merchant Song (vv. 11-14)
5. Corporate Merchant Song (vv. 15-17a)
6. Shipping Song (vv. 17b-20)
7. Silence Song (vv. 21-24)
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; 5 for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities."
~Revelation 18:4-5 (ESV)
7/18/21 - How Will You Face Jesus? - Revelation 19:1-21
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These two suppers teach us about who is spared the wrath before the Tribulation, and those who experience the full wrath at the end of the Tribulation.
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Either we can face Jesus as Savior, or face him as Enemy.
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1. The Marriage Supper of the Lamb (vv. 1-10)
2. The Great Supper of God (vv. 12-21)
Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure" - for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
~Revelation 19:7-8 (ESV)
7/25/21 - The Thousand Year Test - Revelation 20:1-15
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The Thousand Year Reign will Test Man's True Allegiance to King Jesus.
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This test will be marked by 3 Sovereign Decisions...
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1. Satan Bound (vv. 1-6)
2. Satan Released (vv. 7-10)
3. The Great White Throne Judgement (vv. 11-15)
"Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years."
~Revelation 20:6 (ESV)
8/1/21 - Questions about Eternity??? - Part 1 - Revelation 21:1-27
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Revelation 21 answers the Questions of What and Who for Eternal Life.
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1. The What's of the New Heaven and Earth (vv. 1-4)
A. What will be in the New Heaven and Earth? (vv. 1-3)
B. What won't be in the New Heaven and Earth? (v. 4)
2. The Who's of the New Heaven and Earth (vv. 5-8)
A. Who will be in the New Heaven and Earth? (vv. 5-7)
B. Who won't be in the New Heaven and Earth? (v. 8)
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And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
~Revelation 21:3-4 (ESV)
8/8/21 - Questions about Eternity??? - Part 2 - Revelation 21:1-27
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Revelation 21 answers the Questions of What and Who for Eternal Life.
3. The What's of the New Jerusalem (vv. 9-27)
A. What will be in the New Jerusalem? (vv. 9-21)
B. What won't be in the New Jerusalem? (vv. 22-23)
4. The Who's of the New Jerusalem?
A. Who will be in the New Jerusalem? (vv. 24-26)
B. Who won't be in the New Jerusalem? (v. 27)
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
~Revelation 21:3-4 (ESV)
8/15/21 - Jesus' Soon Return! - Revelation 22:1-21
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When it comes to Eternal Life, we must take time to Understand...
1. The Details of Eternal Life (vv. 1-5)
2. The Truth of Eternal Life (vv. 6-11)
3. The Necessity of Eternal Life (vv. 12-15)
4. The Prayer of Eternal Life (vv. 16-20)
"Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done...He who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming soon.' Amen. Come Lord Jesus!"
~Revelation 22:12, 20 (ESV)
8/22/21 - "A Summary Made in Heaven" - Revelation
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