Text: Revelation 18 Proposition: We need to be attentive to our lives to make sure that we are being faithful to Jesus in a secular world. Alternate: Are we being faithful to Jesus in the midst of a secular world?…
Text: Revelation 12:6-17 Proposition: Although the Dragon is in constant pursuit of the people of God, they conquer the Devil by the blood of the Lamb and show that they are the people of God by keeping his commandments. I.…
Sermon Notes Text: Revelation 12:1-6 Proposition: God’s saving power is greater than the power of all who oppose him, including the Devil. Alternate: We can trust in God’s saving power. I. Introduction Revelation is not just about future events. It…
In the previous post, we focused on waiting for the plague and anticipating its effects. But what about after the plague is over? On the other side of the plague and the Exodus from Egypt, the Israelites would have to…
Thinking about the Passover: Waiting for the Plague to Pass Over (part 1) Christians and Jews know that the Passover is an important celebration. On the night of the Passover, the tenth plague passes through Egypt and brings death to…
Revelation 1:9-11 says, “I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation, kingdom, and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. I was in…
Revelation 1:9-11 says, “I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation, kingdom, and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. I was in…
In addition to obedience to God’s commandments, Revelation 11 suggests two additional elements to the current priesthood of believers. Revelation 11:1 introduces a temple of God that John is told to measure. Interestingly, John is instructed to measure the worshipers…
Due to the blood of the Lamb, the people of God are already his holy ones and his priests prior to their entry into the New Jerusalem (Rev. 5:10; 13:7; 17:6). Yet their current holiness is incomplete, as the seven…
Revelation 1:5b-6 says, “To the one who loves us and set us free from our sins by his blood, and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”…