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Revelation. Chapters 1-3 are the foundation Must apply to recipients, 1:4 Shortly take place, 1:3 Deals with difficulties faced by saints. Revelation. Our study will help us build confidence God is Sovereign of the Universe God will accomplish His plan. Revelation. God On His Throne.
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Revelation • Chapters 1-3 are the foundation • Must apply to recipients, 1:4 • Shortly take place, 1:3 • Deals with difficulties faced by saints
Revelation • Our study will help us build confidence • God is Sovereign of the Universe • God will accomplish His plan
Revelation God On His Throne The Lamb Prevailed Breaking of the Six Seals God Knows His Own
Revelation God Is On His Throne • John called to see the Revelation, 4:1 • God is on His throne, 4:2-6 • Sovereignty • Character • Subjects • Power • Transcendent nature
Revelation God Is On His Throne • God is praised on His throne, 4:6-11 • Four living creatures • Lion: Noble • Calf: Strong • Man: Wise • Eagle: Swift
Revelation God Is On His Throne • God is praised on His throne, 4:6-11 • Twenty-four elders • Worship God • God’s role in salvation, 2 Tim. 4:8 • God’s greatness
Revelation The Lamb Has Prevailed • God held a scroll, 5:1 • Right hand: Power • Written inside & on back: complete • Sealed: secure • Plan of salvation, Eph. 3:1-12; 1 Pt. 1:10-12
Revelation The Lamb Has Prevailed • Only one worthy to open the scroll, 5:2-14 • No created thing • The Lion & Lamb is worthy • Lion of Judah, Gen. 49:9; Heb. 7:14 • Root of David, Isa. 11:1 • Lamb, Jn. 1:29 • Seven horns: power, Mt. 28:18 • Seven eyes: Holy Spirit, Jn. 16:7; Eph. 2:17 • Praise for the Lamb
Revelation The First Six Seals • First: Christ conquering w/gospel • Second: Persecution • Third: Grief & suffering • Fourth: Judgment for rejection of gospel • Fifth: Cry for justice • Sixth: Judgment of persecutors • World powers brought down, cf. Isa. 13
Revelation God Knows His Own • Faithful on earth are marked, 7:1-8 • Four angels, corners, winds • Judgment controlled by God • Saints known, 2 Tim. 2:16-19 • 144,000 • All redeemed on earth • Israel, Rom. 2:28, 29; Gal. 3:26-29
Revelation God Knows His Own • Victorious multitude, 7:9-17 • Multitude, Gen. 15:5 • From all the earth, Mk. 16:15 • Palm branches: festive, Lev. 23 • Great tribulation under Rome • Washed in blood of Lamb, 1 Jn. 1:7-9 • Rest & peace
Revelation God On His Throne The Lamb Prevailed Breaking of the Six Seals God Knows His Own
Revelation • Chapters 1-3 are the foundation • Must apply to recipients, 1:4 • Shortly take place, 1:3 • Deals with difficulties faced by saints
Revelation • This study helps us build confidence • God is Sovereign of the Universe • God will accomplish His plan