Paradise Found I. What’s Lost and what’s Found (Rev. 21)A. No Sea, but a Stream (21:1; 22:1-2)B. No Death, but Life Abundant (21:4)C. No Temple, but Real Knowing (21:22; 22:4)D.
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 12 | Revelation 19:11-20:15
The King and His Kingdom I. A DESCRIPTION of the KING. (19:11-21)A. A WARRIOR who is WORTHY. (v.11-16)B. Multiple SYMBOLS of POWER. (v.11-16)C. ONE already BLOODIED. (v.13)D. With a different
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 11 | Revelation 17:1-19:10
A Tale of Two… I. A text of COMPARISON and CONTRAST. (17:1-19:10; 21:1-22:21) II. A tale of two WOMEN… A. The PROSTITUTE of the BEAST. (17:3-6) B. The BRIDE of the LAMB.
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 10 | Revelation 15:1-16:21
Seven Bowls of Wrath – What is Wrath? I. The TEXT has BOOKENDS.A. The WRATH of GOD. (15:1; 16:19; Ex.34:6-7)B. IT is FINISHED. (15:1; 16:17)C. In between? A REFUSAL to
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 9 | Revelation 14:1-15:4
The One at the Centre of It All I. GRASPING the STRUCTURE of the text. (14:1-15:4)A. The SONG of the Lamb’s FOLLOWERS. (14:1-5; 15:1-4)B. THREE angels and three ANGELS. (14:6-13,
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 8 | Revelation 13:1-18
When the Defeated Dragon Goes to War May 26, 2024 I. Naming the BEAST from the SEA. (v.1-8)A. It’s ABOUT a KINGDOM. (v.1-2; Dan. 7:1-14; Jn 19:10-11B. It LIVES even
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 7 | Revelation 12
Welcome to the Metastory I. Reviewing RevelationA. The Command to Look (Rev. 1:7,18; 3:20; 5:5)B. The Challenge to Overcome (Rev. 2:7,11,17,26; 3:5,12,21)C. The Clash of Kingdoms and Calm of Silences
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 6 | Revelation 10:1-11:14
Being the Church in a Broken World I. The BIG PICTURE thus far. (Rev. 1-11)A. Jesus PRESENT in the CURRENT moment. (Rev. 1-3)B. The SLAIN LAMB on the THRONE. (Rev.
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 5 | Revelation 8:6-9:21; 11:15-19
Seven Trumpets I. What is the CONTEXT of the TRUMPETS?A. Be AWARE of the STRUCTURE. (Rev. 6; Rev. 8-11)B. The TRUMPETS are the RESULT of prayer. (6:10; 8:1-6)C. A key
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 4 | Revelation 6:1-8:6
Seven Seals: When Kingdoms Collide I. First, some BIG PICTURE items.A. The CHIASTIC STRUCTURE.B. The RHYTHM of the “SEVENS”.C. The USE of NUMBERS.D. The GREEK word θλῖψις (THLIPSIS). (7:14; 1:9;
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 2 | Revelation 2:1-3:22
You’ve Got Mail I. Seven LETTERS, one FORMAT. (Revelation 2-3)A. Picture of JESUS. (2:1,8,12,18; 3:1,7,14)B. Picture of the SPECIFIC CHURCH. (2:1-6,9-10,13-16,19-25; 3:1-4,8-11,15-20)C. Call to OVERCOME. (2:7,11,17,26; 3:5,12,21)D. BLESSING...
Read moreThe Revelation of Jesus Christ – Part 1 | Revelation 1:1-20; 22:7-21
What’s This Book About? I. It’s a book about JESUS. (1:1)A. Let’s GET the NAME right. (1:1)B. He is the CENTER of all that EXISTS. (1:8; 22:13)C. He is PRESENT
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