Revelation

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Revelation 14:1-5: The 144,000

Speaker: | January 17, 2016

Outline 144,000 Sealed New song Redeemed Virgins Followers First-fruits Blameless Introduction We have just seen the war of the ages with the devil, the beast of persecution and the beast of false religion raging against...

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Revelation 13:11-18: The Second Beast

Speaker: | December 20, 2015

Outline The beast’s prophet The beast’s number Introduction The devil employs three enemies against the church, the two beasts and Babylon; persecution, deception and seduction. We have looked at the governmental powers given authority by...

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Revelation 13:1-10: The First Beast

Speaker: | December 13, 2015

Outline Description of the beast Action of the beast Introduction If you played cricket for the national team one of the things that the coach would do is look at each of your opponents and...

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Revelation 12:7-17: The Downfall of Satan

Speaker: | December 06, 2015

Outline An angry but defeated enemy A harassed but preserved people Introduction The Christian life is complicated. Our experience of the world in God’s plan is nuanced and a proper understanding of it is vital...

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Revelation 12:1-6: Battle of the ages

Speaker: | November 29, 2015

Outline Outline of the enemies Outline of the battle Introduction Chapters 12-20 of Revelation are not necessary to the basic storyline of Revelation. Chapter 11 ended with the judgement according to works, the destroying of...

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Revelation 11:7-19: The End of the Ages

Speaker: | November 22, 2015

Outline The final war The final vindication The final judgement Introduction Pessimism or optimism, what view do you have of the church at the end? There are those who think that the church will Christianise...

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Revelation 11:3: The Two Witnesses

Speaker: | October 25, 2015

Outline The church as the witnesses Weeping witnesses Introduction Think of all the ways in which the church is represented in the book of Revelation. We move from the traditional ‘servants’ 1:1, to more symbolic...

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Revelation 11:1-2: Measuring the Temple

Speaker: | October 18, 2015

Outline The temple The trials Introduction The temple of Jerusalem is a hot bed of speculation and division. This is due to the OT presenting the New Creation in a Jerusalemocentric and temple worship style...

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Revelation 10:1-11: Interlude

Speaker: | October 11, 2015

Outline Other interpretations Our interpretation Introduction In any good story, you don’t want to know the end before you have got to the end. The book of Revelation though is full of spoilers. Because of...

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Revelation 9:20-21: Hardness of heart

Speaker: | October 04, 2015

Outline Theodicy Idolatry Introduction The puritans used to say that our worst enemy is not the devil but ourselves, and the worst judgement we can receive is to be handed over to ourselves. This is...

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Revelation 9:13-21: The 6th Trumpet

Speaker: | September 20, 2015

Outline The source of the plague The instruments of the plague Introduction What is the worst judgement God can inflict this side of eternity? Death! To seal you for judgement, for the bible teaches in...

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Revelation 9:1-12: The 5th Trumpet

Speaker: | September 13, 2015

Outline The nature of the locusts The torment of the locusts Introduction Do you believe in demons? If you say yes, then you will be laughed at in our modern secular society. What the bible...

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Revelation 9: The 5th and 6th Trumpets

Speaker: | September 06, 2015

Outline Overview of the Historicist view Overview of the Preterist view Overview of the Futurist view Introduction One of Aesop’s fables speaks about the scorpion and the fox. The scorpion wants to get across the...