Category: Revelation

This week I was at a church building where I had performed a wedding for a young couple 15 years ago.  Tragedy hit that couple about 9 years after that wonderful, happy day, and I thought to myself, “We never know the end of a story, we never know how things turn out.” But then, I corrected myself.  You see, death, which is what we often refer to as the end of the story, is not really the end at all.  We call it the end, because those of us who say goodbye to friends or family when they die, …

After all the judgment covered in Revelation 20 and the preceding chapters, we are enjoying a glimpse into heaven and the eternal state for followers of Jesus.  Here in Revelation 21 God reveals a taste of those eternal blessings for those who are followers of Jesus.  It is a trailer for the grand unveiling of the good things He has been preparing for us. This message will focus especially on the capitol city of heaven, the New Jerusalem.  While all our questions don’t get answered, God does give us some pretty amazing details, enough to cause awe and wonder.  Join …

The final message on Revelation 20 was about judgment and the final purging of all evil from earth.  It was full of bad news for those who have rejected the Gospel, but it paved the way for something better for those who follow Jesus Christ. Here in Revelation 21 God reveals a taste of those eternal blessings for those who are followers of Jesus.  It is a trailer for the grand unveiling of the good things He has been preparing for us.  As you read it, you will catch a glimpse of the excitement He has, anticipating the day He …

Revelation 20 is one of the hardest passages in all of Scripture. Not because it is difficult to understand, but because it is very clear regarding an final judgment that will condemn all those who have not chosen to follow Jesus.  In stark language, free from unnecessary modifiers and detail, the damnation of all unbelievers based on their works is clearly presented. I encourage you to listen to what might be the most important message you will hear, because what happens at the end of Revelation 20 doesn’t have to happen to you. God is showing a different way.  I …

Have you ever imagined what it would be like if all the rulers were just?  If all crime was judged instantly and equitably?  If there was no war, and the land was prosperous?  Today we are going to look at the nature of the Millennial Kingdom foretold in Revelation 20 and we find out it is all those things.  We will be looking at some of the many descriptions of it that is scattered throughout the Scriptures.  I hope you will join us for this very interesting and important study of what God has in store for His saints and …

We have now reached chapter 20 in our study on the book of Revelation.  It is the place where many themes of Scripture converge.  While the main theme is the establishment of the reign of Christ on earth, topics like the resurrections, where will I go when I die, and the judgment of the dead will all be covered in the next couple of messages.  We will also see how Christ fulfills the many promises He has made to Israel in this series of messages.  I hope you will join us for these very significant studies.  It is my desire …

The last message began a study of Revelation 19.  This will continue that same theme – the arrival of the hero the world has needed.  For some this is great news, for others, the worst. Those on earth in the last days that have been resisting the powers of evil in the world will see this as the deliverance they have longed for.  For followers of Christ already in heaven, it will be both the rescue mission and the establishment of righteousness they have been promised.  For those who continue to resist Christ and His Salvation, it will be annihilation. …

Jon and Korey Cooper wrote in the Skillet song “Hero”: I need a hero to save me now, I need a hero! (Save me now), I need a hero to save my life, A hero will save me (Just in time).   Maybe you can relate to that?  I think it is true every time I read the latest news feed.  Our world needs a hero, whether it is on the personal level or the grand scale of the universe.  That need will reach its climax in the final days that God has described for us in the biblical book of …

We all long for true justice.  Proverbs 29:2 tells us “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.”  A big problem that we have in our world is a disagreement of what true justice is.  It is tough to bring good change to a world when there is no consensus on what that change should be.  It shouldn’t be that hard, because our God has given us an absolute standard of right and wrong, of what is just and unjust, in His Word, the Bible.  The problem is that His …

There are two things that people all over the world tend to put their trust in: religion and wealth.  The last two messages from the book of Revelation addressed why people follow religion and the source of the many different religions they follow.  We saw what the ultimate end of those religions are in Revelation 17.  Now, in chapter 18, we see the fall of the second object of people’s trust and passion: wealth. Wealth in itself is not evil, but wealth as a passion, as a goal, is.  In fact, God calls greed equal to idolatry and here in …