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Revelation

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Revelation 1Revelation 1 Some intro is necessary. Revelation was most likely written by an aged John, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. He has been exiled onto the island of Patmos because of his belief in Christianity. Revelation is in the genre of…1 note Revelation 2Now, some translations are going to say "deeds." We've talked about this once or twice before. The NIV, in particular, is very suspicious towards the English word "works." This is basically a strain of anti-Catholic thought that shows up…7 notes · 1 sermon Revelation 3“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:3 notes · 1 sermon Revelation 47 the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with a face like a human, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle. Now we get to “the good stuff.” All those visions and…3 notes · 1 sermon Revelation 5Have you ever had a dream where two contradictory things are true simultaneously? “It was like we were at home here in D.C., except it was in Iowa; and we all had masks on, but there wasn’t covid anymore...” We get an image like that here.…5 notes · 1 sermon Revelation 9Revelation 9 So Revelation 8 and 9 are pretty depressing and violent passages. How could God, even in God’s justice, be so bloodthirsty and violent? The key to understanding the trumpet judgments, however, lies in 9:20. “The rest of…1 note Revelation 10This chapter gives us a brief respite from all the plagues and destruction from before. We get many allusions to Ezekiel chapters 1 and 2 (Ezekiel also ate a book that was sweet in the mouth but sour in the stomach). We also get this giant…1 note Revelation 11The best way to sum up how Time is used in Revelation is to quote Doctor Who: “Wibbly, wobbly, timey whimey.” In other words, we are not getting a straightforward, chronological, second-by-second play by play of the end times. Rather we’re…1 note Revelation 15I want to note one of the ongoing—and, often, unnoticed—tensions and irony's of Revelation. While there is, certainly, much wrath/violence/blood mentioned, there’s also a continual strain of hope. Notice who is said to come and worship the…4 notes · 1 sermon Revelation 16The angel of the water says: those who shed the blood of the saints are given blood to drink, because it's what they deserve. That is classic retributive justice language — you get what you deserve, measure for measure. And I want us to…3 notes · 1 sermon Revelation 17See Devotional written for Isaiah 91 note Revelation 20Why must he be let out for a little while? what is the first resurrection? What is the second death? What do the thousands of years represent? Explain tormented day and night forever Explain lake of fire and sulfur Dead were judged…7 notes · 1 sermon

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