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IT IS WRITTENS Revelations Biggest Surprise A budding industry today is Space Tourism, that expects well be able to book ourselves on space vacations within the next 10 - 20 years if we can pay the price. If youre interested in space travel, interested in finding out Whats out there beyond our earth, but you dont have the cash to invest, how about an eternity-long vacation thats offered to you free? Gods ultimate reward for the redeemed is far more exciting than any journey in the cramped quarters of some man-made space shuttle! Christ offers us the ultimate space journey. Well travel with Him through the starry heavens. But first must come to pass the words of Revelation 11: 15 The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord.
Throughout the ages, earthly kingdoms have arisen to challenge the kingdom of God. There has been a battle for the throne, a battle brought into sharp focus in the Old Testament Book of Daniel. Scripture contains two books of end-time prophecy: Daniel and Revelation. Unlocking Daniels symbols makes Revelations prophecies clear.
And Jesus statement in Matthew 24: 15 directs us to understand Daniel the prophet... whoever reads, let him understand. One of the most fascinating Bible chapters is Daniel 2. A king dreamed of world events that spanned 2, 500 years. Those events have come to pass with such precision that only the hand of God could have been involved. Its a prophecy that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is in control of history.
It is a prophecy thats been almost totally fulfilled... almost, but not quite. Daniel 2: 1 says: In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him. This was the king who ruled the great Babylonian Empire 500 years before Christ, the king who built the luxurious Hanging Gardens one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Nebuchadnezzar had a dream which seemed of great significance, but when he awoke, he could not remember what he had dreamt. So he called his wise menthol claimed to see into the future and asked them to tell what he had dreamt.
When they admitted that they could not, Nebuchadnezzar condemned them to death. Now young Daniel, though a prisoner of war in Babylon, was counted among the wise men for his gifted intelligence and understanding. When the kings captain came to execute Daniel, he asked for time to pray for God to reveal the demand God did! Then Daniel, taking no credit to himself, went before Nebuchadnezzar and told the king that no mortal man could reveal the dream.
But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has revealed... what will be in the latter days. Daniel 2: 28. The kings dream focused on end-times, the close of earths history. The dream starts with Nebuchadnezzar and marches through history to the current day. So Daniel told the king what he had dreamed: You, O king, were watching: and behold, a great image...
This images head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. Daniel 2: 31 - 35. The King was excited!
Yes, thats it! Thats it! he cried. Thats exactly what I saw! But Daniel, what does it mean? What does it mean not only to Nebuchadnezzar but to you and me?
Daniel continued: You, O King, ... are this head of GOLD. Daniel 2: 37 - 38. The Babylonian Empire of Nebuchadnezzar (which made more lavish use of gold than any kingdom since) was secure as the dominant world power from 605 B. C. to 539 B.
C. , but he was to be overthrown by a kingdom repre-sented in Daniel 2: 32 as the breast and arms of SILVER. Just a few pages ahead in your Bible, Daniel 5: 28, the next world ruling power is named: the joint empire of the Medes and the Persians. Again, a fitting symbol: the two arms joined at the chest to show two kingdoms Medes and Persians. They ruled the world for two centuries, from 538 B. C. to 331 B.
C. , but they too were overthrown by a third kingdom. This third kingdom, depicted in verse 32 as the belly and thighs of BRONZE, was the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great. And what did Alexanders men wear into battle? Bronze bronze breastplates, bronze helmets, bronze shields, bronze swords. Once again, God chose a fitting symbol to describe the kingdom that would rule the world from 331 B.
C. to 169 B. C. But history doesnt end with this third kingdom. Greece did not rule the world forever, for there was a fourth metal after the gold of Babylon, the silver of the Medes and Persians, the bronze of Greece. The next kingdom is represented by IRON.
Daniel 2: 40 says, The fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron. The iron monarchy of Rome was the last world kingdom, which in 168 B. C. overthrew the Greeks. Just as legs form the longest part of the body, Rome had the longest reign of any other of the world powers. For more than 500 years, half a millennium, Rome was invincible.
But what did the Bible predict would happen next? Daniel 2: 41 - 43 says, Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom. History confirms that this seemingly unconquerable Roman Empire crumbled for two rea-sons from within and from without. From within wealth poured into Rome through taxes col-lected from all over the world and the simple Roman life was replaced with luxury and pomp. The political world brewed with corruption, crime infiltrated the streets, the work ethic was lost, sexual immorality was rampant. And as the mighty Roman Empire weakened from within, Rome was attacked from without and divided into ten smaller kingdoms.
Where are we living today? Right down in the toenails of history! Every part of this prophecy has come to pass except one. Listen Daniel told the king in verses 34 &# 038; 44: You watched while a STONE was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces... The God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed... It shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
That Rock cut out without hands symbolizes Jesus Christ, who will come to establish His kingdom. Why is it important that you know about the dream of an ancient king? Simply this: Nebuchadnezzar's dream portrayed history before it was lived, and once you realize the Bible can be trusted with the past, youll know without a doubt it can be trusted to predict those things still to come. Today we have hope, for tomorrow is in the hands of the God who guides history and who loves us The Lord of History has the last word...
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stated: Any man must have a blind soul who cannot see that some great purpose and design is being worked out here below. So inescapably did Daniels prophetic portrayal correspond to its historical fulfillment that the great English historian Edward Gibbon, though not a Christian or Bible believer himself, wittingly or unwittingly used Scriptural language in his monumental History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire when he wrote: The images of gold, or silver, or brass, that might serve to represent the nations and their kings, were successively broken by the IRON monarchy of Rome. History has followed this prophecy like a blue-print and will continue to do so. The political workings of this planet are not random.
God has been guiding, controlling, and overruling all along. History has played itself out. Only one kingdom is left to be established. Soon Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Rock of Ages, the One who paid such a remarkable visit to this planet 2000 years ago, is going to pay us another visit.
And Hes going to make quite an entrance the second time. The heavens will rumble with a great shout as trumpets blast and angels sing. Then Christ and the angelic host will swoop down in a cloud of glory to gather His faithful ones! God through the prophet Daniel foretold the breakup of the Roman Empire into ten toes of the Image, representing the ten kingdoms into which Rome was divided when barbarian tribes carved up the empire. They are: Anglo-Saxons: England Alamanni: Germany Burgundians: Switzerland Franks: France Lombards: Italy Suevi: Portugal Visigoths: Spain Herald Vandals Ostrogoths The last three have no modern names, for they originally took over parts of the Empire but were eventually destroyed plucked up by the roots as Daniel 7: 8, 20, &# 038; 24 foretold.
Daniel 2: 41 - 43 Ten toes, ten kingdoms, and just as IRON and CLAY wont mix together, so the ten kingdoms will not be joined. No mat-ter how many battles are fought, no matter how many Hitlers or Napoleons or Charlemagne's seek to conquer, the world will never be united under one ruler again. Quick Quiz Our heavenly Father has so much He longs to teach us! Think of each seminar session as one in a series of steps leading upward series of lessons from heaven. May we learn our lessons well, so we in turn can teach others. Gods Word, the Bibleour Textbook for this seminar offers Learning Unlimited! # 3 Revelations Biggest Surprise 1.
Daniel took NO credit or glory to himself when he told the king, But as for me, this secret is not revealed to for any wisdom that have more than any living. To check your answer, see Daniel 2: 30. 2. Instead, Daniels first words to the king directed that monarchs thoughts to divinity when he said: There is a in that revealetTo check your answer, see Daniel 2: 28. 3. Just as the gospel hymn praises God by singing Hes got the whole world...
in His hands, so Scripture asserts the Supreme Ruler ship of God by saying, He kings, and kings... The most High in the kingdom of, and giveth it to whomsoever He will. To check your answer, see Daniel 2: 21 and 4: 17 (compare Psalms 75: 6 - 7). 4. Is predictive prophecy just for past events of Old Testament times, or does it extend into our own day and age even into the future? Daniel told King Nebuchadnezzar that God would reveal what shall be in the days, and John the Revelation was told to Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which be. To check your answer, see Daniel 2: 28, 45 &# 038; Revelation 1: 19. 5.
The Blueprint of History delivered by God in a dream seems dependable, for it has already been fulfilled in all particulars for 2500 years, but can we trust it for the remainder of earths history? God says: The dream is, and the interpretation thereof. To check your answer, see Daniel 2: 45. Your Name: Revelation of Hope Companion Resources Revelations Star Wars: The Battle Behind the Throne IT IS WRITTENS Angels! Angels have become phenomenally prominent the last few years.
Angels have made it to prime time. They star in a CBS hit called Touched by an Angel. They appear in feature films and are the subject of best-selling books. All through the book of Revelation angels are prominent, appearing in almost every chapter. But right now I want to focus on an angelic conflict outlined in Revelation that overshadows anything we human beings can imagine, an epic battle thats been going on for centuries. This battle is supremely important because its really a battle about who God is.
Its a battle about human destiny and were all involved, whether we realize it or not. War in Heaven: It seems impossible to believe, but Revelation 12: 7 - 9 tells us, War broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. War in heaven! It seems like a contradiction in terms. This brings up other perplexing questions, like Why was there war in heaven?
What was the dragon doing in heaven in the first place? What was Satan doing there? Where did he come from? A Pre-history of Satan: Fortunately there are some good clues. Scripture gives us hints of how that conflict developed. In fact, we can learn what Satan was like before the world was created and where he came from.
Ezekiel once communicated a message from God about the king of Tyre. But in the prophecy we see that God is also talking about someone else. The exalted king represents a different, angelic creature. Thus says the Lord God: You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty... You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you. Ezekiel 28: 12 - 15. Here is described the anointed cherub who covers. This was an angel anointed for a special task. In the Jewish temple, the covering cherubs stood over the mercy seat, the throne of God. This angel had a special place near Gods throne.
He was the seal of perfection, full of wisdom, perfect in beauty. But something happened to this angel. Iniquity was found in him. He allowed sin to enter his life. How? Ezekiel 28: 17 explains: Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.
This angel got wrapped up in his own splendor and beauty. Theres nothing wrong with appreciating your own talents and abilities and feeling good about yourself. So how did this angel move from healthy self-esteem to iniquity? How was his wisdom corrupted? Isaiah 14: 12 - 14 tells used also tells us the angels name: How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! ...
For you have said in your heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High. Lucifer became an angel with an attitude. Being near Gods throne wasnt enough. He wanted a higher position. He wanted the kingdom and the power and the glory of God Himself! Love Is the Answer: John tells us that God is love. 1 John 4: 8.
Love was all around Lucifer. But Lucifer turned away from that and finally saw God as a rival! His twisted mind pictured God as the enemy. This rebellious angel wondered: Why should God have all the power and authority?
Lucifer thought he could do just as good a job at running things. Now heaven was a place where jealousy and slander and malice had never existed. Angels had never heard a lie (which was invented by Lucifer, John 8: 44) and couldnt cope with falsehood. It never occurred to them to question Gods wisdom and love. And suddenly this brilliant Lucifer, this cherub so near the throne of God, starts making remarks.
He wonders why God has to have all the glory, why every created being has to obey Him. Maybe theres an alternative, a better way to run the universe. Lucifer, who seemed so reasonable, so wise, questioned Gods authority and persuaded many other angels to join his rebellion enough to go to battle over who should run the universe. A great battle ensued cosmic conflict. There was war in heaven, and Lucifer (now called Satan) was cast out of heaven with all his followers. Why didnt God just nip evil in the bud destroy it before it had a chance to spread and cause so much suffering?
If God had executed Lucifer, just zapped him in an instant, all the other angels would reason: Poor Lucifer! He tried to tell us God is a tyrant and look whats happened to him! It seems Lucifer was right. It seems that his charges are true. God chose a wiser course: Hed allow sin to exist for a period of time, and when it had been fully demonstrated that Gods way brings joy and Lucifers way brings death, then and only then would God destroy all evil. Love doesnt force.
Love lets people see for themselves, decide for themselves. God wants us to love Him back for who He is. No one back then, except God, knew what a disaster Lucifers alternative would be. No one knew how much suffering and misery it would create.
We had to see that for ourselves. Thats the only way God could ensure that evil would never plague the universe again. Planet Earth Joins the Conflict: In the Garden of Eden, when Eve told the serpent God had said she would die if she ate of a certain tree, Satan contradicted God and said: You will not surely die... For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3: 4 - 5, NIV. Satan was saying, Youll have greater happiness if you follow me.
God is restricting your freedom. Tragically, Eve and her husband Adam accepted that lie. Today we live on a planet in rebellion, a planet full of decay and death. The Origin of Suffering: In Matthew 13: 24 - 43 Jesus talked about a man who planted good seed in his field, but useless weeds popped up everywhere, leading a servant to ask, Sir, didnt you sow good seed in your field?
Where then did the weeds come from? Thats the question we all face at some time in life: If God made this world to blossom for His children, why do we see so many tragic weeds? In Jesus parable the master answered that question very simply. He said, An enemy did this. It was an enemy of God and man who sowed his seeds of suffering and sin.
God Had a Plan: God didnt abandon the human race because it rebelled against Him. From the very beginning, He had a plan. If you wonder, Why doesnt God do something about the sickness and sin and heartache in our world? the answer is: He has done something. Hes given everything in the gift of His Son. He came into the world and suffered with used we can some day triumph with Him Revelations Star Wars: The Battle Behind the Throne IT IS WRITTEN...
NOTE: There is now going on in the universe a cosmic conflict between Good and Evil. Fortunately, your Bible reveals both the origin and the conclusion of that conflict. 3. When Lucifer exercised his God-given freedom and rebelled, the Bible says, There was in, and today were still in the midst of a cosmic conflict bigger than this small world. To check your answer, see Revelation 12: 7. 4.
The egotistical Devil fell because of pride. The Bible says: How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer... For you have said in your heart, will ascend into heaven, will exalt throne above the stars of God: will also sit on the mount of the congregation... will ascend above the heights of the clouds; will be like the. To check your answer, see Isaiah 14: 12 - 14. 5. When we wonder why all the sorrow, suffering, and death is in the world, we should recall Jesus story of the wheat and the weeds, when He explained: An has done this.
To check your answer, see Matthew 13: 24 - 43 especially verse 28. 6. To disprove Satan's malicious lies about God, Jesus went about all the cities and villages, in their synagogues, and the gospel of the kingdom, and every sickness and every disease among the people... He was moved with on them. To check your answer, see Matthew 9: 35 - 36. Your Name: The very first words of this book were studying are The revelation of Jesus Christ. Thats how Johns prophecy got its name.
Its a revelation from Jesus and about Jesus. A few verses later, lest there be any doubt about who is at the center of this book, John presents Jesus Christ as The faithful Witness, and firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood... be glory and dominion forever and ever Quick Quiz Our heavenly Father has so much He longs to teach us! Think of each seminar session as one in a series of steps leading upward series of lessons from heaven. May we learn our lessons well, so we in turn can teach others.
Gods Word, the Bibleour Textbook for this seminar offers Learning Unlimited! # 5 Revelations Peace Maker 1. Some hang onto denial, putting on a bold front, saying, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing, not knowing they are, and, and, and, and. To check your answer, see Revelation 3: 17. 2... T God vividly impressed on people in Old Testament times the cause-and-effect relationship.
F between SIN and DEATH, when any sinner from king to commoner would have to con-fess his sin on the head of a sacrificial animal, then take the knife and slay the animal himself. To check your answer, see Leviticus 4: 22 - 30, etc. 3. Perfect balance is seen in the Scripture that says, The wages of is; but the of God is eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord. To check your answer, see Romans 6: 23. 4. Those who fear coming to Christ will cramp their lifestyle overlook Christs promise: I am come that they might have, and that they might have it more. To check your answer, see John 10: 10. 5.
Men sometimes make salvation unnecessarily complicated, but the Bible makes it simplicity itself, reducing it to its lowest common denominator as an either-or proposition in saying: He who has the has life; he who does not have the Son of God does have life. To check your answer, see 1 John 5: 12. Your Name Revelation of Hope Companion Resources IT IS WRITTENS Today theres a new revolution in psychoactive drugs. Soon there be a pill for every prob-lem. Will we find all our answers in pharmaceuticals? Certainly psychoactive drugs are on a roll.
One big reason is the Prozac phenomenon. After this anti-depressant went on the market, people began telling remarkable stories of how their lives had changed dramatically after taking the drug. And that made a lot of people wonder a pill can do all this, do we still need God? Do pills do what God cannot? Are psychoactive drugs going to make God obsolete in the 21 st century?
Lets take a closer look at exactly what God does in an individuals life. Lets see how the Holy Spirit works in our minds and compare that with what psychoactive drugs do. I think youll be amazed. There is a divine power which provides radical, life-transforming changes!
Lets turn to the Book of Revelation. Did you know that believers have one dominant image in the Book of Revelation? Theyre characterized in one way more than any other: God calls them OVERCOMERS. Although Revelation pictures hard times and cataclysms in the end time, with evil powers like the dragon and beast warring against Gods people, believers OVERCOME. Believe-ers are delivered. Believers WIN!
Gods instructive, illuminating refrain starts near the beginning of Revelation: Revelation 2: 7 To him who OVERCOMES, I will give to eat from the tree of life. Revelation 2: ll He who OVERCOMES shall not be hurt by the second death. Revelation 2: 17 - To him who OVERCOMES I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. Revelation 2: 26 - He who OVERCOMES... to him I will give power over the nations. Revelation 3: 5 He who OVERCOMES shall be clothed in white garments...
Revelation 3: 12 He who OVERCOMES, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God... Revelation 3: 21 - To him who OVERCOMES I will grant to sit with Me on My throne. The Book of Revelation pictures believers as victors who overcome adversity and evil. We see the same theme later in the book. Speaking of Satan, the accuser, the enemy, Revelation 12: 11 says, They OVERCAME him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.
At the end of the book, this same picture emerges. God promises in Revelation 21: 6 - 7: He who OVERCOMES shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. In various places, Revelation pictures believers joyously celebrating before Gods throne. Theyre pictured as having gone through great tribulation and coming out triumphant. Believers overcome even in the worst of times. Thats part of Revelations message, friends.
Its telling us that we weak, sinful human beings can be overcomes. We neednt be intimidated by the forces of evil in this world Yes, we may be weak, handicapped by our heredity, by our family of origin, by our environ-ment. But Scripture still offers us hope that we can be overcomes and rise above these things. Ive seen God radically transform people around the world their lives changed forever: Drunkards become sober... Thieves become honest... Money businessmen become unselfish, compassionate husbands and fathers.
Angry, bitter people become renewed in spirit... Prostitutes and listen become transformed. Hearts filled with hatred become filled with love... Its a miracle miracle of Gods grace! What God does in human hearts and lives is remark-able. The apostle Paul shouts it in these words: If any man [or woman] is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5: 17.
How does it happen? How does God transform our lives? The Bible calls this experience the new birth or being born again. To be born again means to be radically transformed from deep within by the power of the Holy Spirit.
It means to have a new way of looking at things, a new power operating in your life, new desires, new impulses, new joy and peace in your life. The human mind cannot understand it, but we become overcomes through the Spirit. Were born again, powerfully changed, with a new power working in our lives. The Spirit has uprooted anger, bitterness, lust, and addictions and replaced them with love, joy, peace, and long suffering.
The Spirits power liberates us from the bondage of habits that destroy our souls. 2 Corin-this 3: 17 puts it this way: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. The Spirits power frees us from the chains of sin which bind us while drug medication deals only with symptoms. If a person is depressed, certain pills may ease that depression. But no psychoactive drug can show you WHY youre depressed, what lies behind your anger, or what contributes to your anxiety. In our rush to just medicate the mind, we forget that pills dont give us the wisdom or insight we need to deal with our problems and grow through them. But the Holy Spirit works in us to do precisely that.
Hes the Spirit of revelation, and His revelations can produce dramatic results. One more thing Gods Spirit does is fill up our lives with good things. Look at Galatians 5: 22 - 23: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control. Those good qualities the Holy Spirit reproduces inside us.
Thats how we keep growing. The Spirit moves us down a path that leads to abundant life everlasting life. Pills cant do that. Pills may be a temporary help.
But the Holy Spirit sticks with us for the long haul. Hes not an artificial additive. He fills us with good character qualities. And being filled with the Spirit produces no side effects.
Theres no down side. Ephesians 3: 16 talks about being strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man. You can be strengthened with the mighty power of God inside you! You can be different than you are!
You dont need to struggle with the same habits over and over again. When life presses you down, when you struggle with impulses which seem uncontrollable, when you feel too weak to try rome-ber the apostle Pauls words, Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8: 37. God has called you to be a winner, not a loser. Our willpower is weak, but when we surrender our will to Him, He gives us power directly from His throne. My own Dad Jim Finley was born to a problem family in the New York City slum called Hells Kitchen.
He picked up bad habits, left home, joined the Navy and was going down the wrong road in life when he dropped to his knees and gave His heart to Christ. Dad didnt just get out of Hells Kitchen. Hells Kitchen got out of him. My father truly escaped from his old life because he truly made a commitment, heart and soul. Thats how we become OVERCOMERS. 3 # 6 Revelations Power Line IT IS WRITTEN... Genesis 1: 2 The Holy Spirit of God was present at Creation.
Acts 5: 3 - 4 Peter in the Bible equates the Holy Spirit with God. 2 Corinthians 3: 17 Paul in the Bible equates the Holy Spirit with the Lord. Romans 8: 27 The Holy Spirit has a mind. 1 Corinthians 2: 11 The Holy Spirit knows and understands the things of God. Ephesians 4: 30 The Holy Spirit is not a mere power or force but a Person who can be grieved. John 16: 13 - 14 Jesus referred to the Spirit with personal pronouns like He and Hist it. John 14: 26 God sends the Holy Spirit to be our divine Teacher. Acts 5: 32 God gives the Holy Spirit to those who obey Him.
John 16: 8 Gods Holy Spirit convicts us our hearts sin. John 3: 3 - 8 The Holy Spirit brings about the new birth, when one is born again. Ezekiel 36: 26 - 37 The Holy Spirit transforms our character, giving us a new heart. 1 Corinthians 12: 11 The Holy Spirit distributes spiritual gifts, equipping us for Gods work. Genesis 6: 3 The Holy Spirit strives with us, leading us to do right. John 16: 13 The Holy Spirit guides us into all truth. Ephesians 3: 16 Through His Spirit, God will strengthen us with might in our inner being.
Romans 8: 37 In all problems, we can be more than conquerors through Him who loves us. Revelation 3: 12 God gives many breathtaking promises to him [or her] who OVERCOMES. (See also Revelation 2: 7, 2: 11, 2: 17, 2: 26, 3: 5, 3: 21, 21: 7, etc. ) 2 Corinthians 5: 17 A person who comes to Christ is a new creation all things have become new! Galatians 5: 22 - 23 The fruit of the Spirit can fill our lives, our characters, with all good things. 2 Timothy 1: 7 God hasnt given us a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. Romans 8: 14 As we allow the Holy Spirit to lead us, we become sons and daughters of God.
Galatians 6: 8 He who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. Romans 8: 11 We need not fear death, for Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, will resurrect His faithful people. Revelation 19: 1 Through all eternity well praise God for His miraculous power of deliverance 4 Quick Quiz Our heavenly Father has so much He longs to teach us! Think of each seminar session as one in a series of steps leading upward series of lessons from heaven. May we learn our lessons well, so we in turn can teach others.
Gods Word, the Bibleour Textbook for this seminar offers Learning Unlimited! # 6 Revelations Power Line 1. The Holy Spirit is more than an essence or influence or power or force Hes a Person! For the Bible speaks of the of the Spirit and warns us, not the Holy Spirit of God attributes that could never be applied to an unconscious force. To check your answer, see Romans 8: 27 and Ephesians 4: 30. 2.
If we want a Spirit-filled Christian life, we must understand that the Bible says God gives the Holy Spirit to them that Him and keep His Commandments through love. To check your answer, see Acts 5: 32. Compare John 14: 15 - 17. 3. One ministry of the Holy Spirit Jesus pointed out is that He will reprove [modern versions say convict or convince] the world of, giving us a sense of right and wrong. To check your answer, see John 16: 8. 4. The Holy Spirit was powerfully poured out on the the Day of Pentecost, but He was present and active long before even at Creation, for the Bible says, In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...
And the of moved upon the face of the waters. To check your answer, see Genesis 5. God knows we face many troubles and temptations, but He offers many great promises to him who, and wants us to be with by His Spirit in the inner man. To check your answer, see Revelation 2: 7, etc. , and Ephesians 3: 16. Your Name: Revelation of Hope Companion Resources Revelations Most Amazing Prophecy Presented by Mark Finley IT IS WRITTENS Like an unconscious sky-diver hurtling out of control toward the earth, we are rushing headlong toward an impact with the end time, speeding toward a collision with earths final events. Prophetic signs reveal history is coming to a climax.
As we plummet toward ground zero, many dont have a parachute on. Even more dont realize the horizon is rushing up to meet them. But even at this late hour, God has devised a way to help us pull our rip cord. Gods rescue is described in Revelation, the last book of the Bible. Note what John saw happening near the close of time: I saw another angel flying in mid-air, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth every nation, tribe, language and people.
Revelation 14: 6, NIV. What a dramatic picture! God attempting to rescue every person on planet Earth! This angel is the first of three John saw who issue loud proclamations over the earth.
These are Gods final, last-day message swords He shouts at us, seconds from impact. God has always sent messages to warn His people of events that would affect millions. Before the Flood, God had Noah build the Ark and plead with people to take refuge in it. Before Egypt's great famine, God sent Joseph to have the Egyptians stockpile supplies to meet the famine. God wants us to be prepared for whats coming. Amos 3: 7 puts it this way: Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but He reveals His secret to His servants the pro-ets.
Prophecy reveals what is coming, and Revelations prophecies reveal what is coming especially at end time. Revelation sends a message that something big is coming. What is this big event? Look carefully at Revelation 14 and you see that the third angel ends his message in verse 13.
Then verse 14 describes the next event: The Son of Man returns with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. This is the Second Coming, the final judgment, when history climaxes and all human destinies are sealed. So obviously the messages that come right before this are vitally important. Theyre Gods last warning, telling us exactly how to open our parachutes as the end of time rushes up to meet us!
Look again at the angels message: I saw another angel flying in mid-air, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth every nation, tribe, language and people. Rev-elation 14: 6, NIV. Who is this message for? Is it aimed only at Canadians or those who speak Spanish or those who live in big cities?
No, its for everyone, a universal message for the whole world. The angel is preaching the everlasting gospel. The gospel doesnt change. The good news that saved Paul is the same good news that will save the last person on earth. Theres only one parachute ever made that can rescue sinful human beings Jesus love and salvation. The everlasting gospel an-...
stars the most important question youll ever face What must I do to be saved? Were sinners, both in nature and in behavior. But we cant see the problem if we just keep saying, Im OK, everythings fine. Im no worse than most other people. If we dont understand our fall from grace, we wont see the day of final judgment rushing up to meet us.
We wont pull the ripcord. Then the everlasting gospel, that essential parachute, cant save us. The angel continues in Revelation 14: 7: Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water. This message has four parts.
FIRST, FEAR God. To fear means to stand in awe, deeply admire, reverence, or respect. Those we respect we long to please or obey. Fearing or respecting God and obeying Him are often linked together.
Ecclesiastes 12: 13 says, Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Gods last-day message calls us to obey Him at a time when millions feel responsible only to their own inner sense of right. Millions feel I can do whatever I choose; Im accountable only to myself; theres no standard of right or wrong outside of my own mind. But the Book of Revelation shouts an urgent call: Fear Godobey God. There is a standard outside of your mind. God sends an urgent, loving, truth-filled message calling us back to obedience to Him.
SECOND, Revelation 14: 7 says, Give GLORY to Him. Giving God glory means honoring Him in everything we do. Glory is a word reserved for the highest form of adoration. To give God glory means our entire lifestyle is surrendered to His will. 1 Corinthians 10: 31 says, Therefore whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 6: 20 adds, For you were bought with a price.
Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are Gods. Glorify God in all your actions. You dont glorify God by placing abusive substances in your body or by polluting your mind with this worlds filth. You do it by saying, Lord, my body, mind, and spirit are Yours. THIRD, Revelation 14: 7 says: Worship Him who MADE heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.
Why should we fear and glorify and worship God? One good reason the Bible gives is that Hes the Creator. We worship the true God, the One who created us. Revelation 4: 11 echoes: You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You CREATED all things and by Your will they exist and were created. In an age when the popular, so-called scientific view is that we evolved over millions of years from simple life forms like amoebas to complex forms of life called humans, God calls us back to worshiping Him as the Creator, back to exalting Him as the One who made all things.
Earths final conflict will pivot on this subject of worship: While Revelation 14: 7 calls us to wor-ship the Creator, Revelation 14: 9 calls us to avoid worshiping the beast. These two worships of the Creator or the beast form the heart of a titanic struggle between good and evil. The coming economic boycott, the enforcement of the Mark of the Beast, the mysterious # 666 all have to do with this final battle over worship. Well fully explain the significance of what it means to worship the Creator and how to avoid receiving the Mark of the Beast in future presentations. FOURTH, Revelation 14: 7 says, The hour of Gods JUDGMENT has come. Here is a double meaning: Certainly God will execute judgment and put an end to sin.
But in another sense He Himself is the subject of judgment. Remember that at the beginning of time, a rebel angel challenged Gods character. Lucifer claimed that God was unfair, unjust. He made these accusations before the whole universe. Now, ages later, He wants to clear His good name and vindicate His actions. The universe has seen the results of Satan's evil work as well as all God has done to save us.
The judgment proves God has been fair with each individual. His character is vindicated. At the end of time, the whole universe will joyfully proclaim in one chorus of praise, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments. Revelation 16: 7. Jesus is coming back, not to destroy sinners, but to destroy sin.
Thats why Hes given us this urgent message about His judgment, so He can rescue you. Revelations Most Amazing Prophecy IT IS WRITTEN... Revelation 14: 6 - 12 Gods urgent message in earths last hour is His final call to a dying planet. Revelation 14: 6 (first part) The everlasting gospel never changes its always new, always true. Revelation 14: 6 (last part) This message is to go to all the world, to everyone everywhere. Revelation 14: 7 (first part) God calls us to give glory to Him in every aspect of life. 1 Corinthians 10: 31 Paul says we can glorify God in what we eat or drink or whatever we do. 1 Corinthians 6: 20 Since Jesus bought us ransomed us with His blood, we should glorify Him.
Revelation 14: 7 (middle) The angel announces that the hour of Gods judgment has come. Revelation 22: 12 Since Jesus comes to give out His rewards, there must be a judgment before He comes, to determine who receives what reward, when He comes. Daniel 7: 9 - 10 Daniel saw the sitting of the Supreme Court of the Universe and the opening of the judgment while events proceeded on earth before the Second Coming. Ecclesiastes 12: 14 God will bring every secret thing into judgment. Hebrews 4: 13 All things are open unto God. 2 Corinthians 5: 10 We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ. Romans 14: 12 Everyone must give account of himself to God.
Psalm 87: 4 - 6 In the judgment the Lord considers where we were born. Revelation 14: 7 (last part) Heavens final message calls all humanity to worship God as the Creator to worship Him who MADE all things. Revelation 4: 11 The very basis of all true worship is the fact that God created us Hes our Maker. John 1: 1 - 3, 10, 14 Since Jesus was the active Agent in creation, Revelations final call to worship the Creator is a call to honor Jesus. Revelation 16: 7 All Gods judgments are righteous and true. Quick Quiz Our heavenly Father has so much He longs to teach us!
Think of each seminar session as one in a series of steps leading upward series of lessons from heaven. May we learn our lessons well, so we in turn can teach others. Gods Word, the Bibleour Textbook for this seminar offers Learning Unlimited! # 7 Revelations Most Amazing Prophecy 1. Paul urges, Whether you or, or you do, do all to the of God. To check your answer, see 1 Corinthians 10: 31. 2.
The of Gods has come could have a double mean-ing, (1) referring to the Lords evaluation of all people, and (2) a judgment of God Himself an official vindication of Gods actions and character in the light of history, answering Lucifers slanderous charges. To check your answer, see Revelation 14: 7. 3... T Since Jesus comes to give out His rewards, there must be a judgment before He. F comes, to determine who receives what reward, when He comes... To check your answer, see Revelation 22: 12. 4.
The Bible says we should glorify God because Ye are with a, the costly payment of Christs blood we belong to Him by both creation and redemption. To check your answer, see 1 Corinthians 6: 20. 5. In this age of widespread belief in atheistic evolution, Heavens final message calls us to honor God as CREATOR that is, to Him who all things. To check your answer, see Revelation 14: 7. Your Name: Revelation of Hope Companion Resources Revelation Reveals How Jesus Will Come IT IS WRITTENS The triumphs of technology are inspiring.
The achievements of the space program are so tangible and specific. All the complex details the flow of rocket fuel, the humming of computers, the astronauts check list fit together like clockwork. But religious hope today tends to be vague and shapeless. People have hunches about life after death; people imagine what heaven might be like. We dont have much thats specific or tangible, just a light at the end of the tunnel or mankind somehow stumbling into love and peace. Vague hope is OK as a few lines on a greeting card.
But what about when death comes close and youre face to face with eternity? Vague hope doesnt do much for us then. We need something more than hunches. We need something specific to cling to. And God HAS laid out His end-time plan for our world in the Scriptures. Hes specific and eager to tell us whats coming, what we can hope for.
Much of Gods wonderful picture is in the Book of Revelation. Revelation pictures the Event that brings human history to a climax in various dramatic ways: Revelation 14: 14. John writes: I looked, and behold, a white cloud and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown and in His hand a sharp sickle. This pictures Jesus coming in glory, coming to a world ripe for the harvest. Revelation 19: 11 - 14: Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True...
And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. This is Jesus Christ riding down like a triumphant general, leading the hosts of heaven, coming to rescue His people from a doomed planet. 1 Corinthians 15: 51 - 53 tells us what will happen to believers: Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. This is not some mystic speculating about the future. This is the God of the Universe telling us about His end-time plan!
He will re-create us as imperishable beings. When? At the last trumpet. 1 Thessalonians 4: 16 - 17 says Christ will descend with the trumpet call of God, and the dead will rise from their graves! Scripture outlines Gods end-time plan. It also says an enemy will try to sabotage that plan. Speaking about the appearance of false christs, Jesus warned in Luke 17: 23, 24, NIV: Men will tell you, There he is!
or Here he is! Do not go running off after them. For the Son of Man in His day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. Charismatic figures will arise in the last days and claim to be Christ. Their miracle-working powers will seduce many people. Theyll gain large follow-...
ings, and people will come to you excitedly, with glowing faces, and say, Weve seen Christ face-to-face! There He is! Come and see Him. And what are we told to do?
Dont go running off after them. Christ wont suddenly appear on a talk-show in New York or as a miracle-worker on the streets of Paris. He wont rise up from somewhere down here Hell be coming down from up there. People can fake miracles; people can claim to be Christ. Even Satan himself, who can masquerade as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11: 14) may try to impersonate Christ. But no one can counterfeit the Second Coming as the Bible describes it.
It will be unmistakably real. When the heavens above us explode and ten thousand angels lift their voices, and the unspeakable glory of God Almighty breaks through the clouds, no one will wonder who has come calling! Some have misinterpreted a few Scripture texts and built up the picture of a Secret Rapture, where individuals are whisked away to heaven while others go about their business. The Secret Rapture theory relies primarily on a few texts that speak of Christ coming like a thief in the night. Were told to watch and be ready for the unexpected event. On the surface this seems to imply a secret, perhaps invisible, event.
But all the Bible passages which discuss Jesus coming as a thief discuss not a secret coming but an unexpected one. Jesus is not coming secretly to a chosen few Hes coming suddenly when millions dont expect Him. The problem is, texts about Jesus coming like a thief stand side by side with texts about Jesus coming in a blaze of glory. Peter in fact mentions the two in the same breath: The day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire... 2 Peter 3: 10, NIV. Obviously the Lord comes like a thief in the sense that His Return will be a great surprise to those who arent ready catches them off guard.
But its NOT silent or invisible. Theres nothing quiet about the heavens disappearing with a roar. Heres how Christ Himself pictures the event in Matthew 24: 27 &# 038; 30, NIV: As the LIGHTNING comes from the east and flashes to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man... the Son of Man will APPEAR in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will MOURN. They will SEE the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with POWER and great GLORY.
This eye-riveting Event may come as an incredible surprise to some but it wont be quiet and invisible or secret and mystical! God has laid out His end-time plan very carefully in His Word. Specific events will take place: 1. Seismic upheavals. Revelation 6: 14; 16: 18 - 20 There be stupendous seismic upheavals. The have-ens roll back like a scroll; mountains and islands are moved; and a great earthquake shakes the planet. 2.
The righteous dead are resurrected. 1 Thessalonians 4: 16; John 5: 28 - 29 The dead in Christ shall rise first. The faithful asleep in their graves will hear Christs voice and rise up to eternal life. 3. The righteous living are translated. 1 Thessalonians 4: 17 The righteous who are alive will be caught up together with the resurrected and ascend toward Christ, their Redeemer. 4. Immortality is bestowed. 1 Corinthians 15: 53 Both the resurrected dead and the translated living receive the gift of immortality for their faith in Christ.
This mortal must put on immortality. 5. The wicked are destroyed. 2 Thessalonians 2: 8; Revelation 19: 11 - 21 Those who deliberately and persistently rejected Gods mercy will finally be destroyed. 6. The righteous welcome the returning Christ. Isaiah 25: 9 The redeemed exclaim, This is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us... We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation. 7. The righteous journey to heaven.
John 14: 2 - 3 The righteous are welcomed into the divine procession and journey with Christ toward their heavenly home. What will you feel during those last moments of Earths history? Joy? Or terror? You may feel indifferent about God right now, may not think faith is important. But one day soon it will make all the difference and will divide humanity into two groups.
One group sees Christs Coming as a horrifying surprise. Revelation 6: 15 - 17 says theyll pray for the mountains and rocks to fall on them! The other group sees it as a wonderful deliverance, a fulfillment of all theyve lived for. Open your Heart and make your commitment to Christ right now. Revelation Reveals How Jesus Will Come IT IS WRITTEN... John 14: 1 - 3 Like a promissory note, Jesus said He would return and we can bank on it!
Acts 1: 9 - 11 Angels confirmed His promise and testified to its truthfulness. Jude 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of our Lords return. Revelation 1: 7 It will be a VISIBLE event. When Jesus returns, every eye shall SEE Him. Matthew 24: 27 Jesus taught that His Return shall be like lightning flashing across the sky. Matthew 24: 30 The wicked also will SEE the Son of Man coming...
with power and great glory, but they will mourn their lost opportunity. 1 Thess. 4: 15 - 17 It will be an AUDIBLE event. The Lord Himself will shout, and the trumpet the noisiest of instruments shall sound. Psalm 50: 3 - 5 David declares Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent... He shall call... gather My saints together to Me. Matthew 16: 27, It will be a GLORIOUS event, in His own glory and the glory of His Father. 25: 31 He comes with ALL the holy angels which Revelation 5: 11 says are trillions!
Revelation 19: 11 - 16 As King of kings leading the armies of heaven, He returns as triumphant Lord. Isaiah 25: 9 The righteous, delighted to see Christ, joyfully exclaim, Lo, this is our God! Revelation 6: 14 - 17 The unsaved wicked fear His Coming and cry for the rocks to fall upon them. 1 Thess. 4: 15 - 17 The faithful dead will first be resurrected and rise to meet the Lord; then the faithful living will be caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air. 1 Cor. l 5: 51 - 54 God will clothe His faithful people with immortality. 2 Thess. 2: 8 The wicked are struck dead by the brightness of His Coming... Matthew 13: 37 - 43 The evil are purged out of His kingdom, and the righteous are saved through all eternity. Titus 2: 13 Christs Coming is called the Blessed Hope of a lost mankind.
Revelation 22: 11 - 12, Jesus offers His final invitation to prepare for His soon Return. 17 &# 038; 2 If you like statistics... There are over 1500 prophecies of Jesus Second Coming recorded in the Bible. For every prophecy of His first coming mentioned in the Old Testament, there are eight predicting His Second Coming. The return of our Lord is mentioned once
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