The Revelation
A study and application of God’s last words to us
13. The People of God
In Revelation 7 there is a pause in the drama as we wait for the seventh and final seal to be opened. God calls for a pause so His servants can be marked with His seal of ownership, protecting them from His coming wrath. 144,000 from Israel, followed immediately by a...
12. The Lamb, The Seals, and the Sovereignty of God
In Revelation 6, the Lamb of God opens the first six of the scroll's seven seals. The first four seals introduce the four horsemen who bring deception, war, famine, and persecution. The fifth seal reveals the martyrs of the faith, crying out, “How long?” The sixth...
11. The Lamb
The whole book of Revelation is the unveiling of the infinite glory of King Jesus. In chapter four we glimpse the worship of God around His glorious throne in heaven. In chapter five we see a slaughtered lamb standing before God’s throne, receiving the same glory,...
10. The Throne Room
In Revelation 4 we turn from seven letters to the Church and are suddenly in the throne room of God. Like Isaiah and Ezekiel before him, John is overwhelmed by the sights and sounds and above all by the glorious figure on the throne. This dramatic chapter shows us...
9. Work for the Lord
What is our calling when it comes to evangelism and kingdom mission? This passage in Ephesians shows us Jesus’ mission to fill the earth with His glory and love through the church! The task of Christian leaders is “to equip the saints for the work of ministry.” Every...
8. Be Zealous
The last of the seven letters is the most severe in its rebuke from King Jesus. This lukewarm church is in danger of being vomited from the Lord’s mouth. Yet they believed they were blessed and successful! This letter invites us to pray for three miracles from the...
7. Christ is For You
"If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31) In the letter to the church at Philadelphia, we see 4 things Jesus has done or promises He will do for this church, and therefore, what has done for or promises you, in Christ: 1) He has given them the kingdom;...
6. Wake Up
All seven letters from Jesus are a wake-up call, but the letter to Sardis is explicitly a command from King Jesus to “wake up!” Most of the members of this church had become sleepy and sluggish in their faith, devotion, and service to the point that Jesus declared...
5. Hold Fast
Thyatira was a faithful, loving, hard-working congregation. However, they chose to avoid confrontation with a false teacher who was leading people astray. They tolerated “Jezebel” (see 1 Kings 16-21). Jesus confronted the sins of this false teacher but also the church...
4. A Call to Repent
Pergamum was notorious in Asia Minor as a hotbed of idol worship and immorality. It was filled with temples to Greek and other gods and all the questionable practices that came with them. The third letter from the Lord Jesus first recognizes the challenge of living in...