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Throughout the bible, there are a few phrases that come up regularly that have to cause us to think. I like the word therefore - in scripture it comes up to tell us to consider all of the context and prepare for instruction - or - consider the context and apply it to a certain truth. “Do not be deceived”…

Introduction: This morning, we are looking at a period of time that has fascinated many. Hundreds of books have been written about it, and at almost any time, you can see a seminar about it or even a movie produced about this subject—the Great Tribulation. Now, we know that seven years are appointed…

Revelation 13-14:14

The dragon stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads were blasphemous names. The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The dragon…

A Summary of Chapter 11 (1) Verses 1–2. Here is the picture of the measuring of the Temple. As we shall see, the measuring is closely parallel to the sealing and is for the purpose of protection when the demonic terrors descend upon the world. (2) Verses 3–6. Here is the preaching of the two witnesses…

Spiritual Beings Today we are going to finish up this detailed study of spiritual beings. We have been making our way through a Bible Project study of the Elohim in the Bible. In the first week we learned that “Elohim” is the Hebrew word for “Spiritual Beings.” The word “Elohim” was also used as a name…

What is prophecy? Sam Storms: “the human report of divine revelation” Last week we talked about how God speaks Creation Written Word Physical Word - Jesus Church Individuals - Holy Spirit - Prophecy Why prophecy? God’s way of speaking to His people - obviously, not His only way, but one way! 1 In the…

Good Morning. I am glad that we can be here together this morning. Have you ever witnessed something that left you in utter disbelief. That moment where you just say, “What did I just see?” When we were living in Kansas City. Shortly after Isaac was born we were living in a small two bedroom house. While…

Introduction: Do you ever feel like something is working against you? Like bad luck follows you or the cards are stacked against you? You can’t win for losing? Does it seem like someone very powerful is trying to hold you down or defeat you? There is a very good reason for feeling that way at we have…

Caught Between Wrath: Understanding the Pre-Wrath Rapture and the Great Tribulation Introduction Good morning, church. Today, we are going to delve into a topic that has intrigued and challenged believers for centuries—the seven-year tribulation. This period is often depicted as a time of intense suffering…

Jesus Christ, Our Advocate Scripture: 1 John 2:1-6 Introduction: Good morning, church! Review Last week we discovered that John tells us in the first chapter that a believer that knows the truth, will.. Not intentionally fellowship with darkness Not have or enter relationships that pull us a way from…

Israel - Michael - Satan Let’s look back at chapter 12 to set the stage for next few chapters Revelation 12:7–9 “7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them…

Revelation 8:1–5 “1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense…

1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, 2 but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.…

Revelation 13:11-14:20 Good morning church! Last week we took a deep dive into the first half of chapter 13, or at least the topic of the first half of our chapter, the beast of the sea or antichrist The Woman = Israel Great Red Dragon = Satan The male child = Jesus Christ The angel Michael, head of…

An Eternal Kingdom And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. I a dream given to King Nebuchadnezzar, God…

Introduction: Sometimes as a Christian it can feel like you are in a battle. You’ve heard or used the expression, “Not today, Devil!” The truth is that we are in a battle and we do have an enemy. Today, we want to take a closer look at that enemy and find out what he’s up to. We have a lot to cover,…

Green Berets. Rangers. SEALs. Delta Force. These special operators are part of the United States military. They are the elite: highly trained with unique skill sets, with many of their important missions carried out in total secrecy. If we hear about them at all, it is after their mission has concluded.…

You don’t have to be a Rocket Scientist or look around too hard to know that temptation is all over the place. You don’t have to go looking for it, it will find you. Now listen, we are not tempted because we are sinful people… Jesus was tempted and he never sinned. Handled correctly, temptations can…

Introduction: If you ever register on a job site to find a job you will always get notifications of jobs that may fit your qualifications. This week I received a notification for an evangelist from a secular job site. As you can imagine it caught my attention. When I went to the job it was a company…

Introduction: Most of us are familiar with contracts, we deal with them everyday. We buy a car or a house and sign on the dotted line promising to pay. In similar fashion God makes covenants with us. A covenant has some similarities with contracts but there is one distinct difference. In a covenant a…

Big Idea: God’s great gift to the elect is the faith he gives to believe in the Christ. When it comes to Jesus, what you believe matters Recap: Chapter 9 thus far: Jesus sent out the twelve, and they preached and healed everywhere Herod is perplexed by Jesus. Some said he was John raised from the dead,…

Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok - righteous Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir Nazareth Nazir nṣr Introduction Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah…

Revelation 13:1-10 We have been walking through the book of The Revelation. God’s wrath has been opened up on the earth with judgments. We have looked at the seven seal judgments, we have looked at the seven trumpet judgments, and seven bowls that are poured out. The 7 Seals and 7 trumpet judgments take…

As I mentioned in the beginning of this series, my original plan had been to preach through the visions of Revelation, but I realized that we need a ton of background in order to understand the imagery. Now that we have studied dragons, we are ready to examine the Great Red Dragon. This will help us…