REVELATION - The Interlude and The 144,000 part 5
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REVELATION - The Interlude and The 144,000 part 5
SLIDE 1 “1 CROSS 4 NAILS 4GIVEN IMAGE SLIDE”
Revelations and encouragements from worship time
SLIDE 2 “THE INTERLUDE IMAGE SLIDE”
In our journey through Revelation we need to be reminded in a summary of events
If you were to think about the interlude....yes it means a pause, but it was almost always something performed during a theatre event or a piece of music during other pieces
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REVELATION - Chapters 1-7 summary
All glory to Jesus (chapt. 1)
Jesus / Spirit about His 7 churches (chapt. 2-3)
John / Church - “Come up here” (chapt. 4)
Worship and glory at God’s throne (chapt. 4-5)
The Lamb / The Book of 7 Seals (chapt. 5)
The Book (Scroll) 6 seals opened (chapt. 6)
We have been starting to see what terrible judgements await the Christ rejecting world
But now in Revelation chapter 7 we have an “interlude” as these judgements begin....for what is this interlude? Recognizing those who have been sealed in Jesus Christ
Last week so much great feed back about what the The Lord had shown us about how everything has arrived to the fallen state it has here in Revelation
The Lord also revealing to us how a nation and the world gets in that state
The Lord warning us to stay filled with Him / something else will take His place. “Jesus giving the example that something could be 7 times worse” In this context He speaks of a house that has been swept clean
The condition of much of today’s world is void of God
These sons of God who had thought had just about finished having their control of all the scattered nations and even infected the nation Israel were given a mighty blow at Calvary
We saw a great spiritual war arise against the apostles and others for the cause of Christ in the book of Acts, the other epistles and beginning of the church age
But it was the Gospel that prevailed and caused the great push back against those fallen sons of God
Now as there has been a falling away.....in society and the church ......these sons of God once again have forced their way back....thus bringing us to the spiritual condition of the nations ....and Israel also today.
But again we look at this as a reminder in this “interlude” If you are here today or watching today, this is what we have eternal protection from, we are sealed in Christ by the Holy Spirit
Again who are these sons of God? Remember way way back to Genesis
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sons of God -
group of fallen heavenly beings who married the daughters of men and bore children with them
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1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
We see earliest example after this in Job
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6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
Even in Job chap 2 after satan takes Jobs property and children....we see this again but I want to point out something the Holy Spirit caught my attention with
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1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.
Now the key word to look at here in these passages is present
Look again here now again, we have these two scripture settings combined here now
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Job 1:6 (NASB95)
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
Job 2:1 (NASB95)
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.
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present (yasab) - in a standing position for extended period of time
resist and stand firm
not moving or running away
So we saw in Job the sons of God standing firm and satan along with them and in the next chapter of Job we saw the sons of God standing firm and satan also standing firm
So last week the Lord was showing us who these forces are (the principalities or things of the air..... today the Lord is showing us what they do or what they are up to
So when we say the things like “satan really fought me today” or satan tried to destroy this in my life” that could be or could be him and…or... his organization of these fallen sons of God
satan in the Hebrew is really (sa/tan) ......look at what it says about this sa/tan
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satan (sa/tan) - adversary, accuser, one who withstands (personal or national)
This is why its so important for Christians or believers to grow in Christ to grow in his word, be in church every chance we get to what? …Fill any void in here or our children to have voids filled to stand against darkness.
Those who have not received Jesus or do not know Jesus do not have this, so much of why we have the madness and chaos out there in the world now.
Such a great way to give many out there a fighting chance against darkness is to invite them to church...... A good bible and truth teaching church! The environment of church worship in the power of the Spirit of God
What else do they do? Well pretty much anything opposite of what is of God or of good or opposite of light and anything associated with death
Look here in Psalm 82 what Asaph (king David’s leader of the worship team) had to say and knew what he battled against
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1 God has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;
maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
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5 They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
they walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 I said, “You are gods,
sons of the Most High, all of you;
7 nevertheless, like men you shall die,
and fall like any prince.”
I love this last verse though.......He wins and if He wins we who are His win
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8 Arise, O God, judge the earth;
for you shall inherit all the nations!
What else does these gods or satan and forms they have used?
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1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.
He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
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10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff?
Is the enemy to revile your name forever?
11 Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?
Take it from the fold of your garment and destroy them!
foe here is this passage is “one of distress, trouble or very unfavorable circumstances”
scoff here in this passage is “blaspheme, or taunt or deny”
Now look at the next passages....this is what we grow in and protect ourselves with the truth of God’s word
The days that come of distress you will need these words of truth and when you need them Holy Spirit will bring them to the surface for us to stand on!
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12 Yet God my King is from of old,
working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 You divided the sea by your might;
you broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters.
14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan;
you gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
God will finish off Leviathan..... we will see that as we continue through the book of Revelation
Notice here how Asaph (the worship leader describes Leviathan)
he has many heads..........one force or many as we saw in Job right.....personal or national
Leviathan here in Hebrew is serpent or dragon (many heads)
Again this is to encouragement o us who stands up and fights for us....the interlude hear Revelation chapter 7 to recognize those sealed in Christ
The prophet Isaiah has much to say about sa/tan here in chapter 14
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9 Sheol beneath is stirred up
to meet you when you come;
it rouses the shades to greet you,
all who were leaders of the earth;
it raises from their thrones
all who were kings of the nations.
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10 All of them will answer
and say to you:
‘You too have become as weak as we!
You have become like us!’
11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
the sound of your harps;
maggots are laid as a bed beneath you,
and worms are your covers.
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12 “How you are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star, son of Dawn!
How you are cut down to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!
13 You said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
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17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
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9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
BTW God is doing something again, have you heard what is going on at our biggest battle field right now? Revival breaking out at colleges
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27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
WORSHIP TEAM COME
SLIDE 24 “1 CROSS + 3 NAILS = FORGIVEN”
PRAYER / CLOSE