The Return of the King

Gen. 3:15 – And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”

Salvation of sinners, reconciliation to Himself has been God’s plan all along

Determined in eternity past, accomplished by Christ on Cross, applied through the ages by the Spirit

Completed by God in full in the future

Salvation is a driving theme of Revelation

Clear truth exposed is that salvation belongs to the God and no one else

That is, only God can save

E.g. Rev. 19 – armies of heaven follow Him to war but no one but Christ fights

Revelation is filled with cosmic imagery & spiritual battles that overwhelm us

It’s meant to overwhelm us

To recognise that you can’t overcome your sin, your enemies

You can’t oppose God and win

Isa. 12:2 – Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ”

2. God finishes His work

Power belongs to our God!

God promised over & over from the very beginning that He would save from sin

From beginning there has been opposition

From beginning sin of God’s own people has complicated things

God’s purpose was never put off course, never stopped, never hindered

When sin entered, God was ready to begin

Herod tried to kill Jesus, Pharisees tried to kill Jesus early

No-one succeeded until Jesus laid down His life

Jews tried to seal Jesus in tomb, then tried to kill all His followers

Jesus meant it when He cried ‘It is finished’

In Revelation we see the final stage complete

Today, we see evil rampant & outright rebellion against God

This isn’t going to change God’s work

His Kingdom will come & His will be done

3. God is worthy of praise

Glory & honour belong to our God!

God is glorified in saving some from sin

God is glorified in completing His work

God is glorified in defeating sin & wickedness

Does everything promised perfectly

He is worthy of all praise & worship

We don’t worship God because we like it

We worship God because it belongs to Him!

Hallelujah! God Judges! (Rev. 19:2-3)

1. God judges the wicked

This praise starts after the fall of ‘Babylon’

Babylon describes rebellious spirit of world

A political system of rebellion against God

A religious system of rebellion

It’s where sin leads us all

Ideologies built on pride, selfishness, greed & power

It’s a system already at work in this world

We see it in the way Governments seek power & control

We see it in pressure to conform worlds way of thinking on every issue

It’s a system, ideology that Christians are called to refuse – even in our day

While we may get discouraged at times because evil seems to triumph so often

Downfall of this world system is assured

Righteousness & truth will prevail

Take heart Christian & fight on

God will judge the wickedness of this world

Rev. 19:6 reminds of the destruction of ancient Babylon

Isa. 34:10 – It shall not be quenched night or day; Its smoke shall ascend forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; No one shall pass through it forever and ever.

Wickedness & rebellion is judged forever

2. God avenges His people

God not only judges for the wickedness

He also comes to avenge the wickedness poured out on His people

God sees the suffering, persecution & trials of His people

He isn’t watching dispassionately – He’s angered by abuse of His people in this world

Horrors that have been unleashed on God’s people through the centuries will not go unpunished

Pray, pray for perseverance in God’s saints

Hallelujah! Worship God!

Hallelujah! God Reigns!

Sing Hallelujah and Rejoice!

He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords

(Revelation 19:11-21)

Christ Returns in Power (Rev. 19:11-14)

Christ Returns in Judgment (Rev. 19:15-16)

Christ Returns Victorious (Rev. 19:17-20:3)

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