Revelation 10-11

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INTRODUCTION

Confident humility

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Encouragement for believers in the midst of judgement

Saw the exact same thing in Revelation 7 in-between the 6th and 7th seal

Aim:

Confident Word- Revelation 10:1-11

Confident Witness- Revelation 11:1-14

Confident Waiting- Revelation 11:15-19

CONFIDENT WORD Revelation 10

TRANSITION: CONCEALED and CONSUMED

10:1-7- CONCEALED

Our scripture starts this week in 10:1 with a mighty angel coming down from heaven.

Some scholars believe that this angel is Jesus while others believe that this is an angel that reflects Christ.

If this is an angel and not Christ, our focus should be on WHO he represents and not get lost in which angel he might be.

The description given reflects the very glory of God and his throne room and the detail of the description increases the authority behind the message he brings.

Some of these descriptions should sound familiar to you because they are similar to what we found in Revelation 1:12-16:

He is Robed in a cloud- pointing to his glory, majesty and power; clouds in the NT are connected with judgement, but here with the following description of a rainbow we are reminded of God’s faithfulness..it’s a reminder of his mercy…

- once again, we see God’s judgement and mercy intertwined.

- his face is like the sun- telling us he had been in the presence of God and here, like we saw in Revelation 5- there is a scroll…we don’t know if this is the same scroll or a different one but we do know that it is open..which means it is accessible.

The scroll he holds reminds us of Revelation 5 where Jesus was found as the only one worthy to open the scroll…notice that the scroll here this angel holds is open…which means its accessible and as he puts his foot in both the land and see see we recognize that the extent of his authority and his message is covers the entire expanse of the earth.

And his message roars like a lion..

Hosea 11:10 tells us that the Lord will roar like a lion and when he does, his children will come trembling from the west..

and as he spoke…the 7 thunders spoke.

Imagine being John here for a moment.

He once again is given a reflection of God’s glory in this moment…

He is looking…taking it all in…

the lion roars…his pen is ready to write…

but then..in vs 5. a voice gives him instructions to “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”

WAIT WHAT?

Why?

These are the only words in Revelation that are concealed.

Trust that we have all that we need.

God doesn’t promise to give us all the details- but he promises to give us what we need to get through the darkness.

John is ready to write- imagine him with his pen ready to go and God’s like hold up- wait- nope…

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. 2 He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. 4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.” 5 Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6 And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay! 7 But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”

10:8-11- CONSUMED

but not all of God’s words have been sealed..in fact..God has given us his word

8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” 9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’[a]” 10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”

Principle: God’s word

Application:

Internalize God’s word and then proclaim it

CONFIDENT WITNESS- Revelation 11:-1-14

Most confusing chapter in the Bible

Who are they?

Wouldn’t you like to know!

Today we are going to focus on what everyone agrees on..

IN LIFE- 11:1-6

11 I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers. 2 But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. 3 And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days,clothed in sackcloth.” 4 They are “the two olive trees” and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.”[a] 5 If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6 They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.

IN DEATH 11:7-14

7 Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8 Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city—which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified. 9 For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 10 The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

11 But after the three and a half days the breath[b] of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.”And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.

13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

14 The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.

Principle:

Application:

CONFIDENT WAITING Revelation 11:15-19

PROMISE- 11:15-17

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”

16 And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God,17 saying:

“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.

PLAN 11:18-19 18 The nations were angry, and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your people who revere your name, both great and small— and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”

19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.

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Application:

CONCLUSION

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