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Don’t Read This - Background
It’s the mid 90’s.
Not the 1990’s.
But 090.
It’s near the end of the first century.
95ad.
A lot has happened within the church by this time.
About 60 years earlier, Jesus Christ was crucified on a cross.
3 days later He victoriously rose from the grave.
He conquered death.
50 days later, the Holy Spirit was given to Christians.
The Church was birthed.
Under the power of the Holy Spirit, the young church began to preach the Gospel.
The church grew.
It says the Lord added daily to their numbers.
But it wasn’t long until persecution began.
Under the leadership of Saul, later Paul, the young church was attacked.
Acts says that he ravaged the church.
In , the first Christian was martyred for his faith, Stephen.
The church was driven out of Jerusalem and began to spread.
In 54 AD, Nero becomes emperor.
He ruthlessly attacks the church.
It has been said that he would tar Christians, crucify them, then light them on fire to light his gardens.
In 64 AD, 10 years after Nero takes power, Rome is devastated by a fire.
Nero blames the church for the fire.
He ruthlessly attacks the church.
It has been said that he would tar Christians, crucify them, then light them on fire to light his gardens.
There is increasing violence and rebellion in Jerusalem.
In 70ad, Nero has the Temple in Jerusalem burnt to the ground.
As if things weren’t bad enough, after Nero’s death, in 80 ad, Domitian becomes emperor.
They are being martyred.
Paul is beheaded.
He’s just as bad as Nero, if not worse.
Persecution upon the church becomes even greater.
He continues the persecution that Nero started.
Peter is crucified upside down.
Over the course of time, from 33 AD till 95 AD one by one, the original disciples are being killed.
They are being martyred.
Paul is beheaded.
Each one facing violence.
Peter is crucified upside down.
Each one facing violence.
By the early 90’s there is only one of the disciples left, John.
The beloved John.
The writer of the Gospel.
He was probably the youngest of the 12 disciples, which is why he was able to live to such an old age.
He over saw churches in Asia Minor, now known as Turkey.
There were 7 churches in the area, that he was responsible for.
He wouldn’t suffer a martyr’s death, but he would still suffer.
Tradition has it that he was boiled in oil, came out unharmed.
The early church historian, Eusebius, says that in 95AD, he was arrested for preaching the Gospel, and put into exile on a prison island called Patmos, just off the coast of modern day Turkey.
It’s been about 60 years since Jesus ascended into heaven.
A lot has happened.
The church is suffering.
In Pergamum, one guy, a man named Antipas, has even been killed for the faith.
They need a message.
What’s in store?
They need hope.
They need encouragement.
And it was there, on a Sunday morning, the Lord’s Day, in 95 AD, that John experienced something that only a handful of people in all of history have ever experienced.
Men like:
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Paul
And now John.
He was somehow caught up in the Spirit, and given a a vision of heaven and things to come.
He witnessed spectacular things.
These things are recorded in the final book of the Bible, Revelation.
They are a message of:
Endurance
Encouragment
Hope
And the best part, they teach Jesus.
And here we are, separated by an even greater time period.
And some of you sound don’t sound hopeful.
John never acts as if he had doubt.
But if he was only 60 years removed from the crucifixion and the ascension, and he and the church needed encouragement, then you need it even more.
You are 2000 years separated.
And I hear you talk.
We talk about the return of Christ, but some of you don’t really expect Christ to return.
Some of you have don’t expect Christ to return.
Some of you think that the return of Christ and eschatology it’s for crazy theologians.
It’s not practical.
Perhaps you think it’s not even helpful.
When we talk about Christ and His reality, sometimes He’s more of a hope for when you die, rather than a hope for right now.
The way we talk about Christ and heaven and His return, sometimes its as if it’s only helpful at funerals, and not today.
In one sense you are right.
It is appointed for man to die and then face judgment, .
That’s appropriate for funerals.
He is a hope for the future.
But Jesus is also Lord right now.
He is reigning right now.
Just as the early church needed to be encouraged and reminded of this reality, you need this as well.
That’s why we are going to spend about 8 weeks in Revelation.
Because you need to be reminded of the reality of Christ, the Living Christ, and HIs presence within the church.
You need to be reminded that He is Lord of us right now, and He has a message for us right now.
So please open your Bibles to Revelation, and we will look at the first chapter.
Read Revelation 1.
The first thing to see is that Jesus Communicates.
Remember what the name of this book is … it’s Revelation.
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