The Return of the King
The Book of Revelation: Worthy is the Lamb • Sermon • Submitted
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Intro: My final sermon of 2020, and finishing a major section of Revelation. Lighting the Candle of Joy in 2020?!? We can have joy because of what we will see in Revelation 11:15-19 - the Return of the King! He didn’t just come as a baby, he is coming as a King!
The Return of the King
The Return of the King
15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”
Kingdom of the World: Where Satan currently reigns;
SINGULAR - not plural
The Kingdom of the World — where pandemics, abortion, divorce, war reigns…but one day it will not...
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
The Kingdom of this World…has become the Kingdom of Christ!
30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
HALLELUJAH CHORUS
Westminster Cathedral - altar where Kings are crowned… “THE KINGDOMS OF THIS WORLD...”
The Response to the King
The Response to the King
16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
who is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
and begun to reign.
Who is and Who Was…but NOT who is to come!!! He already has come at Chapter 11!!!!
9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.”
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Falling on our face is the natural response to King Jesus…worshipping…unless you are one of the world and the nations…they have a different response...
The Rule of the King
The Rule of the King
18 The nations raged,
but your wrath came,
and the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
and those who fear your name,
both small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
Nations Raged…wrath
Servants, Saints, Prophets - reward
17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’
The Relationship of the King
The Relationship of the King
19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.
The Temple in Heaven is opened…no place where we cannot see…the relationship is restored.