Revelation Part 8 (2)

Intro

Last time we looked at salvation and the end times from the perspective of the heavenly realm, the otherworldly forces

an image of Christianity in the world from start to finish- the role of the Christian

our lives and agency and effect

flying over OKC at night- saw it all from 30,000 ft- changes your perspective about the whole thing

The Lamb

marks on foreheads- where everyone can see them

“I am not ashamed of the gospel”

“firstfruits” to make or begin a sacrifice. Not that all of these things are true in the life of every person who lives, but that all of them gave everything up that they may be blameless despite their selves

following the Lamb everywhere and always, no separation

The Gospel

an eternal claim

an analogy

a reality check

both sides of the gospel message

going back to the original purpose of the letters to the churches- endure until victory

blessed is the one who dies this way- the first death

The Harvest

“ripe” in the Greek- dried, withered, paralyzed, lame- not whole or in a state that is worthless

grapes and harvest are very common metaphors in scripture- common agriculture

the one with authority over the fire

the grapes from the vines

ripe as in “reaching the limit”

their fruit got them destroyed when the time came

Application

its easy to say, “think about what you do”

what is more difficult is to think about the product of what you have done

what has your life produced in the world around you?