Revelation 6:1-8 — The Breaking of the First Four Seals and the Four Horsemen
JESUS CHRIST BREAKS THE FIRST FOUR SEALS OF THE SCROLL -- UNLEASHING THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF COUNTERFEIT CONQUEST, WAR, FAMINE AND DEATH AS THE BEGINNING OF BIRTH PANGS IN THE END TIMES
Revelation 5:11-14 — Expanding Cacaphony of Praise
ALL OF CREATION UNITES TO WORSHIP THE ENTHRONED GOD AND THE LAMB WHO IS WORTHY TO EXECUTE THE END TIMES KINGDOM AGENDA
Revelation 5:6-10 — The Slain Lamb Is Worthy
THE SLAIN LAMB RECEIVES WORSHIP AND PRAISE FOR BEING WORTHY TO OPEN THE SCROLL OF END TIME REDEMPTIVE HISTORY
Revelation 5:1-5 — The End Times Scroll with Seven Seals — Who Is Worthy?
ONLY JESUS IN HIS MESSIANIC ROLE AS VICTORIOUS KING CAN BE JUDGED WORTHY TO REVEAL THE DIVINE SECRETS OF END TIME JUDGMENTS AND ULTIMATE REDEMPTION
Revelation 4:1-11 — Worship Scene in Heaven around God’s Throne
THE VISION OF GOD ENTHRONED IN HEAVEN CALLS FORTH THE HYMN OF CREATION FROM HIS WORSHIPING ATTENDANTS IN PREPARATION FOR JUDGMENT
Revelation 3:14-22 — Letter to the Church in Laodicea: Lukewarm Church
NOMINAL CHRISTIANITY WITH ITS SELF-RELIANCE DESERVES CHRIST’S CRITICISM AS REPULSIVE
Revelation 3:7-13 — Letter to the Church in Philadelphia = Faithful Church
BECAUSE OF THEIR FAITHFULNESS (DESPITE NOT BEING OUTWARDLY IMPRESSIVE), THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIA IS PROMISED SPECIAL PROTECTION FROM THE GREAT TRIBULATION
Revelation 3:1-6 — Letter to the Church in Sardis = Zombie Church
SPIRITUAL LETHARGY CALLS FOR REVIVAL -- FOR THE BELIEVING REMNANT TO WAKE UP AND STRENGTHEN WHAT REMAINS
Revelation 2:18-29 — Letter to the Church in Thyatira = Toleration of Jezebel
FALSE PROPHETS SEDUCE THE SAINTS TO IDOLATROUS COMPROMISE BUT THE CHURCH MUST PERSEVERE IN FAITH, LOVE AND GOOD WORKS
Revelation 2:12-17 — Letter to the Church in Pergamum = Worldly Compromise
MORAL AND THEOLOGICAL COMPROMISE UNDERMINE SPIRITUAL LOYALTY
Revelation 2:8-11 — Letter to the Church in Smyrna = Intense Persecution
ANTICIPATING FUTURE RESURRECTION FORTIFIES BELIEVERS TO FAITHFULLY ENDURE PERSECUTION EVEN TO THE POINT OF DEATH
Revelation 2:1-7 — Letter to the Church in Ephesus = Loveless Orthodoxy
BIG IDEA: GOOD WORKS AND DOCTRINAL DISCERNMENT CANNOT EXCUSE A FAILURE TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER INTRODUCTION: Marvin Rosenthal: I believe that the messages to the seven...