Ecclesiastes 8:1-9 — Limits of Wisdom in Interacting with Sovereign Power
WISDOM TREADS CAREFULLY IN INTERACTING WITH SOVEREIGN POWER BECAUSE OF THE PRIORITY OF SUBMISSION AND THE REALITY OF LIMITATIONS
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 — Pursue the Path of Wisdom and the Fear of God
UNDERSTANDING THE PERVASIVENESS OF FUTILITY AND THE REALITY OF PERSONAL PERVERSITY, PURSUE THE PATH OF WISDOM AND THE FEAR OF GOD
Ecclesiastes 7:2 — Funeral Message — God’s Perspective on Dealing with Morality
WE ARE ALL HEADED FOR DEATH SO BE PREPARED TO FACE GOD
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 — Recognize that God Is in Control — Both in Happy Times and Sad
SINCE GOD IS SOVEREIGN, THE WISE MUST BENEFIT FROM SORROW AND SUBMIT RATHER THAN EXPRESS PRIDEFUL IMPATIENCE AND FRUSTRATION
Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 — The Futility of Chasing the Good Life
EVEN THOSE WHO APPEAR TO HAVE GRABBED HOLD OF THE GOOD LIFE STRUGGLE WITH NO ENJOYMENT, NO SATISFACTION AND NO ANSWERS TO LIFE’S ULTIMATE QUESTIONS
Ecclesiastes 5:8-20 — Pursuit of Wealth Can Create Huge Problems
APART FROM CONTENTMENT IN ENJOYING GOD’S GIFTS, THE PURSUIT OF WEALTH CAN CREATE HUGE PROBLEMS
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 — Be Careful to Worship as the Wise instead of the Fool
WISE WORSHIP CALLS FOR OBEDIENT LISTENING, CONTROLLED SPEECH, FAITHFUL COMMITMENT AND REVERENTIAL AWE
Revelation 22:6-21 — Epilogue — Jesus Is Coming Soon
TWELVE FINAL EXPRESSIONS CONSTITUTE THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF OUR LONGING FOR JESUS TO RETURN SOON
Revelation 22:1-5 — Restoration of Enhanced Edenic Paradise
WITH ITS FRUIT-BEARING TREE OF LIFE AND ILLUMINATION BY GOD’S PRESENCE, PARADISE TRANSFORMED SURPASSES THE SPLENDOR OF EDEN
Revelation 21:22-27 — The Shekinah Glory of New Jerusalem
3 DEFINING REALITIES OF THE ETERNAL STATE – HOUSES THE PRESENCE OF GOD / MANIFESTS THE BRILLIANCE OF GOD’S GLORY / AND CONTAINS DEDICATED WORSHIPERS
Revelation 21:9-21 — Description of New Jerusalem
NEW JERUSALEM IS PRESENTED AS GLORIOUS IN APPEARANCE WITH MAGNIFICENT ARCHITECTURE AND COSTLY BUILDING MATERIALS
Revelation 21:1-8 — View of the Eternal State after Jesus Makes All Things New
JESUS WILL CREATE A NEW COSMIC ORDER WITH NEW JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL CITY WHERE OVERCOMERS WILL ENJOY ALL THE BENEFITS OF ETERNAL LIFE IN COMMUNION WITH GOD