This week, we briefly will step away from Revelation for another thematic lesson – God’s justice and mercy. In Revelation, we have seen God’s wrath and justice poured out on the earth. But He also extended mercy to believers. God
In this week’s lesson, John saw God pour out his full and complete wrath on the world because they rejected Him. To prepare for the coming seven bowl judgments, John saw seven angels. He also saw Jesus’ victorious people standing
Revelation chapter 14 shows the contrast between the future of believers and the future of unbelievers. The chapter begins with John seeing the Lamb standing on Mount Zion with 144,000 people who were redeemed and sealed by God. Then John
In our study of Revelation, we have seen much suffering – whether it is believer suffering for following Christ or unbelievers suffering for rejecting Christ. Suffering entered the world when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden (Genesis
Remember last week in chapter 12, Satan was about to wage war against God’s people. Now in chapter 13, he called forth two evil agents to blaspheme God, fight against believers, and deceive the world into following him instead of
Chapter 12 is the theologically heart of the book of Revelation. This chapter shows why Christians face such opposition today, but it assures us that God is victorious. We see three main characters in this chapter: The woman – The woman could
After the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, John saw a mighty angel with one foot on earth and one foot on the sea. This shows that the message he carries is for the entire world. The angel held out a scroll
In chapter 8, we see Jesus opening the seventh seal on the scroll. When He opened the seal, there was silence in heaven for 30 minutes. There was an anticipation for what was about to happen. The opening of the
Welcome back to our study of Revelation! Just before our Christmas break, we saw Jesus, the Lamb, open six seals on the scroll. Chapter 7 is an interlude before the Lamb opens the seventh seal. In this chapter, we will
Let’s head back into the book of Revelation! Remember that John is in God’s throne room, witnessing all of creation worshiping Him. John’s eyes are constantly on the Lamb who was declared the only one worthy to open the scroll