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Genesis 9:14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow (Rainbow) shall be seen in the cloud:
• It was no mistake that God made it very clear that it was HE who brought the flood upon the Earth and it is HE that causes the Rainbow (See Job 2:10 “…Shall we accept good from God but not trouble?....)
• The sorrow, the pain, the suffering, the tribulations that impact our lives are all from the hand of God who loves us and gave himself for us.
• Why would God do this to us? It is because he loves us and cares for us. • Exodus 3:7 The LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know [heb: yaw-dah’} their sorrows
• He has never asked you to go where He is not. He will never lead us somewhere where He has not been already. See Hebrews 13
• God is the Author and Finisher of our Faith (Heb 12:2) and we are used of Him to will and to do of His good pleasure (Phil 2:13)
• He has stated clearly that he will indeed challenge us, test us, teach us, and place us in the fire to refine us so that we come forth as pure gold.
• Rest assured you are in the hands of God. From the words of Habakkuk, the prophet

Habakkuk 3:17-18 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength and He will make my feet like hinds feet, and he will make me walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. •

The text tells me the Lord God is my strength. It is God who makes my path sure. Let us briefly look at what God’s word has to say that encourages us

Old Testament

Numbers 23:19 God is not a man that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken , and shall he not make it good?
Job 23:10
Psalms 18:28
Psalms 18:30
Psalms 23:4
Psalms 56:8
Psalms 71:21
Isaiah 26:3 ;

Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? Has thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the end of the earth fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint: and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 49:15
Isaiah 49:16

New Testament

John 14:1-2
John 14:3
Romans 8:28
Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are account as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:57 1
Corinthians 15:58
2 Corinthians 1:3
2 Corinthians 1:4
2 Corinthians 2:14

Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout the ages, world without end. Amen

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Resurrection Joy
Philippians 3: 19 - 21

A. Recognize The Thieves of Your Joy:
Setting Your Mind on Earthly Things
(Philippians 3: 19)

1. Why Will Preoccupation with This World Rob You of Joy?

a. Because, This World Is Passing Away (I John 2: 15 - 17)
b. Because, This World Is Short (Psalm 90: 10)
c. Because, This World Is Frustrating (Ecclesiastes 2: 11 - 17)
d. Because, This World Is Fatal (Matthew 16: 26; Luke 12: 20 - 21)

B. Reclaim Your Joy

1. Embrace Your Eternal Home: Heaven
(Philippians 3: 20)

a. The Comfort of Heaven (John 14: 1)
b. The Description of Heaven (John 14: 2)
c. The Vastness of Heaven (John 14: 2)
d. The Reality of Heaven (John 14: 2)
e. The Security of Heaven (John 14: 3 - 4)
f. The Way to Heaven (John 14: 5 - 6)

C. Rekindle Your Hope
(Philippians 3: 20)

1. Wait with Eager Anticipation (Matthew 24: 44)
2. Wait with Glorious Expectation (I John 3: 2)
3. Wait with Disciplined Sanctification (I John 3: 3)

D. Revive Your Soul
(Philippians 3: 21)

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The Theme: Confronting False Teachers
Confronting False Teachers Requires Perseverance (Revelation 2: 2)

Why ? They Are Relentless
(Acts 20: 29 - 30; Philippians 3: 2; Colossians 2: 4, 8; II Thessalonians 3: 14; I Timothy 4: 1; II Timothy 3: 13; II Peter 2: 1; II John 1: 7;
Jude 18 - 20)

Confronting False Teachers Requires Clarity
(Revelation 2: 2; I John 2: 22, 4: 1 - 3)

Confronting False Teachers Requires Knowledge (Revelation 2: 2)
Tests of True Apostles
Chosen Directly By The Lord Jesus
(Luke 6: 13 - 16; Acts 1: 21 - 26; I Corinthians 15: 8 - 9)

Eyewitnesses of The Resurrection of Christ
(Acts 1: 21 - 22, 10: 38 - 42; I Corinthians 9: 1)

Able To Perform Signs and Wonders
(II Corinthians 12: 12; Matthew 10: 1; Acts 5: 12 - 16)

Confronting False Teachers Requires Fervent Love
for Christ (Revelation 2: 4)

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The Challenges of The Contemporary Church
Revelation 2 - 3

1. The Challenge of False Teachers
(Revelation 2: 1 - 2; II Timothy 3: 13; Revelation 21: 14;
Ephesians 2: 20)

2. The Challenge of External Religiosity
(Revelation 2: 4; Acts 18: 19 - 21; 19: 8 - 10, 20: 31)

3. The Challenge of Persecution
a. Religious Persecution (Revelation 2: 9 - 10)
• Satanic in Origin (Genesis 11 4 – 8; Revelation 17: 5 - 6)
• Satanic in Destiny (Matthew 23: 15)
• Satanic in Blindness (II Corinthians 4: 3 - 4)
• Satanic in Doctrine (I Timothy 4: 1)
b. Government Persecution (Revelation 2: 12 - 13)

4.The Challenge of Moral Decay (Revelation 2: 14, 20; Numbers 31: 16, 25: 1 - 3;
II Corinthians 6: 14 - 17)

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The Challenge of Satanic Fascination
(Revelation 2: 24)

⦁ Fascination with Satan (Genesis 3: 1 - 6; Matthew 16: 23)
⦁ Elevation of Satan (I John 4: 4; Jude 9; Revelation 20: 1 - 10)
⦁ Worship of Satan (Psalm 106: 35)
⦁ Ascribing Satanic Influence to Everything
(Romans 6: 12 - 14)

The Challenge of The Slow - Death
(Revelation 3: 1)

⦁ Wake Up (Revelation 3: 2)
⦁ Strengthen (Revelation 3: 2, 4 - 5)
⦁ Remember (Revelation 3: 3)

The Challenge of Insecurity
(Revelation 3: 7 - 8)

⦁ Persecution Will Not Shut YouOut (Revelation 3: 8)
⦁ TheSynagogue of Satan Will Not Shut You Out (Revelation 3: 9)
⦁ The Tribulation Will Not Shut You Out
(Revelation 3: 10)

The Challenge of Luke - Warm Christianity
(Revelation 3: 15)

⦁ The Cause of Luke - Warmness (Revelation 3: 17)
⦁ The Cure For Luke - Warmness (Revelation 3: 17 - 18)
⦁ The Challenge for Luke - Warmness
(Revelation 3: 19; II Timothy 1: 6; Romans 12: 11)

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The Empowered Woman 

1. An empowered woman adorns herself
(I Timothy 2: 9)

2. An empowered woman refuses to be a sex object for men
(I Timothy 2: 9; Proverbs 7: 7 - 10)

3. An empowered woman is comfortable
in her own skin (I Timothy 2: 9; Isaiah 3: 16 - 25)

4. An empowered woman refuses to be unproductive
(I Timothy 2: 10; I Peter 4: 10; I Corinthians 12: 12 - 18; Matthew 25: 21 - 23)

5. An empowered woman refuses to be intellectually shallow

(I Timothy 2: 11)

6. An empowered woman refuses to feed into negative stereotypes

(I Timothy 2: 12)

7. An empowered woman refuses to rebel against God given order
(I Timothy 2: 12; genesis 2: 18; Ephesians 5: 22 - 25; I Timothy 3: 1 - 2)

8. An empowered woman embraces motherhood
(I Timothy 2: 15)

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The Blessings of The Overcomer
Revelation 2: 1 - 3: 22

Introduction : I John 2: 13, 4: 4, 5: 5

A. Overcomers Are Granted The Privilege of Eating From The Tree of Life in The Paradise of God
(Revelation 2: 7; Genesis 2: 16, 3: 22 - 24; Luke 23: 43)

B. Overcomers Will Not Be Hurt By The Second Death
(Revelation 2: 10 - 11, 20: 14 - 15; John 3: 3)

C. Overcomers Will Experience The Full Rich Relationship with Christ in Glory
(Revelation 2: 17; John 6: 31 - 35, 14: 6; Revelation 20: 15)

D. Overcomers Share in The Rule of Christ
(Revelation 2: 26, 28)

E. Overcomers Are Granted Absolute Security of Eternal Life
(Revelation 3: 5, 20: 15, 13: 8; Matthew 10: 32)

F. Overcomers Are Granted Permanence and Honor in Eternal Life
(Revelation 3: 12)

G. Overcomers Will Be Granted Positions of Honor
(Revelation 3: 21)
 

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The Throne of God
Revelation 4
Introduction: The Throne of God Is Both a Comfort and
A Terror (Hebrews 4: 16; Revelation 20: 11)
A. The Place Where The Throne is Located: Heaven
1. Heaven’s Entrance (Revelation 4: 1; John 10: 9 - 10; Revelation 3: 8, 20)
2. Pre - Tribulational Rapture (Revelation 4: 1, 4, 3: 10)
B. The Person Who Sits on The Throne
1. The Character and Attributes of God
a. Holiness : Jasper (Revelation 4: 3, 21: 11; 22: 5)
b. Wrath : Sardius (Revelation 4: 3)
c. Mercy : Rainbow (Revelation 4: 3; Genesis 9: 14 - 15)
C. Those Who Sit Around the Throne
1. The Twenty - Four Elders (Revelation 4: 4)
a. They Are Not Tribulation Saints (Revelation 7: 13 - 14)
b. They Are Not Angels (Revelation 7: 11)
c. They Are Not Israel (Revelation 7: 4 - 8)
d. They Are The Church. Why ?
• They Sit On Thrones (Revelation 4: 4, 3: 21)
• They Are Clothed in White (Revelation 4: 4, 3: 5)
• They Wear Golden Crowns (Revelation 4: 4, 2: 10; 3: 11)
2. Seven Spirits of God (Revelation 4: 5, 1: 4 - 5; Isaiah 11: 1 - 2)
3. Four Living Creatures (Revelation 4: 6 - 7; Ezekiel 1: 5 - 10, 10: 15)
D. Activities of Those around the Throne (Revelation 4: 8; Isaiah 6: 1 - 3)
 
 

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The  Book  of  Destiny
Revelation 5
 
 

1. The  Importance  of  The  Book                                                                                                                                                (Revelation 5: 1)

 

2. The  Identity  of  The  Book                                                                                                                                                          (Revelation 5: 1; II Corinthians  4: 4;  Matthew  4:  8 -  9; John 12: 31; Revelation 11: 15)

 

3. The  Absolute  Security  of  The  Book                                                                                                                                   (Revelation  5: 1)

 

4. The  Unattainability  of  The  Book                                                                                                                                            (Revelation  5:  2 - 3)

 

5. The Yearning for The  Book                                                                                                                                                   (Revelation  5: 4)

 

6. The  Opening  of  The  Book                                                                                                                                                    (Revelation  5:  5; Genesis  49:  9)

1. He  Is  A  Fierce  Lion (Revelation 12: 9, 9: 3, 16: 13, 19: 19)
2. He  Has  The  Right  Lineage  (Revelation  5: 5; Genesis 49: 9; Isaiah 11: 1)
3. He Has Overcome    (Revelation  5:  5)

• He  Defeated  Sin     (Romans  8:  3)
• He  Defeated  Death    (Hebrews  2: 14 - 15)
• He  Defeated  Satan     (I John  3:  8)

4. He  Is  God’s  Sacrificial  Lamb    (Revelation 5:  6)

 

7. The  Taking  of  The  Book                                                                                                                                                          (Revelation  5: 7; Daniel  7: 13 - 14)

 
 
 

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A Portrait of A True Worshipper
Revelation 5

A. A True Worshipper Knows The Object of His Worship (Revelation 5: 1, 4: 2)
1. Jasper (Revelation 4: 3, 21: 11) God Is Holy
2. Sardius (Revelation 4: 3, 6: 4) God Is Righteous
3. Emerald Rainbow (Revelation 4: 3; Genesis 9: 13 - 16)
God Is Merciful

B. A True Worshipper Acknowledges His Own Unworthiness (Revelation 5: 2 - 3; Acts 14: 11 - 15)

C. A True Worshipper Grieves When God’s Work Is Thwarted (Revelation 5: 4)

D. A True Worshipper Is Consumed With Christ
1. His Identity (Revelation 5: 5 - 6)
2. His Honor (Revelation 5: 7 - 8)
3. His Redemption (Revelation 5: 9)
4. His Kingdom (Revelation 5: 10)

E. A True Worshipper Is Awestruck and Overwhelmed By the Lord
(Revelation 5: 11; Philippians 2: 10)

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1.    The  First  Seal                                                           
(Revelation  6:  1 - 2)

a.    Antichrist :  A Man of Peace and Diplomacy                 
(Revelation  6:  2; Daniel  8: 25,  9:  27,  11:  32 

b.    Antichrist :  A Man of Duplicity                                        
(Daniel  11:  36  -  38; Revelation 13: 16 - 18, 14:  9 - 11)

c.     Antichrist : The Lawless One                                             
(II Thessalonians  2:  3 - 7; Romans  13:  1 -  4)

2.    The  Second  Seal                                                       
 (Revelation  6: 3;  Matthew  24:  4  -  8; Daniel  11: 40  -  45)

3.    The  Third  Seal                                                             
(Revelation  6:  5)

4.    The  Fourth  Seal                                                           
(Revelation  6:  7 -  8)

5.    The  Fifth  Seal
(Revelation  6:  9  - 11; Daniel   7:  25 - 27;  Matthew  24:  9)

6.    The  Sixth  Seal
(Revelation  6:  12 - 17)

7.    The  Seventh  Seal
 (Revelation  8:  1 -  2)

 

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God, Our  Father

God Desires Fellowship with His Children                         

(Genesis  1: 26; Luke 15: 17 – 24; Isaiah 65:  2; Revelation  3: 20)

B.    God Wants Obedience From His Children                     
(Genesis  2:  8 - 17)

1. Adam Tested In The Garden of Eden   (Genesis  2: 15)

2. Christ Tested In The Garden of Gethesmane                     

     (Mark 14: 32 - 36; Romans  5: 12 - 19)

C.    God Initiates Salvation For His Children

1. He Pursues Them    (Genesis  3: 9; John 6: 44, 15: 16; Romans  3: 11)

2. He Sacrifices For Them    (Genesis  3: 21; Revelation 13:  8)

3. He Protects Them   (Genesis  3: 24)

D.    God Provides Happiness For His Children

1.    Adam Was Lonely    (Genesis  2: 18) 

2.    Adam Was Needy   (Genesis  2: 15, 19 - 20)

3.    Adam Was Ready   (Genesis  2: 23 - 25) 

E.    God Grieves For His Children                                          
(Hosea 11:  1 -  9)

F.     God Loves His Children

1.    God’s Love Is Verifiable (Romans  8: 32) 

2.    God’s Love Is Comprehensive                                  
(Romans  8: 32; Philippians  1:  6,  2: 12 - 13)

3.    God’s Love Is Permanent

 

 

 

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Persecution
 

1. The Solidarity of The Persecuted

(Revelation 1: 9)

1. The Results of Persecution: Tribulation  (Revelation 1:  9)
2. The Reason for Persecution: The Kingdom                      (Revelation 1:  9)
3. The Tenacity of The Persecuted: Perseverance  (Revelation 1:  9)

 

2. The Trials of The Persecuted

1. Tribulation     (Revelation  2:  9)
2. Poverty    (Revelation  2:  9)
3. Blasphemy  (Revelation  2:  9)
4. Prison    (Revelation  2:  9)

 

3. The Strategy of The Persecuted

1. The Challenge    (Revelation  2: 10)
2. The Comfort      (Revelation  2: 10)
3. The Compensation    (Revelation 2: 10 - 11)

 

4. The Security of The Persecuted

1. Security In The Dwelling of God   (Revelation  6:  9)
2. Security In The Justice of God   (Revelation  6: 10)
3. Security In The Sovereignty of God                         (Revelation  6: 11)

 

5. The Unity of The Persecuted

1. United in Salvation    (Revelation 7: 9)
2. United in Victory     (Revelation 7: 9)
3. United In Worship    (Revelation  7: 10 - 12)
4. United in Comfort      (Revelation  7: 13 - 17)

 

6. The Resolve of the Persecuted                                    (Revelation 12: 10 - 11)

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    The Seven Trumpets
Revelation 8 - 9
 
Introduction: The Seventh Seal Contains the Seven Trumpets    
                       Revelation  8: 1 - 2
 

1. The First Trumpet   (Revelation  8:  7)

 

2. The Second Trumpet (Revelation  8:  8 -  9)

 

3. The Third Trumpet     (Revelation  8: 10 - 11)

 

4. The Fourth Trumpet    (Revelation  8: 12)

• Why Would God Judge The Earth?  (Romans 1: 25)

 

5. The Fifth Trumpet (Revelation  9: 1)

• A Demonic Horde of Locust

- Their Dwelling(Revelation  9:  1 - 2; Luke 8: 31; Revelation  20:  1 -  3)
 
- Their Disguise(Revelation  9:  4)
 
- Their Limitation(Revelation  9:  5)
 
- Their Torment(Revelation  9:  6)
 
- Their Appearance (Revelation  9:  7 - 10)
 
- Their King(Revelation  9: 11)
 
      6. The Sixth Trumpet (Revelation  9: 1)
           -    God Imprisoned The Demons (Revelation  9: 14)
 
           -    God Enabled The Demons (Revelation  9: 15)
 
           -    God Restrains the Demons (Revelation  9: 16 - 19)
 
Conclusion: Mankind Is Irredeemable (Revelation  9: 20 – 21)
 

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A. Satan is Cunning
1. Satan knew that Adam, not Eve, was given the direct command.
(Genesis 2:16-18)
2. Satan may have observed Adam, but not thoroughly.
3. Explaining God's command.
(Genesis 2:16-17; Genesis 3: 2-3)
4. Satan knew that Adam loved Eve.
(Genesis 3:6)
B. Satan is Coming
(Genesis 6:1-7; II Peter 2:4; Jude 1-6; Job 1:6, Job 2:1)
C. Satan is Strategic
(Daniel 10:12-20; Daniel 11:2-5; Ephesians 6:10; I Timothy 2:1)
D. Satan is Possessive
1. The challenge of his ownership
(Mark 5:1-2)
2. The key to his ownership.
a. Social isolation
(Mark 5:2-3)
b. Criminally insane lifestyle
(Mark 5:3-4)
c. Self destructive torment
(Mark 5:5)
3. The threat of his ownership
a. Loud protest (Mark 5:7)
b. Boastful Identification (Mark 5:9)
c. Stubborn clinging (Mark 5:10-11)
d. Sabotage (Mark 5:12-17)
E. Satan and demons are subservient (Revelation 9:1-15)

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