1. Illegitimacy    (Revelation 13: 1 - 2;  Acts  5: 27- 42)

2. Terror   (Revelation 13: 1)

1. The Beast Operates Through Terror and Fear (Revelation 13: 1)

2. The Beast Operates Through Satanic Power             (Revelation 13: 1, 12:  3)

3. The Beast Operates Through Government (Revelation 13:  1 - 2;  Daniel  7:  3 - 18;  Romans 13: 1 - 4)

3. Deception  (Revelation 13:  3 - 16;  II Thessalonians  2: 9 - 11;  I Timothy  4: 1)

4. Dumbing-Down of Society

1. He Is So Powerful   (Revelation 13:  4)

2. He Is So Brilliant     (Revelation 13:  5)

3. He Is So Bold   (Revelation 13:  6)

5. Theological Shallowness: Satan Is Defeated…

1. By Anticipating Persecution  (Revelation 13:  6 - 7, 6:  9 - 11)

2. By Leaning Into Eternal Life

1. The Lamb’s Book of Life (Revelation 13:  8)
2. The Lamb Slain (Revelation 13:  8;  I Peter  1: 18 - 20)

3. By Embracing The Sovereignty of God                  (Revelation 13:  9 - 10)

4. By Committing Yourself To Perseverance              (Revelation 13:  9)

1. The 144,000

1. Their Identity    (Revelation 14:  1,  7:  3 - 9,  6:  9 - 11)

2. Their Victory    (Revelation 14:  1, 7:  3, Psalm  2: 1 - 9; Ephesians  1: 13 - 14)

3. Their Purity       (Revelation 14:  4, I Thessalonians  4:  3;   2 Timothy  2: 22;           I Corinthians  6: 18)

4. Their Loyalty     (Revelation 14:  4; Isaiah  6:  8)

5. Their Morality     (Revelation 14:  5)

2. Three Angels

1. The First Angel: Preaches The Eternal Gospel (Revelation 14:  6 - 7)                                                                                                        
2. The Second Angel: Preaches The Victorious Gospel (Revelation 14:  8)                                                                                                        
3. The Third Angel : Preaches The Damnation Gospel (Revelation 14:  9 - 11; Psalm 139:  7)

1. The Persevering Power of The Triune God

1. The Father
   1. He Saved Us Through Christ     (II Timothy  1:  9)

2. He Gives Us To Christ     (John  6: 37 - 39, 10: 29, 17:  2 -  9)

3. He Makes Us Like Christ    (Romans  8: 28 - 30)

2. The Son
   1. His Redeeming Work       (Romans  3: 25 - 26)

2. His Intercessory Work    (Hebrews  7: 25;  Romans  8: 34 - 35;  Luke  22: 31 - 32)

3. The Holy Spirit     (Ephesians  1: 13 - 14)

2. The Persevering Faith of The Child of God            (Colossians  1: 21- 23)

1. What If You Don’t Persevere? (I John  2: 19)

2. How Can You Be Assured of Your Salvation?

3. Evidences of True Salvation    (I John  5: 13)

1. Love of God     (I John  5: 1)

2. Longing For Christ’s Return     (I John  3:  2 - 3)

3. Awareness of Sin   (I John  1:  8 - 10)

4. Decreasing Pattern of Sin (I John  3:  9 - 10)

5. Rejection of Worldliness (I John  2: 15)

1. You Are Blessed Because of  Rest

1. Blessed, Because You Won’t Be Hurt By The Second Death     (Revelation  2: 10 - 11, 20: 14)

1. Trials

• Trials Are Tests    (Revelation  2: 10;  I Peter 1: 6 - 7)
• Trials Are Limited    (Revelation  2: 10; I Peter 1: 6)
• Trials Are Constructive  (Revelation  2: 11)

2. Blessed, Because You Will Rest Securely In Heaven (Revelation  7: 13 - 17)

1. Entrance into Heaven     (Revelation  7: 14)

2. Motivation for Heaven    (Revelation  7: 15)

3. Protection of Heaven    (Revelation  7: 15)

4. Comfort of Heaven   (Revelation  7: 16 - 17)

5. Center of Heaven   (Revelation  7: 17; John  4: 13 - 14)

3. Blessed, Because You Are In The Will of God                 (Revelation 13:  9 - 10;  Romans  8: 28)

2. You Are Blessed Because of  Rewards

1. Blessed, Because You Have Your Personalized Ticket Into Heaven    (Revelation  2: 13 - 17)

2. Blessed, Because You Are On The Right Side of History    (Revelation 11: 15 - 18)

3. Blessed, Because You Are Invited To The Marriage Supper of The Lamb   (Revelation 19:  6 - 9)

1. The Bride Makes Herself Ready   (Revelation 19: 7)

2. Christ Makes His Bride Ready                              (Revelation 19:  8; Ephesians  5: 25 - 27; Philippians  2: 12)

1. The Regal Reaper                                                       (Revelation 14: 14 - 15)

1. His Coronation  (Daniel  7: 13 - 14)

2. His Preparation   (Revelation 14: 14)

3. His Execution  (Revelation 14: 15; John  5: 22, 27; Acts 17: 31)

2. The Righteous Reaper                                                  (Revelation 14: 17 - 19)

1. Man’s Condition is Ripe for Judgment

1. Man’s Eagerness to Persecute God’s People (Revelation  6:  9 - 10, 7:  9 - 14, 16:  4 - 6)

2. Man’s Rebellion Against Christ                           (Revelation  1:  3 - 4, 8 - 10, 15 - 18)

3. Man’s Refusal to Repent                                                       (Revelation  9: 20 - 21, 16:  8 - 11, 21)

3. The Fearsome Reaper                                                   (Revelation 14: 19)

1. He Descends from Heaven   (Revelation 19: 11 - 13)

2. He Descends to Stand on Mount Olive                     (Zechariah 14: 2 - 4)

3. He Descends to The Battle of Armageddon                  (Revelation 16: 13 - 16, 14: 20, 19: 15 - 21)

4. Conclusion                                                                                                     (Hebrews 10: 31; Psalm 2: 12)

1. Bowl Judgment, Number One: A World-Wide Pandemic (Revelation 16:  2; Exodus  9:  1 - 17)

2. Bowl Judgment, Number Two: Death to The Oceans (Revelation 16:  3)

3. Bowl Judgment, Number Three: Rivers of Blood           (Revelation 16:  4; Exodus  7: 17 - 19; Revelation 16:  5 - 7)

4. Bowl Judgment, Number Four: Intense Global Warming (Revelation 16:  8 - 9; Amos  9:  5)

5. Bowl Judgment, Number Five: Universal Darkness             (Revelation 16: 10 - 11; John  3: 19)

6. Bowl Judgment, Number Six: Invasion of The Kings of       The East    (Revelation 16: 12)

7. Bowl Judgment, Number Seven: A World-Wide Earthquake    (Revelation 16: 17 - 21)

1. The Opposition to The Warrior King

1. Man’s Perspective   (Revelation 16: 12 - 14)

2. God’s Perspective   (Psalm 2: 1 - 2)

2. The Purpose of The Warrior King’s Coming

1. Rescue  (Revelation 12:  6 - 14; Matthew 24: 15 - 27; Micah  2: 12 - 13;  Isaiah 63:  1 - 5; Revelation 19: 30)

3. The Armies of The Warrior King                                                                                                                                                       (Revelation 19: 11 - 14)

1. Angelic Army    (Matthew 16: 27)

2. Christian Army    (I Thessalonians  3: 13)

4. The Judgment of The Warrior King       (Joel  3:  9 - 14; Revelation 14: 14 - 20)

5. The Banquet of The Warrior King           (Revelation 19: 17 - 18)

1. Antichrist is Killed

• The Spirit of The Antichrist in Hell    (Isaiah 14:  4 - 7)

• The Body of The Antichrist on Earth   (Isaiah 14: 16 - 21)

6. The Victory Accent of The Warrior King        (Zechariah 14:  3 – 9)

1.  Her Identity                                                                 (Revelation 17:  1, 5; Exodus 34: 14 - 17; Hosea 14: 11 - 12)

2. Her Influence                                                              (Revelation 17: 1, 15; Revelation 13: 11)

3. Her Enmeshment with Political Power                           (Revelation 17:  2)

4. Her Support                                                                 (Revelation 17:  3, 9, 13:  1 -  6)

5. Her Children                                                              (Revelation 17:  5; Genesis 9: 1, 11:  4 -  8)

6. Her Hatred                                                                  (Revelation 17:  6; John 14:  6)

7. Her Destruction                                                                      (Revelation 17: 16 - 17, 13: 11 - 15)

1. The Reason for Her Judgment

1. She Became a Dwelling Place for Demons        (Revelation 18:  2)

2. She Infects the Whole World with Immorality     (Revelation 18:  3)

2. The Warning to Avoid Her Judgment                    (Revelation 18:  4 - 5;  Ephesians  5:  6 - 7)

3. The Desire to See Her Judged                                              (Revelation 18:  6; Exodus 22:  4 - 7)

1. Attitudes That Will Damn You to Hell

• Self - Glory   (Revelation 18:  7)
• Self – Sufficiency.  (Revelation 18: 7)

2. Description of Hell

• Torment   (Revelation 18:  8; Revelation 20: 10; Matthew 13: 42)
• Mourning     (Matthew  8: 12;  Revelation 18: 8)

3. Certainty of Hell

• It Is Swift   (Revelation18: 8)
• It Is Sure    (Revelation 18: 8)

4. The Emotional Response to Her Judgment

1. Grief

• Kings of The Earth   (Revelation 18:  9 - 10)
• Merchants of The Earth   (Revelation 18: 11 - 19)

2. Joy    (Revelation 18: 20 - 24)

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)

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)

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)

1. Preparation for The Kingdom   (Revelation  20:  1 -  3, 12:  9)

2. The Duration of The Kingdom    (Revelation  20:  2 - 7)

3. The Government of The Kingdom

1. The King   (Psalm  2:  6 -  8; Isaiah  9:  6 - 7)

2. The Co-Rulers

• Rulers Over The Gentiles   (Revelation 20:  4 - 6; Luke 19: 12 - 19)
• Rulers Over Israel (Ezekiel  34: 23 - 24;  Matthew 19: 28)

4. Citizens of The Kingdom

1. Truer Believers  (Matthew  25:  31 - 41)

2. Superficial Believers  (Revelation  20:  7 - 10)

5. Characteristics of The Kingdom

1. Peace and Joy  (Isaiah  2:  4, 11:  6 - 9)

2. Holiness   (Isaiah  35:  8 - 10; Zechariah  14:  20)

3. Justice and Righteousness   (Isaiah  9:  7)

4. Absence of Sickness   (Isaiah  35:  5 – 6, 65:  20 - 23)

5. Universal Worship of God   (Isaiah  2:  2 -  3)

6. The Completion of The Kingdom    (Revelation  20:  7 – 10)

1. The Absolute Truth of Scripture    (Revelation  22:  6, 19: 11)

2. The Inspiration of Scripture      (Revelation 22:  6; II  Peter 1: 20 - 21;  Acts  1: 16;  I Thessalonians  2: 13)

3. The Accuracy of Scripture      (Revelation 22: 6; Isaiah 44: 28;  II Peter  3:  8 -  9)

4. The Apathy Toward Scripture    (Revelation 22:  7,  20: 15, 21:  6,  8)

5. The Eyewitnesses of Scripture    (Revelation 22:  8;  I John  1:  1 - 3;  II  Peter 1: 16; Luke 1:  1 - 2)

6. The Purpose of Scripture    (Revelation 22:  8 -  9)

7. The Proclamation of Scripture     (Revelation 22: 10)

8. The Response to Scripture   (Revelation 22: 10 - 11,  9: 20 - 21)

1. The Central Theme of Scripture  (Revelation 22: 12 - 16)

10. The Curse of Tampering with Scripture    (Revelation 22: 18;  Deuteronomy  4:  2, 12: 32;  Proverbs 30: 6; Jeremiah 26:  2)

1. The Love of Christ                                                       (Revelation  1:  5)

2. The Return of Christ                                                    (Revelation  1: 7;  Zechariah 12: 10;  Revelation  9: 21, 19: 11 - 18)

3. The Authority of Christ                                             (Revelation 1: 18;  Matthew 10: 28)

4. The Omniscience of Christ                                          (Revelation  2: 23,  3:  1 - 16;  Matthew  7: 21 - 23)

5. The Worthiness of Christ                                             (Revelation  5:  9 - 14)

6. The Wrath of Christ                                                                (Revelation  6:  9 - 17)

7. The Rapture of Christ                                                    (Revelation  3: 10;  I Thessalonians  4: 16 - 17, Revelation  9:  3 - 19)

8. The Two Resurrections of Christ                                       (Revelation 20:  4  -  6)

9. The Great - White Throne of Christ                                               (Revelation 20: 11 - 15)

10. The New Heaven and New Earth of Christ                   (Revelation 21:  1 -  4)

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)

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)

1. God Uses Calamities to Reach Us
2.  

1. War, Famine, Pandemic, Natural Disasters

2. Man Runs From God, Not to God                              (Revelation  6: 15 - 17)

2. God Uses Special People to Reach Us

1. The One Hundred Forty - Four Thousand                     (Revelation  7:  3 -  8)

2. The Results of Their Outreach (Revelation  7:  9 - 10)

3. How Do Men Respond? (Revelation  7: 13 -14)

3. God Uses Demons to Reveal Their True Nature

1. Demons Torment and Kill   (Revelation  9:  2 - 18)

2. Man Continues to Worshipping Demons                     (Revelation  9: 20)

4. God Uses Two Supernatural Witnesses                                 (Revelation 11:  3 -  6)

1. The Two - Witnesses’ Ministry  (Revelation 11:  3 -  6)

2. Man Celebrates The Death of the Two - Witnesses        (Revelation 11:  7 - 10)

5. God Uses His Son to Establish a Righteous Kingdom

1. Christ’s Victory  (Revelation 11: 15 - 16)

2. The Nations’ Anger  (Revelation 11: 18)

6. God Uses The Nation of Israel to Produce The Messiah

1. The Messiah’s Death (Revelation 12:  1 -  5)

2. Men Tried to Kill The Messiah (Revelation 12:  4,  6, 17)

7. God Used Angelic Preachers

1. The Angels’ Message  (Revelation 14:  6 - 11)

2. Man Ignored the Angels’ Message  (Revelation 14: 14 - 16)

8. God Used Suffering to Get Men’s Attention

1. God Turned Up the Temperature; Increased the Suffering (Revelation 16:  8 - 21)

2. Men Blasphemed God   (Revelation 16:  9,  11)

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

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)