Sermon Tone Analysis

Who is able to stand on judgment day?

What we learned is that the kings of the earth, the great ones, the generals, the rich and powerful, everyone slave and free - were not able to stand on judgment day.

The final judgment is the great equalizer of all humanity.

Rev 6

John is not providing us a chronological sequence of events but a theological emphasis.

Rev 7:

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The saints of God are sealed before the judgment of God falls.

A seal communicated ownership and protection.

ezk 9

The Back ground to the present passage is .

Ezekiel has a vision in which he is transported to the temple in Jerusalem.

There he sees the glory of the Lord—just as he had done on the plain.

Then he is shown various examples of the idolatry being practised.

He sees: an idol erected at an entrance to the altar (8:5–6); seventy elders of Israel worshipping animal motifs inscribed on the walls (8:7–13); women in mourning for the god Tammuz (8:14–15); twenty-five men worshipping the sun (8:16–18).

9:1–6a A man is commanded to place a mark on the foreheads of all those in Jerusalem who deeply regret such practices.

The man begins to execute the command.

Six other men are then told to kill anyone in Jerusalem who does not have the mark.

9:6b–7 They start with the elders in the temple.

You are kept by the power of God.

God’s people are spared judgment.

In Christ the people of God are protected from the judgment of God!

The seal of God protects the entire community of faith.

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The twelve sets of 12,000 points to a full and complete number of the sealed.

The twelve sets of 12,000 points to a full and complete number of the sealed.

This perfectly perfect round number communicates that God seals a vast number.

This is a theological picture of the church militant.

Anytime you see a census in the Old Testament you see the people of God prepared for war.

This is a picture of all believers who are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb.

II.

The saints of God worship before the throne of God.

9-17

This is a classic example of how this book mixes metaphors to make a theological point.

A standing/slain lamb.

The wrath of the lamb.

What you have is a numbered people who are numberless.

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This is the fulfillment of the promise made to Abraham.

Gen

Gal 3

Gal 3

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This is a picture of the church triumphant standing before the throne in worship.

(v.

9)

The church triumphant comes out of the great tribulation.

The only way that the church can come out of the great tribulation is if the church has been in the great tribulation.

The work of Christ ensures his people that they will ultimately be delivered out of trouble to triumph.