Sermon Tone Analysis

Revelation Series #32

*Behold I am Coming Soon*

*Revelation 22:6-22*

 

What a glorious end to the Canon of Scripture we have here

What a glorious end to the Revelation of Jesus Christ

 

This angelic guide, one of the priestly angels that came from before God, that poured the bowls of God’s wrath on the earth, now closes his prophesy

\\ Remember that this prophesy is given from Father to Son and from Son to US through this Angel of Revelation.

This Messenger of Revelation.

As he speaks, he speaks FOR God, he speaks with God’s 1st person words, God’s Urgency, God’s Authority and Certainty.

He Speaks FOR Christ and he does not diffuse the words, so it can be difficult to follow unless you take that into account.

After Revealing what John has seen in the Revelation of Christ in chapter ONE.

Hearing what God had to say to the 1st Century Churches in chapters 2 and 3 and teaches the church from every generation.

John was translated to Heaven, as is the Church, in Chapter 4 and The Scroll of Prophesy and ownership is opened by the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, Worthy to take the scroll.

This 7 Sealed book is opened, the political, physical, commercial, economic, religious landscapes of the world change.

God begins to judge the sinfulness of this world

He calls a holy, Israel back to himself

144,000 Evangelists proclaim Jesus as Messiah yet most of the world mocks as they follow Satan’s spiritual “son” in the Antichrist, the Man of Sin, the Beast of the Sea.

The False Prophet the Beast of the Earth unites the world to worship the Antichrist, in the middle of a 7 year treaty with Israel, the Beast begins to persecute Israel

God protects his people, an innumerable number come to Christ, die as martyrs, and are recognized as true believers

7 Trumpets of Judgment Sound bringing further wrath and judgment

IN the 7th Trumpet, 7 vials of God’s worst wrath are emptied in Justice from the Holy of Holies to avenge the truth, and God’s people.

Jesus Christ will split the sky at the end of that 7 year period, riding a White Horse, with the Word of God proceeding from his mouth, he will vanquish every foe, snatch beast and prophet and cast them into the Lake of Fire.

Satan will be interred in the Abyss for 1000 years.

All of God’s enemies will be destroyed and God will establish Christ as ruler from Jerusalem for 1000 years with his Bride, the Church, and the Old and Testament and Tribulation Saints reigning with him.

Then Satan will be released on last time, will deceive some who were born during the Tribulation and attempt again to destroy God’s people and his Holy City, only to be destroyed by the fire of God.

Satan will be cast in Hell, then all those who have not had time for Christ will stand before God at the Great White Throne, where their deeds will be judged.

If they have never received Christ as Savior will follow Beast, Prophet, and Satan into hell for ever and ever.

Then the New Jerusalem will come down out of Heaven, Beautiful, Shining, gloriously, perfect in every way.

There will be a New Heaven, New Earth, New Sea, a River of Life flowing from the Throne, the Tree of Life lining it.

Eternity will begin with us living as God intended in this universe.

In light of this amazing revelation we come to the end of the book, the end of the scriptures.

*READ 22:6-21*

 

/“Behold I am Coming SOON”/ –

 

That is our outline for this final lesson

Behold

I Am Coming

Soon

 

Jesus says this THREE times

V7 – “Behold I’m coming soon!”

V12 – “Behold I’m coming soon!”

V20 – “Yes, I am coming soon.”

--- like he is saying … “yep, I’m coming soon … have I said that already?”

 

Let’s look at that phrase

 

*1.

Behold* –

/idou// ~/id-*oo*~/ SEE … LO … BEHOLD/ – we don’t use the word “LO” very often but it is a middle English word used to draw attention or show wonder or surprise --- it is like we would use the word “HEY” or “Look” – In light of all this Revelation all that you have seen and learned … “LOOK, HEY, Pay Attention”

 

  *A.

Look – Pay Attention* – Where?

To What? 

    1.

Look Up --- Lift Your Head – take your focus off of the struggles, difficulties, inhumanities, inconsistencies, of this world, LOOK, “HEY, I’m coming”

    2.

this word is being used as if to say … “your understanding is different now, look, you don’t have the same perspective, don’t be the same person you were!”

The same word is in 2 Cor 5:17 if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature, the old things have passed and BEHOLD … (look) the New has come.”

Take notice, change your perspective … JESUS IS COMING … HEY … LOOK … THINK … BEHOLD

    3.

Look at this world in light of this understanding and revelation – HEY look around … He is COMING …are we ready?

Are they ready?

*  B.

Yes --- I am coming Soon* –

    1. he says BEHOLD two times then he says “yes” --- the first two have exclamation points the last doesn’t … after a final call and warnings not to corrupt this word, he just says YES … there I CERTAINTY in these words of Jesus

    2.

v 6 says these words are TRUSTWORTHY (FAITHFUL) and TRUE

      a.

trustworthy --- /pistos// /1) means a person who if faithful in business transactions 2) trust to execute his promises or commands 3) one that can be relied on

      b.

true --- /alethinos// ~/al-ay-thee-*nos*~// = that which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name, in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real, true, genuine --- You and I are TRUTHFUL at times, but JESUS is the complete epitome of the name in every aspect so … YES …

    3.

because I am faithful to complete the business we have where I’ve already made a deposit in the Holy Spirit and because I execute the commands I say I’m going to, because you can rely on me, because I am TRUE, not just in appearance or in name but in nature; YES I am coming soon

 

*Psalm 119:89* /your word, O Lord, is eternal it stands firm in the heavens./

*119:152* – /Long ago I learned from your statues that you established/ /them forever/

*199:160* – /all your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal/

* *

*Isaiah 40:6-8* /all men are like grass, and all their glory is like flowers in the field.

7 the grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them.

Surely the people are grass.

8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever./

That word STANDS means FIXED … SET IN PLACE … WILL NOT BE MOVED

 

If Christ said it … you can mark it down

Take it at Face value

Take it to the Bank

Take him at his Word

 

HEY

LOOK

PAY ATTENTION to this prophesy … because

 

*2.

I Am Coming*

SO …

*  A.

Blessed v6*– /makarios// – blessed, happy/ is the one who KEEPS the Words of this Prophesy

    1.

it doesn’t say “blessed are the ones who have this prophesy all figured out

    2.

I know some people who have this out of place and they are smug and satisfied because they think they have it figured out … that is NOT what he is saying here

    3.

blessed is the one who KEEPS the words of this prophesy

      a.

the NASB says HEEDS … the NLT says OBEYS …

      b.

/tereo// ~/tay-*reh*-o~/ = to attend to carefully, to guard, to observe/

      c.

how do we KEEP the word of Prophesy or OBEY Prophesy if it is just telling us what is going to happen?

        1) BELIEVE IT – when we don’t believe this word of prophesy … “oh God won’t do that”, or “I could never imagine that”, or “I don’t believe God works that way” … we lose the happiness, the joy, that this Revelation was intended to bring

        2) when we adjust our lives to come in line with the provisions of the prophesy --- Happiness comes when we realize that this prophesy is true and we embrace it with our lives.

We live like he is heir of all things, king of kings, Lord of lords, is coming again, we give our lives to him, we live as if he may come TODAY … that is where the Blessing comes

* *

*Titus 2:11-13* – /For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.

12 it teaches us to say ‘no’ to ungodliness and world passions, and to live self controlled, upright godly lives in this present age 13 while we wait for the blessed hope – the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good./

*  B.

“My Reward is with me” v12 – *

    1.

when the boys were little and I would be gone on a ministry trip, I would talk to them every day and some time in the conversation the question would come up … “are you going to bring me something?”

And usually the response would be “did I tell you I would bring you something?” or “don’t I always bring you something?”