Before Christmas, Terry’s overview of the Book of Revelation took us through chapter 10 and into chapter 11. To listen to this message, simply click play on the audio player below. Also included are some notes and links to verses referenced, so you can read along with Terry’s lesson.
God Is Coming, pt. 11
Introduction: Brief review of chapters 8-9. The first 4 trumpet judgments affect the physical earth (where the rebellion happened). Judgments are a temper tantrum – they are a preparation/winnowing/call to repentance. The 5th & 6th trumpets pertain to the demon world – the abyss is opened, and the demons loosed to torture those not sealed by God. Deuteronomy 18:9-14 – God doesn’t want us dabbling in/opening the door to the spirit realm. There’s nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9) – demons want to inhabit man & the more people get exposed to/immune to the demonic realm, the easier it is for demons to do what they want.
Revelation 10 – Interlude
- v. 1 – John saw:
- another mighty angel
- came out of heaven
- clothed with a cloud
- rainbow on his head
- face like the sun
- feet like pillars of fire
- v. 2 – the angel held a “little book/scroll”
- right foot on the sea
- left foot on the land
- v. 3 – the angel cried out
- loud – like a lion
- 7 peals of thunder responded
- v. 4 – John was about to write what the thunders said
- God stopped him from recording it
- v. 5 – the angel raises his right hand to heaven
- sign of an oath
- v. 6-7 – the angel swears by God
- there will be no more delay of judgment & prophecy
- when the 7th angel is about to blow his trumpet the mystery of God will finish
- v. 8 – God speaks to John
- “Go!” – go to the angel
- “Do!” – take the book from the angel
- v. 9 – John obeys without argument
- is told to take the scroll and eat it
- Jeremiah 15:16 – Jeremiah ate the words of God
- Ezekiel 2-3 – Ezekiel was given a scroll & told to eat it & prophesy
- this “little book/scroll” is probably the Word of God
- is told to take the scroll and eat it
- v. 10 – John ate
- was sweet in his mouth, but bitter in his stomach
- Psalm 19 – the words of God are sweeter than honey
- It’s sweet to know that God will deal with the unbelievers, but bitter to know what will happen to them.
- v. 11 – the angel speaks to John
- “You must prophesy again concerning…”
- peoples
- nations
- tongues
- kings
- “You must prophesy again concerning…”
- v. 1 – John is given a measuring stick
- told to measure the temple of God & the altar & the people who worship
- is a physical temple on earth
- v. 2 notes “the holy city” = Jerusalem
- will be built in Jerusalem at the beginning of the Tribulation
- Ezekiel 40-42: Ezekiel is told to measure the temple that will be in the new earth
- v. 2 – told not to measure the outer court
- it is given over to the nations
- for the 1st 42 months of the Tribulation (3 1/2 years)
- v. 3 – two witnesses
- will prophesy in Jerusalem
- for 1260 days (42 months; 3 1/2 years)
- dressed in sackcloth (mourning)
- v. 4 – prophecy fulfilled
- v. 5 – power from God
- if someone desires to harm them
- fire proceeds from their mouths
- if someone desires to harm them
- v. 6 – more power from God
- to shut up the sky (stop the rains)
- to turn water to blood
- to smite the earth with plagues (as often as they desire)
- will be encouraging people to turn to God’s salvation
- v. 7 – end of the 3 1/2 years
- witnesses finish their testimony
- Abaddon/Apollyon/beast from the abyss will kill them
- all on God’s time
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