Lesson 45
Revelation - Study of Things to Come
Judgment, Salvation Events of Scripture!
Some Principles and observations:
From Gen. to Rev. we have periodically the
outpouring of the wrath of God in judgment and the parallel idea of salvation
or deliverance.
1. Every judgment is preceded by an offer
of grace, or by an offer of salvation.
- Sequence: Grace involves time; time for response;
followed by the judgment.
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Illustrations:
#1. Great flood; Gen 6:3 120 years; no response;
- Noah a "preacher
of righteousness" (2 Pet 2:5)
#2.
What about the Exodus, the crossing of the
#3.
Here in Rev we are about to see the final outpouring of God's wrath. 15:1
2. Every judgment reflects perfect justice!
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No matter where it is or when it is; it is from God therefore; the judgment reflects a perfect
expression of His justice.
How many who were there
and responded to the message of Grace and got into the ark perished? Not a one!
What about at the time
of the Exodus?
How many who followed
Moses drowned in the
In the tribulation,
what about the 144k, how many that we saw sealed in ch-7 did not make it to the
end of the Trib to stand on Mt Zion with Christ.
How many who place
their faith in Christ and die will go to heaven??
3. In every judgment of God there is only
ONE means of salvation, delivery.
*** PRIN: There is never an alternative to
God's way of Salvation! Jn 14:6;
Acts 4:12
4.
That there is only one means of salvation/delivery in every judgment; using
that means requires one thing only, use of faith, the exercise of faith.
**
When we say that salvation is only by faith in Christ and what He accomplished
on the cross, we are saying that the only way of avoiding the judgment of God
is by placing my eternal destiny in what some one else did almost 2000 years
ago for you and me!
Revelation Chapter 15
Introduction to
the Final Judgment
Outline:
1. Messengers of the Final Judgment 15:1
2. Songs of the Final Judgment 15:2-4
3. Source of the Final Judgment 15:5-8
1.
15:1 - Messengers of the Final Judgment
"And I saw another sign in heaven,
great and marvelous,..."
This is the 3rd of 3 important signs given in Rev.
#1 12:1 woman =
#2 12:3 dragon = Satan; control of Satan
during the period.
includes
the beast and his empire; F/P
#3 15:1 angels = messengers of God; with
bowls pouring out God's wrath
"seven
angels who had seven plagues" plhgh, strike, blow, plague;
- God repeats Himself 3
times, describes wrath 3 ways to make sure that we get the picture of His wrath being
poured out.
- This implies that the
previous judgments unfolding in the breaking of the seals and the blowing of
the trumpets were also plagues/blows, divine judgments of God, His wrath poured
out on a wicked world.
- That they are described
as the last plagues shows that they are the final judgments preceding the
second coming of Christ.
"because
in them the wrath of God is finished."
2.
15:2-4 Songs of the Final Judgment
They revolve around the righteousness of God
displayed, Holiness.
The imagery and symbolism is extensive here.
The 2 songs; word for song is repeated;
#1. the song of Moses, the servant of God;
#2. the song of the lamb
Passage links the God of Israel, who delivered them
safely from their enemy
Vs:3-4 do give us the words of a great song of praise;
- One that is totally theo-centric; Specifically
revealing Christ!
Great and marvelous are Thy works,