We continue our series on the book of Revelation. During this time, we will look at Revelation 1-9-20. In these verses, John sees a vision of Jesus walking in the midst of seven lamp stands. Jesus has a message to the seven churches of Asia Minor, but before these messages, Jesus reveals himself to John and to these churches as living, pure and speaking the truth.

In these opening verses, John prepares us for what we will see in the rest of the book. The book of Revelation is one of the most misunderstood books of the Bible. As we start this new series, I want to challenge you to leave your preconceived ideas about the Book of Revelation and Jesus' coming and to take a fresh look at what the Bible actually teaches.

We continue to look at this familiar parable of Jesus, one that many of us have heard many times. But many times, when this parable is taught, we only look at the younger son. There are three characters in this parable. The father represents God leaving the two sons. Which son are you-