CrossWalk - Cross Culture Church RDU

We’re nearing the end of our year-long study of the book of Revelation and today Pastor Clay continues our study of the New Jerusalem that will be on the new earth in eternity. In the latter part of Revelation chapter 21 we learned of the construction of this City of God made of gold and all types of precious and beautiful stones and this week, we study the first five verses of chapter 22, where the description of the New Jerusalem shows the inner beauty of the city and fills us with anticipation of what God has in store for us.

This week in our year-long study of the book of Revelation we come to the last half of chapter 21 and the description of the New Jerusalem. The description that John the Apostle gives is incredible, but it’s a description that causes us to ask some questions. Is this a real place? How big will it be? Who will be there? What will it look like? As Pastor Clay is going to show us today, this is one big city that everyone will want to live in.

After the Tribulation Period, the Battle of Armageddon and the thousand year reign of Christ on earth, what then? This week in our study of the book of Revelation, we come to the last section of the book describing what it will be like in eternity. Chapters 21 - 22 are filled with the beautiful description of the new heaven, the new earth and the new Jerusalem. It's quite a scene as Pastor Clay takes u through the first 8 verses of chapter 21, we find out what's not going to be there, who's not going to be there, and most importantly, who is going to be there.

Last week in Revelation chapter 20 verses one through six Satan was seized, placed in chains and thrown into the abyss. While Satan is locked away, King Jesus will establish His kingdom and rule over the earth for 1,000 years. As we continue today, beginning in verse 7, we find the devil being set loose. Why would God do that? Is this part of His plan? And what is the Great White Throne judgment? Those are just some of the questions Pastor Clay is going to deal with today.

The second coming of Jesus Christ and the establishment of His kingdom on earth has been anticipated since the days of the first followers of Jesus. And even before then, the pages of the Old Testament are filled with the promise of God’s righteous rule over His creation. Today, Pastor Clay is going to teach from Revelation chapter 20, verses 1 - 6 that there are different opinions on the subject of the return of Christ and His kingdom. It's one of the most exciting and debated chapters in all the Bible.

From our year long study in the book of Revelation we’ve already experienced the rapture of the Church where Jesus comes in the clouds and calls His followers up to Him, but today Pastor Clay is going to walk us through our Lord’s bodily return to earth. Jesus is coming back for two reasons: 1) to put an end to the antichrist and his army by destroying them in the final great battle of the earth known as the Battle of Armageddon, and 2) Christ is coming back to establish His own earthly kingdom that will be a time of peace and prosperity for God's people.

We've come along way in our study of the book of Revelation and today we come to chapter 19, one of the most exciting chapters in all of the Bible because the Tribulation Period is coming to a close and the second coming of Christ is at hand. As Pastor Clay is going to show us in verses 1 - 10 today, what comes out of heaven is a four-fold Hallelujah chorus that calls us to praise our Lord for His judgment of the harlot and the marriage of the Lamb. All of God's people have been looking forward to this day as the stage is set for Christ to set up His kingdom on earth.

Prosperity, it’s part of our culture to want to have the best; the nicest car, the biggest house, but is the pursuit of prosperity what God wants us to be focused on? Today we come to Revelation chapter 18 in our year long study of the last book of the Bible and the judgment that is to come on the world economic system that will be run by the antichrist during the Tribulation Period. As Pastor Clay is going to show us today, this judgment is an opportunity for us to ask ourselves how much is enough.

As we come to week three of study of this 17th chapter we’ve learned in our previous study that the harlot represents the false religious system of the world that has caused billions of people to worship false gods and idols. The scarlet beast represents the antichrist. He uses the harlot to achieve his purposes, but as Pastor Clay is going to show us today, the satanic union between the antichrist and the false religious system is not going to end well.

The false religious system of the world is in for a violent end. The antichrist may believe he’s in charge, but it’s clear that God is the One who is in control. In the Tribulation Period the antichrist is going to use the false religious system to his advantage, but as Pastor Clay is going to show us today, their "love affair" is short lived and God's judgment is coming upon man's religion. Rebellious men think they don't have to bow to the living God, but it's clear from today's message that God does not take lightly false religion.