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Message Notes:

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” - Luke 2v8-15 (ESV)

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[h] for those who are called according to his purpose. – Romans 8v28 (ESV)

Setting of Story:

1) The audience (v.8) 

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. – Luke 2v8 (ESV)

2) The angel (v.9)

And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. – Luke 2v9 (ESV)

Good news - the gospel is God’s involvement

Great Joy - the burden of the law is crushed

For All People - the invitation is for all

3) The announcement (v.11)

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. – Luke 2v11 (ESV)

6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. — Isaiah 9v6-7 (NIV)

4) The anthem (v.13)

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” – Luke 2v13-14 (ESV)

“I need to worship because without it I can forget that I have a big God beside me and live in fear. I need to worship because without it I can forget his calling and begin to live in a spirit of self-preoccupation. I need to worship because without it I lose a sense of wonder and gratitude and plod through life with blinders on. I need to worship because my natural tendency is toward self-reliance and stubborn independence.” — John Ortberg

When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” – Luke 2v15 (ESV)

5) The affirmation (v.18)

16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. - Luke 2v16-18 (ESV)

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Message Notes:

1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. – Luke 2v1-7 (ESV)

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. — Isaiah 7v14 (NIV)

What you’re carrying is bigger than just you.

Tips for your calling:

1) Manage being misunderstood (v5)

to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. – Luke 2v5 (ESV)

God loves to do stuff that no one else can take credit for.

2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by mankind  a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised , and we held him in low esteem. — Isaiah 53v2-3 (ESV)

2) Commit to the right place (v6)

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf. – Micah 5v2 (NLT)

בֵּית לֶחֶם (Bethlehem)  - “house of bread”

And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. — Luke 2v6 (ESV)

3) Prepare for the unexpected (v7)

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. — Luke 2v7 (ESV)

Luke 2v7:  Katalyma - “a place to stay”

Luke 10v34:  Pandocheion  - “public inn”

Where do I start?

a) Clean your hands

b) Renew your head

c) Soften your heart

13 And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, 14 therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.” — Isaiah 29v13-14 (ESV)

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. – Revelation 3v20 (ESV)

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Message Notes:

39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”  — Luke 1v39-45 (ESV)

Two Angelic Visitations

Zechariah (Jerusalem) 

Mary (Nazareth)

8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. – Luke 1v8-11 (ESV)

23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; 24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand. – Psalm 37v23-24 (ESV)

9 things that Gabriel told Zechariah.

Don’t be afraid (v13)

Your prayer is heard and Elizabeth will bear you a son (v13)

You shall name him John… (v13)

You will have joy and gladness at his birth (v14)

John will be great in the sight of the Lord (v15)

John will be devoted to the Lord (no wine or strong drink) (v15)

John will be filled with the Spirit in His mothers womb (v15)

John will bring knowledge of the Kingdom (v16)

John will go before him, in the spirit of the Elijah, turn the hearts of the fathers to the sons… and make ready a people prepared for the Lord. (v17)

WHAT YOU’RE CARRYING IS BIGGER THAN JUST YOU

41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! — Luke 1v39-42 (ESV)

I’m most fulfilled:

1) When i find my place

In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, – Luke 1v39 (ESV)

2) When i find my people

and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. – Luke 1v40 (ESV

3) When i find my purpose

41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! – Luke 1v41-42 (ESV)

and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared. – Luke 1v17 (ESV)

What’s our church’s purpose?

To help people encounter the good news of Jesus in a simple way.

How do we do that?

a) Teach people to believe the way and word of God

b) Invite people to belong to a healthy community

c) Disciple people to become followers of Jesus

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Message Notes:

1 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” — Luke 21v1-4 (NIV)

Faith is measured differently than finances

1 We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, – 2 Corinthians 8v1-3 (ESV)

The faith for God’s future provision is found in His past performance

45 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”— Luke 20v45-47 (NIV)

Previous 2 chapters (Context)

The Pharisees criticize Jesus' disciples for their praise at the Triumphal entry (19:39)

Jesus drives out the sellers from the Temple (19:45-46)

The chief priests, the teachers of the law (scribes), and leaders constantly plot to kill him (19:47-48)

People challenge his authority to teach (20:1-8)

People challenge him about paying taxes to Caesar (20:20-26)

Sadducees challenge him about the resurrection and marriage (20:27-40)

1 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” — Luke 21v1-4 (NIV)

When You Give:

1) Give without expecting anything in return

He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. – Luke 21v3 (ESV)

2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. – Matthew 6v2-4 (NIV)

2) Give without caring who’s watching

About those Pharisees…

“Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” Frank Howard Clark

3) Give because God has told you to give

3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” – Luke 21v3-4 (ESV)

4) Give as an act of worship not obligation

Romans 12v1-2 (NIV)

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Message Notes:

13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” — Matthew 14v13-16 (ESV)

Desolation always brings hunger.

Trying to be generous:

1) Believe that God can use anything

They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish. — Matthew 14v17 (ESV)

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.  — Hebrews 11v3 (ESV)

God wants to do something so supernatural in your  life that you can’t take credit for it.

2) Submit our plans and efforts to God

7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. — James 4v7-8 (ESV)

Hypostatic Union - the combination of divine and human natures in the person of Christ. (See Philippians 2)

And he said, “Bring them here to me.” — Matthew 14v18 (ESV)

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. — Psalm 37v5 (ESV)

3) Work with what you got

19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. – Matthew 14v17-19 (ESV)

Three Types of Giving

It’s not about who’s receiving, it’s about me giving.

it’s not an investment 

its not a strategy 

its worship

4) Receive, release, repeat

20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. – Matthew 14v20-21 (ESV)

And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. - 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT)

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Message Notes:

31 Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. 32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. 34 You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. 35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ — Acts 20v31-35 (ESV)

Quick thoughts from a generous life:

The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. — ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭11‬:‭24‬ ‭MSG‬‬

It Can Get Problematic: 

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? — Matthew 16v26 (ESV)

What goes into a christian life?

1) Generous with our time

17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, – Acts 20v17-18 (ESV)

Time is what we want most but what we use worst – William Penn

So teach us to number our days so that we may get a heart of wisdom. – Psalm 90v12 (ESV)

2) Healthy with our emotions

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. – James 1v5-8 (ESV)\

It’s impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature – Pete Scazzero

Are You In Emotional…

Denial

Distortion

Disengagement

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3) Content with our situation

I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel – Acts 20v33 (ESV)

11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. – Philippians 4v11-13 (NIV)

4) Open and available to help

In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive. – Acts 20v35 (ESV)

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MESSAGE NOTES:

1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. - Matthew 3v1-6 (ESV)

THE WAY - a New Testament term used for the earliest followers of Jesus.

1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. — Acts 9:2 (ESV)

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. —  John 14:6 (ESV)

The Way is an invitation, to resist the ways of the world, and adapt a lifestyle aligned with the Kingdom of God.

Prophesy the Way

3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’” Matthew 3v3 (ESV)

Prophecy - a declaration of something to come

3 A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” - Isaiah 40v3-5 (ESV)

Prophecy is forthtelling

forthtelling – explaining the present from God’s perspective and bringing strength to God’s people to overcome the situation and move into his purposes.

“But one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.” 1 Corinthians 14:3 (NIV)

Prophecy will always require surrenderance

Prepare the Way

“He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people PREPARED” (Luke 1:16-17)

Johns main message was “repent”

In Hebrew (Teshuva)=to return to the creator

From (bible study tools.com) "What I mean is that what is passed down is not a “curse” in the sense that God is cursing the family line. What is passed down is the consequence of sinful actions and behavior. Thus, a generational curse is really a function of sowing and reaping passed down from one generation to the next."

Leave your gift there before the altar and go. First, be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer your gift” (Matthew 5:24)

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MESSAGE NOTES:

5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. 6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. 7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. 11 When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” 12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. Acts 12:5-12 (ESV)

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Message Notes:

12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 By his power God raised the Lord from the dead,  and he will raise us also 1 Corinthians 6v12-14 (NIV)

Let’s start here:

What is sexual immorality?

“Porneia” - illicit sexual activity.

This word appears 25 times in the New Testament*

Key texts 

The Bible: Sexual Lust is sin

why: self-gratifying, self-satisfying (pornography, fantasies, “checking out”…)

13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. — Romans 13v13-14 (ESV)

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. — Matthew 5v27-29 (ESV)

The Bible: Sex outside of marriage is sin

why: the meaning of sex

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. — Hebrews 13v4 (ESV)

The Bible: Homosexuality is sin (1 Cor. 6, 1 Tim 1)

why: design & destiny

rebuttal: “But Jesus never addressed this!”

3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” — Matthew 19v3-6 (NIV)

HOMOSEXUALITY ISNT A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED ITS A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO BE LOVED

Can I be sexually immoral and be a Christian?

We to need clarify:

How to address sexual sin in your life:

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. — Luke 19v10 (NIV)

Would Jesus judge an entire group of people because their sin is more open?

Would Jesus give up on someone just because they’re different?

The Bible is the manual, Jesus is the model.

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Message Notes:

1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin (the antichrist) is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. — 2 Thessalonians 2v1-4 (NKJV)

Eschatology – “the study of end times”

Jesus on the end:

36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. – Matthew 24v36-39 (ESV)

John’s Revelation on the End:

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. – Revelation 1v1-3 (ESV)

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. — Jeremiah 33v3 (ESV)

What is end times revelation?

1) Revelation is a grace

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, – Revelation 1v1 (ESV)

21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; 22 he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him. — Daniel 2v21-22 (ESV)

2) Revelation is inside information

1b He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. – Revelation 1v1b-2 (ESV)

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. — John 15:15 (ESV)

“Salvation is a gift, but friendship is costly”

3) Revelation is a responsibility

3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. – Revelation 1v3 (ESV)

If you love me, you will keep my commandments. — John 14:15 (ESV)

For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts. — 2 Thessalonians 2v4 (NLT)