Theme: God deprives the wicked of their earthly security by the first four trumpets.

1. The Sounding of the First and Second Trumpets, vv. 7-9

Rom. 8:18-22; Psa. 107:23-27; Zech. 4:7; Jer. 51:25; Rev. 18:21; Isa. 41:15; Eze. 35:3-4; Jer. 17:1-4...

Theme: In Christ, God Himself gives the faithful saints grace and peace.

1. The Apostle of Christ, v. 1

2. The Colossians in Christ, v. 2a

3. The Message from Christ, v. 2b

Theme: As we look at God as love, and see how He operates in love, it helps us better understand who He is, who we are, and how He wants us to act as His children.

1. God is love, vv. 7-9

2. God looks upon us with love, vv. 10-17

3. God expects...

Theme: The angel of God presents the prayers of God’s saints on the altar before God’s throne.

1. The Prayers of the Saints, vv. 1-4

Luke 1:19; Joshua 6:15-16; Exodus 19:16; 20:18; James 1:8; 4:3; Matthew 6:9-10; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Romans...

Theme: The Lamb slain reveals the great sealed multitude of God’s people who are saved from the wrath to come.

1. The Sealed Multitude, vv. 1-8

Isaiah 53:6; Romans 8:1, 16, 28; 2 Corinthians 1:22; Revelation 5:9; Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians...

Theme: Jesus exposes the unbelief of the Sadducees by proving the reality of the resurrection.

1. The Question of the Resurrection, vv. 18-23

Acts 23:8; Deuteronomy 25:5-10; Acts 23:25.

2. The Answer of the Resurrection, vv. 24-25

Matthew 15:14...

Theme: The Lord comes to bring justice, but that justice begins with the people of God.

1. Where is the God of justice? v. 2:17

2. The coming of the God of justice, vv. 3:1

3. The judgment of the God of justice, vv. 3:2-4

4. The guilty and...

Theme: The Lamb opens the sixth seal which brings His (final) judgement on the earth and all who dwell in it.

1. The Response of the Creation, vv. 12-14

Isaiah 13:10-13; 24:1-6, 19-23; 34:4; Ez. 32:6-8; Joel 2:10-11; 3:15-17; Hab. 3:6-11; Matthew...

Theme: Keep your heart, so that you might keep covenant with your spouse, and so in turn keep covenant with your God.

1. Foundations for Faithfulness, v. 10a

2. The Treachery of Idolatrous Marriage, vv. 10b-12

3. The Treachery of Aversion...

Theme: The Lord curses the priests for their failure to preserve and promote the accurate interpretation and application of His word.

1. A Command, vv. 1-2

2. A Curse, vv. 2-4

3. A Covenant, vv. 4-5

4. A Contrast, vv. 5-9