Pastor Grasso describes what a recovery of the preaching of the Word of God would entail and how the church has failed to make the Word of God known. True preaching of the Word of God is expository, covering the full counsel of God, without neglecting difficult doctrines, applying the Word to the problems of the day, and Christ centered.

Pastor Grasso discusses the relationship of the modern world to the days of the Reformation and highlights the key characteristics of the Reformation. Like today, the time of the Reformation was one where all institutional power was set against Christianity. The Church conquered by the preaching of the Word of God. The same is needed today.

In Revelation 9:1-12 the fifth trumpet is blown. Satan is permitted to open the abyss filled with demons. They become an instrument of judgment in the hands of God. Though many do not believe in demons today, they are used by God particularly in the judgment of unbelievers. Some of what is called "mental illness" should be understood as the work of demons. What is the solution for those who so suffer? Repentance.

In Genesis 17:15-22 God promises that Sarah will give Abraham a son. This means that the promises made to Abraham will not be fulfilled through surrogacy but through the almighty power of God, who is able to open the womb and give life as He wills. God will always see to the execution of His promises. Ultimately, He does not need man.

In Genesis 17:9-14, 23-27 the sign of the covenant, circumcision, is given to Abraham. Circumcision symbolizes regeneration and God giving the new heart to His people. Like a wedding ring, it is the sign that shows that a person is in covenant with God. Hence it is not optional. In the NT, baptism has replaced circumcision as the sign of the covenant.

In Revelation 8:6-13 the first four trumpets sound. As there were seven seals, so too, now there are seven trumpets. Both trumpets and seals are described in connection with suffering but with a key difference: the trumpets particularly highlight God's judgment on unbelief. The blowing of the first four trumpets show that all who set themselves against God will be judged. This is done partially in this life as a warning of what will come at the end of time.

In Genesis 17:1-8 Abram becomes Abraham. God enters into a formal covenant with Abram and thus changes his name, calling him Abraham, the father of many nations. With this covenant God pledges to bring forth many nations from Abraham, even many kings, which is ultimately fulfilled in the royal priesthood of the church. God will be with Abraham and his seed forever, being their God.

In Revelation 8:6-13 the first four trumpets sound. As there were seven seals, so too, now there are seven trumpets. Both trumpets and seals are described in connection with suffering but with a key difference: the trumpets particularly highlight God's judgment on unbelief. They are patterned off of the trumpets in the taking of Jericho and on the 10 plagues in the Exodus. The trumpets, therefore, are a warning to repent for those who do not believe.

In Genesis 16:1-16 the enigmatic figure of the Angel of the LORD first appears. In this sermon pastor Grasso explains the Trinitarian significance of the Angel of the LORD as a pre-incarnate form of Christ.

In Revelation 8:1-5 the seventh seal is finally opened. Silence follows as the Kingdom is consummated and the judgment begins. It is with this last judgment that the prayers of the saints, as they cried for vindication in the fifth seal, are answered. The last judgment is depicted as a consequence of the prayers of the elect. Fire from the censer holding the prayers is cast down to the earth and results in the shaking of the earth in the final judgment.