📖 Revelation 5:1–14

In this episode of The King is Coming, Keith Harris and Jamie Harrison continue into the throne room of heaven—and what unfolds in Revelation 5 is one of the most powerful and familiar scenes in all of Scripture.

A scroll appears in the right hand of the One seated on the throne, sealed with seven seals. A mighty angel asks a question that echoes through heaven and earth: Who is worthy to open the scroll?

At first, no one is found—and John weeps. But then everything changes. The Lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered… and when John turns, he sees not a lion, but a Lamb standing as though slain—and alive.

Together, Keith and Jamie discuss:
✔️ The significance of the sealed scroll and why only the rightful heir can open it
✔️ The difference between ability and worthiness—and why no one but Jesus qualifies
✔️ Why John hears “Lion” but sees a slain Lamb—and what that reveals about Christ
✔️ How Jesus conquers not by force, but through His death and resurrection
✔️ The connection to the Passover Lamb and the redemption of God’s people
✔️ The overwhelming worship of heaven declaring Jesus alone is worthy

This chapter is the turning point: the Lamb who was slain is alive—and He alone is worthy to carry out God’s plan.

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” (Revelation 5:12)

🔗 If you would like to see a written version of this podcast, complete with footnotes and cross-references, you can find it here.

📖 Revelation 4:1–11

In this episode of The King is Coming, Keith Harris and Jamie Harrison move beyond Jesus’s letters to the churches and into the next part of John’s vision. In Revelation 4, John is invited through an open door into heaven—and what he sees is the throne room of God.

At the center of everything is a throne, and seated on it is the Lord in all His glory. From this point forward in Revelation, the throne becomes the focal point of the entire book.

John describes the scene the best way he can: the brilliance of precious stones, a rainbow surrounding the throne, flashes of lightning and thunder, and a crystal-like sea before it. Surrounding the throne are twenty-four elders and four living creatures who never cease to worship the Lord.

Together, Keith and Jamie discuss:✔️ Why Revelation 4 marks a shift from the letters to the churches to John’s heavenly vision✔️ What the throne room reveals about God’s authority and security over all things✔️ Why John uses comparisons (“like” and “as”) to describe the glory he sees✔️ The mystery of the twenty-four elders and what we can—and cannot—know✔️ The constant worship of the living creatures crying “Holy, holy, holy”✔️ Why heaven’s worship centers on God simply because He is worthy

In the throne room, everything points to one truth: God alone is worthy of worship.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” (Revelation 4:11)

🔗 If you would like to see a written version of this podcast, complete with footnotes and cross-references, you can find it here.

📖 Revelation 3:14–22

In this episode of The King is Coming, Keith Harris and Jamie Harrison close out Jesus’s seven letters to the churches with the most sobering of them all—His message to Laodicea. Unlike Philadelphia, there is no praise here. Only diagnosis… and invitation.

Jesus introduces Himself as “the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.” He is the final word. He is completely trustworthy. He is Creator, not created.

Then comes the warning: “You are neither cold nor hot… because you are lukewarm…” (Revelation 3:15–16)

In a city known for its lukewarm, undrinkable water, the imagery would have been unmistakable. The church believed they were rich and in need of nothing—but Jesus says they were poor, blind, and naked.

Together, Keith and Jamie discuss:
✔️ What “lukewarm” really meant in Laodicea’s context
✔️ The danger of spiritual self-sufficiency
✔️ Why Jesus confronts their wealth, clothing, and eye salve industries
✔️ How loving rebuke proves we belong to Him
✔️ What it means that Jesus stands at the door and knocks

This letter is hard—but it is not hopeless. “Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline. So be zealous and repent.” (Revelation 3:19) And the promise still stands: “To the one who conquers I will grant him to sit with me on my throne…” (Revelation 3:21)

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 3:22)

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📖 Revelation 3:7–13

We’re back!

After a few months off, The King is Coming returns in 2026 with one of the most encouraging letters in Revelation — Jesus’s message to the faithful church in Philadelphia. In a world filled with opposition and weakness, Jesus opens a door no one can shut.

In this episode, Keith Harris and Jamie Harrison explore:
✔️ Jesus’s identity as the Holy One, the True One — God Himself
✔️ What the “key of David” means and how Jesus alone opens and shuts
✔️ The debated phrase “I will keep you from the hour of trial” — and how to read it biblically
✔️ Why “little power” doesn’t disqualify faithfulness
✔️ How being kept through the trial glorifies Christ’s strength in us
✔️ What it means to be a pillar in God’s presence forever

This church had no rebuke — only encouragement. And Jesus’s call still stands today: “Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.” (Revelation 3:11, ESV)

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Christ Has Come – Week 4
Episode Title: The Promised King & His Gift of Love
*Romans 5:8; John 3:16–17; 1 John 4:9–10

In this final Advent episode of Christ Has Come, Keith Harris turns our attention to the gift in which all the others converge—the love of God. Christmas is not the announcement of sentiment or seasonal warmth, but the declaration that God’s saving love has entered the world in the person of Jesus Christ.

Walking through three foundational passages, we see how Scripture defines God’s love not by emotion, but by action.

Together, we explore:

• How God demonstrates His love by acting first—sending Christ to die for sinners while we were still enemies (Romans 5:8).

• Why God gave His Son, not to condemn the world, but to rescue it through the incarnation and the cross (John 3:16–17).

• What love truly is, as defined by God Himself—not our love for Him, but His initiating love toward us in sending Jesus as the propitiation for our sins (1 John 4:9–10).

• Why Christmas always leads to the cross, and how the incarnation reveals the depth, cost, and purpose of God’s love.

• The invitation of the gospel, calling sinners to receive this love by faith and believers to rest again in the love that saves and sustains them.

This episode reminds us that love is not something to admire from a distance—it is something to receive. Christmas proclaims that love has come near, taken on flesh, and walked willingly toward the cross so that sinners might live through Him.

If you would like to see a written version of this study, complete with footnotes and cross-references, you can find it here.

Christ Has Come – Week 3
Episode Title: The Promised King & His Gift of Joy
Luke 1:39–56

In this Advent episode of Christ Has Come, Keith Harris turns to Luke 1 and invites us to slow down and listen to the joy that begins stirring before Bethlehem. Long before angels sing to shepherds, joy breaks the silence in the hill country of Judea—through a Spirit-filled confession, a leaping child, and the worshipful song of a young woman who trusts the promises of God.

Together, we explore:

• What biblical joy is—and what it isn’t, distinguishing it from fleeting happiness or emotional highs.

• How joy appears before the word is even spoken, as John the Baptist leaps for joy in Elizabeth’s womb at the presence of the unborn Messiah.

• Why Mary’s joy is rooted not in circumstances but in God’s mercy, as she magnifies the Lord and rejoices in God her Savior.

• The meaning and message of the Magnificat, a Scripture-saturated song that celebrates God’s great reversal—lifting the lowly, filling the hungry, and humbling the proud.

• How Mary’s joy points beyond herself to Jesus, the promised King who fulfills God’s covenant promises and secures lasting joy through His saving work.

This episode reminds us that joy is not something we manufacture—it’s something we receive, and it grows wherever Jesus is trusted. Advent teaches us that true joy is found not in having life figured out, but in the presence of Christ and the mercy He brings.

If you would like to see a written version of this study, complete with footnotes and cross-references, you can find it here.

Christ Has Come – Week 2
Episode Title: The Promised King & His Gift of Peace
Isaiah 9:1–7

In this Advent episode of Christ Has Come, Keith Harris walks through Isaiah 9 and helps us see the depth of God’s promise to send a Child who would be our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Isaiah spoke these words into a land drowning in darkness, fear, and oppression—yet he proclaimed that God Himself would shine light into their gloom through the coming of a King whose peace would never end.

Together, we explore:

• The darkness of Isaiah’s day—a people crushed by Assyria, trapped in fear, and running toward everything but the Lord for help.

• The surprising promise of God—that the regions hit hardest by judgment would become the first to see salvation when the Light Himself arrived.

• The identity of the promised Child, and how each of Isaiah’s titles points clearly and beautifully to Jesus.

• The peace Jesus brings, not by removing us from the world’s brokenness but by stepping into it and reconciling us to God through His cross.

• Why the peace of Jesus isn’t fragile or temporary, but rooted in His unchanging character, His finished work, and His everlasting reign.

This week’s study reminds us that peace isn’t a feeling—it’s a Person, and that Person has come. Jesus is the Prince of Peace who enters our darkness, steadies our restless hearts, and promises to be with His people always.

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If you would like to see a written version of this study, complete with footnotes and cross-references, you can find it here.

Christ Has Come – Week 1
Episode Title: The Promised King & His Gift of Hope
*Matthew 1:1–6, 16

In this Advent episode of the Refresh & Restore podcast, Keith Harris walks through Matthew’s genealogy and helps us see how God threads the gift of hope through the real, messy stories of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba. These women—outsiders, sinners, the broken, and the overlooked—are intentionally highlighted in the lineage of Jesus to show that the promised King came for people just like them…and just like us.

Together, we explore:

• Why Matthew includes four unexpected women in Jesus’s family line—and how their presence highlights God’s grace.

• The difference between vague, anxious human hope and solid, biblical hope rooted in the promises of God (Heb. 10:23).

• How God’s faithfulness shines through human sin and suffering, bringing His redemptive purposes to pass through Tamar’s tragedy, Rahab’s past, Ruth’s loss, and Bathsheba’s sorrow.

• How these stories point us to Jesus, the Redeemer who came into a broken world to save broken people (Luke 19:10).

• The invitation of Advent: to wait with expectation, rest in the faithfulness of Christ, and cling to the hope secured through His coming, His cross, and His promised return.

This episode reminds us that Jesus didn’t avoid human brokenness—He entered it, redeeming every story touched by sin with His mercy, and offering real, lasting hope to all who call on Him (Rom. 10:9, 13).

If you would like to see a written version of this study, complete with footnotes and cross-references, you can find it here.

📖 Psalm 90

In this Thanksgiving episode of Refresh & Restore, we opens Psalm 90—“A Prayer of Moses, the man of God”—and reflects on how the Lord has used a difficult season of illness, weakness, and recovery to teach him what it really means to number his days.

This psalm doesn’t shy away from the heaviness of human frailty, but it also doesn’t leave us there. Moses leads us into hope, praying that God would satisfy us with His steadfast love and establish the work of our hands. Keith shares how those same prayers shaped his heart in a year marked by suffering—and how gratitude grew in places he didn’t expect.

In this episode, Keith explores:
✔️ Why Psalm 90 is the “hinge” prayer for wise living
✔️ How God’s eternality brings comfort into our fragile lives
✔️ What it means to number our days—not by counting them, but by surrendering them
✔️ How suffering can awaken us to the gift of each day
✔️ Why God’s steadfast love is the source of true, lasting joy
✔️ How gratitude becomes the fruit of a heart shaped by wisdom

This study is a reminder that a short life held in the hands of an eternal God is a life filled with meaning—and that thanksgiving is the natural posture of a heart satisfied in Him.

🔗 If you would like to see a written version of this podcast, complete with the full Bible study text, you can find it here.

📖 Revelation 3:1–6

In this episode of The King is Coming, Keith Harris and Jamie Harrison open up Jesus’s sobering message to the church in Sardis—a church with a good reputation but a dying reality. Jesus doesn’t offer praise; instead, He calls them to wake up and strengthen what remains before it’s too late.

Together, Keith and Jamie discuss:
✔️ The difference between a spiritual reputation and spiritual reality
✔️ What it means to be alive in Christ rather than just looking the part
✔️ Jesus’s call to remember, keep, and repent
✔️ Why true repentance is more than words—it’s a whole-life surrender
✔️ The promise of walking with Jesus in white garments and never being blotted out of the Book of Life

This letter pulls no punches. But it also holds out real hope—because Jesus is in the business of making the dead come alive.

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 3:6)

🔗 If you would like to see a written version of this podcast, complete with footnotes and cross-references, you can find it here.