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The Big Story | The End - The King Revealed
The King Revealed: Seeing Jesus in His Full Glory
Scripture: Revelation 1:9–18
Show Notes:
We made it. After months of walking through scripture from Genesis forward, we arrive at the final book of the Bible — Revelation. This week, Lisa opens the last chapter of the Big Story and what we find is breathtaking.
In today's episode, the Apostle John — the same disciple who leaned against Jesus at the Last Supper, who stood at the foot of the cross, who ran to the empty tomb — receives a vision that changes everything. The carpenter from Nazareth is revealed as the risen, reigning King of the universe.
Eyes like blazing fire. Feet like glowing bronze. A face like the sun shining in full brilliance. This is not the Jesus of a Sunday school flannel board. This is the Lord of all creation in his unfiltered glory — and John falls at his feet as though dead.
But the king knows him by name. And his first words are: "Do not be afraid."
In this episode, Lisa reflects on what it means that the Jesus we've followed through the Gospels — eating with sinners, weeping at tombs, holding children — has always been this. He is the First and the Last, the Living One who was dead and is now alive forever, holding the keys of death and Hades.
Sin and death do not have the final word. Jesus does.
In this episode:
- How John's encounter with the glorified Jesus fits a pattern seen throughout scripture (Moses at the burning bush, Isaiah in the temple, Israel at Sinai)
- What the symbols in Revelation 1 actually mean — the lampstands, the golden sash, the double-edged sword
- Why the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2–3 could have been written to any church in any century, including ours
- What it means to give Jesus not just our affection, but our allegiance
Reflection prompt: The Jesus we've been following through the Gospels has always been this. How does seeing him in his full glory change how you relate to him today?
Hear the message for this week's devotional on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChristFellowshipMcKinney
Get the written devotional at: https://cfhome.org/EGD
If you are in the North Dallas area and would like to join us for services each week, you can find all the information at https://cfhome.org.
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By Christ Fellowship ChurchThe King Revealed: Seeing Jesus in His Full Glory
Scripture: Revelation 1:9–18
Show Notes:
We made it. After months of walking through scripture from Genesis forward, we arrive at the final book of the Bible — Revelation. This week, Lisa opens the last chapter of the Big Story and what we find is breathtaking.
In today's episode, the Apostle John — the same disciple who leaned against Jesus at the Last Supper, who stood at the foot of the cross, who ran to the empty tomb — receives a vision that changes everything. The carpenter from Nazareth is revealed as the risen, reigning King of the universe.
Eyes like blazing fire. Feet like glowing bronze. A face like the sun shining in full brilliance. This is not the Jesus of a Sunday school flannel board. This is the Lord of all creation in his unfiltered glory — and John falls at his feet as though dead.
But the king knows him by name. And his first words are: "Do not be afraid."
In this episode, Lisa reflects on what it means that the Jesus we've followed through the Gospels — eating with sinners, weeping at tombs, holding children — has always been this. He is the First and the Last, the Living One who was dead and is now alive forever, holding the keys of death and Hades.
Sin and death do not have the final word. Jesus does.
In this episode:
- How John's encounter with the glorified Jesus fits a pattern seen throughout scripture (Moses at the burning bush, Isaiah in the temple, Israel at Sinai)
- What the symbols in Revelation 1 actually mean — the lampstands, the golden sash, the double-edged sword
- Why the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2–3 could have been written to any church in any century, including ours
- What it means to give Jesus not just our affection, but our allegiance
Reflection prompt: The Jesus we've been following through the Gospels has always been this. How does seeing him in his full glory change how you relate to him today?
Hear the message for this week's devotional on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChristFellowshipMcKinney
Get the written devotional at: https://cfhome.org/EGD
If you are in the North Dallas area and would like to join us for services each week, you can find all the information at https://cfhome.org.