Malachi 3:14

3 Important Facts About the Lord’s Work

1. Attitudes of “God-Whiners”

Malachi 3:13-15

a. The People Whined in Two Ways

b. Bad Words

Malachi 3:13

c. Bad Works

Malachi 3:14-15

2. Attributes of “God-Winners”

Malachi 3:16

3 Attributes

a. They Feared the Lord

Malachi 3:16; Daniel 7:10; Revelation 28:12?

b. There are 3 Books in Heaven

i. The Book of Life - Those Who Have Eternal Life

John 3:5

ii. The Book of Works - Believers Deeds Judged

iii. The Book of Remembrance - A Spiritual Record of Good deeds of those Who Especially Love God

c. They Thought About The Lord

Malachi 3:16; Isaiah 53:4; Proverbs 18:10

d. They Spoke of the Lord

Malachi 3:16; Hebrews 10:25

3. Attainments for God’s Winners

Malachi 3:17-18; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Acts 1:11

Song of Solomon 3:6-5:1

1. A Delightful Celebration (3:6-11)

2. A Designed Consummation (4:1-16)

3. A Divine Proclamation (5:1)

Malachi 3:14

If You’re Going to Reap the Rewards of Serving Jesus:

1. There Must Be A PERSONAL RETURN To God

Malachi 3:7-8; Psalm 50:12; 2 Corinthians 8:5, 12:14; Matthew 6:21; Leviticus 27:30

2. There Must Be a TANGIBLE RELEASE To God

Malachi 3:8-10

3 Important Factors of Tangible Worship

a. Tithe Has a Definite Proportion

Genesis 28:22; John 14:15; Romans 13:10

b. Tithe Has a Designated Place

Malachi 3:10; 1 Corinthians 16:2

c. The Tithe Has a Definite Purpose

Malachi 3:10; Ephesians 3:21

3. There Must Be A SPIRITUAL RENEWAL

Malachi 3:11-12

The Three Renewals From Obedience

a. A Renewed Faith

Malachi 3:10; Luke 16:11

b. A Renewed Freedom

Malachi 3:11; John 10:10

c. A Renewed Fruitfulness

Malachi 3:11; Luke 16:9; Philippians 4:17; Mark 8:36-37

Lesson 3

A Courting Couple’s Decision to Wait For Marriage

Song of Solomon 2:4-3:5

1. A God-Given Desire (2:4-6)

2. A God-Empowered Restraint (2:7)

3. A God-Ordained Commitment (2:8-14)

4. A God-Blessed Intimacy (2:15-3:5)

Part 17c - The Extermination of the Harlot Religion

Ref: Revelation 17:13-17

Revelation 17:6; 1 John 2:18; Revelation 1:3, 17:5, 7

6 Final Facts About the One World Religion

1. The Beast is Both the 7th and the 8th World Kingdom

Revelation 17:11, 8

2. The Beast’s Final Kingdom is Composed of 10 Component Parts

Revelation 17:12

3. The Beast’s 10 Minions Are Dedicated to Help Him Take Control of the World

Revelation 17:13

4. The Beast Will Be Overcome By The Lamb

Revelation 17:14, 16:14; Deuteronomy 10:17; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Peter 3:9

5. The Beast Will Destroy the Harlot, The One World Church

Revelation 17:16

6. The Beast is Unwittingly Fulfilling God’s Will

Revelation 17:17-18

12 Ways to Spot a False Teacher

2 Peter 21-18

● They Infiltrate the Church

● They Deny The Work of Jesus

● The devalue God’s Word

● They're out for monetary gain only

● They redefine Bible words

● They have moral issues

● They have a rebellious spirit

● They have anger issues

● They are not students of accepted systematic theology

● They prey on unstable new believers

● They intentionally speak lies

● They purposely inflate to impress

Song of Solomon

Lesson 2

Words Nurture Relationships (Song of Solomon 1:5-2:3)

• Words of Self-Doubt (1:5-6)

• Words of Action (1:7)

• Words of Preference (1:8)

• Words of Tenderness (1:9-14)

• Words of Affection (1:15-17)

• Words of Confidence (2:1-2)

• Words of Honor (2:3)

Part 17b - The Explanation of the Religious Harlot

Ref: Revelation 17:7-12

We know where history is going and how it’ll get there.

Romans 8:22, 28; 2 Corinthians 5:1; 1 John 3:2; Revelation 17:5-8

Facts Regarding The Beast:

1. He’s a beast that was and is not and is about to come

Revelation 17:8, 13:3

2. He’s a beast that comes from the abyss

Revelation 17:8

The Abyss is the Abode of Demons, the Underworld of Satan

1 Peter 1:2

3. He’s a beast with 7 heads

Revelation 17:9

4. He’s a beast with 6 heads that are gone and a 7th to come

Revelation 17:10

The five kings that are fallen

Daniel 2:36 pic

a. The first kingdom - Babylon

Daniel 36-37

b. Meteo Persia and Greece - 2nd and 3rd

Daniel 39

c. Rome the 4th

Daniel 40

Revelation 17:10

5. He’s a beast where the 7th head has a short reign

Revelation 17:10, 12:12

Love Like No Other

A Study in Song of Solomon

Ways to Interpret:

1. Allegorical

2. Literal

3. Typological

Purpose:

1. To illustrate the pure sexual love between a husband and wife

2. To illustrate God’s love for the church

Cast of Characters:

1. Shulamite Woman

2. Solomon

3. Friends

Song of Solomon 1:1-4

Good character is what attracted her the most

Part 17a - The Examination of the Religious Harlot

Ref: Revelation 17:1-6

Genesis 3:5

A False Religious Temptation

Revelation 17 Outline

1. The Examination of the Harlot 1-6

2. The Explanation of the Harlot 7-12

3. The Extermination of the Harlot 13-17

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

Satan angel of light

The Doctrine of Devils

1 Timothy 4:1

1. The Consequence of The Harlot

Revelation 17:1

Nahum 3:4

Spiritual Harlotry is a Metaphor for False Religion and Apostasy

The Great Whore is Sitting upon many waters

Jeremiah 51:13

Revelation 17:15

2 Timothy 3:5

2. The Confederacy of the Religious Harlot

Revelation 17:2-3

Isaiah 5:20

Revelation 17:9-10

3. The Clothes of the Harlot

Revelation 17:4a

4. The Contempt of the Harlot

Revelation 17:4-5

Genesis 11:1-9

Genesis 10:8, 10

5. The Crime of the Harlot

Revelation 17:6

The sky is falling… How to be a better christian in the end times

A) It’s good to pay attention to the times and seasons, with the right MOTIVE

1 Pet 4:7-11

B) Distractions and misinformation are a form of SPIRITUAL warfare

2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Eph 4:14

C) We are all recipients of the very thing we must pass along, the GOSPEL

Acts 20:24, Rom 1:16

Three “simple” steps to becoming a better christian in the End Times

1) Seek the coming of The Lord through bible reading, prayer, confession and hopeful anticipation that is CONTAGIOUS

1 John 1:9, Heb 12:1-2, Col 2:6-10

2) Prepare yourself to give an answer for YOUR hope.

1 Peter 3:13-15

3) Remain FOCUSED on your main mission as followers of Christ.