Wayside Bible Chapel

New Jerusalem comes down from heaven, the bride of Christ, adorned in robes of righteousness, as God presents the finished bride to His Son. The new heaven and new earth will never know sin. The atmosphere will be joy and peace forever, with no tears, pain, or sorrow. But the highlight of New Jerusalem is the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ, our groom.

Revelation 20 includes the binding of Satan in the abyss, the 1000 year reign of Christ with his followers as judges and priests in the world. Man will find what it is like to live in a world where their only temptation comes from within.

At the end of the age of man ruling over nations, after the great tribulation and the vials of wrath, the armies of the world will gather together to fight against Jesus and His followers. There is no contest. One word from Jesus and the battle is over. The Word of God incarnate is King of kings. Every knee will bow! We choose today what side we will be on.

The message celebrates Reformation Day (October 31) by presenting highlights from two earth-changing decades (1505-1524) in the life of Martin Luther (1483-1546) wherein he challenged the Roman church in a successful quest to find the solution to his sin problem. In so doing, God protected, inspired and prompted him to continue to share these reforms widely.

Sanctification and obedience go hand in hand as God guides us by His Spirit to His heavenly land. Walking in the fear of the Lord, we make a godly stand.

The great confrontation begins! Moses confronts Pharaoh and says, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Let my people go!’” What happens when life doesn’t turn out the way you thought it would?

While the world mourns and wails at the fall of Babylon, the bride rejoices. Justice will be served. The saints will be vindicated. And then the wedding feast of the Lamb takes place. We are clothed with the righteousness of Christ. It is the most beautiful wedding dress ever worn. It was provided at great cost by our groom!

The third chapter on crushing the grapes of wrath warns us to come out of Babylon so that we will not partake of her sins or suffer in her judgment. The judgment is so complete that it affects every class of society and ends the world's systems as we know them.

Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and built a city. Cities have become focal points for anti-Christian movements. Babylon represents all of them, as it was the nation that destroyed the temple and took the Jews out of their land. In Revelation, Jesus depicts this spirit as a great prostitute offering satisfaction in the things of the world. She is Satan's counterpart to New Jerusalem. We all choose which city we will be citizens of, determining our future.

After the seals, trumpets, and warnings from angels, the saints are gathered to the Lord before the throne. The seven angels chosen for the task are given seven bowls of wrath and sent to pour them upon the earth. This is the wine press of God's wrath. The souls of the dwellers on the earth are so hardened that nothing will turn them. Their response to the judgments is to curse God. Revelation tells us of the insanity of living for the things of the world and rejecting the grace of God.