THE OBJECT OF TRUE WORSHIP
“And instantly I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne in heaven and someone sitting on it. The one sitting on the throne was as brilliant as gemstones—like jasper and carnelian. And the glow of an emerald circled his throne like a rainbow.” Revelation 4:2-3
Scene two, starting in Revelation 4:2, opens up with John in the Spirit again, being taken to the door of heaven. The first thing that he saw was worship; angels and redeemed believers focusing on a throne, and the throne was the center of everyone’s attention. John’s attention went to the […]
WORSHIP IS THE TOP PRIORITY
Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman; the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews. But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:21-24 […]
COME UP HERE
“Do not be worried and upset,” Jesus told them. “Believe in God and believe also in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be where I am. You know the way that leads to the place where I am going.” John 14: 1-4
The interlude, in Rev. 4:1, is all about the end of […]
INTERLUDE SUMMARY
“What we are teaching you now is the Lord’s teaching: we who are alive on the day the Lord comes will not go ahead of those who have died. There will be the shout of command, the archangel’s voice, the sound of God’s trumpet, and the Lord himself will come down from heaven. Those who have died believing in Christ will rise to life first; then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. So […]
THE CHURCH AGE
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name” John 1:12
The “Church Age,” is the current time in world history where God is calling His special people out of the world and into the church, through faith in Jesus. Now, is the time to get it right with the Lord. In the church age you are saved by grace! You do not have to try to earn your way into heaven. As a matter of fact, you cannot but salvation is received […]
THE INTERLUDE
“After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven…”
Revelation 4:1a
An interlude is something that is performed during a theater intermission. It is a pause between acts of a play. In ancient Greek theater, in the Apostle John’s day, interludes were very common. Most dramas back then usually had one or two performers in a production. It would be a small group. Since the group was small, actors would need time to change clothes and props between each scene. Also, the small cast played multiple characters and it could be challenging for the audience […]
HAPPY PEOPLE
“Happy is the one who reads this book, and happy are those who listen to the words of this prophetic message and obey what is written in this book! For the time is near when all these things will happen.” Revelation 1:3
It may be safe to say that many people do not have a clue of what the Bible is all about. There are plenty of individuals that have not taken the time to read it or to be taught by some form of teacher. In addition, many books of the Bible can be hard to understand, […]
JESUS REVEALED
“When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the first and the last. I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I have authority over death and the world of the dead.Write, then, the things you see, both the things that are now and the things that will happen afterward.”
Revelation 1: 17-19
Jesus is the first and the last. No one was before Him or is […]
MAN DOWN!
“When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the first and the last.”
Revelation 1:17
“The fear of the Lord, is the beginning of wisdom,” Proverbs 9:10a. One has not truly met the Lord Jesus Christ, if he or she does not have a healthy fear of Him. You have not been born again if you believe that you can say anything, do anything, and are not afraid of anything. You have not entered into His presence […]
IN HIS HANDS
Write, then, the things you see, both the things that are now and the things that will happen afterward. Here is the secret meaning of the seven stars that you see in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. Revelation 1:19-20
In Act 1, in God’s drama called Revelation, John testified that he saw Jesus in His full glory. John described that Jesus was shining radiant as the sun. He goes further to state that Jesus was standing […]