Revelation 7: Worship, Hope, and Eternal Communion
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "See, so much worship today is me-centered. Have you noticed that? Like, so much of our worship, we've designed it to be, to even lead us into the whole consumerism problem in the church today. Where we've made worship about me. You know, half the songs you hear on Christian radio, you could change Jesus to John and you're like, yeah, I don't see any difference. Y'all notice that? It's because we focus, especially in the West, we've made, following Christ, individualistic. We've made it about me, me, me. It's not about me. It's not about you. It's about Him." [47:25]
2. "Think about this. How close do you have to be to someone to wipe a tear from their eyes? How close do you have to be to someone to wipe a tear from their eyes? See, what God is doing is God is restoring that intimacy that he had with man in the garden. Do you remember in the garden, Adam and Eve, it says, walked with God. In other words, they had such a close, tight intimacy that the only way that Moses could describe it when he wrote the book of Genesis is that they walked with God. But what happened? Sin. Sin broke that fellowship. Sin broke that intimacy. Sin broke that connection. And Jesus Christ, through his shed blood, has restored it." [01:11:36]
3. "For the lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd. He will guide them to springs of living water and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. John is actually quoting Isaiah 49 verse 10. If you want to look it up later. And again, what is he doing? He is applying Old Testament promises to New Testament church fulfillment. By directly quoting Isaiah, he's saying, hey, these promises that God made to Abraham, these promises that God made to Israel are ultimately fulfilled in the bride of Christ in the church." [01:08:55]
4. "The only way that you and I can be cleansed of our sins is by applying that atoning blood to our lives personally by trusting in the finished, finished work of Jesus Christ. The second thing I want to point out is this. I want you to realize that these verbs are past tense. In other words, these are completed actions. They have been washed. In other words, at the moment you and I believe, at the moment you and I place our faith and our trust in Jesus Christ, all of our sin is forgiven. Past, present, and future sin. Wash clean. Wash clean. Past tense." [59:34]
5. "So this picture in verse 15 is not like a localized temple building. This is rather the picture of God spreading his presence over us for all eternity so that we may dwell in him forever. Forever. But secondly, I want you to notice the blessing of God's presence. Look at verse 16 and 17. They shall hunger no more. Neither thirst anymore. The sun shall not strike them nor any scorching heat." [01:08:10]
### Quotes for Members
1. "So what John is saying is that Jesus Christ, the word, became flesh and tabernacled among us. Now, the Holy Spirit tabernacles within us. And one day at the consummation of the world, in the kingdom, He will tabernacle with us for all eternity. It's also the same word that is used in Psalm 91, probably a psalm that many of us have heard. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. John is trying to point out to us that how God's protection, how His shelter comes over us, His presence and protection shelters over us." [01:05:12]
2. "So Daniel is having a vision of God's throne, and he is describing what he's seeing, and it sounds very similar to what John sees. Listen to what he says in verse 14. And to him, this is Christ, this is the Ancient of Days, this is the Son of Man that Daniel is describing. And he says this, And to him, Jesus, was given dominion and glory and a kingdom. Remember, we've been talking over and over, about the kingdom that Christ, that was inaugurated at Jesus' resurrection, and will be consummated at His return. This is the same kingdom that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom, one that shall not be destroyed." [36:12]
3. "So, what is the great tribulation? What does it mean to be in the tribulation? I personally believe that we are currently in the tribulation. I believe that the entire tribulation period began at Christ's ascension and will be completed when Christ returns. But I also believe that that tribulation will continue to intensify until Jesus returns. Until his second coming. Now remember, Old Testament and New Testament prophecies often work in layers. We've seen this over and over again. How Old Testament and New Testament prophecies often work in layers. In other words, there's almost always a now fulfillment and a not yet fulfillment." [52:09]
4. "So, what we see is this multitude focusing their worship on the grace of God and the redemption that is found in Christ. See, so much worship today is me-centered. Have you noticed that? Like, so much of our worship, we've designed it to be, to even lead us into the whole consumerism problem in the church today. Where we've made worship about me. You know, half the songs you hear on Christian radio, you could change Jesus to John and you're like, yeah, I don't see any difference. Y'all notice that? It's because we focus, especially in the West, we've made, following Christ, individualistic. We've made it about me, me, me. It's not about me. It's not about you. It's about Him." [46:43]
5. "So this picture in verse 15 is not like a localized temple building. This is rather the picture of God spreading his presence over us for all eternity so that we may dwell in him forever. Forever. But secondly, I want you to notice the blessing of God's presence. Look at verse 16 and 17. They shall hunger no more. Neither thirst anymore. The sun shall not strike them nor any scorching heat." [01:08:10]
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1. "See, so much worship today is me-centered. Have you noticed that? Like, so much of our worship, we've designed it to be, to even lead us into the whole consumerism problem in the church today. Where we've made worship about me. You know, half the songs you hear on Christian radio, you could change Jesus to John and you're like, yeah, I don't see any difference. Y'all notice that? It's because we focus, especially in the West, we've made, following Christ, individualistic. We've made it about me, me, me. It's not about me. It's not about you. It's about Him." [47:25]
2. "Think about this. How close do you have to be to someone to wipe a tear from their eyes? How close do you have to be to someone to wipe a tear from their eyes? See, what God is doing is God is restoring that intimacy that he had with man in the garden. Do you remember in the garden, Adam and Eve, it says, walked with God. In other words, they had such a close, tight intimacy that the only way that Moses could describe it when he wrote the book of Genesis is that they walked with God. But what happened? Sin. Sin broke that fellowship. Sin broke that intimacy. Sin broke that connection. And Jesus Christ, through his shed blood, has restored it." [01:11:36]
3. "For the lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd. He will guide them to springs of living water and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. John is actually quoting Isaiah 49 verse 10. If you want to look it up later. And again, what is he doing? He is applying Old Testament promises to New Testament church fulfillment. By directly quoting Isaiah, he's saying, hey, these promises that God made to Abraham, these promises that God made to Israel are ultimately fulfilled in the bride of Christ in the church." [01:08:55]
4. "The only way that you and I can be cleansed of our sins is by applying that atoning blood to our lives personally by trusting in the finished, finished work of Jesus Christ. The second thing I want to point out is this. I want you to realize that these verbs are past tense. In other words, these are completed actions. They have been washed. In other words, at the moment you and I believe, at the moment you and I place our faith and our trust in Jesus Christ, all of our sin is forgiven. Past, present, and future sin. Wash clean. Wash clean. Past tense." [59:34]
5. "So this picture in verse 15 is not like a localized temple building. This is rather the picture of God spreading his presence over us for all eternity so that we may dwell in him forever. Forever. But secondly, I want you to notice the blessing of God's presence. Look at verse 16 and 17. They shall hunger no more. Neither thirst anymore. The sun shall not strike them nor any scorching heat." [01:08:10]
### Quotes for Members
1. "So what John is saying is that Jesus Christ, the word, became flesh and tabernacled among us. Now, the Holy Spirit tabernacles within us. And one day at the consummation of the world, in the kingdom, He will tabernacle with us for all eternity. It's also the same word that is used in Psalm 91, probably a psalm that many of us have heard. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. John is trying to point out to us that how God's protection, how His shelter comes over us, His presence and protection shelters over us." [01:05:12]
2. "So Daniel is having a vision of God's throne, and he is describing what he's seeing, and it sounds very similar to what John sees. Listen to what he says in verse 14. And to him, this is Christ, this is the Ancient of Days, this is the Son of Man that Daniel is describing. And he says this, And to him, Jesus, was given dominion and glory and a kingdom. Remember, we've been talking over and over, about the kingdom that Christ, that was inaugurated at Jesus' resurrection, and will be consummated at His return. This is the same kingdom that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom, one that shall not be destroyed." [36:12]
3. "So, what is the great tribulation? What does it mean to be in the tribulation? I personally believe that we are currently in the tribulation. I believe that the entire tribulation period began at Christ's ascension and will be completed when Christ returns. But I also believe that that tribulation will continue to intensify until Jesus returns. Until his second coming. Now remember, Old Testament and New Testament prophecies often work in layers. We've seen this over and over again. How Old Testament and New Testament prophecies often work in layers. In other words, there's almost always a now fulfillment and a not yet fulfillment." [52:09]
4. "So, what we see is this multitude focusing their worship on the grace of God and the redemption that is found in Christ. See, so much worship today is me-centered. Have you noticed that? Like, so much of our worship, we've designed it to be, to even lead us into the whole consumerism problem in the church today. Where we've made worship about me. You know, half the songs you hear on Christian radio, you could change Jesus to John and you're like, yeah, I don't see any difference. Y'all notice that? It's because we focus, especially in the West, we've made, following Christ, individualistic. We've made it about me, me, me. It's not about me. It's not about you. It's about Him." [46:43]
5. "So this picture in verse 15 is not like a localized temple building. This is rather the picture of God spreading his presence over us for all eternity so that we may dwell in him forever. Forever. But secondly, I want you to notice the blessing of God's presence. Look at verse 16 and 17. They shall hunger no more. Neither thirst anymore. The sun shall not strike them nor any scorching heat." [01:08:10]
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