LifePointe Christian Church
Revelation - Worship or Wrath? - Chapter 15 - Week 13
Speaker: Chris Delfs, Senior Pastor
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    10291 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624, USA
    Sunday 8:30 AM, Sunday 9:45 AM, Sunday 11:00 AM
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Revelation 15:2
I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. And on it
stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them. 3 And they were singing. NLT

Revelation 15:1
Then I saw in heaven another marvelous event of great significance. Seven
angels were holding the seven last plagues, which would bring God’s wrath to completion. NLT

“A great and marvelous sign?” NIV

Revelation 15:5
Then I looked and saw that the Temple in heaven, God’s Tabernacle, was
thrown wide open. 6 The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen with gold sashes across their chests. NLT

THE TEMPLE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE TESTIMONY

The Ark: Changed from an Ark testifying against the people to a Ark of mercy extended to the people

Revelation 15:7
Then one of the four living beings handed each of the seven angels a gold
bowl filled with the wrath of God. NLT

Revelation 15:8
The Temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues. NLT

Revelation 15:2
I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. And on it
stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them. 3 And they were singing. NLT

The tribulation saints go through the fire of persecution

Revelation 12:11
They have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony.
And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. NLT

Pain moves us closer to God or further from God

Common response to pain and trails: Bitterness

Hebrews 12:15
Let no one become like a bitter plant that grows up and causes many troubles with its poison. GNT

Common response to pain and trails: Denial (resignation)

Tribulation Saints response to pain and trails: Worship

Psalm 121:1
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. NIV

Romans 8:28
We know that in all things God works FOR the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. NIV

Revelation 15:3
And they were singing the song of Moses. NLT

Exodus 15 and Deuteronomy 32: Moses’ song of deliverance

Revelation 15:3
And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song
of the Lamb. NLT

The song of the lamb or the song of Jesus Christ: He was victorious over death. Death could not hold him.

Jesus is the focal point of Revelation

Revelation 15:3
“Great and marvelous are Your works, O Lord God, the Almighty!" NLT

Revelation 15:3
“Just and true are Your ways.” NLT

Revelation 15:4
“Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy.” NLT

Romans 3:18
There is no fear of God before their eyes. NIV

Fear of God: Humble and reverent submission to His will and His way

Revelation 15:4
“All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.” NLT

Philippians 2:10-11

John 5:24
the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. NASB

We can lift up worship to God or we can receive His wrath