White River Christian Church
Sermon notes for weekend worship service April 8 &11, 2021
Jesus Wins!
Jesus will literally and personally return to earth again!
~ 2020 Lifeway Research Study
2 Peter 1:5-9 MSG
Revelation 1:1 NLT
Matthew 24:9-11 NLT
Revelation 1:2 NLT
2 Timothy 3:16 NLT
Revelation 1:3 NLT
What keeps this book from being a blessing to the local church?
Revelation is hard to understand - It’s just difficult in some places.
“Revelation has as many mysteries as words.”
~ St. Jerome (Latin Vulgate)
What keeps this book from being a blessing to the local church?
Revelation is easily abused.
“Though St. John saw many strange monsters in his vision, he saw no creature so wild as one of his own commentators.”
~ GK Chesterton
“There isn’t anything in the 66th book of the Bible that isn’t found in the previous 65 books of the Bible.”
~ Eugene Peterson
1st Blessing:
We will see Jesus more clearly.
Revelation 1:4-8 NLT
2nd Blessing:
It will prepare us for when Jesus will return.
Mark 13:32 NLT
Revelation 1:8 NLT
Divine Formula = Read + Listen + Obey = God’s Blessing