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1. Adult II Couples Class Welcome discoverjoy.com

2. Have you ever had to spend a major holiday away from home? Adult II Couples Class Question of the day discoverjoy.com

3. Prayer Requests -Cathy Laster: Cancer treatments -Abraham Garcia: Cancer treatments -Griffith Goodyear -Crystal Moman’s father -Savage Family -Country Haven Church -Heup Family -Haraway Family -Farrar / Glover / Hernandez Family -Youth Winter Retreat

4. Church Stuff Class Events Church Events • Benevolence Fund • R.E.A.P. (P-Team) • Scripture Readers Needed • Ushers Needed • Monthly Fellowships • January ?? • February ?? • March ?? • Dinner out Friday (NA) • 5th Sunday Breakfast (30 Dec) • How many people have won Bible Trivia gift cards? • Quarterly Service Project • Ends of the Earth Project • Olive Grove Terrace Visitation (23 Dec) • Calendar Planning/Caroling (23 Dec) • Praise, Play & Play (31 Dec) • Need Manpower for Sunday Visitation

5. Have you ever had to spend a major holiday away from home? Adult II Couples Class Question of the day discoverjoy.com

6. Chronological Bible Discipleship Iva May and Dr. Stan May week fifty two Revelation

7. End Times Chronological Bible Study Our Goals: To make a one year journey through the story of the Bible (His Story) To be able to identify the 14 Bible eras and connect them to the other eras To understand the spiritual formation of the individuals plugged into His Story Missions Church Today Gospel Silent Return Captivity DividedKingdom Kingdom Judges Conquest Exodus Patriarch Creation

8. New Beginning Era • The Revelation unveils the Lord Jesus in His majesty • One whose eyes are a flame of fire • His voice as the sound of many waters • The Revelation pictures the resur-rected Christ at work in this world • He walks among the churches • He receives worship due Him • He pours out judgment on the world • He raptures His church • He returns in glory to judge the dead • He reveals His new heaven and new earth where righteousness lives

9. Overview • The great conflict at the center of every Bible story begins in Genesis. In the beginning…. • There is a perfect garden • Within it grows the trees of life and of knowledge of good and evil • The serpent tempts man to rebel against God • Man chooses sin and death • An innocent animal dies to cover man’s shame, instituting the sacrifice of the innocent for the guilty • Man is cast out of God’s presence • The earth is cursed

10. Overview • The Bible story presents three basic epochs • Creation before sin (the Garden before the fall) • God created the universe and all that is in it, and it was “good” • Creation groaning under the strain of sin (corrupting influence of man’s choice to rebel and live apart from God) • Sin enters creation through man and corrupts it • The cross of Christ deals with penalty for sin (separation from God), but not the curse of sin (its effects on creation) • Creation after sin (perfect fellowship with God is restored) • Sin is removed and creation is restored • The redeemed spend eternity in perfect fellowship and joyful service before the King, Jesus Christ

11. Overview • The Book of the Revelation relates the story of creation’s restoration • The Lamb of God enthroned in heaven as judge • The cleansing of sin from creation • The destruction of the serpent • The glory of a new heaven and a new earth

12. Key Truths • Jesus sits on the throne of creation, the object of heaven’s worship, and will return to judge man and destroy sin.

13. New Beginning Revelation 4, 5 20 & 21 THE KING ON HIS THRONE The Majesty of the Throne The Lamb Upon the Throne The Judgment Before the Throne

14. The Majesty of the Throne Revelation 4:1-11

15. Majesty of the Throne • John tries to Describe the Majestic Scene of the Throne Room of Heaven • No adequate words exist • John uses the word “like” as he struggles to find earthly parallels to describe God in His heavenly environment • The Scene around the Throne includes… • The One sitting on the throne (3) • The 24 gold-crowned elders clothed in white robes surrounding the throne (4) • The manifestations of the Spirit of God (5) • Living creatures in the midst of and around the throne (6,7) • The activity of worship of the One upon the throne (8-11)

16. The Lamb Upon the Throne Revelation 5:1-14

17. Lamb Upon the Throne • Picture and Purpose of the Scroll • Preserved by God in His possession for this day • Written on front and back so at least part of its contents is visible • Sealed up with seven seals • Thought to represent the title-deed to the earth • An example of storing of a title-deed for future redemption by relatives was provided thru the prophet Jeremiah (Jer 32)

18. Lamb Upon the Throne • The Problem of the Scroll • The angel (Gabriel?) searches for one worthy to open it • John begins to weep because it appears no one is worthy • One of the elders comforts John by pointing out the One who is worthy to open the scroll • The Lion of the tribe of Judah • The Root of David • The One who has overcome • Christ is the only worthy inheritor since He is creator AND kinsman to Adam in the flesh • “Before He can take possession, however, He must evict the squatters that dominate the earth.”(Henry Morris)

19. Lamb Upon the Throne • The First Song of the Four Living Creatures and 24 Elders • “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and peo-pleand nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.” (Rev 5:9-10) • Celebrates the redemption of humanity through the sacrificial death of the Lamb • Rejoices in the restoration of man’s dominion over the earth • Jesus worth is extolled and His redemption declared

20. Lamb Upon the Throne • The Second Song of the Creatures, Elders and Host of Angels • “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.” (Rev 5:12) • John uses seven nouns to describe the Lamb’s worth • Power • Riches • Wisdom • Strength • Honor • Glory • Blessing • The Lamb does not acquire these attributes from creation, but crea-tion’s praise serves magnifies and acknowledges them

21. Lamb Upon the Throne • A Final Song Sung by every Creature in Creation • “To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.” (Rev 5:13) • Ties the Father and Spirit (Him who sits on the throne) and Jesus (the Lamb) together as the focus of worthy praise • Celebrates the eternal nature of the Lamb and His reignand redemption of creation

22. Discussion Revelation 4 begins with the phrase, “After these things”. What precedes John’s heavenly vision? After Jesus addresses the seven churches, the church is ne-vermentioned again in Revelation. What might this imply? Three views as to the timing of the rapture of the church Pre-Tribulation: The church is removed before the great tribulation Mid-Tribulation: The church remains on the earth through the first three-and-a-half years to help harvest tribulation saints Post-Tribulation: The church endures the entire tribulation period and the rapture and glorious appearing are one in the same What is the difference between the song the angels sing in 4:8 vesus 5:9-10? What does it mean to say that the redeemed will be a kingdom and priests to God and they will reign on the earth?

23. The Judgment Before the Throne Revelation 20:11-15 Revelation 21:3

24. Judgment Before the Throne • The Bible regularly Divides People into Two Groups • People of faith in God • People of unbelief in and rebellion against God • One Final Separation will occur before the Great White Throne of Judgment • The timing of the judgment • Occurs after the millennial reign and the final rebellion of man • Immediately before the establishing of the new heaven and earth • The purpose of the judgment • All the unredeemed dead will rise to be judged by their deeds recorded in the “books” (resurrection to judgment) • Their names not being found in the “book of life”, they will be cast completely out of the presence of God for eternity • There will be no appeal to a higher authority for there is no higher authority than Jesus

25. Judgment Before the Throne • Every Person will Stand before Christ and be Judged • Unbelievers before the great white throne judgment, condemned by their deeds • Believers before the judgment seat of Christ, evaluated for reward • 2 Corinthians 5:10 ~ For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. • Every Christian should live with “that day” in mind

26. Judgment Before the Throne • The Final Scene John sees; the Righteous Serving the Lamb (Eternal Kingdom) • The curse received by Adam and Eve will be removed • All of the redeemed will spend eternity in purposeful, joyful, sinless service to the King they love • Sin is completely and eternally resolved • It’s penalty paid at the cross • It’s power broken at the resurrection • It’s presence eradicated in the reclamation of creation Oh Glorious Day!!!

27. Discussion Read Revelation 3:5. How can one’s name be ‘erased’ from the book of life? Revelation 3:5 ~ He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. What should motivate us to live today with “that day” of judgment in mind? Fear of regret? Desire for heavenly reward? Love for the King who redeemed us? What are we doing to ensure that our loved ones and friends are ready for the day of judgment?

28. Conclusions • Jesus is the God-man who came as a humble ser-vant the first time, but will one day return as the glorious King to reclaim creation and judge all men. • Those who resist God’s reign and His Son’s re-demption will be cast into the lake of fire. • Those who recognize their need and trust in Jesus Christ will be welcome before His throne for all eternity.

29. Bible Trivia QUIZ The Books of 1 Timothy, 1 Peter (2pts) • What was Paul’s minimum age requirement for a women to be put on the ‘list of widows’? • “A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man…” (1 Tim 5:9) • How many people were saved in the ark Noah built? • “…God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the con-structionof the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water.”(1 Peter 3:19) • According to Jude, what two beings argued over the body of Moses? • “But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, ‘The Lord rebuke you!’” (Jude 1:9)

30. BONUS ROUND Bonus Questions (4pts) • How did Paul encourage Timothy to view older men, younger men, older women and younger women? • “Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers, the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, in all purity.” (1 Tim 5:1) • Peter exhorts Christians to exhibit four basic attitudes while interacting with society and authority. • “______all people, ____ the brotherhood, ____ God, _____ the king.” (1 Peter 2:17) love fear Honor honor

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