SCRIPTURE: Revelation 18:1-19:10 (Page 1469); Isaiah 61:1-62:5 (Page 888)
SERMON: Rejoice and Be Glad!							  18 March 2001

INTRODUCTION

A. TRUMPETS CONTINUED (16:1-17; see 17:1 & 21:9)

B. PROMISE FULFILLED (17:1,7 and 17:16; 18:1-19:3)

C. CONSEQUENCES URGED (18:4(chps.2,3) and 18:20; 19:2,3&6,7)

  I. REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD! (18:20; 19:1-6; see 12:11,12; (11:10); Lk.15:32)

A. THE GLORY OF GOD’S JUSTICE (18:20; 8,10; 19:1-4; see 16:6; Ps.58:10,11)

B. THE GLORY OF GOD’S POWER (19:5,6; 18:8; see 11:15-19; chps.4,5; Rom.9:22)

C. ANSWER TO PRAYER (5:8; 6:10; 8:3-5; 18:20; see Ps.9:19; 10;12; 20; 59:13; see Rom.12:19f; 13:4)

 II. REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN THE SALVATION OF THE CHURCH! (19:6-10; see Rom.9:23)

A. THE GLORY OF GOD’S GRACE (19:7a; see Rom.9:23)

B. THE GOOD OF MAN’S REDEMPTION (19:7-10; see 11:18(19:5))
1. wedding garments (19:7,8; see Is.61:10,11)

2. the righteousnesses of the saints (19:8; see 15:4; Job 29:14)
a. justification (7:14; 22:14; see Zech.3:3-5; see Rom.5:16,18; see Rom.2:26; 8:4)

b. vindication (11:11,12,18; 14:1-5; 15:2-4; Lk.1:71,74; Ps.10:17,18; Mt.5:12; Phil.1:28)

c. sanctification (18:4; see 2:5,22; 3:3,19 and 2:7,11,17,26; 3;5,12,21; see Rom.13:14; Eph.5:26,27)

3. sovereign gift and responsible use (19:7,8; see 21:2; see Eph.5:26,27; 4:22f,25f; see Phil.2:12,13; Eph.2:10)

4. wedding feast (9,7; see Mt.22:2f,11,14; 26:28,29; see 2Th.2:13,14)

C. ANSWER TO PRAYER (6:10,11 & 19:7,8)

D. THE NECESSARY CONNECTION (18:20,24; 17:6; see 17:3f&13:1,2; 12:3f; see 17:1f & 21:9; see Phil.1:28; 2Th.1:6-10; 2Sam.3:8; 8:1f,6,14,15; Lk.1:68f,71,74)

E. THE REMNANT OF CONSCIENCE (Rom.2:14-16; 12:17b)

(completed on reverse)

SERMON: Rejoice and Be Glad!							  18 March 2001

III. THE LOVE STORY OF REDEMPTION

A. IN THE LAW 
1. Genesis (Gen.1:26f; 2:18f(1Cor.11:7); 3:1f,22f,24)

2. Exodus (Ex.6:7; Jer.31:32; Dt.1:32f; 32:47)

B. IN THE PROPHETS 
1. majors (Is.50:1& 54:4-10; 62:4,5; Jer.2:1f; 3:8f & 31:1f; 28f; Ezk.16:1f& 60f)

2. minors (Hos.2:2&14f; 3:1f)

C. IN THE PSALMS (Ps.45:1-17(6,7; Heb.1:8,9); Song of Songs with Eph.5:32; see Gen.2:15f with Song 4:12f; 5:1; 6:2; Rev.22:1f; also 1Kngs.6:29; Rev.7:15f; 21:3,2; 9f)

D. IN THE GOSPEL (Jn.2:1f; Mt.26:29(Rev.19:9,7); 22:1f)

E. IN THE LETTERS (Eph.5:32,22f; 2 Cor.11:2-4)

F. IN THE REVELATION (19:7f-9; 21:19,21)

 IV. REJOICE AND BE GLAD! (19:7; see 18:20; 19:1f; see Ps.31:7; 40:16; 70:4; 118:24; Song 1:4; Is.25:6-9; 65:17-19; Joel 2:21,23; Mt.5:12)

A. CELEBRATE THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WICKED! (18:20a; 19:2; 16:5-7; yet Ezk.18:23,32; 33:11; Prov.24:17,18; and see Ps.109:1-5,6f,16f,21f,31; Mt.10:14,15; see Rom.12:19f; 13:4)

B. CELEBRATE THE SALVATION OF THE CHURCH! (18:20b; 19:7f; see chps.19-22; 7:12-17; 11:18; 14:3; 15:2f; 17:14)

C. YOU ARE AN ENGAGED WOMAN! (19:7-9; 21:2,9; see 2Cor.11:2; Eph.5:32,22f; see 1Cor.6:20; 7:23; see Mt.26:28,29)
1. do not flirt with the world much less go into her in idolatry and immorality (18:4,2f; chps.2,3; see Jms.4:4; 1Jn.2:16; Mk.4:19; see Prov.5,7)

2. prepare yourself for your wedding day by putting on the clothes you have been given (19:7-9; 21:2,9; Rom.13:14; Eph.5:25-27; 4:22f,24f; Col.3:8,12(9,10); Zech.3:3-5; see Gal.5:16f; 1Cor.15:53,58; Phil.3:21,12f)