SCRIPTURE: Revelation 22:6-21 (Page 1474); Psalms 1 & 2 (Page 650)
SERMON: Blessed!										     1 July 2001

  I. THE DEPOSITION OF GOD (1:1; 22:6; see 22:18,19)

A. DIVINE TESTIMONY (1:1,5,9; 22:6,8,16,18,20)

B. THREE DIVINE WITNESSES (1:4,5; 22:1(Jn.7:37-39))

C. COMPLEMENTARY TESTIMONY: WORD & SIGN (chps.1b-3 & chps.4-22a; see Ex.4:28,30; Acts 2:22(Jn.9:5,7); Heb.2:3,4)

D. THREE LITERARY WITNESSES (words)
1. apocalypse: heavenly sight for the earthly blind (1:1; 22:6,8; see Daniel, Ezekiel, Zechariah)

2. prophecy: the words of God in the mouths of men (1:3; 22:7; see 2Pt.1:20,21; Jer.1:9,11)

3. letter: encouragement & discipline (1:4f; 22:8f,21; see 1:19-3:22; e.g., 2:2,3&4f&6f)

E. THREE VISIONARY WITNESSES (signs; see seals, trumpets, bowls; chps.6,7; 8-14; 15-22a)

F. THREE POINTS OF TESTIMONY (discipline&destruction&deliverance; Rev.1-3/&4-20/&21-22; see Judges(c.2); prophets(e.g., Ezk.,Amos))

G. SUMMARY: CONCLUSIVE TESTIMONY (see Dt.19:15; 2Cor.13:1; etc./ Jn3:33; 11:27; 1Jn5:10; Re.22:20)

 II. LESSONS TO REMEMBER (see 2Pt.1:12-21; 19 with Rev.22:16)

A. THE CLIMAX OF PROPHECY
1. Old Testament (e.g., time, times and half a time; Dan.7:25; 12:7; Rev.12:14; see Rev.10:6; 11:2,3,9,11; 12:6,14; 13:5; note modified chiasm)

2. New Testament (e.g., thief; 3:3; 16:15; Mt.24:43; 1Th.5:2; 2Pt.3:10; first/second; 20:5,6; 21:1,4,8; see Heb.10:9; see 8:7; 9:1,15,18)

3. Summary: the Bible interprets Revelation (see 1Cor.2:10-16)

B. KING JESUS IS RULING! (see Acts 2:33; 7:55f; Rom.8:34; Eph.1:20f; Col.3:1; Heb.1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; 1Pt.3:22; see 1Cor.15:25)
1. The Ruler of The Kings of The Earth (1:5; 22:16; see 3:7,21; 5:5-14; 6:16; 7:17; 11:15f; 15:3f; 19:1f; 22:1)

2. The Ruler of The Nations (Ps.2:9 in Rev.2:26,27; 12:5 & 19:15; see Rev.12:9&20:2 with Mt.28:18f; Jn.12:31,32; see Rev.5:9; 13:7; 14:6 with Dan.3:4,7,29; 4:1; 5:19; 6:25; 7:14)

3. The Son of Man (1:13; 14:14; see Dan.7:13; 2:44,45; Mt.16:28; 24:27f; Acts 7:56)

4. The King of Princes (1:5,6; 2:26f; 3:21; 5:10; 20:4,6; see 14:1-5; 17:14; 19:14,8; see Eph.2:6f; 1:20)

C. KING JESUS HAS BEGUN TO RULE (compare 1:19; 4:1 with 1:1; 22:6; see Dan.2:28,29,45; i.e., after becomes quickly; compare Dan.12:4 and Rev.22:10; see Lk.11:20; 10:9; see 1Jn.2:18)

D. KING JESUS IS RULING THE CHURCH (chps.1b-3; see 2:1f,4f,6f,7; 3:12,18; 3:1,7,14; see 1Pt.4:17f)

E. KING JESUS IS RULING THE WORLD (chps.4-22a; see 5:1f; 6:1f(&8:2f&15:1f); see 6:9f,16; 8:3-5&11:13,19&16:17-21; all with Ex.9:13f; see 18:4; see Jn.5:22,23,27)

F. KING JESUS WILL FINISH HIS RULE (1:1-3;7,8 & 20:6,7;10-12;20; see 1:4; 5:1f&8:2f&15:1f(21:9) with Ex.7-13; Ps.78:43-52; 105:27-36; Am.4:6-13; see Rev.17:1f; 19:19f; 20:1f and 21:1-22:5; see 1Cor.15:25)

G. THE PROMISE OF BLESSING (1:3 & 22:7(14; Ezk.40-48; Gen.2,3); see 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; note 21:8,27; 22:15; see Ps.1:1 & 2:12; see Rev.2:7,11,17,26; 3:5,12,21; also 5:5; 11:7; 12:11; 13:7; 17:14; 21:7)

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SERMON: Blessed!										      1 July 2001

III. BLESSED! (1:3 & 22:7; see 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; see Jn.13:17; see Ps.147:20; 2Pt.3:5f)

A. FALL ON YOUR FACE BEFORE GOD! (4:10; 5:8,14; 7:11; 11:16; 19:4,10; 22:8; see Gen.17:13f; Ezk.1:28; 3:23; 9:8; 11:13; 43:3; 44:4; Dan.8:17; 10:9; Mt.26:39; Lk.5:12; 17:16; 1Cor.14:25; see Ps.131; Mk.10:14)

B. REPENT UNDER CHRIST’S DISCIPLINE (e.g., 2:4,etc.; see chps.1-3)

C. FLEE FROM CHRIST’S DESTRUCTION (e.g., 18:4; see chps.4-20)

D. PREPARE FOR CHRIST’S DELIVERANCE (2:7,etc.; 6:9-11; 13:14(2Th.2:10f); 14:1f; 15:2f; 16:15; 18:4; 19:8; 21:7f; 22:14; 22:14; see chps.19-22; see Ps.96,98)

E. CONFESS AND PRAY! (22:20b; see Ps.96:13,1f; 98:9,1f)