RevelaRevelationtionRevelation = Revelation = Apocalypse Apocalypse uncovering, uncovering, disclosure, lifting the disclosure, lifting the veilveil

1.Why are we looking 1.Why are we looking at Revelation?at Revelation?

never have

blessing

inspired relevan

tresistance

prophetic

revelation

In the beginning, God In the beginning, God created the heavens and the created the heavens and the

earthearth.

in beginning

in beginning

the earththe earth

andand the heaven

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the heaven

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created

created

GodGod

Seven impliescompleteness, perfection or totality.Seven impliescompleteness, perfection or totality.

What is Jesus really What is Jesus really like?like?

Letters to 7 churches – Letters to 7 churches – whose light waswhose light wasnever meant to go out.never meant to go out.

Ruins of EphesusRuins of Ephesus

Lost LoveLost Love

1.The Good... 1.The Good... HardworkingHardworkingPatientPatientPersevering Persevering SufferingSufferingZealous for the truthZealous for the truth

2.The 2.The Bad... &Bad... &

3. The 3. The Ugly...Ugly...Lost Lost LoveLove

RevelaRevelationtionRevelation 2: 8 - Revelation 2: 8 - 1111

RevelaRevelationtionConquering Conquering HeroesHeroes

1. A 21. A 2ndnd Century Story of Century Story of MartyrdomMartyrdom

2. An Ancient City of 2. An Ancient City of SufferingSuffering

BeautifulBeautifulResurrectedResurrectedSecond fiddleSecond fiddleSurvivingSurvivingSufferingSuffering

MyrrhMyrrh

Romans 2: 28 - 2928 For you are not a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the Jewish ceremony of circumcision. 29 No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not a cutting of the body but a change of heart produced by God's Spirit. Whoever has that kind of change seeks praise from God, not from people. NLT

John 8: 39 - 4439 "Our father is Abraham," they declared. "No," Jesus replied, "for if you were children of Abraham, youwould follow his good example.... 44 For you are the children of your father the Devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from thebeginning and has always hated the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. NLT

2. An Ancient City of 2. An Ancient City of SufferingSuffering

Home to:Home to:A church under attackA church under attackA synagogue of Satan A synagogue of Satan (?)(?)

(Satan = (Satan = Accuser)Accuser)

3. A 213. A 21stst Century Century TestimonyTestimony

4. A Future Crown of 4. A Future Crown of LifeLife First death and First death and second death?second death?

Matt 10: 28 Do not be afraid of those

who kill the body butcannot kill the soul.

Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy

both soul and body in hell. NIV

RevelaRevelationtionConquering Conquering HeroesHeroes