Come, Lord Jesus!: The Blessed Cry of Those Who Keep the Revelation of Jesus Christ
April 19, 2020 Preacher: Series: Advent & Easter: (Part 2) The Victorious Comings of Christ in John's Revelation
Scripture: Revelation 22:6–21
Key Truth: We are blessed by the reading, hearing, and obeying of the words of the Revelation of Jesus Christ as we live out, long for, and cry out for His return to make all things new.
Introduction:
What has been worth waiting for in your life?
Do you prefer to wait passively or participate in helping to fulfill what you’re waiting for?
The Revelation of Jesus Christ Kept: the Invitation to be Eternally Blessed:
Revelation 22:6-7
“These beatitudes (1:3; 22:7) summon readers to hear this book as genuine prophecy, to heed its urgent appeals for endurance and to understand their place in redemptive history.”
Dennis E. Johnson, Triumph of the Lamb: A Commentary on Revelation
How have you been blessed by the reading and hearing of what we’ve covered in Revelation?
How are you seeking to keep the words of the prophecy of this book?
Come, Lord Jesus!: the Cry Between the Now and Not Yet of the Blessed:
Revelation 22:8-21
“The Maranatha (“Come, Lord Jesus!”) prayer and hope of Rev. 22:20 should therefore be read as a short form of the Lord’s prayer and its clarion call to the Christian community. To pray for the coming of the kingdom, the coming of the Lord, is to commit oneself and one’s community to embody the values and practices of the kingdom—now—in whatever circumstances we find ourselves.”
Michael J. Gorman, Reading Revelation Responsibly:
Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb Into the New Creation
How has your longing for the return of Christ been affected by the Advent and Easter series on Revelation 1-7 and 19-22?
Application:
Revelation 22:6-21 teaches us that we are:
-blessed by the keeping of the words of the Revelation of Jesus Christ
-called to live out, long for, and cry out for His return to make all things new
Benediction:
Revelation 22:6-7
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