A Study of Revelation Four & Five
A Six-Part Series
By Thaddeus Barnum
It’s all about here and now says the world. The economy profits only if our every need is quickly satisfied. The Church, competing hard for our attention, easily falls into the same rut, preaching a consumer gospel intended to out-satisfy anything the world offers. But the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ as recorded in Scripture speaks of something greater than the here and now. There is a narrow door, and a narrow path, leading to eternal life. For just a moment, completely outside of time, John sees that door standing open in heaven. He hears the Lord Jesus call him and, suddenly, in the Holy Spirit, the apostle enters into the eternal Throne Room of the Almighty God. He experiences the worship of all creation. He also witnesses an event like no other when the Lamb of God steps forward to do what no one else in all creation could do. As praise erupts from the highest heaven to the lowest part of hell, nothing could be clearer: There is a Glory to come. We have choices to make. We can focus on satisfying our every need in the here and now. Or we can follow the Lord Jesus Christ as He leads us, and those we love, in true discipleship for the Days to come. Nothing is more critical in these sinful times. (with discussion questions)

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