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RockPointe Church
Look to Jesus for Hope | Revelation 1:9-18
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https://www.rockpointechurch.org/openingdoorsThe message of Revelation is not irrelevant and it should not be fear-inducing - it's a message of HOPE!
Why is this prophetic, apocalyptic letter meant to bring hope?
Because the original readers so desperately needed it, and so do we.
Why is this prophetic, apocalyptic letter meant to bring hope?
Because the original readers so desperately needed it, and so do we.
“As John looks out across the Aegean Sea he can, in his mind’s eye, see many Christians who were confused, discouraged and afraid. There was serious pressure to conform to the Emperor’s edict. Many Christians were being harassed by soldiers; many losing their businesses and homes; many being murdered. On top of that, heresy and immorality were gaining footholds in a number of the congregations.”
What’s the solution? Where can they/we find hope?
What’s the solution? Where can they/we find hope?
It is the revelation of Jesus, about Jesus, by Jesus. It’s all about Jesus!
John wants to let us know that Christ is not an absentee landlord. On the contrary, He is in the midst of his churches supporting them during trials and persecutions.
“John uses his allusions not as a code in which each symbol requires separate and exact translation, but rather for their evocative and emotive power. This is not photographic art. His aim is to set the echoes of memory and association ringing."
John's response to Jesus:
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Revelation 1:17a
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead.
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Revelation 1:17a
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead.
We are never more alive than when fall dead at his feet.
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Revelation 1:17b-18
But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
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Revelation 1:17b-18
But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
Application for Us:
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- Fall Down
- Fear Not
- Have Hope
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- Fall Down
- Fear Not
- Have Hope