Sermon Notes 10/29 – Revelation 14-15

Revelation 14-15

verse 1 – John looks and something gets his attention

***1 John 2:15-18 – be careful what gets your attention

-the Lamb of God – means a pet lamb, gentle, kind and tender

-the Lamb is standing – Jesus is alive

144,000 – are Jewish believers who were saved during the tribulation period

-Revelation 7:4,9-17

verses 2-3 – heavenly praise and worship

verses 4-5 – these are =cream of the crop Christians

-it is their personal choice to be this way

verses 6-7 – Angels fly

v8 – Babylon – is the world system that crashes

verses 9-11 – these verses refer to the wrath of God

-Gods wrath is not for believers – vs 12-13 – 1 Thess 1:8-10

-God’s wrath is not impulsive

-God’s wrath results in going to the lake of fire

verses 14-19 – this is a picture of Jesus Christ

cloud – represents the presence, g;ory and power of God

-gold speaks of deity

-silver speaks of redemption

-bronze speaks of judgment

verse 18 – the grapes are ripe – ripening takes time which reveals that the Lord is patient to send his judgment upon the earth

Revelation 14:19-20 and Chapter 15

***The battle of Armageddon is an alliance of nations against Israel

***It takes place in the valley of Megiddo or the Jezreel valley – 30X14 miles long and wide

-The Lord uses this battle to bring His judgment upon the nations of the world who desire to destroy and eliminate Israel from the globe

***The battle of Armageddon is a battle between good and evil – Rev 16:13-16

-this is the final battle on earth during the tribulation period

-the enemy uses government authorities to attack Israel

***The battle of Armageddon is interrupted by the return of Jesus – Rev 19:10-21

-Jesus fights of Israel and will fight for us

-the millennial starts right after the tribulation ends

-Matthew 24:32-44 – refers to the tribulation period in the last days

v32 – as the fig tree blooms, summer is near. As we see the signs on earth, the return of Jesus is near