Revelation

                                               The Bible

***There is a pause here to stop judgment and bring about evangelism…

***Chapter 10 is the Angel with the Little Book

-angel means messenger & we believe this refers to Jesus Christ

v2 – the Little Book is the Bible

vs8-11 –

     v8 – take the book – the Bible is available…get spiritually hungry and read it

vs9-11 – The Word of God will be sweet and bitter

v11- John wa faithful to preach the Word until he went to heaven…….

                                   THE BIBLE

*66 books – 39 in the OT & 27 in the NT

*one theme – redemption

*God wrote the Bible – 2 Peter 1:20-21 – He breathed on people His Word

-v20 – contextualization – we cannot come up with our own interpretation of the Bible

Ex: Mark 11:24

-v21 – no scripture came from any human being

was ever made – means came @ any time

moved – means to be influenced/to come upon/to be carried along

***The Bible is absolute truth

-this is something that is true at all times and anywhere…….

               2 POINTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

(1.) STUDY THE BIBLE – 2 Timothy 2:15

Be diligent…make every effort…work hard

-this means to exert your self/be eager & hurry on

-this portion of the verse is personal – Christians must be SELF-FEEDERS…….

*Be approved to God – this speaks of pleasing the Lord and being a genuine teacher

Handling Accurately The Word of Truth

-this means to cut straight

(2.) THE WORD OF GOD IS ACTIVE AND ALIVE –

              Hebrews 4:12-16

-when people are alive, they move & breathe

-the Word moves and breathes

-the Word defeats all temptation

-temptation – means to solicit one to do evil — Matthew 4:1-11

               Isaiah 55:11

This refers to 2 Things:

1. this refers to the Lord speaking His promises

2. this refers to the believer being a mouthpiece of God

***It will not return void or empty

-means to be without success

-it will prosper

        *there is no time frame when you will receive your breakthrough

                   WHY READ AND STUDY THE WORD OF GOD

1. THE BIBLE PRODUCES MORAL CERTAINTY

-the moral issues of today must be Biblically based

2. THE BIBLE GIVES US HOPE – Romans 15:13

2 Chronicles 34:8-21

-the Bible was found after being lost in the Temple – it brought hope to Israel