Jesus Has Overcome! - Dr. Troy Temple

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Take your next step in following Jesus | http://trbc.org/start Giving | http://TRBC.org/GIVE Learn More | http://trbc.org Sermon Notes: Chs 19-20 The Second Coming of Christ; The Final Judgement Revelation 18:21–24; 19:1-5 Jesus Has Overcome! Jesus Overcomes Our Past – 19:1-5 Babylon has been destroyed, never to return! The 24 elders & 4 living creatures echo the words of the Psalmist at the end of Book 4, Psalm 106:48, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord! Jesus Receives His Bride – Revelation 19:6-10 Who is in the wedding? As Revelation 19 opens, the bride of Christ, His church, is already in heaven for the marriage feast of the Lamb. In Genesis, the pinnacle of creation was a marriage. In these final days, the marriage of the lamb and his bride is to be the focal point of the marriage of heaven and earth themselves, and Babylon, the symbolic equivalent of the ancient Babel which thought to climb up to heaven by its own energy, is shown up as a futile parody of the real thing, a human attempt to get, by sheer greed, what God proposed to give by sheer grace. Tom Wright, Revelation for Everyone, For Everyone Bible Study Guides (London; Louisville, KY: SPCK; Westminster John Knox, 2011), 168. The true intention or spirit of prophecy always points to Jesus. It has always been about Jesus! Jesus Overcomes Our Present – Revelation 19:11-20 The singular vignette of Christ’s return in Revelation 19:11–16 is the most dramatic passage in the entire Bible! – Ed Hindson Heaven is opened just as it was in Rev. 4:1 Everything happening in these verses have heaven as a backdrop as God begins His decisive response to all evil. Like in 11:19 & 15:5 and at Jesus’ baptism (see Mark 1:10 & John 1:51). He Defends His Name There are 7 descriptions of our Warrior Messiah (19:11-13) Called Faithful & True In Righteousness He Judges & Makes War Eyes like a flame of fire On His head were many crowns A name that no one knows Clothed in a robe dipped in blood His Name is now called The Word of God He comes with an army and absolute authority (19:14-16) He Defeats His Enemies The herald of victory! Revelation 19:17-21 An angel standing in the sun. He summons the birds to gorge on the flesh of the defeated armies of the beast. Jesus Overcomes Our Future – Revelation 20:1-3 Before the millennium, Satan is bound. In v. 2 all four titles by which Satan is designated in Revelation are brought together. He is the dragon defeated in heavenly combat by Michael (12:7–8), the serpent who tried to sweep away the messianic community with a flood (12:15), and the devil who knows that his time is short (12:12). This is the only place in the Bible that mentions the doctrine of the millennium. From the Latin words mille (million) and annus (year) or 1,000 years. Pre-millennialism = the time of Christ’s return to be prior to the millennium Post-millennialism = the time of Christ’s return to be after the millennium A-millennialism = no millennial reign of Christ; His second coming ushers in the new heaven and new earth Pre-millennialism is the best position that explains what the Scriptures are teaching us. Chapter 20 follows 19 – so the millennium follows the Second Coming of Christ Millennium is used 6 times in 20:1-7 Every place in Scripture that the word year is used with a specific number, it is literal. Both resurrections listed in 20:4-7 are physical or bodily resurrections. Why must Satan be released for a little while? He Establishes His Kingdom – Revelation 20:4-6 John sees thrones. Matthew 19:28 – Twelve apostles will judge the 12 tribes of Israel. 1 Corinthians 6:3 – Believers will judge angels. Revelation 2:6 – The saints will have authority over the nations. Revelation 5:10 – The followers of the Lamb will “reign on the earth.” He also resurrected martyrs from the tribulation. This is the first resurrection after the tribulation. The reunion of the Church has already occurred, and we have celebrated the Marriage Feast of the Lamb (19:6-10) – 1 Corinthians 15:52-54; 1Thessalonians 4:16 John gives us a beautiful summary of the destiny of the redeemed, followers of the Lamb! It is the 5th beatitude of Revelation. Blessed & holy…happy and set apart The 2nd death has no power Priests of God and Christ serving throughout the 1,000 years Reign with Him for 1,000 years He Brings an End to Evil – Revelation 20:7-10 He Establishes Ultimate Justice – Revelation 20:11-15 Who stands before the great white throne? What are “the books?’ Who are the dead from Death & Hades? Jesus Has Overcome!!! – Stay connected with our church. Instagram | http://instagram.com/ThomasRoad Facebook | http://facebook.com/ThomasRoad Twitter | http://twitter.com/TRBC - Timeline 0:00 Welcome to Thomas Road 0:20 Worship 32:00 Sermon

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• Jesus Christ
• Overcoming Obstacles