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The end of Revelation is about the abolition of our fears, and the fulfillment of more than
we can hope for.
Intro Remarks
- Inspired very much by Ezekiel 37-48, and Daniel 7
- John is a commentator on the O.T. in light of Jesusʼ work
- There is a contrast here between two women and two cities
- John is coming full circle from the beginning of the book
- With the description of Jesus
- With the promises to the churches
- eat of the tree of life, not hurt by second death, given authority to rule,
clothed in white, so on
The coming of Christ and the defeat of the Beast (Revelation 19:11-21)
- Uses the description of Jesus from the first chapter
- Is the battle literal? (See Rev. 14:20, 16:16, notes on amount of blood, Har-Megedon)
- Their defeat is effectively instant in the narration, through the word of Jesus
- Whatever you think of the grisly description of birds eating flesh the point is:
- THE FORCES OF EVIL IN THIS WORLD ARE DEFEATED!
- This is IT. This is the story of the Bible, from Genesis on.
- First the expelling from the garden (Genesis 3:22-24)
- Godʼs promise to Abraham to bless many nations and multiply (Genesis 12:1-3)
- Godʼs promise to the nation Israel to be their God and dwell among them (Lev.
26:11)
- Godʼs dwelling amongst us in the person of Jesus (John 1:14)
- Godʼs dwelling in us through the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 3:16)
- Finally, the consummation (Rev. 21:3)
- Everything is leading up to this point in history
- Being in Godʼs presence answers every question, heals every pain, solves every
problem, now and forever
- God gives a free invitation to experience his presence (vs. 5-7)
- Those who go to the lake of fire are the ones who reject this free invitation &
choose their own deeds (v. 8)
- This is all a spiritual picture of who, what the church is, in shadow now, and will be fully
revealed in the future
- We may not feel like any of this, but God is the one who clothes us in white
robes, not us (see Rev. 19:8)
Revelation 17-18
Let us live our lives as people in anticipation of something greater. And let us say, with
the apostle John, “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus”.