A Devastating Vision of the Death-Defying King

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A Devastating Vision of the Death-Defying King

Lion, Lamb, & Lord - Part 3

January 31, 2021 • Ben Kimmell • Revelation 1:9–20

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What we have here is a vision that is so terrifying but also awe-inspiring, that those who receive it are intended to be struck dumb with fear or infused with courage to stand fast against the tides of earthly evil even to the point of death. In this vision, the death-defeating Cosmic King commissions John to write prophetically to the seven churches of Asia Minor with a message of judgment and comfort. In this message, Pastor Ben summons the church to unrivaled allegiance to the Cosmic King by contemplating two central themes of this breathtaking inaugural vision.

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