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Justice is Coming

Revelation 15-16

May 2, 2021 • Brian Watts

Jesus is coming and with him, a kingdom of justice. No evil or injustice will go unpunished. We want a God like this, one that isn't indifferent to the suffering and evil in our world. The problem is that we are part of the mess. So God is patient in bringing justice in order to give people everywhere a chance to repent. This section is a call to be awake that we might enjoy God's coming Kingdom of justice and not be crushed by it.

All Sad Things Untrue

May 23, 2021 • Brian Watts

All of us have life experiences that have awakened in us a sense of longing for home. Revelation 21-22 looks forward to the home that God has for his people, a home we sometimes glimpse in moments of joy and that our hearts ache for in sadness, the place where there will be no not yet but only now, the place where all sad things become untrue.

Victory!

May 16, 2021 • Brian Watts

The book of revelation is a book about the triumph of Jesus and his church. As the book nears a close we see the climatic picture of the victory of Jesus and His people. Revelation 20 shows us the restraining of Satan, the victory of God’s people, the return of the King and the destruction of all evil.

Two Invitations

May 9, 2021 • Brian Watts

You have probably received an invitation to something: a birthday party, a graduation party, a wedding. Anytime you receive an invitation, you have the opportunity to accept or decline. Revelation 17-19 involves two invitations. One invitation is to a great wedding feast at the end of history in the Kingdom of God with Jesus. The other invitation is from the great prostitute and she is inviting us to be satisfied at the table of this world. Both invitations promise joy and satisfaction but only one can deliver.