Dr Tom Hover
August 25, 2024
Revelation 15:1-8
THE BEGINNING OF THE END - HEAVEN’S DRAMATIC EVENTS / Guest Speaker
THE BEGINNING OF THE END - HEAVEN’S DRAMATIC EVENTS Revelation 15:1-8
INTRODUCTION: Revelation chapter 15 begins the preparation for the last seven vials. The wrath of God Chapter 15 is an introduction to the last seven and final plaques on mankind. Throughout history God has poured out his wrath in judgment on early sinners. Now in Chapters 15 and 16 we see the final outpouring of God's wrath. That wrath is expressed by the effects of the seventh trumpet which was opened in chapter 11, verse 15. The talking up of all that are in Christ - leaving a void of God and God’s people on earth. The world has never been void of God people at lease somewhere on earth until the last (7th) trump. Chapter 15 is very short and begins the introduction to the last seven judgments which will be the Wrath of God.
I. THE WORSHIP OF GOD. Revelation 15:1-2
The dragon and his supporters are the object of God’s wrath. However, in Heaven we see the:
A. Worship in the Stand of Praise. Revelation 15:2
1. They have a Place to Stand. Revelation 15:2
2. They have a Privilege to Stand. Revelation 15:2,
Revelation 12:11, Hebrews 10:25
B. Worship in the Singing of Praise. Revelation 15:3
C. Worship in the Sayings of Praise. Revelation 15:3
D. Worship in the Society of Praise. Revelation 15:4
II. THE WRATH OF GOD. Revelation 15:1 & 5-7
A. The Marvels of the Wrath of God. Revelation 15:1
B. The Morality of the Wrath of God. Revelation 15:5
1. A very Holy Place. Numbers 1:50-54
C. The Messengers of the Wrath of God. Revelation 15:6
D. The Mediators of the Wrath of God. Revelation 15:7
Romans 5:9, I Thessalonians 1:10, I Thessalonians 5:9
III. THE WAYS OF GOD. Revelation 15:8
A. Ways concerning the Presence of God. Revelation 15:8
B. Ways concerning the Power of God. Revelation 15:8
C. Ways concerning the Patience of God. Revelation 15:8,
Isaiah 55:9
Conclusion: In Revelation Chapter 15 See principles of our worship standing on God’s Word, and the Sure Path of the Wrath and Ways of God. Revelation 15:4-8 We celebrate victory by knowing this: there is not one centilla of an iota of a sin that will ever go unpunished. You say, "Where is God? I see so much sin. I see so much wickedness, blasphemy, hate, murder, rape, arson, pillage, child abuse, war. Where is God?" God is on His throne! You can be certain that every sin will be punished. Yours will be punished. The only question is who is going to bear that punishment? Your sin will be pardoned by Christ or punished in hell but it will never be overlooked. Next week we will see a period of time in the Book of the Revelation called the seven vials or the seven bowls of God’s wrath.
Announcement
We have a special guest speaker tonight! Parker Howard a Lawyer, who also is a Baptist preacher who will be speaking on the subject “Defense of the Faith" or what some call it, Apologetics. Bro. Parker is a gifted speaker who was raise in church at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis Tennessee. My hope is to have him kick-off a new series of messages on Sunday Nights entitled: "Things Which Are Most Surely Believed Among Us" Luke 1:1 (The Doctrines).
