Sunday, April 10, 2016

Study of Revelation - Revelation 20:11-21:8

Homiletics                                             Study of Revelation
Lesson     26                                         Passage: Revelation 20:11-21:8

Content (List of Topics or Events)
He, seated on the throne, opens the “Book of Life” with judgment (Revelation 20:11-15)
a. He seated on throne judges great and small  (11-12a)
b. Dead judge according to what they had done (12b-13)
c. Death and Hades were thrown into lake of fire and along with those not found in Book of Life (14-15)
New Heaven and new earth; old things passed away all things new. (Revelation 21:1-5)
a. New Heaven seen (1)
b. New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God (2)
c. God now dwells with people and they will be His. (3)
d. God will wipe away no more tears (4)
e. God will make everything new (5)

It is done; from beginning to end (Revelation 21:6-8)
a. Done from being to end  (6a)
b. Water of life and inheritance  (6b-7)
c. Unsaved is consigned to second death (8)



Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
He, seated on the throne, opens the “Book of Life” with judgment
Revelation 20:11-15
New Heaven and new earth; old things passed away all things new.
Revelation 21:1-5
It is done; from beginning to end
Revelation 21:6-8

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Book of Life opened with judgment and new heaven from God.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL all will be judged great and small and finished is a new heaven and earth where faithful dwell with God.

Specific Application Questions
1.
When the book of life is opened which way will you run?  What needs to change in your life?
2.
What things will you need to thank God for as you enter the new heaven and earth?  When should you start to thank God?
3.
How has the “It is finished” impacted your life? Who do you need to tell about this?

Principles to Remember
1.
Faith names are written in the Book of Life
2.
Old things will pass away.
3.
God has a plan and He is faithful to complete it

Characteristic of God:  Righteous Judge


Theme: God is “Alpha and Omega” and He dwell with His own.

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