Homiletics in the Sierra Foothills: February 2016

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Study of Revelation - Revelation 15-16

Homiletics Study of Revelation

Lesson 20 Passage: Revelation 15-16

Content (List of Topics or Events)

John sees angel with last plagues stand with the victorious by the sea like glowing glass (Revelation 15:1-6)

a. Marvelous sign 7 angels with last plagues (1)

b. Sea of glass seen with victorious over beast singing Moses and Lamb’s song (2-4)

c. Temple and tabernacle viewed with 7 angels with plagues(5-6)

Living creature gives bowls of wrath to Angels which are poured out (Revelation 15:7-16:14)

a. Bowls given bowls of wrath and temple fills with smoke (15:7-8)

b. Angels given instruction to Go and spread wrath on earth (16:1)

c. First 3 judgments poured out (sores, sea to blood, waters to blood) with angel declaring judgments just (2-7)

d. Second 3 judgments poured out (sun scorched, darkness, Euphrates dried up with impure spirits – frogs) (8-14)

“It is done” a call be awake as Great Earthquake and terrible plague hit kings of the earth (Revelation 16:15-21)

a. Call to be ready (15)

b. Kings gathered at Armageddon (16)

c. Proclamation from temple that “It is done” as thunder, lightning, earthquake and hailstones fall on people (17-21)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
John sees angel with last plagues stand with the victorious by the sea like glowing glass	Revelation 15:1-6
Living creature gives bowls of wrath to Angels which are poured out	Revelation 15:7-16:14
“It is done” a call be awake as Great Earthquake and terrible plague hit kings of the earth	Revelation 16:15-21

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Victorious seen seaside, angels pour out God’s wrath on earth

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that God’s judgments are holy and just; his glory will be seen in His power and might along with His grace and mercy to those that are victorious.

Specific Application Questions

1.	How are you relying on God for victory in your day-to-day life; how do you demonstrate your dependence?
2.	How do you see the glory of the Lord and how to you praise Him?
3.	God ask for us to be prepared; in what ways are you preparing for His return?

Principles to Remember

1.	Great and marvelous are God’s deeds
2.	The Lord’s judgment are true and just.
3.	We must be clothed in God’s righteousness.

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Study of Revelation - Revelation 14

Homiletics Study of Revelation

Lesson 19 Passage: Revelation 14

Content (List of Topics or Events)

John sees Lamb on Mt Zion with first fruits of God & Lamb (Revelation 14:1-5)

a. Lamb standing with sealed (1)

b. New song sung only by sealed (2-3)

c. Sealed follow the Lamb wherever he goes (4-5)

John sees Angels declare Gospel, fall of Babylon and warnings (Revelation 14:6-13)

a. Angel declares Gospel to all to fear God and give Him glory (6-7)

b. Angel tells of Babylon (8)

c. Angel warns of beast worship and eternal torment (9-11)

d. Call for patient endurance for God’s people (12-13)

John sees and hears call to reap (Revelation 14:14-20)

a. One like son of man is called to reap and good of earth harvested (14-16)

b. Angel out of temple harvests the grapes for winepress of wrath (17-20)