Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on
earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. And he said with a
loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come, and worship Him
who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.” Revelation 14:7
“Great and amazing are
Your deeds,
O Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the nations!
Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For You alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship you,
for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” Revelation 15:3-4
O Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the nations!
Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For You alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship you,
for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” Revelation 15:3-4
Then I heard another voice from heaven
saying,
“Come out of her (Babylon), my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
for her sins are heaped high as heaven,
and God has remembered her iniquities. Revelation 18:4
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
for her sins are heaped high as heaven,
and God has remembered her iniquities. Revelation 18:4
After Alan and I were newly
arrived in Mexico, we went to visit the Calvary Chapel in Alamos, founded by a Southern
Californian missionary. It was one of those fabled moments, when after the
opening choruses had been sung, the pastor called Alan to come up to the front and
preach. Alan, who had been suckled on the Presbyterian admonishment that a true
man of God always had to be ready to preach, pray and die, agreed. But he did
ask for one more round of choruses in order to gather his thoughts.
After the service, the
missionary asked Alan if he would be willing to lead the fellowship while he
left for the summer… beginning next week. Being young and foolish, neither of
us ever particularly said no. The missionary then asked Alan what he thought he
would be teaching on, and Alan, well he said, “Um, Romans?” At that, the
missionary sadly shook his head. “Alan, Alan, Alan. Romans is so complex, so
nuanced. I don’t think that would be a wise choice. Why don’t you pick
something simple to teach, like Revelation?”
Alan taught out of Romans
all summer long.
And I am quite certain
that no one, especially all of the guys who pop up on google searches really
understand Revelation. But one thing is perfectly clear, the unfailing love of a
Holy God who does not stop at anything in order to bring His children, His
people into the truth.
No one will be able to say,
“I did not know.”
Glory.
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