The Revelation of Jesus

Steven Prinz

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The Book of Revelation was written to point the church toward Christ and His promised return.

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Introduction

Well, good morning!

As you can tell, we’ve changed a few things up…and we did that because we’re gonna be going through large sections of Scripture over the next couple of months…And so, for that reason, we’re gonna have families lead us in our memory verse instead of reading through all that Scripture. This week and next week, we’re not gonna cover many verses, but starting in two weeks, we’ll be looking at several chapters at a time. And so, that’s why we did that.

If you have your Bibles and I hope that you do, open ‘em up with me to the Book of Revelation…it’s the last book in the Bible. We’re gonna spend the next 13 weeks walking through it together, attempting to uncover the mysteries presented in this book…hence why our sermon series is called Revealed…but if you would turn there with me…and notice, its the Book of Revelation…Oftentimes, you hear people call it Revelations…but its just a single revelation.

And so, if you’re there with me…we’re gonna read the first 8 verses in chapter 1.

Would you stand with me as we read from the Word of God?

It says this:

Revelation 1:1–8 (ESV)

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Thank you, you can be seated.

[Prayer]

Listen, I’m excited to jump into this new sermon series with you guys…but I’d lying if I told you I haven’t been a little bit hesitant…a little bit nervous. Over the last year, I’ve felt the call to preach through this book and I’ve kind of been pushing it off…its a challenging book. I heard a pastor say, Revelation, its a book that people in the church most wanna hear taught because they don’t understand it…but it’s also the book most preachers in the church least wanna teach because they don’t understand it.

But listen, I say all that, not because I’m not confident in how I interpret the Book of Revelation…I’ve spent a great deal of time studying this book…studying the context surrounding the Book of Revelation…I feel pretty good about how I interpret it and why I interpret it that way.

I’m nervous as we go through this together for two reasons. Number one, I want us all, including myself…I want us all to be teachable Christians. Sometimes, when we believe something so greatly…it actually causes us to quench the Spirit and what He’s really trying to tell us…we become bias, we become narrow minded…we begin to see Scripture through our western eyes…sometimes our culture, it influences the way we interpret the Scriptures. And we have to remember, as we walk through any book…we’re to put ourselves in the original readers shoes. The Book of Revelation, while God certainly intends to use it in our lives, it was written to a very different people, thousands of years ago.

And so, my first challenge this morning, as we dive into this book…its to be teachable.

The second thing…I don’t want you to walk away believing something simply because Pastor Steven said it. One of the problems when it comes to how most interpret Revelation, they have a set of beliefs that they can’t root in the Scriptures themselves…not that those beliefs aren’t in the Scriptures necessarily…but they believe something because someone simply taught it that way. Guys, as we’ll see today, there’s many biblical ways to view the Book of Revelation…my interpretation, its only one view…and listen, its probably different than how you’ve heard it taught before. And guys, I’ve spent a great deal of time praying, studying…and listen, I only have time on Sunday mornings to preach the book in they way I see things presented. And while I feel pretty confident in my view, it doesn’t mean I’m right. You need to study this book yourself. You need to be diving into it and reading it and praying through it. Never walk away with a belief just because someone taught it that way…It doesn’t matter what Pastor Steven says or David Jeremiah or John MacArthur…it doesn’t matter what Matt Chandler said. What is the Spirit revealing to you as you go through it yourself?

And so, my second challenge, its to be diving into this book yourself…study this book yourself…take home the things we discuss…pray through the things we discuss.

And listen, if you’ll do that…you’ll walk away from this sermon series much stronger in your faith…that’s where the blessing of this book comes from. You’ll walk away knowing, regardless of where you land theologically, you’ll walk away knowing…that Jesus Christ, He’s coming back for me and for the rest of His bride. That’s why Revelation was written…to point us toward Christ and His promised return…and guys, that’s the only thing we should be adamant about, that’s the only thing we should be dogmatic about as believers.

And so, this morning…because of the nature of this book…all I wanna do is kind of set the stage as we jump into this sermon series. And so our points, they’re gonna look a little bit different. I have three of ‘em…number 1, the context of Revelation…number 2, the interpretations of Revelation…and then number 3, the aim of Revelation.

And listen, we’re gonna use the first 8 verses to kind of guide us in those points…but listen, this is gonna be a little bit more teaching this morning…a little bit more technical…but I promise if you hang in here with me, it’ll be worth it in the end. Amen?

Alright, let’s look at this first point together.

I. The Context of Revelation

The context of Revelation.

And so, you’ve heard me use that term before but what is the context? Well, the context…its determining things like the author, the genre…the time a piece of writing was written or who it was written to. It’s determining the purpose…the biblical context, right? Because something should never be interpreted in a way that the rest of the Bible doesn’t support. That’s the context.

And so the first thing…what kind of book is Revelation? The Psalms, they’re poetry…Genesis, the Gospels those are narratives…Paul’s epistles those are letters, right? And so, what is Revelation?

Well, as we study, we learn…Revelation, its in a genre all by itself…which makes it even more difficult to interpret…it reveals a series of apocalyptic visions…we see it’s prophetic…we see there’s elements of it being a congressional letter, meaning its also an epistle…its in a genre all by itself. And listen, we see all this in the opening verses to the book.

If you underline in your Bibles or takes notes, there’s three key words here that I want you to mark…they help us determine the context. The first one, its the word “revelation,” which in the Greek, it literally means an uncovering of truth, a revelation of truth…it means unveiling or disclosure.

The second one, its the phrase, “things that must soon take place.” And so, immediately, we know this book, its about a revelation of something that’s either happening or about to happen soon, at the time of this letter being written.

The third thing, its the phrase “made it known.” “He made [this revelation] known by sending his angel to his servant John...” Which also gives us the author to Revelation…its John, which most scholars agree is the Apostle John. This is probably the most agreed upon piece of context concerning Revelation. And listen, I believe its definitely John who wrote this book for two main reasons…One, because he constantly talks about himself in third person…and two, its his constant metaphorical way of writing…which brings us back to those three things I had you mark.

And so, what we see here…its that we have a revelation of something that’s already happening or about to happen and this letter, its written so that it will make that revelation known.

Now, what’s interesting…its that these three words or phrases…they’re only used together in one other place in all of Scripture. It’s in Daniel chapter 2.

In that passage, Daniel writes, in verses 28 through 30:

Daniel 2:28–30 (ESV)

but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these: To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be. But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.

Now, what’s happening here…Daniel, he’s interpreting a dream for Nebuchadnezzar about the future. And as Daniel interprets this dream, the word “revelation,” its used five times…the phrase, “something that will come to pass,” its used three times…and “make known,” it appears two times.

And so, Daniel, he’s saying here that this dream, this revelation, its gonna come to pass and that God, through him, is gonna make it known. And listen, this dream…it had all kinds of symbols and images…there was stones and iron and clay…there was bronze and silver and gold. And in Daniel’s interpretation, he gives meaning to each of these symbols, right?

Just listen to the climax of Daniel’s interpretation. Daniel 2:44:

Daniel 2:44 (ESV)

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,

Did you catch it? In Daniel chapter 2, God uses a dream to reveal or uncover the reality that one day He’s gonna set up a kingdom that’s never gonna be destroyed, right?

And so, going back to Revelation…John, he opens up this letter, in the very first verse, pointing us back to where the Bible showed us that there was a day when God revealed through a vision, how His kingdom, it would be established and it would never be destroyed. Listen, that’s the main purpose of Revelation. Its a vision about God’s kingdom being established and never being destroyed. And so, just like in Daniel…John’s showing us that this letter its gonna contain all kinds of symbols and images that’ll reveal that God’s kingdom will be established.

And so, in this book, that we’re gonna dig into…it’s kind of like a picture book…its a book designed to use symbols and images to communicate or to make known this revelation. I love how some translations put it…instead of making it known…some say, “signified” because that’s what that word literally means - to make known by signs and symbols.

Now the reason this is important, its because we have to realize from the start that this book, not everything is meant to be taken literally. Some try and read it this way, looking for literal fulfillments of everything we’re gonna cover…but John’s telling us here, from the very beginning, “This book, its intended…it was written to be understood symbolically. It’s a vision that’s filled with symbols that signify the coming of God’s kingdom on earth. And listen, there’s certainly places John intends for some things to be taken literally…but for the most part, the thrust of this book, its symbolic.

Throughout the book, we’re gonna see all kinds of symbols and numbers. And listen, certain numbers, we’ll see ‘em used over and over again as symbols for various things…12 and its multiples (like 144,000), they’re used to symbolize God’s people…10 and its multiples (like 1,000) those are used to describe complete amounts of time…the number 7, which is huge throughout this book…its a symbol of perfection, completion, fullness.

Even in verse 4 of our passage…we see the Holy Spirit described as the “seven spirits”…again, a picture of perfection and completion. We see here in our passage that this letter, it was written to the 7 churches of Asia…but listen, we know, there was more than just 7 churches in Asia…It’s a picture of the entire church…the fullness of the church…We’ll see the 7 letters, and the 7 seals, the 7 trumpets, and so on…they’re meant to symbolize God’s complete judgment. We’ll see the number 4 which symbolizes completeness concerning the world. The earth, throughout Scripture, its described in 4 parts with 4 corners and 4 winds.

People, we’re gonna see them represented in the likeness of animals because this book, its apocalyptic in nature. Historical events, they’re gonna be represented in the form of natural events…like earthquakes and floods. Colors, they’re gonna have meanings as we walk through Revelation. This means, Revelation, like Ezekiel…like Daniel…as well as parts of Isaiah…Joel…many other major and minor prophets…its full of imagery that’s not meant to just inform our minds but ignite our spirits as our minds become more informed.

My point…this letter, I believe John’s showing us from the very beginning…its mainly meant to be interpreted symbolically.

It’s also prophetic in natural…it’s proclaiming Christ and His kingdom. It’s very much the same as John the Baptist going before Jesus in the Gospel accounts…where he says, “The kingdom of God’s at hand! (Matt. 3:3). The Apostle John, he’s announcing here, “the time’s near!” But with it being prophecy…its means its typically not chronological in nature. God’s gonna kind of open windows for John…and so, we have to pay attention when it says things like, “John saw or John heard”…those things, they’re important…but its not always chronological. For example, Revelation 12…its a window being opened of something we’ve already seen…its already happened. It’s the birth of Jesus…the Christmas story…which if you’re familiar with your history, this is about 90 years before the Book of Revelation was even written. It’s a series of windows being opened to help reveal what it is God wants to make known…it doesn’t mean its chronological and it doesn’t mean its always literal.

And then, lastly…the people and time this book was written. Revelation, its a letter that was meant to be read and heard in a single setting…they didn’t over analyze the symbols and images…and listen, that’s a big reason why I wanna go through Revelation at a quicker pace…I don’t want us to lose sight of the overall purpose of this book. And listen, this letter, it was written in such a way that members of the church…the 1st century…it was written so that they could hear it and understand what was being said…it was written in a way that it could be applied in their life, which is why John, he writes “keep what is written in it,” right?

Again, this book…its a letter. No different than Galatians or Philippians or Ephesians, right? And those letters they were written to real churches, with real people, with real problems to address. Meaning…Revelation, it’s also a letter written to a specific people, in a specific time, to address a specific problem…and I want you to understand…it can’t mean anything for us today, that it couldn’t have meant for them during the 1st century. Meaning, it’s impossible for certain signs and symbols to have a modern day meaning, if it wasn’t possible for the original audience to hear it, understand it, and apply it. Guys, none of the Bible was written specifically to us…each book, they had their specific audiences and none of the Bible can mean something today, that it didn’t mean to them, in it’s original context. The mark of the beast for example…it can’t mean the Covid vaccine or some form of technology that they didn’t understand…or were unable to understand.

Approaching the Bible, with the mindset that’s its all about us, that’s an individualistic way to view Scripture…its a selfish way to view Scripture. Its us reading ourselves into the text. Revelation, and the rest of the Bible, it was written for us…but guys, it wasn’t written to us. You understand? And so, to properly understand it…we have to put ourselves in their shoes, right?

And listen, this book…while it’s debated…it was most likely written during the reign of Domitian (Duh-mission), sometime around 95 or 96 A.D. And what that means, it means these believers, they were facing some real persecution…they were facing this persecution for about three decades at this point. I mean could you imagine? The church in Acts, it explodes…but if you know your church history, in about 65 A.D., the Roman Emperor Nero, he launches the first wave of persecution against the Christian church. And then, the church, it continued to grow, it continued to make disciples…and then the next emperor, he just increased their level of persecution by dipping Christians in oil and lighting them on fire. They were imprisoned…they were fed to animals…they were made to fight in the gladiator games. And then in 70 A.D., Jerusalem’s destroyed…Paul, Peter, Timothy…they’re also all executed that same year. I mean just imagine being the church at this time, right? I mean just imagine the authorities coming in and executing all the great preachers of our day…how discouraging that would be. And then in 92 A.D., Domitian (Duh-mission) became emperor…and listen, he wanted to be worshiped as God…and if you didn’t…it was immediate grounds for execution. Revelation, it was written to a church that was facing serve levels of persecution.

And so, if the symbols or images we’re gonna see mean something today that couldn’t be understood then…that’s cruel. If the locus we’re gonna read about…I mean could you imagine if that was all pointing to the Apache helicopter or something that only we could understand? Guys, do you realize how cruel that would be to these believers? In the face of persecution, God gives them a letter to comfort them by saying that in 2, 3 thousands years, its all gonna be fine. Guys, how in the world would that have brought any amount of comfort to them?…thinking that in 2,000 years, “Oh, well at least those believers are gonna be fine!” No, this is about their comfort…its about their reality. This is their brutality they’re experiencing…and this is God’s response to them…to their suffering. And guys, we can’t lose sight of that as we walk through this letter.

And so, that’s the context. Revelation, its a letter written to the church in the 1st century revealing a revelation that John saw through God to show either what was happening or what would happen soon enough.

II. The Interpretations of Revelation

And then real quickly…the second point…the interpretations of Revelation.

There’s four ways the Book of Revelation is interpreted. Now I won’t give you all the terms…because I don’t wanna lose you…but there’s four ways and I think it’s important in understanding the rest of the book. And listen, each of these, they each have their own pros and cons.

The first way to interpret Revelation, its to see everything we’re gonna read…its to see all the prophesies as being already fulfilled in the first few centuries of Christianity. Meaning, that everything in this book, its already happened. And listen, the pros to this view, its that they really hone into the first century believers…they’ve done a great job really putting themselves into their sandals...but they really ignore all the allusions John gives to the final judgement.

The second way to interpret this book, its to see everything as being fulfilled in the course of Western Christianity. Specifically over the past 500 years. This is actually the most common way American believers interpret it in the modern church. For example, during the Protestant Reformation, we just covered that…they saw the Roman Catholic Church as the false prophet and the pope as the Anti-Christ. Others like Napoleon or Hitler, they’ve been viewed as the Anti-Christ. And especially with Israel’s declaration as a nation in the last 70 years, its caused many to see certain events in Western Christianity as being or beginning to fulfill what we’re gonna read about. Basically, with this interpretation, people view Revelation through the lens of current events. For example, people with this interpretation might see what’s happening in Israel right now with Hamas as some possible fulfillment of what’s revealed in Revelation. The pros to this view…its that they’re serious about applying God’s Word to their lives, right? The cons, which I think are obvious…it’s a selfish way to view a letter that was written to a persecuted church in the 1st century. Again, the focus can’t be exclusively on Western Christianity. It also can’t be exclusively on what’s happening in Israel in the 21st century…Revelation, its about Christ and His bride. And so, if we’re always trying to find contemporary parallels to the things we’re gonna read about and when those things don’t pan out the way we think, then we’re gonna find ourselves constantly reworking the Word of God to fit into whatever period of time we’re in, right? This interpretation, it makes it virtually irrelevant for its original readers.

The third way to interpret Revelation, its to see all these prophecies as mostly unfulfilled…meaning, its all awaiting fulfillment in the future…most of it hasn’t happened. Some with this interpretation, they believe the prophesies’ll be fulfilled literally in the order John presented them in the letter…and then there’s others who don’t. A pro to this view, its that they do a great job keeping this futurist view of Christ and His coming kingdom. The cons, its like the other…how can it be relevant to the 1st century believers facing persecution if it’s all about a future they’re not apart of.

And then finally, the fourth way to interpret Revelation…its to see these prophecies as being fulfilled, symbolically throughout the history of the church. Basically, people with this view, they see Revelation as a symbolic portrayal of the conflict between God and Satan…Christ and His Church, they’re battling the forces of sin and evil, a conflict that’s reflected in every age of the church and a conflict that’ll one day end in the ultimate triumph of Christ and His bride. The pros, I think this view does a great job seeing the symbols and images and seriously considering how they’re meant to be represented…they do a great job taking Scripture and allowing Scripture itself to interpret those things. The cons, I think, this view, it really downplays some of the literal historical realities that are represented by some of these signs.

And so, which one’s right? Well, I’m not gonna give you that answer…I think they all have some good in ‘em. I think some have more good than others…but I think there’s things we can take from each of them.

And listen, to add a little more confusion to you this morning…once you’ve decided how you’re gonna interpret Revelation, then you have three ways to view the millennium that we’ll study when we get to Revelation chapter 20.

You’ve got premillennialism…which simply means that Christ will return prior to the start of a millennial kingdom. You’ve got amillennialism, which means that the millennial period is the present church age…meaning there isn’t a future millennium to come (before or after Jesus’s return). And so, the 1,000 years we’ll talk about, this view, it kind of sees the 1,000 years as just a symbol for the times we’re living in now. And then, there’s some who hold to a postmillennial view, where they believe Jesus’ll return after the millennial kingdom. And then of course, you’ve got some…that are what they call pan-millennialist…and they just believe its all gonna pan out in the end, right?

Now, these views…they won’t pop up again until we get to Revelation chapter 20…but I bring all that up this morning…because I want you to see that there’s all kinds of ways to view and interpret Revelation. There’s different views held by sincere followers of Jesus on the different things we’re gonna cover. Listen, I don’t have a single mentor that all agrees on every element of this book. And listen, my goal, its not to tell you what interpretation you should go with or what you should believe…all I wanna do over the next several months, its to walk through our text and simply ask the question, “What seems to be the clear, plain, straight, contextual meaning of this passage?” And listen, as we do that, I’m confident the Spirit of God will help you process what we’re learning together. Amen?

There’s some doctrines that are crucial to our faith…they’re of primary importance, right? For example, the humanity and deity of Jesus, His substitutionary death on the cross for our sins, His resurrection from the tomb. If you don’t believe in those things, you can’t be a Christian. But guys, there’s other pieces of theology that we’d call second and even third level doctrines. Baptism for example…us and the Presbyterians, we disagree with this doctrine but does it prevent us from worshiping together or evangelizing together? Is it crucial to our salvation in Christ? No! Now, I think they have it wrong…but it’s not crucial. We can still partner together in the spread of the gospel in our town.

I heard a pastor say once, “The millennium, its a 1,000 years of peace that Christians like to fight about.” Guys, that’s not good…that’s not good that people see us that way…and listen, that’s not the reason John wrote this letter.

Which brings us to our last point.

III. The Aim of Revelation

The aim of revelation.

Guys, look at the end of verse 5 with me again. John says, “To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.”

Guys, the aim of Revelation…its to make Jesus known…and its to make it known that He’s coming soon. Revelation, it wasn’t written to create confusion…it wasn’t written to cause division in the church…it wasn’t written to create some kind of speculation about the coming of Jesus…it wasn’t written to drive fear. It was written to make Christ known and to make it known that He’s coming soon. It was written to a bunch of Christians needing encouragement…needing to know that their Savior hadn’t forgotten about them…that they’re not dying in vain. Revelation, its a letter meant to be a blessing, as it says in our opening verses. It’s meant to point to the person and work of Christ and His promises to us. It’s meant to show these original believers that they have nothing to fear…the battle, it’s been won.

Jesus tells John, “I’m the Alpha and the Omega…the beginning and the end,” right? He says, “I’m the One who is and who was and who is to come…I’m God Almighty.” He’s saying, “I see your affliction…I see your pain…I see what you’re going through…don’t fear because I’m God, I’ve always been God and the battle, its been won…I’m coming!”

As we continue through this book, we have to remember what this book’s all about…it’s about comfort and hope and assurance for these 1st Century believers and its all about the work Jesus accomplished on the cross. And guys, we can’t lose sight that this letter, its meant to remind believers…Jesus, He’s coming soon.

Closing

Guys, here’s the application for us this morning as we close…if Jesus knew these 1st century believers’ concerns…if He approached them with this kind of comfort and hope in their valley…don’t think for a second, He’s not concerned about you and me…don’t think for a second, He’s not trying to comfort us in the same ways. Now, I’m not comparing our situation with the believers from this time period…they win that battle…but what I’m saying, its that Jesus knows our hearts…He knows what we’re struggling with…He knows our fears…He knows our pain. And listen, He’s saying the same exact thing to us this morning…”Remember that I’m the Alpha and the Omega…Remember that I’m God Almighty…Remember my work on the cross…remember my resurrection…Remember that I’m coming soon!”

And listen, he’s telling us…remember your position with me! Not only do you have salvation from sin…not only will you live forever with me…not only am I your King…but you’re co-heirs with me…you’re gonna reign with me in this kingdom! John’s showing us our position in the kingdom…he says He made us into a kingdom…into priests. He’s reminding us that Jesus, He’s still with us…just as He promised in Matthew 28, right? He’s telling His reader, the kingdom, its here…and we’re co-heirs with Jesus and the battle, its been won…and he’s saying, “Look out…be ready…because our king…our liberator, He’s coming back to set all things fully right!”

Listen, I wish I had time to cover all the Old Testament parallels we see here…but write down these passages and read ‘em this week…Daniel 7:13 and Zechariah 12:10. These passages they show the coming of the Son of Man…they show His dominion and the response of the people as He comes…its mourning and wailing…its sorrow over their sin. It’s a mourning over the one they pierced. Now, we didn’t necessarily pierce Jesus ourselves with the spear we talked about a couple of weeks ago…but it was because of our sin. We mourn over Him and the reason He had to come the first time.

And so listen, reflecting on everything we’ve talked about, would you bow your head and close your eyes with me?

Listen, if you’re a believer here this morning…reflecting on the promise of Jesus…reflecting on His future return…do you mourn over your sin. Are you weeping…do you weep over your continued disobedience in certain areas? Are you approaching your spiritual journey as just some casual stride through life? Guys, as we dive into this book…as we dig into the return of Jesus…let us express sorrow for the sin in our life…and let us find freedom and growth in the person and work of Jesus as we confidently and hopefully await His return. Let us find rest in His love for us.

Notice when John says that…its in the present-tense. Jesus loves you! And its why He’s coming back! But let us remember…the kingdom of God…its here…and we’re His representatives…we’re His co-heirs…and so, let us patiently await Him with the right heart and with the right perspective…glorifying Him in all ways, now!

But listen, if you’re not a believer here this morning…you’ve never turned your life toward Christ…let today be the day you express a sorrow for your sin for the very first time…and let today be the day you receive Jesus’s love. The Bible’s clear…to receive life and salvation…all you have to do is repent and believe…confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that Jesus is Lord and that He raised from the dead. And listen, when you do that…you get to join us as we hopefully await our Savior’s return.

And so listen, our deacons, they’re gonna come and prepare the elements for communion…you take this time to reflect and I’ll close us in prayer in just a moment.

[Prayer]

Lord’s Supper

1 Corinthians 11:23–24 (ESV)

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

1 Corinthians 11:25–26 (ESV)

In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

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