REVELATION 5 vs.1-14. REVELATION 20
vs.1-3, 10-15, 21 vs.1-4.
I would like to speak tonight about
Jesus Christ the Alpha and Omega the Beginning and the End, the Lion and the
Lamb.
There is a choice to be made to be in
Christ and have life, or to ignore or refuse His offer of Salvation and suffer
Eternal separation from God and judgement.
I would like to pick some things out of Revelation, I don’t profess to
be an expert and some of it is quite difficult to interpret, but tonight we
will be simple and straightforward. It is all about Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1 vs.16 For by him were all things created, that are
in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by
him, and for him:
17
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
He created all things in the beginning
and we read in Revelation that He will resolve all things on earth. God’s plans
and purposes will always be worked out, He is in control.
In Revelation chapter 5 we read about
Jesus being the only one who could and had the right to open the seals which I
don’t intend going into detail about but just to say the seals initiated the
events that draw things on this earth to an end. It is interesting to see that
He is described as a lion and a lamb.
He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, He was led as
a lamb to the slaughter when He was crucified at Calvary and bore the judgement
of God for us, He shed His precious blood.
He is also described as the Lion of the tribe of Judah and that conveys
to us strength and courage the sort of characteristics you would expect from
someone who was about to do something nobody else could do, I think it is
lovely that when John looked he saw a lamb which conveys to us gentleness and
meekness.
It made me think of that Hymn;
“Join all the glorious names
Of wisdom, love, and power,
That mortals ever knew,
That angels ever bore:
All are too mean to speak His worth,
Too mean to set my Saviour forth.”
“He is altogether lovely.”
The final judgement of God the Great
White Throne is where God deals with Satan death and sin once and for all, and
everyone will be judged for their sin and they all will be cast into the Lake
of Fire. That is final no excuses, no exceptions, no second chances, that is it
Eternal Judgement.
Will you be there?
Before this happens there is the Judgement
Seat of Christ as we read in;
Romans 14vs.10 .....for we shall all
stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
Romans 14 vs.12 So then every one of us shall give account of
himself to God.
2 Corinthians 5 vs.10 For we must all appear before the judgment
seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body,
according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Christians, people whose names are
written in the Lambs Book of Life. Will be assessed by Him and rewarded according
to their lives for Him.
John 3 vs.36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of
God abideth on him.
If you repent and put your faith in
Jesus Christ it means that He has born the Great White Throne judgement for you,
you will not be there or have to face it. Because He bore the wrath of God on
the cross in your place.
We shall be with Him and shall be like
him forever.
1 Corinthians 2 vs.9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor
ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God
hath prepared for them that love him.
I said at the beginning that there was a
choice, it’s not a choice that takes a lot of thinking about.
Eternal life or Eternal death.
Heaven or Hell.
Jesus or Satan.
Reward or punishment.
Forgiveness or accountability.
If the Spirit of God is working in your
heart and convicting you of your sin and your need of Christ take this
opportunity with both hands you might not get another chance.
Revelation 22 vs.1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of
life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was
there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her
fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the
nations.
3
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb
shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no night there; and they
need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light:
and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Revelation 22 vs.20 He which testifieth
these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
There is coming a day when no heartaches shall come,
No more clouds in the sky, no more tears to dim the eye;
All is peace for evermore on that happy golden shore,
What a day glorious day that will be!
There'll be no sorrow there, no more burdens to bear,
No more sickness, no more pain, no more parting over there;
And forever I will be with the One who died for me.
What a day glorious day that will be!
What a day that will be when my Saviour I shall see!
And I look upon His face, the One who saved me by His grace;
When He takes me by the hand, and leads me through the promised land.
What a day glorious day that will be!
