The 144,000. Why are the nations so angry just before the Battle of Armageddon? How do the 144,000 qualify as having victory over the beast and being protected from the seven last plagues? Share with your class how the victorious ones become known as the 144,000. Are these the final victors in the struggle against sin? … Continue reading –>
1. Just a few. How does it make you feel when you think about being one of a few who will be lifted from this dark world to one reflecting in every possible way the glory and majesty of the true God? Makes me want to go! To go now! But what can possibly be successful … Continue reading –>
1. The beast from the sea. Do you ever feel anger and hostility toward the devil with all of his sinful and harmful ways? To open this week’s lesson, we see a frightening creature lunging from the sea to usher in Satan when he was aroused in infamy to his most vigorous work since the death … Continue reading –>
Restraining the winds. Imagine that you are standing next to John in a remarkable, invisible state. As you peer into the darkness you tremble because you see seven angels with their trumpets poised to blow. It’s the closing of the evening sacrifice, but the trumpets are silent. A lamb’s blood flows at the base of the … Continue reading –>
Restraining the winds. The introduction to our lesson this week contains 20 different references, mostly found in the Bible, to what is meant by the winds that the angels will restrain, and how you and I need to pay attention to the warnings God has sent us. “At the end,” the warning roars, “all the … Continue reading –>
The seals. Not sea creatures, but symbols of what? What does “opening of the seals” mean to Christians today? Who only is able to open the seals in the proclaiming of God’s final message to the world? What comes to an end with the opening of the seventh and last seal? The first seal is … Continue reading –>
Don’t weep. Have you ever wondered if it will be possible not to weep in heaven? Of course you’ll be thrilled to be saved and will accept all the blessings of heaven with joy, but when you look around and notice that someone you knew and loved on earth isn’t there, will you be able to … Continue reading –>
The Seven Churches Ephesus was covered in last week’s lesson. Did Ephesus make a good choice for the first church in this discussion? If “yes,” why? Smyrna. How was the church in Smyrna affected by the Diocletian persecution? What, if any, were the consequences? Pergamos. Describe the advice of the “Nicolaitans” and what it … Continue reading –>
1. Wish you were there? If you’re like me, every time you read John’s true-life account of the final days of earth’s history, you want to GO there. You want to see first-hand how God is bringing the battle between Christ and Satan to a conclusion. Don’t you? We can’t quite do that, of course, but … Continue reading –>
You may have seen an island something like Patmos–shaggy rocks in a bleak, dark sea. Why, you may wonder, did God choose such a desolate place as this to reveal to mankind the final works of God in gathering up the few, the dedicated to take them to live with Him? And if John was … Continue reading –>
