People have already made their choice either for God or for Babylon. Before Christ comes, however, the destructive winds of Satan’s fury that have been restrained (Rev. 7:1-3) are unleashed, followed by the seven last plagues. Read Revelation 15:1 along with Exodus 7 – 11. How are the Egyptian plagues, considered the backdrop for the seven last plagues, … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Rev. 15:1; Rev. 7:1-3; Rev. 14:9-10; Rev. 16:1-12; Daniel 5:1-31; Rev. 15:1; Rev. 16:16; 2 Thess. 2:9-12. Memory Text: “Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been manifested” (Revelation 15:4, NKJV). Revelation 11:18 summarizes events on earth right … Continue reading –>
By Andrew McChesney Seventh-day Adventists took a boat cruise to share health tips in central Russia – and the boat’s captain quit smoking. Children wrote letters about the Ten Commandments to give away on Russian streets. Evangelistic meetings gave power tools to people whose homes were damaged in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine. These are among the … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Final Warning”, pages 603-612, in The Great Controversy. Revelation shows that at the time of the end, God’s people are commissioned with the proclamation of the end-time gospel to the world. The work before us seems daunting, all but impossible. However, we have the promise of God’s power. “The great work … Continue reading –>
How does Revelation 14:12 depict God’s faithful people? In contrast to God’s faithful people, Revelation 14:9-10 warns about the fate of those who face God’s wrath. In the Old Testament, the outpouring of God’s wrath is described symbolically as drinking wine from a cup (Jer. 25:15-16). The severity of the judgment upon the worshipers of the beast is expressed as … Continue reading –>
The second angel’s message announces the fall, or apostasy, of Babylon and identifies it as a false religious system. In Revelation 17:5, “Babylon is said to be ‘the mother of harlots’. By her daughters must be symbolized churches that cling to her doctrines and traditions, and follow her example of sacrificing the truth and the approval … Continue reading –>
Revelation shows that the central issues in the last crisis of earth’s history will be worship and obedience to God, as revealed in keeping His commandments (Rev. 14:12). The people of the world will fall into two groups: those who fear and worship God, and those who fear and worship the beast. Review the first four commandments … Continue reading –>
Picture it. Wewoka Woods, July, Oklahoma Adventist Conference Camp meeting 1992. I had planned on going down for the day, but some friends encouraged me to stay the night in a tent they had available next to theirs. When I went to lie down on the cot, my friends offered me blankets. I told them … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: At the time of the end, God sounds the warning messages to the world symbolized by three angels flying in the midst of heaven. March 9, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 14:6,7. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. What is … 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 –>
We commence our Sabbath School lesson by choosing who to worship: Hymn 6, “O Worship the Lord” and Hymn 83, “O Worship the King”. Knowing who we worship, we will “Go, Preach My Gospel”, Hymn 378. Are we ready to listen? Hymn 359, “Hark! The Voice of Jesus Calling” because “Jesus Calls Us”, Hymn 285. The sign … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 14:7 along with Ecclesiastes 12:13-14. What does it mean to “fear God”? How does the concept of fearing God relate to the gospel, and what does the gospel have to do with keeping God’s commandments? (See also Rom. 7:7-13). What is the connection between fearing God and glorifying Him? The call to “fear God and give glory … Continue reading –>
