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 –>
If you keep up-to-date with world news, then you probably saw the headline about a South African resurrection of a dead man on Sunday the 24th of February. The videos went viral on social networks and news channels. When I saw the “resurrection” I chuckled because everything about it looked staged. From the fact that … Continue reading –>
Just before the end, God sends His warning messages, symbolically portrayed in terms of three vocal angels flying in the sky. The Greek word for angel (angelos) means “messenger”. Evidence from Revelation suggests that the three angels stand for God’s people who are entrusted with the end-time message to share with the world. Read Revelation 14:6 along with Matthew … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Rev. 14:6-12; Matt. 24:14; Eccles. 12:13-14; Exod. 20:2-11; Isa. 21:9; Isa. 34:8-10. Memory Text: “Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12, NKJV). Revelation shows that Satan’s end-time deception will be so successful that the world will choose to worship the beast and … Continue reading –>
By Andrew McChesney Mordecai Msimanga turned to God and became a missionary to his fellow Zimbabweans after accidentally hearing a sermon from the Song of Solomon. As a young man, Mordecai was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Rhodesia in 1963 and moved to the country’s second-largest city, Bulawayo, to find work. He stopped … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Revelation shows that the Sabbath will be a sign of obedience at the end of history. We have to remember, however, that a person’s observance of Sunday now does not itself mean that he or she has the mark of the beast. Sunday keeping will become “the mark of the beast” only when, having clearly understood … Continue reading –>
Revelation chapter 13 indicates that the lamblike beast will have the leading role in the final crisis. This world power will establish a global system in an attempt to control the beliefs of people. This system will mirror medieval Christianity under papal control. Read Revelation 13:16-17 along with Deuteronomy 6:4-8. What does putting the mark on the right … Continue reading –>
What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open: “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. Revelation 3:7-8 NLT The church of Philadelphia represents the church that found the open door into the Most Holy Place … Continue reading –>
