Though most people, including many Christians, don’t know much about the book of Revelation, one image or word from it has reached popular culture: Armageddon (see Rev. 16:16). Even in secular culture the word has come to stand for a final struggle in which the fate of the earth hangs in the balance. Hollywood produced a movie called Armageddon about … Continue reading –>
“The wine of her wrath” Our lesson opens with a listing of the six texts in Revelation that refer to Babylon. Does the term “Babylon” refer to troublesome times for God’s people near the end of the world as we know it? Or is the word focused mainly on confusing God’s people by proclaiming false … Continue reading –>
Our singing this week commences with a hymn of the desire to be the opposite person to the woman in our memory text. If you have the privilege of possessing the SDA Hymnal prior to 1985, you could sing: Hymn 617, “Lord, I Care Not for Riches…..Is my name written there, On the page white … Continue reading –>
However corrupt and far-reaching the influence of Babylon has been in the world, the book of Revelation teaches that one day it will all end. Read Revelation 18:1-10. What do these verses tell us about “Babylon the great”? The second angel’s message (Rev. 14:8) about the fall of Babylon is repeated here, in Revelation 18:2. It is an expression … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 14:8; Rev. 16:19; Rev. 17:5; Rev. 18:2, Rev. 18:10, Rev. 18:21, the six references to Babylon in the book of Revelation. Keeping in mind the story of Babylon as it appeared in the Old Testament, what do these texts teach us about Babylon as it appears in the context of last-day events? It has been said that the Bible … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Rev. 14:8; Rev. 16:19; Isa. 52:9; Rev. 18:1-10; Rev. 16:12-16; 1 Kings 18:1-40; 1 Cor. 15:1-2. Memory Text: “On her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH” (Revelation 17:5, NKJV). The book of Revelation, as we already have noted, comes filled with images and language taken … Continue reading –>
Since none of us want to receive the mark of the beast, perhaps we should ask whether there’s more to the seal of God and the mark of the beast than we usually consider. So let’s look a little deeper. The Image of God The Sabbath School Lesson for Tuesday, June 12, 2018, states that in … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “Just as soon as the people of God are sealed in their foreheads — it is not any seal or mark that can be seen, but a settling into the truth, both intellectually and spiritually, so they cannot be moved — just as soon as God’s people are sealed and prepared for the shaking, … Continue reading –>
As we have seen, the seventh-day Sabbath has been a sign of God’s true people throughout history, beginning with Adam and Eve and continuing during the time of Israel. We also see it perpetuated in the New Testament church with the practice of Jesus and the apostles, and as a distinguishing sign of God’s last-day … Continue reading –>
Key Thought : The seal of God indicates our belonging to God as both our Savior and Creator. It is a sign of life and hope. The mark of the beast indicates apostasy and is a sign of loss and death. Lesson 11 – June 16, 2018 1. Have a volunteer read Ezekiel 20:12,20. A. … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of “God’s Seal or the Beast’s Mark?” in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. (Adobe Flash Player version.) A Youtube version of this week’s lesson at Hope Sabbath School is below. You can download the video, the MP3 audio, and the lesson outline from the … Continue reading –>
What is this mark that we need to avoid getting? As we saw in an earlier lesson, the fourth beast power of Daniel chapter 7, in its latter phase (also depicted by the sea beast of Revelation chapter 13), would “think to change times and laws” (Dan. 7:25). As we have seen already, one law that … Continue reading –>
