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A pregnant pause

A pregnant pause. Sermon #8 in the revelation of Jesus Christ. Pregnant Pause. Pregnant pauses in revelation. Between 6 th and 7 th Seals Revelation 7 144,000 sealed by God The great multitude before the throne in heaven Between 6 th and 7 th Trumpets Revelation 10, 11

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A pregnant pause

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  1. A pregnant pause Sermon #8 in the revelation of Jesus Christ

  2. Pregnant Pause

  3. Pregnant pauses in revelation • Between 6th and 7th Seals • Revelation 7 • 144,000 sealed by God • The great multitude before the throne in heaven • Between 6th and 7th Trumpets • Revelation 10, 11 • A call to mission for God’s people • The two witnesses

  4. Pregnant pause in the trumpets • An angel with a little scroll is seen by John. • John is instructed to • Take the scroll out of the hand of the angel (vs. 8). • Eat the little scroll (vs. 9). • The experience is bittersweet (vs. 10). • Share with the world the message (vs. 10).

  5. Taste and see • “So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it…” (vs. 9).

  6. What are we to taste? • The contents of the little scroll (Revelation 10:8, 11). • What was it that John was given? • The vision for the rest of the book of Revelation.

  7. What are we to taste? • Main themes in the remainder of Revelation: • The great battle between good and evil (Revelation 12:7, 8). • Everyone will worship (Revelation 13:5-8). • The character of God (Revelation 13:5, 6).

  8. What are we to taste? • The pregnant pause of Revelation 10 teaches us that we will experience for ourselves God’s character, and that He will produce in us true worship.

  9. sharing to the Pie

  10. Sharing the pie

  11. Sharing the pie • Our sharing is antidote to enemies deception • Revelation 13:3, 7b, 12, 16 (The deception) • Revelation 10:11 (The antidote)

  12. Sharing the Pie • It will be bittersweet (Revelation 10:9, 10). • Common experience when God asks us to share His word: • Jeremiah 15:16 (Sweet) • Jeremiah 20:7, 8 (Bitter) • But we must share anyway!

  13. Two Sons Matthew 21

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