October 16, 2022
Revelation 8:6-13— God pours out his judgments on earth to punish the unbelievers/earth-dwellers for their hardened hearts and idolatry; so that all will know that the Lord our God is One and He is God alone. There is no one like Him in all the earth. He is the Lord God Almighty and He rules. Those who live only for this world have no security and are doomed for destruction. Only in God is there true life. This is a call and warning for us to repent, identify, and get rid of our idols. We must put our trust in and find our security in God alone.
This is part of our sermon series on the book of Revelation, entitled, Come, Lord Jesus!
Although I have used many resources in this series, I give special credit to the following sources: Grant R. Osborne, Revelation, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002); G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation: A Commentary on the Greek Text, New International Greek Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Carlisle, Cumbria: W.B. Eerdmans; Paternoster Press, 1999); Tom Wright, Revelation for Everyone, For Everyone Bible Study Guides (London; Louisville, KY: SPCK; Westminster John Knox, 2011); Craig R. Koester, Revelation and the End of All Things, Second Edition (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018); David E. Aune, Revelation, Word Biblical Commentary (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1998); Craig S. Keener, Revelation, The NIV Application Commentary Book 20 (Zondervan Academic); J. Scott Duvall, Revelation, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Baker Publishing, 2014).
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