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A study of the end of daysA study of the end of days

Part 5Part 5: What Jesus looked : What Jesus looked like at age 95like at age 95

What What did Jesus look did Jesus look like at age like at age 95?95?

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1:9 1:9 –– John John wrote the wrote the bookbook

RevRev 11::99 I,I, John,John, bothboth youryour brotherbrother andand companioncompanion inin thethetribulationtribulation andand kingdomkingdom andand patiencepatience ofof JesusJesus Christ,Christ, waswasonon thethe islandisland thatthat isis calledcalled PatmosPatmos forfor thethe wordword ofof GodGodandand forfor thethe testimonytestimony ofof JesusJesus ChristChrist..

•• FellowFellow companioncompanion inin tribulationtribulation::JnJn 1616::3333 TheseThese thingsthings II havehave spokenspoken toto you,you, thatthat inin MeMeyouyou maymay havehave peacepeace.. InIn thethe worldworld youyou willwill havehave tribulationtribulation;;butbut bebe ofof goodgood cheer,cheer, II havehave overcomeovercome thethe worldworld..

ActsActs 1414::2222 WeWe mustmust throughthrough manymany tribulationstribulations enterenter thethekingdomkingdom ofof GodGod..

11 ThessThess 33::33--44 thatthat nono oneone shouldshould bebe shakenshaken byby thesetheseafflictionsafflictions;; forfor youyou yourselvesyourselves knowknow thatthat wewe areare appointedappointedtoto thisthis.. 44For,For, inin fact,fact, wewe toldtold youyou beforebefore whenwhen wewe werewere withwithyouyou thatthat wewe wouldwould suffersuffer tribulation,tribulation, justjust asas itit happened,happened,andand youyou knowknow..

RomRom 55::33 AndAnd notnot onlyonly that,that, butbut wewe alsoalso gloryglory inintribulations,tribulations, knowingknowing thatthat tribulationtribulation producesproducesperseveranceperseverance;;

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•• PersecutedPersecuted forfor thethe gospelgospel::

JnJn 1515::2020 RememberRemember thethe wordword thatthat II saidsaid toto you,you, aa servantservantisis notnot greatergreater thanthan hishis mastermaster.. IfIf theythey persecutedpersecuted Me,Me, theytheywillwill alsoalso persecutepersecute youyou.. IfIf theythey keptkept MyMy word,word, theythey willwill keepkeepyoursyours alsoalso..

MtMt 55::1010 BlessedBlessed areare thosethose whowho areare persecutedpersecuted forforrighteousness’righteousness’ sake,sake, forfor theirstheirs isis thethe kingdomkingdom ofof heavenheaven..

22 TimTim 33::1212 Yes,Yes, andand allall whowho desiredesire toto livelive godlygodly inin ChristChristJesusJesus willwill suffersuffer persecutionpersecution..

1:10 1:10 –– When When & how John & how John wrotewroteRevRev 11::1010 II waswas inin thethe SpiritSpirit onon thethe Lord’sLord’s Day,Day, andand II heardheardbehindbehind meme aa loudloud voice,voice, asas ofof aa trumpettrumpet,,

•• JohnJohn waswas inin thethe spiritspirit::22 CorCor 1212::22 II knowknow aa manman inin ChristChrist whowho fourteenfourteen yearsyears agoagoﾑﾑwhetherwhether inin thethe bodybody II dodo notnot know,know, oror whetherwhether outout ofof thethebodybody II dodo notnot know,know, GodGod knowsknowsﾑﾑsuchsuch aa oneone waswas caughtcaught upuptoto thethe thirdthird heavenheaven..

•• SundaySunday isis thethe Lord’sLord’s dayday::11 CorCor 1616::22 OnOn thethe firstfirst dayday ofof thethe weekweek letlet eacheach oneone ofof youyoulaylay somethingsomething aside,aside, storingstoring upup asas hehe maymay prosper,prosper, thatthattherethere bebe nono collectionscollections whenwhen II comecome..

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•• Jesus’Jesus’ voicevoice waswas likelike aa trumpettrumpet::MtMt 2424::3131 AndAnd HeHe willwill sendsend HisHis angelsangels withwith aa greatgreat soundsound ofofaa trumpet,trumpet, andand theythey willwill gathergather togethertogether HisHis electelect fromfrom thethefourfour winds,winds, fromfrom oneone endend ofof heavenheaven toto thethe otherother..

11 CorCor 1515::5252 inin aa moment,moment, inin thethe twinklingtwinkling ofof anan eye,eye, atat thethelastlast trumpettrumpet.. ForFor thethe trumpettrumpet willwill sound,sound, andand thethe deaddead willwill beberaisedraised incorruptible,incorruptible, andand wewe shallshall bebe changedchanged..

11 ThessThess 44::1616 ForFor thethe LordLord HimselfHimself willwill descenddescend fromfrom heavenheavenwithwith aa shout,shout, withwith thethe voicevoice ofof anan archangel,archangel, andand withwith thethetrumpettrumpet ofof GodGod.. AndAnd thethe deaddead inin ChristChrist willwill riserise firstfirst..

HebHeb 1212::1919 andand thethe soundsound ofof aa trumpettrumpet andand thethe voicevoice ofofwords,words, soso thatthat thosethose whowho heardheard itit beggedbegged thatthat thethe wordwordshouldshould notnot bebe spokenspoken toto themthem anymoreanymore..

1:11 1:11 –– John John was taking was taking dictationdictation

RevRev 11::1111 saying,saying, ““II amam thethe AlphaAlpha andand thethe Omega,Omega, thethe FirstFirstandand thethe Last,”Last,” and,and, “What“What youyou see,see, writewrite inin aa bookbook andand sendsenditit toto thethe sevenseven churcheschurches whichwhich areare inin AsiaAsia:: toto Ephesus,Ephesus, totoSmyrna,Smyrna, toto Pergamos,Pergamos, toto Thyatira,Thyatira, toto Sardis,Sardis, totoPhiladelphia,Philadelphia, andand toto LaodiceaLaodicea..””

•• RecordRecord whatwhat youyou seesee && hearhear

•• JesusJesus’’ messagemessage waswas contouredcontoured toto sevenseven churcheschurches

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1:121:12--13 13 –– The The voice of the voice of the LordLord

RevRev 11::1212--1313 ThenThen II turnedturned toto seesee thethe voicevoice thatthat spokespoke withwithmeme.. AndAnd havinghaving turnedturned II sawsaw sevenseven goldengolden lampstands,lampstands,1313andand inin thethe midstmidst ofof thethe sevenseven lampstandslampstands OneOne likelike thethe SonSonofof Man,Man, clothedclothed withwith aa garmentgarment downdown toto thethe feetfeet andand girdedgirdedaboutabout thethe chestchest withwith aa goldengolden bandband..

•• GoldenGolden lampstandslampstands == churcheschurches ((2020))

•• StarsStars == “messengers”“messengers” –– pastorspastors

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•• JesusJesus isis inin thethe “midst“midst””

MtMt 1818::2020 ForFor wherewhere twotwo oror threethree areare gatheredgathered togethertogether ininMyMy name,name, II amam therethere inin thethe midstmidst ofof themthem..

ActsActs 22::2222 MenMen ofof Israel,Israel, hearhear thesethese wordswords:: JesusJesus ofofNazareth,Nazareth, aa ManMan attestedattested byby GodGod toto youyou byby miracles,miracles,wonders,wonders, andand signssigns whichwhich GodGod diddid throughthrough HimHim inin youryourmidst,midst, asas youyou yourselvesyourselves alsoalso knowknow

PhilPhil 22::1515 thatthat youyou maymay becomebecome blamelessblameless andand harmless,harmless,childrenchildren ofof GodGod withoutwithout faultfault inin thethe midstmidst ofof aa crookedcrooked andandperverseperverse generation,generation, amongamong whomwhom youyou shineshine asas lightslights inin thetheworld,world,

1:131:13--14 14 –– Jesus Jesus is the great high is the great high priestpriestRevRev 11::1313--1414 clothedclothed withwith aa garmentgarment downdown toto thethe feetfeet andandgirdedgirded aboutabout thethe chestchest withwith aa goldengolden bandband.. 1414HisHis headhead andandhairhair werewere whitewhite likelike wool,wool, asas whitewhite asas snow,snow, andand HisHis eyeseyes likelikeaa flameflame ofof firefire;;

•• ClothedClothed likelike aa priestpriest•• HairHair whitewhite likelike woolwool•• EyesEyes likelike firefireDanDan 1010::66 HisHis bodybody waswas likelike beryl,beryl, hishis faceface likelike thethe appearanceappearance ofoflightning,lightning, hishis eyeseyes likelike torchestorches ofof fire,fire, hishis armsarms andand feetfeet likelike burnishedburnishedbronzebronze inin color,color, andand thethe soundsound ofof hishis wordswords likelike thethe voicevoice ofof aa multitudemultitude..

11 CorCor 33::1313 eacheach one’sone’s workwork willwill becomebecome clearclear;; forfor thethe DayDay willwill declaredeclare it,it,becausebecause itit willwill bebe revealedrevealed byby firefire;; andand thethe firefire willwill testtest eacheach oneoneﾕﾕss work,work,ofof whatwhat sortsort itit isis..

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1:15 1:15 –– Jesus Jesus is the great is the great judgejudgeRevRev 11::1515 HisHis feetfeet werewere likelike finefine brass,brass, asas ifif refinedrefined inin aafurnace,furnace, andand HisHis voicevoice asas thethe soundsound ofof manymany waterswaters;;

•• FeetFeet likelike brassbrass•• JesusJesus’’ voicevoice isis inescapableinescapable::

PsPs 139139::77 WhereWhere cancan II gogo fromfrom YourYour Spirit?Spirit? OrOr wherewhere cancan IIfleeflee fromfrom YourYour presence?presence?

IsIs 22::1919--2121 TheyThey shallshall gogo intointo thethe holesholes ofof thethe rocks,rocks, andand intointothethe cavescaves ofof thethe earth,earth, fromfrom thethe terrorterror ofof thethe LordLord andand thethegloryglory ofof HisHis majesty,majesty, whenwhen HeHe arisesarises toto shakeshake thethe earthearthmightilymightily..

RevRev 66::1616 andand saidsaid toto thethe mountainsmountains andand rocks,rocks, fallfall onon ususandand hidehide usus fromfrom thethe faceface ofof HimHim whowho sitssits onon thethe thronethrone andandfromfrom thethe wrathwrath ofof thethe Lamb!Lamb! 1717ForFor thethe greatgreat dayday ofof HisHis wrathwrathhashas come,come, andand whowho isis ableable toto stand?stand?

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1:16 1:16 –– In In His right His right handhand

RevRev 11::1616 HeHe hadhad inin HisHis rightright handhand sevenseven stars,stars, outout ofof HisHismouthmouth wentwent aa sharpsharp twotwo--edgededged sword,sword, andand HisHiscountenancecountenance waswas likelike thethe sunsun shiningshining inin itsits strengthstrength..

•• StarsStars == pastorspastors•• DoubleDouble--edgededged swordsword::

HebHeb 44::1212 ForFor thethe wordword ofof GodGod isis livingliving andand powerful,powerful, andandsharpersharper thanthan anyany twotwo--edgededged sword,sword, piercingpiercing eveneven toto thethedivisiondivision ofof soulsoul andand spirit,spirit, andand ofof jointsjoints andand marrow,marrow, andand isisaa discernerdiscerner ofof thethe thoughtsthoughts andand intentsintents ofof thethe heartheart..

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•• HisHis countenancecountenance isis asas brightbright asas thethe sunsun

11 TimTim 66::1616 whowho alonealone hashas immortality,immortality, dwellingdwelling ininunapproachableunapproachable light,light, whomwhom nono manman hashas seenseen oror cancan see,see,toto whomwhom bebe honorhonor andand everlastingeverlasting powerpower..

ExEx 3434::3030 SoSo whenwhen AaronAaron andand allall thethe childrenchildren ofof IsraelIsrael sawsawMoses,Moses, behold,behold, thethe skinskin ofof hishis faceface shone,shone, andand theythey werewereafraidafraid toto comecome nearnear himhim..

MtMt 2828::33 HisHis countenancecountenance waswas likelike lightning,lightning, andand hishis clothingclothingasas whitewhite asas snowsnow..

1:17 1:17 –– Every Every knee will knee will bowbowRevRev 11::1717 AndAnd whenwhen II sawsaw Him,Him, II fellfell atat HisHis feetfeet asas deaddead.. ButButHeHe laidlaid HisHis rightright handhand onon me,me, sayingsaying toto me,me, “Do“Do notnot bebeafraidafraid;; II amam thethe FirstFirst andand thethe LastLast..

•• JohnJohn fellfell likelike aa deaddead manman::MtMt 2828::44 AndAnd thethe guardsguards shookshook forfor fearfear ofof him,him, andand becamebecamelikelike deaddead menmen..

ActsActs 99::33--44 AsAs hehe journeyedjourneyed hehe camecame nearnear Damascus,Damascus, andandsuddenlysuddenly aa lightlight shoneshone aroundaround himhim fromfrom heavenheaven.. 44ThenThen hehefellfell toto thethe ground,ground, andand heardheard aa voicevoice sayingsaying toto him,him, Saul,Saul,Saul,Saul, whywhy areare youyou persecutingpersecuting MeMe??

•• GodGod alwaysalways says,says, “Don’t“Don’t bebe afraid”afraid”

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1:18 1:18 –– He’s aliveHe’s alive

RevRev 11::1818 II amam HeHe whowho lives,lives, andand waswas dead,dead, andand behold,behold, IIamam alivealive forevermoreforevermore.. AmenAmen.. AndAnd II havehave thethe keyskeys ofof HadesHadesandand ofof DeathDeath..

•• HeHe waswas graveyardgraveyard deaddead•• TheThe keyskeys ofof hellhell andand deathdeath::

HebHeb 22::1414--1515 InasmuchInasmuch thenthen asas thethe childrenchildren havehave partakenpartakenofof fleshflesh andand blood,blood, HeHe HimselfHimself likewiselikewise sharedshared inin thethe same,same,thatthat throughthrough deathdeath HeHe mightmight destroydestroy himhim whowho hadhad thethe powerpowerofof death,death, thatthat is,is, thethe devil,devil, 1515andand releaserelease thosethose whowho throughthroughfearfear ofof deathdeath werewere allall theirtheir lifetimelifetime subjectsubject toto bondagebondage..

1:19 1:19 –– The The outline to outline to RevelationRevelation

RevRev 11::1919 WriteWrite thethe thingsthings whichwhich youyou havehave seen,seen, andand thethethingsthings whichwhich are,are, andand thethe thingsthings whichwhich willwill taketake placeplace afterafterthisthis..

•• WhatWhat waswas:: chapterchapter 11•• WhatWhat isis:: chapterschapters 22--33•• WhatWhat shallshall bebe hereafterhereafter:: chapterschapters 44--2222

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Scripture Scripture interprets interprets itselfitself

RevRev 11::2020 TheThe mysterymystery ofof thethe sevenseven starsstars whichwhich youyou sawsaw inin MyMyrightright hand,hand, andand thethe sevenseven goldengolden lampstandslampstands:: TheThe sevenseven starsstarsareare thethe angelsangels ofof thethe sevenseven churches,churches, andand thethe sevensevenlampstandslampstands whichwhich youyou sawsaw areare thethe sevenseven churcheschurches..