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For your information and edification parkwaychurchofchrist.us parkwaychurchnews.blogspot.com tatitrini.blogspot.com Pastors Gus Cargile 361-215-1680 Rob Perkins 361-947-0996 David Smitherman 361-563-2320. Today’s assembly Prayer Songs Offering Song Bible study Lord’s Supper - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Today’s assemblyPrayerSongs
OfferingSong
Bible studyLord’s Supper
AnnouncementsPrayer
For your information and edificationparkwaychurchofchrist.us
parkwaychurchnews.blogspot.comtatitrini.blogspot.com
PastorsGus Cargile 361-215-1680 Rob Perkins 361-947-0996
David Smitherman 361-563-2320
The animals of the Revelation
And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain,
having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent
out into all the earth. 5:6
If we focus on beasts and dragons and miss the messages about
the Lambwe have failed to grasp the real meaning of the
Revelation.
Remember two of the keys to understanding the Revelation
1-Frequently repeated words
2-Old Testament imagery
The frequency of “Lamb”
37 times “Lamb” is found in the NT
31 of these occurrences are in the Revelation
30 of these times are a reference to Christ
The Old Testament roots of “Lamb”
Guilelessness, Jer. 11:19; Isa. 11:6 Uncomplaining suffering, Isa. 53:7 Burnt offering as a present to God, Gen. 22:8 Memorial of deliverance from Egypt, Ex. 12:3, 11, 14
There are 4 things to remember about the Lamb
The Lamb of judgment
The wrath of the lamb 6:16
Punishment in His presence 14:10
Judgment according to His book of life 21:27
The Lamb who is Deity
Lamb and God one 7:10,17; 14:4; 21:22-23; 22:1,3
Glory, honor, power both Lamb and God 5:12-13; 7:12; 19:1
Seven horns and seven eyes 5:6
Worthy of worship 5:11-14; 7:9-10
The Lamb who conquers
On Mt. Zion with redeemed 14:1
Song of Moses and Lamb 15:3
Overcomes all enemies 17:14
With His bride 19:7,9; 21:9
Occupies spiritual temple and city 21:14, 22, 23; 22:1, 3
The Lamb of spiritual blessing
Sacrifice 5:6,9-10,12; 7:14; 12:11; 13:8
Shepherd, source of nourishment 7:16-17; 14:4;. 22:1
Lamp 21:23
Worthy to open the book 5
If we focus on beasts and dragons and miss the messages about
the Lambwe have failed to grasp the real meaning of the
Revelation.
The Lamb of judgmentThe Lamb who is Deity
The Lamb who conquersThe Lamb of spiritual blessings
Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, "These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?" I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 7:13-14