The End is in Sight (22 of 29)
Series: Live Like You're Leaving
Keith Krell
Revelation 15:1-8
Several years ago I traveled to Novosibirsk, Russia, to teach in a seminary. I was teaching topics from the book of Revelation to unusually zealous seminary students. On a Tuesday afternoon, in 104-degree heat, the seminary classroom was packed with sweaty, smelly male bodies. It was like a musty locker room. Professors were required to wear dress shirts and ties. I was in front of the class, teaching away, and because it was so hot, I was about ready to perish. I was nearly praying for the rapture to occur. While I was teaching away, the students were practically dropping like flies. I realized they were hurting even more than me. As I entered the last 30-minute stretch, I said, ''I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.'' Since I had to use a translator, the dramatic pause before the punch line was beautiful. I then said, ''Unfortunately, I think it's an oncoming train!'' The class erupted with laughter! You would have thought this was the funniest joke ever told. This one-liner sustained the students and me for the rest of the class.
As we look at Revelation 15, we will be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. However, in this case, it's not a train-it's our great and glorious God. Revelation 15 is the shortest chapter in the whole book, just eight verses long. It doesn't give us any new information of tribulation personalities and events. Rather, it's a prelude to the last round of judgments that God is going to send upon the earth. It's as though the Lord is warning: ''Brace yourself, I haven't finished judging the wickedness of the earth-there's more to come.'' Revelation 15 is an introduction to the beginning of the end! It reminds us that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. We're encouraged to celebrate God's work in two ways.
1. Celebrate God's ultimate victory (15:1-4). One day God will bring His wrath to completion and there ...
Series: Live Like You're Leaving
Keith Krell
Revelation 15:1-8
Several years ago I traveled to Novosibirsk, Russia, to teach in a seminary. I was teaching topics from the book of Revelation to unusually zealous seminary students. On a Tuesday afternoon, in 104-degree heat, the seminary classroom was packed with sweaty, smelly male bodies. It was like a musty locker room. Professors were required to wear dress shirts and ties. I was in front of the class, teaching away, and because it was so hot, I was about ready to perish. I was nearly praying for the rapture to occur. While I was teaching away, the students were practically dropping like flies. I realized they were hurting even more than me. As I entered the last 30-minute stretch, I said, ''I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.'' Since I had to use a translator, the dramatic pause before the punch line was beautiful. I then said, ''Unfortunately, I think it's an oncoming train!'' The class erupted with laughter! You would have thought this was the funniest joke ever told. This one-liner sustained the students and me for the rest of the class.
As we look at Revelation 15, we will be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. However, in this case, it's not a train-it's our great and glorious God. Revelation 15 is the shortest chapter in the whole book, just eight verses long. It doesn't give us any new information of tribulation personalities and events. Rather, it's a prelude to the last round of judgments that God is going to send upon the earth. It's as though the Lord is warning: ''Brace yourself, I haven't finished judging the wickedness of the earth-there's more to come.'' Revelation 15 is an introduction to the beginning of the end! It reminds us that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. We're encouraged to celebrate God's work in two ways.
1. Celebrate God's ultimate victory (15:1-4). One day God will bring His wrath to completion and there ...
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