MAKING NUMBERS COUNT (13 OF 33)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Revelation 6:1
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Making Numbers Count (13 of 33)
Series: Revelation
Jim Perdue
Revelation 6:1
Intro/Attention
We've been studying verse by verse through the book of Revelation. Tonight, we come to Revelation 6. But I only want to study one verse and bring a bit of a unique and different message this evening. One of the things you notice as you study the Bible, and specifically, the book of Revelation, is the use of numbers. We're going to take some time this evening to study the use and meaning of numbers in the Bible and how they apply to us today.
Let me give you a small sample just in Revelation: READ Revelation 1:20; 5:6-8; 6:1; 7:1, 4-8; 8:2; 11:3; 15:1; 16:1 Now, immediately, you will notice that the number ''seven'' is significant. It's not the only significant number, but it seems more prominent than almost all the others. ''Seven'' is the key number in the book of Revelation. For instance, the book itself is made up of seven sevens. If I were to preach a seven point sermon with seven sub-points to each main point it would be very much like the book of Revelation. And I know what you're thinking, ''Pastor, please don't do that!'' But I want you to see the amazing structure of this divinely inspired book:
The seven churches: Revelation 1-3
The seven seals: Revelation 4-6
The seven trumpets: Revelation 8-11
The seven persons: Revelation 12-14 (Woman, male child, etc.)
The seven bowls: Revelation 15-16
The seven judgments: Revelation 17-20
The seven new things: Revelation 21-22
So, we see seven groups of sevens make up the book of Revelation. That didn't happen by chance, that is by divine design. Every word in the Bible is there on purpose. It represents God's perfect plan.
*The Bible is full of symbols, signs, analogies, hyperboles, figures of speech, and cryptic numbers. Many people have asked: ''Do we interpret Revelation literally or symbolically?'' The answer is yes! We interpret it literally and symbolically. For example, we wil ...
Series: Revelation
Jim Perdue
Revelation 6:1
Intro/Attention
We've been studying verse by verse through the book of Revelation. Tonight, we come to Revelation 6. But I only want to study one verse and bring a bit of a unique and different message this evening. One of the things you notice as you study the Bible, and specifically, the book of Revelation, is the use of numbers. We're going to take some time this evening to study the use and meaning of numbers in the Bible and how they apply to us today.
Let me give you a small sample just in Revelation: READ Revelation 1:20; 5:6-8; 6:1; 7:1, 4-8; 8:2; 11:3; 15:1; 16:1 Now, immediately, you will notice that the number ''seven'' is significant. It's not the only significant number, but it seems more prominent than almost all the others. ''Seven'' is the key number in the book of Revelation. For instance, the book itself is made up of seven sevens. If I were to preach a seven point sermon with seven sub-points to each main point it would be very much like the book of Revelation. And I know what you're thinking, ''Pastor, please don't do that!'' But I want you to see the amazing structure of this divinely inspired book:
The seven churches: Revelation 1-3
The seven seals: Revelation 4-6
The seven trumpets: Revelation 8-11
The seven persons: Revelation 12-14 (Woman, male child, etc.)
The seven bowls: Revelation 15-16
The seven judgments: Revelation 17-20
The seven new things: Revelation 21-22
So, we see seven groups of sevens make up the book of Revelation. That didn't happen by chance, that is by divine design. Every word in the Bible is there on purpose. It represents God's perfect plan.
*The Bible is full of symbols, signs, analogies, hyperboles, figures of speech, and cryptic numbers. Many people have asked: ''Do we interpret Revelation literally or symbolically?'' The answer is yes! We interpret it literally and symbolically. For example, we wil ...
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