WHAT’S THE BOOK OF REVELATION ALL ABOUT? (1 OF 3)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Revelation 1:1-20
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What’s the Book of Revelation All About? (1 of 3)
Series: The End of the World
Craig Smith
Revelation 1:1-20
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills! Whether you’re joining us in-person on one of our campuses or online from all over the world, it’s good to be together today as we start a new message series called The End of the World as We Know It...a Message of Hope.
Anybody remember that song from R.E.M? It’s the end of the world as we know it...and I feel fine.
Most people don’t feel fine about the end of the world as we know it, do they? When people think about the end of the world, when people think about end-times prophecy, when people think about the Book of Revelation in the Bible...fine is not the main feeling.
And that’s not how I used to feel about it. When I was growing up, the book of Revelation didn’t make me feel fine, it made me feel fear. I remember Sunday school lessons and sermons on the book of Revelation that talked about the rise of the anti-Christ and the four horsemen of the apocalypse and the mark of the beast...and it was terrifying. Anybody else have that experience? But here’s the thing: the more I’ve studied the book of Revelation and the more I’ve taught on the book of Revelation in different settings, the more I’ve come to believe that the fear we often feel when we’re talking about the book of Revelation or other end-times prophecy in the bible is actually the result of a faulty focus. It’s the result of focusing on what it says we might have to go through instead of what we’re getting to.
A lot of times getting to what’s good means going through what’s not, right? Chances are if you’ve done any dating you know what I learned which is that you have to go through some goobers to get to some gold, right? Getting to a degree means going through a lot of studying and papers and test. But if we focus on what we’re going through instead of what we’re getting to, we might get stuck.
A couple of years ago I had ...
Series: The End of the World
Craig Smith
Revelation 1:1-20
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills! Whether you’re joining us in-person on one of our campuses or online from all over the world, it’s good to be together today as we start a new message series called The End of the World as We Know It...a Message of Hope.
Anybody remember that song from R.E.M? It’s the end of the world as we know it...and I feel fine.
Most people don’t feel fine about the end of the world as we know it, do they? When people think about the end of the world, when people think about end-times prophecy, when people think about the Book of Revelation in the Bible...fine is not the main feeling.
And that’s not how I used to feel about it. When I was growing up, the book of Revelation didn’t make me feel fine, it made me feel fear. I remember Sunday school lessons and sermons on the book of Revelation that talked about the rise of the anti-Christ and the four horsemen of the apocalypse and the mark of the beast...and it was terrifying. Anybody else have that experience? But here’s the thing: the more I’ve studied the book of Revelation and the more I’ve taught on the book of Revelation in different settings, the more I’ve come to believe that the fear we often feel when we’re talking about the book of Revelation or other end-times prophecy in the bible is actually the result of a faulty focus. It’s the result of focusing on what it says we might have to go through instead of what we’re getting to.
A lot of times getting to what’s good means going through what’s not, right? Chances are if you’ve done any dating you know what I learned which is that you have to go through some goobers to get to some gold, right? Getting to a degree means going through a lot of studying and papers and test. But if we focus on what we’re going through instead of what we’re getting to, we might get stuck.
A couple of years ago I had ...
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