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The songs of moses and of the lamb

(Revelation 15:1-8)

Dr. Curt Scarborough

 

I.  Concentration:  on these two songs

            1.  Moses:  "The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become

                 my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him . . . Who is like

                 You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? . . .

                 Redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy

                 habitation . . . The Lord, shall reign forever and ever." 

                 (Exodus 15:2, 11, 13, 18)

            2.  The Lamb:  "Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God

                 Almighty!  Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!

                 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?

                 For You alone are holy.  For all nations shall come and worship

     before You, for Your judgments have been manifested."

                 (Revelation 15:3-4)

II.  Meditation:  on the main ideas contained in these two songs

            1.  Victory by God's power.

            2.  Deliverance through God's providential care.

            3.  Character traits of God.

            4.  Future events which surely will come to pass.

III.  Revelation:  on the similarities between these two songs

            1.  Both songs celebrated victory:  Moses over the Egyptians; Christ,

                 the Lamb, over Satan, v. 2.

            2.  Both songs praised God for His mighty works of deliverance.

            3.  Both songs magnified God's character:  strength, holiness, mercy,

                 redemption, greatness, justice, and truth.

            4.  Both songs foresaw the eternal future:  "Reign forever and ever,"

                 (Exodus) and "Nations shall come and worship before You," (Revelation).

IV.  Applications:  as a Christian, I need to . . .

            1.  Thank God for all the personal, spiritual victories which He has accomplished

                 in my life.

            2.  With confident peace, trust that God will continue to take care of me.

            3.  Worship, praise, and glorify God's name . . . His holiness and His mercy.

            4.  Follow God's leadership to his holy habitation (heaven), where all nations

                 and all peoples shall kneel and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the

                 glory of God the Father, Philippians 2:9-11.

 

 

 

The bowls of God's wrath

(Revelation 16:1-21)

Dr. Curt Scarborough

 

I.  Concentration:  on these bowls of the wrath of God

            1.  Seven angels, dressed as Old Testament priests (Revelation 15:6-8), will be given

                 the seven bowls of the wrath of God . . . plagues; and at Christ's command, the

                 will pour out their bowls of full and final judgment upon the earth (as contrasted

                 with the partial judgments mentioned in earlier chapters).

            2.  In the midst of this scene of judgment and destruction, angels will sing a song

                 magnifying God's righteousness and justice, vv. 5-7.

            3.  The judgments poured out upon Satan and his followers will not bring them to

                 repentance; rather these punishments will cause them in their pain to blaspheme

                 God, vv. 8-11.

            4.  The final battle between God's army and Satan's army will be fought at Armageddon

                 (Megiddo), and will include many cataclysmic events (earthquake, hail, etc.), vv. 12-21.

II.  Meditation and Revelation:  on the truths revealed here

            1.  A day is coming when God will bring final destruction upon this world, with the

                 announcement of that judgment coming from the mouth of Jesus Christ, Acts 17:30-31.

            2.  God's holiness and righteousness demands that justice be done.

            3.  When God's final wrath is poured out, all possibility of unbelievers repenting, having

                 faith in Jesus, and receiving salvation through Christ is gone forever.

            4.  The cosmic battle between good and evil will be fierce; but ultimately, Almighty God

                 will triumph.

III.  Applications:  as a Christian, I need to . . .

            1.  Be prepared for that great day by trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ, and by being clothed

                 with His righteousness . . . so that I will not be naked and ashamed when He returns, v. 15.

            2.  Understand that God is love . . . He gave His only begotten Son . . . but that those who reject

                 Jesus as their Lord and Savior deserve to and will experience God's wrath.

            3.  Witness to lost persons now . . . "while it is day, (for) the night comes when no man can

                 work, John 9:4.

            4.  Give all glory to God who triumphs, not only in the future, but also causes us to triumph

                 in the present, II Corinthians 2:14; Romans 8:37.

 

"When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier."

--Roy Disney

    

 

 

 

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