Malachi 1—4, Revelation 22 • Key Verse: Revelation 22:20 Jesus often told His disciples that He would one day leave them. But He also told them He would return for them: “I am going away and coming back to you” (John 14:28). One day, as promised, He left. He ascended...
Zechariah 13-14, Revelation 21 • Key Verse: Zechariah 13:9 The process of refining metals is used in the Bible as a metaphor of spiritual purification. In a sense, if you have something made of pure gold or pure silver, it is made of the leftovers. Refining is a process by...
Zechariah 9—12, Revelation 20 * Key Verse: Revelation 20:7 The signboard in front of a Littleton, Colorado, church near Columbine High School announced the sermon title for the Sunday after the tragic shootings at the school in April 1999. It asked the question, “Where Was God on Tuesday Afternoon?” That...
Zechariah 5-8, Revelation 19 • Key Verse: Revelation 19:11 In 47 B.C., the Roman army under Julius Caesar soundly defeated the forces of King Pharnaces, who fought the Romans for control of the kingdom of Pontus in Asia Minor. After his victory Caesar returned to Rome and made the famous...
Zechariah 1-4, Revelation 18 • Key Verse: Revelation 18:4 “If God doesn’t judge America, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.” Those words caught my attention the first time I heard them and every time I’ve heard them since. It is a striking statement. Rest assured, God will...
Haggai 1-2, Revelation 17 Key Verse: Haggai 2:4 In spite of so many blessings and so many benefits, people still struggle with depression. When we are “down” emotionally or mentally, it can even pull us down physically. In the days of Haggai the people were discouraged. Why? Among other things,...
Zephaniah 1-3, Revelation 16 • Key Verse: Zephaniah 3:17 If there is one direction our thoughts should head today, it is to the birth of Jesus Christ. This is the great moment in which God physically entered into our world. He “became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John...
Habakkuk 1-3, Revelation 15 Key Verse: Habakkuk 3:19 We need to remind ourselves that God is good all the time, with special emphasis on “all the time.” When things are going well, it’s easy to say, “God is good.” But in difficult times those words can be hard to say....
Nahum l—3. Revelation 14 • Key Verse: Revelation 14:1 God does not give us just a hope for a tomorrow. He gives us a hope-filled tomorrow. The opening scene of Revelation 14, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion with the 144,000, comes on the heels of one of the darkest...
Micah 6 -7, Revelation 13 * Key Verse: Micah 7:18 Someone has said that humor is only the truth thinly disguised. The phrase “I don’t get mad, I get even” is intended to be humorous, but the truth is evident. For some people, this phrase is like a mantra for...