WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.040 Maybe you've come this morning to this building and you are overwhelmed by your circumstances. 00:00:06.379 --> 00:00:11.120 You are so overwhelmed you can't get past today. 00:00:12.259 --> 00:00:16.339 You think that chaos reigns. I mean, that's where you are. That's where you're living at. 00:00:18.820 --> 00:00:21.240 You need something to bank on. 00:00:22.719 --> 00:00:29.100 Or maybe you've come here this morning and this might not be easy to hear, but let's just be honest with each other. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:34.679 You're bored. Christianity is boring. 00:00:36.500 --> 00:00:43.340 Jesus is boring. 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:48.780 You need some fresh wow. 00:00:50.659 --> 00:00:54.420 You need to be awed by the Savior. 00:00:54.420 --> 00:01:00.420 Or maybe you've come and you've just been preoccupied with things. 00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:01.679 Busy, busy, busy. 00:01:02.160 --> 00:01:05.299 Good things, but preoccupied with them. 00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:14.760 So much so that you've lost sight of what Jesus has called His disciples to be about. 00:01:15.799 --> 00:01:17.879 Making disciples of the nations. 00:01:17.879 --> 00:01:24.379 And so this morning you need a bit of a sober encouragement. 00:01:24.699 --> 00:01:26.259 A sober wake up call. 00:01:27.259 --> 00:01:33.140 Or maybe you've come this morning and you've just been adrift. 00:01:33.140 --> 00:01:42.040 Your devotion to Jesus is just kind of distracted. 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:48.739 And what you need is another kind of wake up call. 00:01:48.739 --> 00:01:59.200 A call to a full and exclusive devotion to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:05.480 You know what you need this morning, brothers and sisters? 00:02:05.620 --> 00:02:07.540 If you fall into any of those categories. 00:02:07.740 --> 00:02:11.280 And I fall into each one sometime during every day. 00:02:11.439 --> 00:02:11.580 Alright? 00:02:13.719 --> 00:02:15.060 If you need some... 00:02:15.060 --> 00:02:22.099 If you see in that, what you need is a renewed vision of the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:02:22.099 --> 00:02:29.159 And in the book of Revelation, chapter 19, verses 11 through 16, God delivers. 00:02:30.459 --> 00:02:31.319 He delivers. 00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:34.780 He gives you a vision of the coming Christ. 00:02:34.939 --> 00:02:35.799 Your Christ. 00:02:36.379 --> 00:02:37.180 Your Savior. 00:02:38.199 --> 00:02:39.539 That is to compel you. 00:02:40.259 --> 00:02:41.680 That is to strengthen you. 00:02:42.199 --> 00:02:49.340 That is to have the effect of producing in you a perseverance to follow Jesus no matter what comes. 00:02:49.340 --> 00:03:04.140 Revelation 19, verses 11 through 16 gives us a view of our glorious, risen, returning King. 00:03:06.980 --> 00:03:09.400 Speaking of views, do you know what a view master is? 00:03:10.379 --> 00:03:11.920 One of those little red things. 00:03:12.099 --> 00:03:15.080 It's got the black kind of click thing on the side. 00:03:15.080 --> 00:03:21.800 And what you do is you have these white discs with pictures in it. 00:03:21.880 --> 00:03:22.960 And you drop it in. 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:23.800 And you click it. 00:03:23.880 --> 00:03:25.100 And you're like, oh, that's awesome. 00:03:25.220 --> 00:03:26.620 Clickety-click, click, click, click. 00:03:26.800 --> 00:03:30.160 And you just kind of scroll through a bunch of things on a variety of different subjects. 00:03:31.200 --> 00:03:34.180 Well, your Bible is like God's view master. 00:03:34.180 --> 00:03:41.659 And there are a variety of discs that he has in the Bible for you to be compelled by. 00:03:42.040 --> 00:03:43.340 To be taught by. 00:03:43.480 --> 00:03:46.319 To be spurred on by. 00:03:47.939 --> 00:03:49.040 And so imagine this book. 00:03:49.159 --> 00:03:49.800 All right, all right, all right. 00:03:50.240 --> 00:03:52.100 Everybody, get your Bible out. 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:52.980 All right. 00:03:53.060 --> 00:03:53.960 There's some in the pews. 00:03:54.080 --> 00:03:54.939 Here's what I want you to do. 00:03:55.319 --> 00:04:00.080 I want you to put the spine of your Bible up to your eyes like a view master. 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:02.420 I just personally want to see it from up front here. 00:04:04.200 --> 00:04:12.140 And so this book is God's view master for you to see things as they really are. 00:04:13.460 --> 00:04:18.720 And so in this book, let's say we put in the film of Christ's birth, click. 00:04:19.139 --> 00:04:21.720 There's an angel speaking to Joseph, click. 00:04:21.840 --> 00:04:23.740 Angel speaking to Mary, click. 00:04:23.860 --> 00:04:25.879 They're on their way to Bethlehem, click. 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:27.900 Oh, there's Jesus in the manger, click. 00:04:27.899 --> 00:04:28.259 Click. 00:04:28.259 --> 00:04:35.659 Oh, angels, myriads singing praises to God in the darkness around Bethlehem to shepherds. 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:37.000 Click, click, click, click, click. 00:04:38.699 --> 00:04:40.339 Wise men bowing before him. 00:04:40.479 --> 00:04:41.739 Oh, click, click, click, click. 00:04:41.859 --> 00:04:42.459 Awesome, awesome. 00:04:42.759 --> 00:04:43.919 Let's put another disc in. 00:04:43.979 --> 00:04:45.120 The life of Jesus. 00:04:45.399 --> 00:04:46.099 Life in ministry. 00:04:46.679 --> 00:04:49.679 Oh, he's tempted in the wilderness, but not sinning once. 00:04:50.679 --> 00:04:51.000 Click. 00:04:51.439 --> 00:04:53.000 Oh, there he is again. 00:04:53.560 --> 00:04:56.799 Preaching, teaching with authority like nobody else. 00:04:57.039 --> 00:04:57.519 Click. 00:04:57.519 --> 00:04:57.599 Click. 00:04:57.680 --> 00:04:59.879 Oh, with just words, raising people from the dead. 00:05:00.039 --> 00:05:01.240 Click, click, click, click, click. 00:05:01.599 --> 00:05:02.599 He's awesome, isn't he? 00:05:03.419 --> 00:05:04.560 Let's put another one in. 00:05:04.959 --> 00:05:06.839 The crucifixion of Jesus. 00:05:06.939 --> 00:05:09.180 Now, this is a disc that should get a lot of use for you. 00:05:10.039 --> 00:05:10.439 Jesus. 00:05:11.439 --> 00:05:12.899 He's betrayed with a kiss. 00:05:14.560 --> 00:05:14.959 Click. 00:05:15.799 --> 00:05:17.839 He's given over to the Sanhedrin. 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:18.680 Trial one. 00:05:18.879 --> 00:05:19.139 Click. 00:05:19.279 --> 00:05:20.120 Before Pilate. 00:05:20.680 --> 00:05:21.719 Before Herod. 00:05:21.819 --> 00:05:22.579 Click, click, click. 00:05:22.579 --> 00:05:22.899 Look. 00:05:23.300 --> 00:05:25.060 Soldiers beating him. 00:05:25.500 --> 00:05:26.859 Soldiers mocking him. 00:05:27.039 --> 00:05:29.159 Soldiers putting a crown of thorns on his head. 00:05:29.560 --> 00:05:30.979 Click, click, click. 00:05:31.300 --> 00:05:31.740 Scourged. 00:05:31.979 --> 00:05:32.279 Click. 00:05:34.139 --> 00:05:35.399 Cross on his back. 00:05:35.579 --> 00:05:36.899 Carry to Golgotha. 00:05:37.360 --> 00:05:38.219 Click, click, click. 00:05:38.220 --> 00:05:38.300 Click. 00:05:39.380 --> 00:05:42.200 Nails in his wrists and in his feet. 00:05:42.640 --> 00:05:43.880 Put up on the cross. 00:05:44.300 --> 00:05:45.960 Darkness covers the land. 00:05:46.940 --> 00:05:47.740 Click, click, click. 00:05:48.180 --> 00:05:49.560 Now we put the sound in. 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:50.620 Eloi, Eloi. 00:05:50.680 --> 00:05:51.520 Lama Sebektani. 00:05:51.620 --> 00:05:52.340 My God, my God. 00:05:52.380 --> 00:05:53.540 Why have you forsaken me? 00:05:54.380 --> 00:05:56.360 The curtain is torn from top to bottom. 00:05:56.560 --> 00:05:57.620 Click, click, click, click, click. 00:05:57.760 --> 00:05:59.000 Your salvation is accomplished. 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:01.120 Let's put another one in. 00:06:01.160 --> 00:06:01.740 The resurrection. 00:06:02.060 --> 00:06:02.260 Click. 00:06:02.259 --> 00:06:04.659 Empty tomb. 00:06:04.819 --> 00:06:06.860 Jesus rode to Emmaus. 00:06:07.199 --> 00:06:12.199 Jesus eating fish with his buddies up in the upper room. 00:06:12.339 --> 00:06:13.420 Click, click, click, click, click. 00:06:14.120 --> 00:06:15.240 Jesus, Mount of Olives. 00:06:15.699 --> 00:06:18.180 He commissions his disciples to go make disciples of the nation. 00:06:18.360 --> 00:06:19.500 Jesus ascends. 00:06:20.339 --> 00:06:24.219 This book gives you a view of your Savior. 00:06:25.439 --> 00:06:27.079 It's God's kindness to you. 00:06:29.939 --> 00:06:31.879 Click, click, click, click, click. 00:06:32.259 --> 00:06:39.519 All of our clicking so far has been on what Christ has done. 00:06:41.000 --> 00:06:47.839 And so this morning what I want to do is put in a disc into your viewfinder called The Return of Jesus Christ. 00:06:49.060 --> 00:06:50.500 I want you to get a good look. 00:06:52.060 --> 00:06:53.800 And it has an intended effect. 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:59.800 God has Revelation 19, 11 through 16 in your Bible for a reason. 00:06:59.800 --> 00:07:01.959 It's to encourage you. 00:07:02.259 --> 00:07:04.120 To strengthen you. 00:07:07.519 --> 00:07:12.060 Now, I don't know what goes through your mind when you hear the book of Revelation. 00:07:13.060 --> 00:07:13.480 Ooh. 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:27.960 But when God had John write these things down, and when they arrived, when this letter arrived to its original audience in the first century, 00:07:28.439 --> 00:07:33.340 it was arrived to a group of Christians who were being persecuted for their faith. 00:07:33.339 --> 00:07:35.339 They were being challenged. 00:07:35.339 --> 00:07:35.919 They were being challenged. 00:07:35.919 --> 00:07:38.279 They needed to be strengthened. 00:07:38.279 --> 00:07:42.159 They needed to be encouraged to press on in faithfulness to Jesus. 00:07:42.160 --> 00:07:48.439 And so this book of Revelation, which we're going to just crack open today, 00:07:49.700 --> 00:07:54.960 this whole book, not only was it intended for the encouragement of the first century Christians, 00:07:54.960 --> 00:08:01.820 it's intended for the encouragement of 21st century Christians for this church this morning, 00:08:01.960 --> 00:08:04.820 for us living in Kenosha in 2016. 00:08:04.819 --> 00:08:06.019 Do you need encouragement? 00:08:06.019 --> 00:08:08.980 God's going to deliver it. 00:08:12.980 --> 00:08:18.300 Revelation 19, 11 through 16 is a glorious picture of our returning king. 00:08:18.300 --> 00:08:26.920 And just to be forewarned, when he comes back, we're going to see a picture here of him coming back as a warrior. 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:30.800 Triumphant conqueror. 00:08:31.280 --> 00:08:33.440 Coming back to wage war. 00:08:36.259 --> 00:08:39.399 To carry out justice. 00:08:39.399 --> 00:08:39.539 Peace. 00:08:41.980 --> 00:08:46.600 And so, as we're about to look at this passage and read it, 00:08:48.500 --> 00:08:52.000 hey gang, you know, chaos isn't in control. 00:08:53.299 --> 00:08:54.819 Evil doesn't have the final say. 00:08:56.100 --> 00:08:57.120 God's in control. 00:08:58.279 --> 00:09:02.620 And Jesus is sitting on G, waiting for O to come back and make all things right. 00:09:02.620 --> 00:09:12.179 So, would you open up your Bibles, if you haven't already, to Revelation 19, verse 11. 00:09:12.539 --> 00:09:15.379 And now, children, if I can have your attention, 00:09:16.080 --> 00:09:20.240 this is the time where I want for you to draw a picture for me, 00:09:20.340 --> 00:09:22.019 and I would love to see it after the service. 00:09:22.759 --> 00:09:27.659 I'm going to read this passage, and there's going to be some images that go into your head. 00:09:28.500 --> 00:09:30.600 Try to draw a picture of that. 00:09:30.600 --> 00:09:32.320 I would love to see that afterwards. 00:09:32.620 --> 00:09:36.120 Revelation 19, 11-16. 00:09:36.240 --> 00:09:37.980 May God bless the reading of His Word. 00:09:39.980 --> 00:09:43.919 Then I saw heaven open, and behold, a white horse. 00:09:45.060 --> 00:09:48.779 The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True. 00:09:50.139 --> 00:09:52.639 And in righteousness he judges and makes war. 00:09:53.120 --> 00:09:57.440 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems. 00:09:57.919 --> 00:10:00.860 And he has a name written that no one knows but himself. 00:10:00.860 --> 00:10:04.139 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood. 00:10:04.320 --> 00:10:09.200 And the name by which he is called is the Word of God. 00:10:09.419 --> 00:10:13.259 And the armies of heaven arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, 00:10:13.659 --> 00:10:15.500 were following him on white horses. 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:21.240 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. 00:10:21.240 --> 00:10:24.320 And he will rule them with a rod of iron. 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:32.159 He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 00:10:34.080 --> 00:10:40.120 On his robe and on his thigh, he has a name written. 00:10:40.120 --> 00:10:47.340 King of kings and Lord of lords. 00:10:48.179 --> 00:10:48.720 Amen. 00:10:51.720 --> 00:10:58.299 This passage is a glorious picture of our returning king. 00:10:59.399 --> 00:11:02.679 And there's a whole lot of descriptions of our returning king in this, 00:11:02.679 --> 00:11:08.219 but what I want you to see this morning are the four titles given to Jesus. 00:11:08.899 --> 00:11:09.959 There are four of them. 00:11:10.819 --> 00:11:14.579 And they're all given for your encouragement to press on. 00:11:14.659 --> 00:11:15.399 Let me show you the... 00:11:15.399 --> 00:11:17.099 I'll just name them and then we'll come back to them. 00:11:17.719 --> 00:11:19.379 The first one is in verse 11. 00:11:19.500 --> 00:11:20.799 It's the trustworthy title. 00:11:21.979 --> 00:11:22.759 Faithful and True. 00:11:24.219 --> 00:11:26.500 The second title is found in verse 12. 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:28.979 It's the mysterious title. 00:11:28.980 --> 00:11:33.519 A name written that no one knows but himself. 00:11:34.700 --> 00:11:38.220 Verse 13 is the sobering title. 00:11:38.899 --> 00:11:39.940 The Word of God. 00:11:40.340 --> 00:11:42.039 You may say, well, how is that sobering? 00:11:42.460 --> 00:11:44.379 Wait till you see the context. 00:11:46.980 --> 00:11:50.159 And the last title, verse 16, is the supreme title. 00:11:50.279 --> 00:11:51.360 The glorious title. 00:11:52.639 --> 00:11:55.620 The King of kings and the Lord of lords. 00:11:55.980 --> 00:11:58.060 Each title in its own right is an encouragement. 00:11:58.059 --> 00:12:00.039 When you take them all together, 00:12:01.279 --> 00:12:06.439 your encouragement should bloom into worship. 00:12:08.439 --> 00:12:10.619 So let's jump right in. 00:12:10.679 --> 00:12:12.859 The trustworthy title found in verse 11. 00:12:13.879 --> 00:12:14.779 Faithful and True. 00:12:15.759 --> 00:12:16.599 John writes, 00:12:16.779 --> 00:12:20.579 Then I saw heaven open, and behold, a white horse. 00:12:21.219 --> 00:12:25.179 The one sitting on it, it's called Faithful and True. 00:12:25.179 --> 00:12:30.679 And in righteousness, he judges and makes war. 00:12:31.359 --> 00:12:34.379 Well, verse 11 opens with the opening of heaven. 00:12:34.459 --> 00:12:35.059 A revelation. 00:12:35.379 --> 00:12:38.859 And God gives John this vision of the returning Christ. 00:12:39.639 --> 00:12:40.439 And what does he see? 00:12:40.779 --> 00:12:43.299 He sees Jesus mounted on a white horse. 00:12:43.959 --> 00:12:46.079 And what you need to know is that at that time, 00:12:46.339 --> 00:12:48.799 a white horse represented conquest. 00:12:48.799 --> 00:12:52.079 Victory, triumph over one's enemies. 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:55.539 Caesar's would ride into Rome on a white horse, 00:12:55.599 --> 00:12:57.299 or following white horses. 00:12:59.099 --> 00:12:59.659 Victorious. 00:13:00.459 --> 00:13:01.179 Victory won. 00:13:02.519 --> 00:13:04.859 And so John starts this description saying, 00:13:05.099 --> 00:13:05.399 Done! 00:13:05.659 --> 00:13:06.579 Victory won! 00:13:06.579 --> 00:13:06.620 Victory won! 00:13:08.699 --> 00:13:11.419 But John doesn't stay focused on that white horse. 00:13:11.419 --> 00:13:13.819 He actually focuses the rider, 00:13:13.979 --> 00:13:15.860 on the rider of the white horse. 00:13:16.759 --> 00:13:20.339 The one who accomplishes the victory. 00:13:20.979 --> 00:13:23.240 And John calls our attention to that first title, 00:13:23.699 --> 00:13:25.899 Faithful and True. 00:13:26.139 --> 00:13:28.019 But can we just ask a question? 00:13:31.000 --> 00:13:32.399 Of all the titles, 00:13:32.639 --> 00:13:34.399 why does he start with Faithful and True? 00:13:35.159 --> 00:13:36.599 Why that title? 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:38.480 And here's a second question. 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:40.419 Faithful and True to what? 00:13:40.419 --> 00:13:45.879 Let's answer those starting with a second. 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:47.360 Faithful and True to what? 00:13:47.419 --> 00:13:47.899 Here's a clue. 00:13:47.979 --> 00:13:50.139 If you turn back into Revelation chapter 3, 00:13:51.419 --> 00:13:54.539 if you turn back to Revelation chapter 3, 00:13:55.379 --> 00:13:57.299 and you look at verse 14, 00:13:57.500 --> 00:13:58.199 and if you remember, 00:13:58.299 --> 00:13:59.699 at the beginning of the book of Revelation, 00:14:00.339 --> 00:14:02.419 the risen Christ talks to John and says, 00:14:02.500 --> 00:14:05.719 Hey, send out seven letters to seven churches, 00:14:06.139 --> 00:14:09.259 and here is the last letter to the church of Laodicea, 00:14:09.259 --> 00:14:10.679 and this is how it begins. 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:13.019 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea, 00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:15.019 write the words of the Amen. 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:18.980 The faithful and true witness. 00:14:20.259 --> 00:14:21.019 It's a clue. 00:14:22.559 --> 00:14:23.720 What do witnesses do? 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:25.500 They bear testimony. 00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:27.980 They bear testimony to the truth. 00:14:28.240 --> 00:14:29.819 They're faithful to their word. 00:14:29.820 --> 00:14:36.580 And so, what is Jesus faithful and true to? 00:14:36.820 --> 00:14:41.540 He is faithful and true to His word. 00:14:42.740 --> 00:14:47.360 So why does John the Revelator begin with this title? 00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:54.080 Because Jesus has already said that He's coming. 00:14:56.860 --> 00:14:59.539 He's being faithful and true to what He's already said. 00:15:02.159 --> 00:15:05.220 That He's going to return and come back and judge the world, 00:15:06.019 --> 00:15:10.940 wiping out His enemies and vindicating His saints. 00:15:10.940 --> 00:15:14.360 In Matthew 24 and 25, 00:15:14.680 --> 00:15:16.880 Jesus spends a long discourse 00:15:16.880 --> 00:15:20.700 in talking about the end times and of His return. 00:15:20.900 --> 00:15:24.140 There's overlap with what we're talking about this morning 00:15:24.140 --> 00:15:26.480 in Revelation 19. 00:15:26.720 --> 00:15:29.720 And what we learn from Matthew 24 and 25 is 00:15:29.720 --> 00:15:33.720 that no one knows the day or the hour of Jesus' return. 00:15:33.840 --> 00:15:34.320 No one does. 00:15:34.420 --> 00:15:35.880 Well, one person does. 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:38.720 One person has it on his calendar 00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:40.220 with permanent marker 00:15:40.220 --> 00:15:41.679 and that's God the Father. 00:15:42.159 --> 00:15:42.860 The day's set. 00:15:44.279 --> 00:15:45.600 But nobody else knows. 00:15:46.679 --> 00:15:48.259 And so He will come back suddenly. 00:15:49.559 --> 00:15:50.899 And when He comes back, 00:15:51.179 --> 00:15:54.439 He will hold all His own accountable. 00:15:55.279 --> 00:15:57.399 That's the point of the parable of the ten virgins. 00:15:58.299 --> 00:15:59.519 The parable of the talents. 00:15:59.759 --> 00:16:01.220 Be faithful while He's gone 00:16:01.220 --> 00:16:02.440 because He's going to come back 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:03.879 and hold us to account. 00:16:03.879 --> 00:16:05.500 But not just that. 00:16:05.500 --> 00:16:06.919 When He comes back, 00:16:07.299 --> 00:16:09.740 He will judge all the nations. 00:16:10.620 --> 00:16:12.259 Separating the sheep from the goats. 00:16:13.559 --> 00:16:16.080 That's what He said in Matthew 24 and 25. 00:16:16.639 --> 00:16:19.279 So why does John start with faithful and true? 00:16:19.379 --> 00:16:20.419 Here is the first title. 00:16:21.340 --> 00:16:23.759 Because Jesus is being faithful to what He said. 00:16:25.279 --> 00:16:28.179 He's come back to do what He said He would do. 00:16:31.700 --> 00:16:32.759 He's told us, 00:16:32.759 --> 00:16:33.620 I'm going to return. 00:16:33.620 --> 00:16:37.600 I'm going to bring with me fullness of justice to all. 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:42.679 So, let's say that you're in need of encouragement this morning. 00:16:43.320 --> 00:16:45.539 You're overwhelmed by your circumstances. 00:16:46.539 --> 00:16:48.820 You feel like chaos reigns. 00:16:48.820 --> 00:16:52.620 Well, what this title, faithful and true, 00:16:52.620 --> 00:16:56.760 should do is say no. 00:16:57.520 --> 00:16:58.720 Chaos doesn't reign. 00:16:59.300 --> 00:17:00.960 Evil doesn't have the final word. 00:17:01.440 --> 00:17:02.620 Jesus has spoken. 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:04.039 He's coming back. 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:06.539 And here we have a picture of His return. 00:17:07.059 --> 00:17:08.080 It's going to happen. 00:17:09.080 --> 00:17:10.299 You can bank on it. 00:17:10.299 --> 00:17:14.339 There's something else you need to know. 00:17:16.119 --> 00:17:17.899 This title, faithful and true, 00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:19.220 presumes something else. 00:17:20.059 --> 00:17:22.720 It presumes God is in control of all things. 00:17:23.779 --> 00:17:25.899 That God is working all things out 00:17:25.899 --> 00:17:27.940 according to His good purpose. 00:17:29.440 --> 00:17:30.980 He's reigning over all. 00:17:31.659 --> 00:17:32.919 Orchestrating all things. 00:17:33.079 --> 00:17:34.480 Even hard things. 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:37.259 He's orchestrating it all 00:17:37.259 --> 00:17:39.660 for His good and gracious purpose. 00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:44.339 So, if you're discouraged today, 00:17:44.579 --> 00:17:45.279 you know what you do? 00:17:46.319 --> 00:17:49.279 You focus your heart on that day. 00:17:51.079 --> 00:17:53.039 That day when Jesus comes back. 00:17:53.380 --> 00:17:54.759 That day when He comes back 00:17:54.759 --> 00:17:56.480 to make all wrongs right. 00:17:56.480 --> 00:18:00.620 Faithful and true is a trustworthy title 00:18:00.620 --> 00:18:02.660 that should encourage 00:18:02.660 --> 00:18:05.660 your discouraged heart. 00:18:06.140 --> 00:18:07.299 Our God is in control. 00:18:07.480 --> 00:18:08.420 He's coming back. 00:18:08.779 --> 00:18:10.000 And He knows you. 00:18:13.099 --> 00:18:15.180 Let's look at the mysterious title. 00:18:16.440 --> 00:18:17.200 Verse 12. 00:18:19.400 --> 00:18:21.279 A name written that no one knows 00:18:21.279 --> 00:18:22.059 but Himself. 00:18:22.059 --> 00:18:26.819 Look at verse 12. 00:18:30.720 --> 00:18:32.500 His eyes are like a flame of fire 00:18:32.500 --> 00:18:34.279 and on His head are many diadems, 00:18:34.500 --> 00:18:35.299 many crowns. 00:18:35.460 --> 00:18:36.619 And He has a name written 00:18:36.619 --> 00:18:39.299 that no one knows but Himself. 00:18:40.819 --> 00:18:44.099 So, if I'm understanding this right, 00:18:45.279 --> 00:18:46.299 John is saying, 00:18:47.399 --> 00:18:49.220 He's got flames of fire, 00:18:49.579 --> 00:18:50.659 many crowns, 00:18:50.659 --> 00:18:51.759 and by the way, 00:18:52.059 --> 00:18:53.559 He's got a name 00:18:53.559 --> 00:18:55.179 that He knows 00:18:55.179 --> 00:18:57.139 that you, reader, 00:18:57.539 --> 00:18:58.359 do not know. 00:19:00.879 --> 00:19:02.240 How does that make you feel? 00:19:08.299 --> 00:19:09.639 Make you feel out of the loop 00:19:09.639 --> 00:19:10.079 a little bit? 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:13.779 Make you feel like you don't 00:19:13.779 --> 00:19:15.839 fully know this one? 00:19:17.899 --> 00:19:19.139 That there's mystery 00:19:19.139 --> 00:19:20.619 to Him still? 00:19:20.619 --> 00:19:26.939 Another way to talk about it is 00:19:26.939 --> 00:19:29.239 He knows everything about us. 00:19:31.719 --> 00:19:33.259 We don't know everything about Him. 00:19:35.899 --> 00:19:37.959 At the beginning of verse 12, 00:19:38.039 --> 00:19:38.339 He says, 00:19:38.500 --> 00:19:40.339 His eyes are like a flame of fire. 00:19:40.759 --> 00:19:41.879 What does fire do? 00:19:41.959 --> 00:19:43.339 Well, it warms you 00:19:43.339 --> 00:19:45.459 and we're plenty warm right now, 00:19:45.479 --> 00:19:45.759 aren't we? 00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:49.900 It also gives light. 00:19:52.299 --> 00:19:53.680 The eyes of Jesus 00:19:53.680 --> 00:19:55.319 are flames of fire 00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:57.900 of an intense omniscience 00:19:57.900 --> 00:19:59.039 that knows everything. 00:19:59.140 --> 00:20:00.579 He sees everything in you. 00:20:01.259 --> 00:20:02.859 He sees everything in everyone 00:20:02.859 --> 00:20:03.640 in every place 00:20:03.640 --> 00:20:04.420 at every time. 00:20:07.140 --> 00:20:08.539 He knows everything 00:20:08.539 --> 00:20:11.059 about us, 00:20:11.059 --> 00:20:12.359 but we don't know 00:20:12.359 --> 00:20:13.339 everything about Him. 00:20:15.819 --> 00:20:17.039 You know what this makes Him? 00:20:18.720 --> 00:20:19.679 This makes Him 00:20:19.679 --> 00:20:20.639 the most interesting man 00:20:20.639 --> 00:20:21.039 in the world. 00:20:25.659 --> 00:20:26.679 My son and I 00:20:26.679 --> 00:20:28.200 were recently driving together 00:20:28.200 --> 00:20:28.720 and we heard 00:20:28.720 --> 00:20:29.759 a Dos Equis commercial 00:20:29.759 --> 00:20:31.460 about the most interesting 00:20:31.460 --> 00:20:32.220 man in the world. 00:20:32.779 --> 00:20:33.019 You know, 00:20:33.059 --> 00:20:33.819 that guy that says, 00:20:34.059 --> 00:20:35.059 stay thirsty, 00:20:35.139 --> 00:20:35.539 my friends. 00:20:35.539 --> 00:20:40.440 I tried my accent 00:20:40.440 --> 00:20:41.559 with Mary Nichols today 00:20:41.559 --> 00:20:43.000 or this week 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:43.299 and she goes, 00:20:43.359 --> 00:20:44.180 that sounds French, 00:20:44.460 --> 00:20:45.420 not Spanish. 00:20:46.819 --> 00:20:47.119 Well, 00:20:47.599 --> 00:20:49.180 so I thought, 00:20:49.299 --> 00:20:49.579 okay, 00:20:49.819 --> 00:20:50.980 let's see if there's any quotes 00:20:50.980 --> 00:20:51.519 on the internet 00:20:51.519 --> 00:20:53.460 from the most interesting 00:20:53.460 --> 00:20:53.980 man in the world. 00:20:54.059 --> 00:20:54.599 And of course, 00:20:54.700 --> 00:20:56.920 I found the top 100 quotes 00:20:56.920 --> 00:20:58.000 of the most interesting 00:20:58.000 --> 00:20:58.619 man in the world. 00:20:59.659 --> 00:21:00.680 Here are some of the ones 00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:02.079 I found most interesting. 00:21:02.940 --> 00:21:03.920 And I was laughing 00:21:03.920 --> 00:21:04.720 in my office 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:05.399 out loud. 00:21:05.539 --> 00:21:05.960 This week. 00:21:07.700 --> 00:21:08.899 This first one is 00:21:08.899 --> 00:21:11.839 very compelling. 00:21:13.680 --> 00:21:15.059 When he drives a car 00:21:15.059 --> 00:21:15.960 off the lot, 00:21:16.240 --> 00:21:17.720 its price increases 00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:18.480 in value. 00:21:20.240 --> 00:21:21.279 The most interesting 00:21:21.279 --> 00:21:21.980 man in the world. 00:21:22.420 --> 00:21:23.399 Once a rattlesnake 00:21:23.399 --> 00:21:23.920 bit him, 00:21:24.519 --> 00:21:25.659 after five days 00:21:25.659 --> 00:21:27.159 of excruciating pain, 00:21:28.279 --> 00:21:29.980 the snake finally died. 00:21:31.779 --> 00:21:33.099 If he were to punch you 00:21:33.099 --> 00:21:33.680 in the face, 00:21:33.740 --> 00:21:34.659 you would have to fight 00:21:34.660 --> 00:21:35.920 off a strong urge 00:21:35.920 --> 00:21:36.900 to thank him. 00:21:40.019 --> 00:21:41.519 Superman has pajamas 00:21:41.519 --> 00:21:42.380 with his logo. 00:21:43.580 --> 00:21:44.380 Sharks have a week 00:21:44.380 --> 00:21:45.400 dedicated to him. 00:21:45.400 --> 00:21:46.360 He once made 00:21:46.360 --> 00:21:47.640 a weeping willow laugh. 00:21:48.220 --> 00:21:48.960 Roses stop 00:21:48.960 --> 00:21:49.800 to smell him. 00:21:50.220 --> 00:21:50.940 Bigfoot tries 00:21:50.940 --> 00:21:52.019 to get pictures of him. 00:21:52.019 --> 00:21:56.639 He never wears a watch 00:21:56.639 --> 00:21:57.700 because time is always 00:21:57.700 --> 00:21:58.359 on his side. 00:21:59.359 --> 00:21:59.940 He has won the 00:21:59.940 --> 00:22:00.859 Lifetime Achievement 00:22:00.859 --> 00:22:02.660 Award twice. 00:22:03.240 --> 00:22:04.599 If opportunity knocks 00:22:04.599 --> 00:22:05.539 and he's not at home, 00:22:05.920 --> 00:22:06.960 opportunity waits. 00:22:09.440 --> 00:22:10.500 This guy's amazing. 00:22:10.500 --> 00:22:15.220 His blood smells like cologne. 00:22:17.359 --> 00:22:18.220 On every continent 00:22:18.220 --> 00:22:18.700 in the world, 00:22:18.779 --> 00:22:19.440 there's a sandwich 00:22:19.440 --> 00:22:20.400 named after him. 00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:24.180 International respect. 00:22:25.519 --> 00:22:26.779 Panhandlers give him money. 00:22:26.960 --> 00:22:27.859 His pillow is cool 00:22:27.859 --> 00:22:28.759 on both sides. 00:22:29.920 --> 00:22:31.039 He taught 00:22:31.039 --> 00:22:32.460 Chuck Norris 00:22:32.460 --> 00:22:33.599 martial arts. 00:22:33.599 --> 00:22:37.719 Once he ran 00:22:37.719 --> 00:22:38.179 a marathon 00:22:38.179 --> 00:22:39.439 because it was 00:22:39.439 --> 00:22:40.079 quote unquote 00:22:40.079 --> 00:22:41.299 on the way. 00:22:42.779 --> 00:22:43.379 The police 00:22:43.379 --> 00:22:44.480 often question him 00:22:44.480 --> 00:22:45.039 just because 00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:46.139 they find him interesting. 00:22:48.439 --> 00:22:49.779 If he was to pat you 00:22:49.779 --> 00:22:50.319 on the back, 00:22:50.399 --> 00:22:51.000 you would list it 00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:51.599 on your resume. 00:22:54.419 --> 00:22:55.359 He's considered 00:22:55.359 --> 00:22:56.399 a national treasure 00:22:56.399 --> 00:22:57.299 in countries 00:22:57.299 --> 00:22:58.559 he's never visited. 00:23:00.439 --> 00:23:01.839 The most interesting 00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:02.819 man in the world. 00:23:02.819 --> 00:23:05.939 And he happens 00:23:05.939 --> 00:23:07.220 to drink Dos Equis beer. 00:23:10.139 --> 00:23:11.119 Stay thirsty, 00:23:11.259 --> 00:23:11.740 my friends. 00:23:13.939 --> 00:23:14.839 When you read 00:23:14.839 --> 00:23:15.399 a bunch of quotes 00:23:15.399 --> 00:23:15.980 like that, 00:23:16.899 --> 00:23:18.879 it doesn't take much 00:23:18.879 --> 00:23:19.599 to realize 00:23:19.599 --> 00:23:21.759 that human beings, 00:23:22.519 --> 00:23:24.799 we want to be 00:23:24.799 --> 00:23:26.619 in awe of someone. 00:23:28.779 --> 00:23:30.399 It's deeply ingrained 00:23:30.399 --> 00:23:31.200 in each of us. 00:23:32.019 --> 00:23:32.720 It's built in. 00:23:33.819 --> 00:23:35.220 This is just a creative 00:23:35.220 --> 00:23:36.339 funny way to express it. 00:23:37.139 --> 00:23:38.579 And we all know 00:23:38.579 --> 00:23:39.519 that the Dos Equis 00:23:39.519 --> 00:23:40.819 beer commercial guy 00:23:40.819 --> 00:23:42.899 is just an actor. 00:23:44.980 --> 00:23:46.179 He's really not 00:23:46.179 --> 00:23:46.980 the most interesting 00:23:46.980 --> 00:23:47.960 man in the world. 00:23:49.539 --> 00:23:50.099 In other words, 00:23:50.480 --> 00:23:51.960 if this guy 00:23:51.960 --> 00:23:52.939 who's the most interesting 00:23:52.939 --> 00:23:53.579 man in the world, 00:23:53.720 --> 00:23:54.480 the best thing 00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:55.359 that he can say 00:23:55.359 --> 00:23:56.659 is stay thirsty, 00:23:56.779 --> 00:23:57.399 my friends. 00:23:57.400 --> 00:23:59.860 come on. 00:23:59.860 --> 00:23:59.940 Come on. 00:24:01.800 --> 00:24:03.060 Forget about it. 00:24:04.360 --> 00:24:05.300 How about this? 00:24:06.220 --> 00:24:08.100 The real most interesting 00:24:08.100 --> 00:24:09.060 man in the world 00:24:09.060 --> 00:24:11.680 said in John 4 00:24:11.680 --> 00:24:13.700 to the Samaritan woman, 00:24:15.000 --> 00:24:16.780 this water that I give you 00:24:16.780 --> 00:24:17.380 to drink, 00:24:18.019 --> 00:24:18.620 drink it 00:24:18.620 --> 00:24:20.560 and you will never 00:24:20.560 --> 00:24:21.600 be thirsty again. 00:24:21.599 --> 00:24:26.159 The most interesting 00:24:26.159 --> 00:24:27.119 man in the world 00:24:27.119 --> 00:24:29.879 is not the beer guy. 00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:31.779 It's the rider 00:24:31.779 --> 00:24:33.959 on the white horse. 00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:36.059 He has a name 00:24:36.059 --> 00:24:37.559 that only he knows. 00:24:38.360 --> 00:24:39.860 With just words, 00:24:40.079 --> 00:24:41.660 he spoke into 00:24:41.660 --> 00:24:43.100 our planet, 00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:44.900 the universe. 00:24:45.460 --> 00:24:47.079 With just words, 00:24:47.460 --> 00:24:48.460 he rose people 00:24:48.460 --> 00:24:49.180 from the dead. 00:24:49.680 --> 00:24:50.680 With just words, 00:24:50.740 --> 00:24:51.680 we'll just see in a moment, 00:24:51.840 --> 00:24:52.799 with a word, 00:24:53.279 --> 00:24:54.500 he strikes down 00:24:54.500 --> 00:24:55.220 the nations. 00:24:55.220 --> 00:24:55.460 patience. 00:24:57.279 --> 00:24:58.420 He's the most interesting 00:24:58.420 --> 00:24:59.079 man in the world. 00:25:01.579 --> 00:25:02.380 We don't know 00:25:02.380 --> 00:25:03.180 everything about him, 00:25:03.240 --> 00:25:04.259 but what we do 00:25:04.259 --> 00:25:06.420 and even what we don't 00:25:06.420 --> 00:25:09.100 adds to his mystique. 00:25:10.180 --> 00:25:11.220 And the result 00:25:11.220 --> 00:25:13.220 is awe. 00:25:15.660 --> 00:25:16.539 Have you lost 00:25:16.539 --> 00:25:18.240 some of the wow factor 00:25:18.240 --> 00:25:19.339 over Jesus? 00:25:19.940 --> 00:25:20.799 Are you bored 00:25:20.799 --> 00:25:21.420 with Jesus? 00:25:21.839 --> 00:25:22.980 That speaks more 00:25:22.980 --> 00:25:24.279 of you than of Jesus 00:25:24.279 --> 00:25:25.519 because he's not boring 00:25:25.519 --> 00:25:26.440 and he knows it. 00:25:29.240 --> 00:25:30.279 Be encouraged. 00:25:31.259 --> 00:25:32.339 Be awed 00:25:32.339 --> 00:25:33.700 by Jesus. 00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:35.539 Savor the Savior. 00:25:37.599 --> 00:25:38.940 You cannot fully 00:25:38.940 --> 00:25:39.839 comprehend him. 00:25:39.920 --> 00:25:40.980 Now, if you're sitting here 00:25:40.980 --> 00:25:41.379 and you're like, 00:25:41.500 --> 00:25:41.740 man, 00:25:42.480 --> 00:25:43.599 I'm a little bored. 00:25:43.859 --> 00:25:44.399 I need a little 00:25:44.399 --> 00:25:46.579 what do I do? 00:25:47.220 --> 00:25:48.319 Can you just hang out 00:25:48.319 --> 00:25:49.299 in Revelation 9, 00:25:49.359 --> 00:25:50.200 11 through 16 00:25:50.200 --> 00:25:50.779 all week? 00:25:51.000 --> 00:25:51.319 Seriously. 00:25:51.759 --> 00:25:52.779 Just read it every day. 00:25:53.460 --> 00:25:53.680 Say, 00:25:53.680 --> 00:25:54.100 God, 00:25:54.180 --> 00:25:55.240 would you awe me 00:25:55.240 --> 00:25:55.980 with Jesus? 00:25:56.420 --> 00:25:57.220 And then read it. 00:25:57.420 --> 00:25:58.220 See what happens. 00:25:58.600 --> 00:25:59.320 Or you can read 00:25:59.320 --> 00:25:59.900 John 1 00:25:59.900 --> 00:26:00.539 or you can read 00:26:00.539 --> 00:26:01.640 Hebrews 1 00:26:01.640 --> 00:26:02.380 or you can read 00:26:02.380 --> 00:26:03.380 Colossians 1. 00:26:03.620 --> 00:26:04.519 A lot of the ones. 00:26:04.759 --> 00:26:05.039 John, 00:26:05.180 --> 00:26:05.480 Hebrews, 00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:06.100 Colossians. 00:26:06.240 --> 00:26:06.840 There's a lot of 00:26:06.840 --> 00:26:07.700 big Jesus action 00:26:07.700 --> 00:26:08.320 in your Bible. 00:26:08.319 --> 00:26:17.939 He's a mysterious guy. 00:26:18.220 --> 00:26:19.259 The most interesting man 00:26:19.259 --> 00:26:19.819 in the world. 00:26:20.179 --> 00:26:20.720 And he's riding 00:26:20.720 --> 00:26:21.619 this white horse. 00:26:24.359 --> 00:26:25.119 Let's look at this 00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:27.119 sobering title 00:26:27.119 --> 00:26:28.299 in verse 13. 00:26:32.299 --> 00:26:33.519 He's clothed 00:26:33.519 --> 00:26:34.319 in a robe 00:26:34.319 --> 00:26:35.539 dipped in blood. 00:26:36.159 --> 00:26:36.779 Makes you wonder 00:26:36.779 --> 00:26:37.500 whose blood it is, 00:26:37.500 --> 00:26:37.859 doesn't it? 00:26:39.559 --> 00:26:40.539 He's clothed 00:26:40.539 --> 00:26:40.980 in a robe 00:26:40.980 --> 00:26:41.720 dipped in blood. 00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:42.220 And the name 00:26:42.220 --> 00:26:43.339 by which he is called 00:26:43.339 --> 00:26:45.839 is the Word 00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:47.680 of God. 00:26:50.339 --> 00:26:50.859 Now, 00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:52.500 the same guy 00:26:52.500 --> 00:26:53.019 who wrote 00:26:53.019 --> 00:26:54.079 the book of Revelation, 00:26:54.920 --> 00:26:56.259 he wrote 00:26:56.259 --> 00:26:57.359 the Gospel 00:26:57.359 --> 00:26:58.960 of John 2. 00:26:59.900 --> 00:27:00.980 The Apostle John. 00:27:00.980 --> 00:27:02.720 And in the Gospel 00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:03.200 of John, 00:27:03.299 --> 00:27:04.039 chapter 1, 00:27:05.000 --> 00:27:05.779 the Apostle John 00:27:05.779 --> 00:27:07.480 describes Jesus 00:27:07.480 --> 00:27:09.259 as the Word of God. 00:27:09.339 --> 00:27:10.160 The same kind of language 00:27:10.160 --> 00:27:11.079 he's using here 00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:12.000 in Revelation 19. 00:27:12.640 --> 00:27:13.860 And what that is getting at 00:27:13.860 --> 00:27:14.339 is this. 00:27:14.779 --> 00:27:16.380 Jesus is the ultimate 00:27:16.380 --> 00:27:17.980 divine 00:27:17.980 --> 00:27:19.960 self-expression 00:27:19.960 --> 00:27:20.940 of God. 00:27:22.220 --> 00:27:23.440 He explains them. 00:27:23.980 --> 00:27:24.339 Jesus, 00:27:24.519 --> 00:27:26.220 the incarnate Word, 00:27:26.360 --> 00:27:27.319 the Word in the flesh, 00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:29.960 is the greatest 00:27:29.960 --> 00:27:31.159 self-revelation 00:27:31.159 --> 00:27:31.839 of God. 00:27:33.240 --> 00:27:34.299 John 1.18. 00:27:35.740 --> 00:27:36.079 And so, 00:27:36.159 --> 00:27:36.740 with that in mind, 00:27:36.799 --> 00:27:37.599 we come back to 00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:39.960 Revelation 19.13 00:27:39.960 --> 00:27:41.500 to this title, 00:27:41.779 --> 00:27:42.639 The Word of God. 00:27:43.200 --> 00:27:44.019 And it's carrying 00:27:44.019 --> 00:27:45.139 the same kind of meaning. 00:27:46.419 --> 00:27:46.899 Revelation. 00:27:46.900 --> 00:27:47.019 Revelation. 00:27:48.460 --> 00:27:50.080 The writer on the white horse 00:27:50.080 --> 00:27:51.200 is revealing 00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:53.220 something about God. 00:27:54.700 --> 00:27:55.880 God's active 00:27:55.880 --> 00:27:57.600 self-disclosure 00:27:57.600 --> 00:27:58.840 in the person of Jesus. 00:27:59.900 --> 00:28:00.600 But what you need 00:28:00.600 --> 00:28:01.420 to understand is 00:28:01.420 --> 00:28:03.400 in this passage, 00:28:04.040 --> 00:28:05.040 there is a real 00:28:05.040 --> 00:28:07.000 sobering nuance. 00:28:10.840 --> 00:28:11.820 We see that 00:28:11.820 --> 00:28:13.320 in verses 14 and 15. 00:28:13.319 --> 00:28:17.279 The incarnate Word of God 00:28:17.279 --> 00:28:18.460 leads out in 00:28:18.460 --> 00:28:20.259 the army of heaven. 00:28:20.960 --> 00:28:21.879 And they're clothed 00:28:21.879 --> 00:28:22.599 in fine linen, 00:28:22.759 --> 00:28:23.379 white and pure, 00:28:23.519 --> 00:28:24.279 riding white horses. 00:28:24.359 --> 00:28:25.139 That's you and me. 00:28:25.480 --> 00:28:26.619 I don't care if I've got 00:28:26.619 --> 00:28:27.319 a big horse 00:28:27.319 --> 00:28:28.259 or a little horse. 00:28:28.679 --> 00:28:29.559 I'm just going to be 00:28:29.559 --> 00:28:30.679 on a horse following Jesus. 00:28:30.859 --> 00:28:31.720 That's awesome. 00:28:34.839 --> 00:28:35.799 We're with Him. 00:28:36.980 --> 00:28:38.019 Protected by Him. 00:28:39.500 --> 00:28:40.859 But what I want you to see 00:28:40.859 --> 00:28:42.759 is in verses 14 and 15, 00:28:43.319 --> 00:28:44.639 there are three 00:28:44.639 --> 00:28:47.200 acts of judgment 00:28:47.200 --> 00:28:49.819 by the Word of God. 00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:51.319 You ready? 00:28:52.679 --> 00:28:53.700 Look at verse 14. 00:28:55.200 --> 00:28:56.059 And the armies of heaven 00:28:56.059 --> 00:28:56.859 are raided and fine linen, 00:28:57.220 --> 00:28:57.619 white and pure. 00:28:57.679 --> 00:28:58.059 Excuse me. 00:28:58.379 --> 00:28:58.779 15. 00:28:59.079 --> 00:28:59.939 From His mouth 00:28:59.939 --> 00:29:01.759 comes a sharp sword 00:29:01.759 --> 00:29:03.439 with which to strike 00:29:03.439 --> 00:29:05.679 down the nations. 00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:09.039 Jesus comes back. 00:29:09.319 --> 00:29:10.359 He's the Word of God. 00:29:10.359 --> 00:29:12.639 God's self-expression. 00:29:12.879 --> 00:29:14.439 Active self-expression. 00:29:14.819 --> 00:29:15.679 And we read here 00:29:15.679 --> 00:29:17.859 that He strikes down 00:29:17.859 --> 00:29:18.599 the nations. 00:29:18.859 --> 00:29:20.159 All who oppose Him. 00:29:21.519 --> 00:29:22.519 All who oppose Him. 00:29:23.679 --> 00:29:25.740 He strikes down the nations 00:29:25.740 --> 00:29:27.419 with this broad sword 00:29:27.419 --> 00:29:28.959 that is coming out of His mouth. 00:29:29.439 --> 00:29:30.519 It's a word of judgment. 00:29:32.799 --> 00:29:33.939 In verse 21, 00:29:34.399 --> 00:29:35.779 John comes back to it. 00:29:35.779 --> 00:29:36.220 It says, 00:29:36.299 --> 00:29:37.420 the rest were slain 00:29:37.420 --> 00:29:38.139 by the sword 00:29:38.139 --> 00:29:39.240 that came from the mouth 00:29:39.240 --> 00:29:39.660 of Him 00:29:39.660 --> 00:29:41.099 who was sitting on the horse. 00:29:41.539 --> 00:29:42.899 Jesus wins the victory 00:29:42.899 --> 00:29:44.059 not with weapons, 00:29:44.420 --> 00:29:45.940 but with a word spoken. 00:29:52.940 --> 00:29:54.119 What you understand here, 00:29:54.240 --> 00:29:55.539 it's violent. 00:29:56.819 --> 00:29:57.700 It's judgment. 00:29:57.700 --> 00:30:01.100 The incarnate Word here 00:30:01.100 --> 00:30:03.039 is a word of God's judgment 00:30:03.039 --> 00:30:05.059 on the enemies of God. 00:30:06.500 --> 00:30:08.539 Let's look at that second picture. 00:30:08.660 --> 00:30:10.400 The Word of God rules 00:30:10.400 --> 00:30:12.120 with a rod of iron. 00:30:13.680 --> 00:30:14.880 And He will rule them 00:30:14.880 --> 00:30:16.759 with a rod of iron. 00:30:16.840 --> 00:30:17.799 It's actually speaking 00:30:17.799 --> 00:30:20.860 of an iron shepherd's club. 00:30:20.859 --> 00:30:24.959 And John is drawing off 00:30:24.959 --> 00:30:27.259 of a prophecy of the Messiah 00:30:27.259 --> 00:30:29.419 in Psalm 2, verses 8 and 9. 00:30:29.459 --> 00:30:30.619 If you want to flip back there 00:30:30.619 --> 00:30:31.639 to Psalm 2, 00:30:31.779 --> 00:30:33.219 it would be good for you to see. 00:30:34.219 --> 00:30:35.819 To see that this is in your Bible. 00:30:35.939 --> 00:30:36.839 I'm not making this up. 00:30:39.699 --> 00:30:41.559 This is that great psalm 00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:42.979 about the coming Messiah. 00:30:45.179 --> 00:30:47.019 And His reign over the nations. 00:30:47.339 --> 00:30:47.859 Verse 8, 00:30:48.159 --> 00:30:49.079 Ask of Me 00:30:49.079 --> 00:30:50.279 and I'll make the nations 00:30:50.279 --> 00:30:51.199 your heritage 00:30:51.199 --> 00:30:53.439 and the ends of the earth 00:30:53.439 --> 00:30:54.279 your possession. 00:30:54.460 --> 00:30:55.119 Verse 9, 00:30:55.599 --> 00:30:57.199 You shall break them, 00:30:57.559 --> 00:30:59.039 the nations who oppose Him, 00:30:59.379 --> 00:31:00.519 You shall break them 00:31:00.519 --> 00:31:03.899 with a rod of iron 00:31:03.899 --> 00:31:05.480 and dash them in pieces 00:31:05.480 --> 00:31:07.079 like a potter's vessel. 00:31:08.480 --> 00:31:11.819 The image John is painting here 00:31:11.819 --> 00:31:13.159 is not of a Messiah 00:31:13.159 --> 00:31:14.099 who comes back 00:31:14.099 --> 00:31:16.740 and keeps the nations in lines 00:31:16.740 --> 00:31:18.399 with an iron scepter, 00:31:18.400 --> 00:31:20.680 but the returning Messiah 00:31:20.680 --> 00:31:24.160 who is dashing to pieces 00:31:24.160 --> 00:31:25.420 all who oppose Him 00:31:25.420 --> 00:31:27.019 with an iron shepherd's club. 00:31:27.220 --> 00:31:27.720 Psalm 2. 00:31:28.380 --> 00:31:29.640 That's what's happening here. 00:31:30.759 --> 00:31:32.640 Our warrior king has returned. 00:31:33.460 --> 00:31:34.240 It's violent 00:31:34.240 --> 00:31:35.380 and it's judgment. 00:31:37.960 --> 00:31:39.460 Let's look at this third picture. 00:31:39.880 --> 00:31:40.840 It's very sobering. 00:31:40.839 --> 00:31:48.419 And He, 00:31:48.419 --> 00:31:49.639 the Word of God, 00:31:50.019 --> 00:31:51.659 will tread the winepress 00:31:51.659 --> 00:31:53.359 of the fury 00:31:53.359 --> 00:31:55.079 of the wrath 00:31:55.079 --> 00:31:57.220 of God the Almighty. 00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:01.259 I doubt that you have a winepress 00:32:01.259 --> 00:32:02.099 in your house. 00:32:03.339 --> 00:32:04.220 Maybe you do. 00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:07.039 But back in the day, 00:32:07.220 --> 00:32:08.839 a winepress was a big vat 00:32:08.839 --> 00:32:09.939 and after a grape harvest, 00:32:10.059 --> 00:32:11.419 they dropped the grapes in it 00:32:11.419 --> 00:32:14.039 and through a couple different means, 00:32:14.299 --> 00:32:16.659 they would apply pressure down 00:32:16.659 --> 00:32:17.959 upon the grapes. 00:32:19.240 --> 00:32:22.139 And they would squash the grapes, 00:32:23.119 --> 00:32:24.779 causing the grape juice 00:32:24.779 --> 00:32:26.500 to squeeze out. 00:32:26.859 --> 00:32:28.039 And there would be this little hole 00:32:28.039 --> 00:32:29.119 in the bottom of the vat 00:32:29.119 --> 00:32:30.579 and the grape juice 00:32:30.579 --> 00:32:31.619 would flow out 00:32:31.619 --> 00:32:32.639 and from that 00:32:32.639 --> 00:32:34.239 you could make some wine. 00:32:35.799 --> 00:32:37.039 This isn't in here 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:37.979 to give you instructions 00:32:37.979 --> 00:32:39.019 of how to make wine. 00:32:40.879 --> 00:32:42.079 This is in here 00:32:42.079 --> 00:32:43.399 to help you understand 00:32:43.399 --> 00:32:44.959 what Jesus is going to do 00:32:44.959 --> 00:32:45.839 when He comes back. 00:32:49.419 --> 00:32:50.659 He is going to be 00:32:50.659 --> 00:32:52.419 the force applied 00:32:52.419 --> 00:32:54.139 to the winepress 00:32:54.140 --> 00:32:55.920 of destruction, 00:32:56.860 --> 00:32:58.020 of judgment 00:32:58.020 --> 00:33:00.240 on all who oppose 00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:02.100 God and His purposes. 00:33:03.680 --> 00:33:04.180 Jesus, 00:33:04.460 --> 00:33:07.220 the incarnate Word of God, 00:33:07.220 --> 00:33:11.000 is the executor 00:33:11.000 --> 00:33:13.540 of God's judgment 00:33:13.540 --> 00:33:15.740 on the nations 00:33:15.740 --> 00:33:18.140 who will not bow their knee 00:33:18.140 --> 00:33:18.860 to King Jesus. 00:33:18.859 --> 00:33:24.319 You can't miss 00:33:24.319 --> 00:33:27.119 that Jesus is treading 00:33:27.119 --> 00:33:27.819 the winepress 00:33:27.819 --> 00:33:28.779 of the fury 00:33:28.779 --> 00:33:29.919 of the wrath 00:33:29.919 --> 00:33:30.859 of God Almighty. 00:33:31.159 --> 00:33:32.699 Why is God so angry? 00:33:34.279 --> 00:33:35.359 He hates sin. 00:33:36.419 --> 00:33:37.519 Always has. 00:33:38.079 --> 00:33:39.039 Always will. 00:33:39.459 --> 00:33:40.579 Whether it's the Old Testament 00:33:40.579 --> 00:33:41.359 or the New, 00:33:41.799 --> 00:33:43.279 God is opposed to it. 00:33:43.500 --> 00:33:44.259 He's holy. 00:33:44.659 --> 00:33:45.959 And He will carry out 00:33:45.959 --> 00:33:47.019 judgment on it. 00:33:47.019 --> 00:33:49.379 All three of these. 00:33:50.180 --> 00:33:50.779 All three. 00:33:51.819 --> 00:33:52.920 Whether it's the sword, 00:33:53.420 --> 00:33:54.779 whether it's the shepherd's club, 00:33:55.099 --> 00:33:56.379 whether it's the winepress, 00:33:56.759 --> 00:33:58.500 all of these are images 00:33:58.500 --> 00:33:59.700 of Jesus, 00:34:00.039 --> 00:34:02.720 the incarnate Word of God 00:34:02.720 --> 00:34:04.759 as the executor of God's judgment 00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:07.599 on the rebel nations. 00:34:09.780 --> 00:34:11.500 He returns violently 00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:14.259 against all who oppose Him. 00:34:14.260 --> 00:34:17.140 It's a sober word, 00:34:17.200 --> 00:34:17.580 isn't it? 00:34:19.180 --> 00:34:20.420 But blessed and safe 00:34:20.420 --> 00:34:21.540 are those who have already 00:34:21.540 --> 00:34:22.120 bowed the knee. 00:34:22.280 --> 00:34:23.300 We're riding behind them 00:34:23.300 --> 00:34:25.020 on white stallions. 00:34:27.820 --> 00:34:28.920 But for those 00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:30.760 who haven't repented, 00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:34.220 haven't bowed the knee 00:34:34.220 --> 00:34:34.720 to Jesus, 00:34:35.100 --> 00:34:37.240 Jesus comes back 00:34:37.240 --> 00:34:38.340 to shed blood. 00:34:40.380 --> 00:34:41.200 That's the blood 00:34:41.200 --> 00:34:41.760 on His robe. 00:34:41.760 --> 00:34:44.540 It's the blood of the nations. 00:34:45.400 --> 00:34:46.780 His robe is dipped in blood. 00:34:49.780 --> 00:34:51.400 This is terribly sobering, 00:34:51.440 --> 00:34:51.740 isn't it? 00:34:53.120 --> 00:34:54.800 I don't tell this to you 00:34:54.800 --> 00:34:55.800 joyfully, 00:34:56.180 --> 00:34:56.940 but soberly. 00:34:59.380 --> 00:35:00.900 How can this be encouraging? 00:35:03.900 --> 00:35:04.620 Two ways. 00:35:05.620 --> 00:35:06.720 The first is this. 00:35:06.719 --> 00:35:10.500 This is a sober encouragement 00:35:10.500 --> 00:35:11.719 to you to take stock 00:35:11.719 --> 00:35:12.339 of your life. 00:35:15.179 --> 00:35:16.919 To take sin seriously. 00:35:17.159 --> 00:35:18.339 To not minimize it. 00:35:18.459 --> 00:35:19.879 God does not minimize sin. 00:35:21.039 --> 00:35:23.399 He gave His Son for sin 00:35:23.399 --> 00:35:25.000 or He's going to come back 00:35:25.000 --> 00:35:27.539 and judge it violently. 00:35:28.539 --> 00:35:29.739 So the question I have 00:35:29.739 --> 00:35:30.339 for you this morning 00:35:30.339 --> 00:35:32.439 is have you been washed clean 00:35:32.439 --> 00:35:33.599 by the blood of Jesus? 00:35:33.599 --> 00:35:36.039 Can you say yes? 00:35:38.360 --> 00:35:39.860 The second way 00:35:39.860 --> 00:35:41.299 this is a sober encouragement 00:35:41.299 --> 00:35:44.279 is more bigger picture 00:35:44.279 --> 00:35:45.299 for us as a church. 00:35:47.420 --> 00:35:48.880 When Jesus comes back, 00:35:48.940 --> 00:35:50.440 He's going to execute judgment, right? 00:35:51.420 --> 00:35:52.799 He's going to execute judgment 00:35:52.799 --> 00:35:54.079 on sinners who haven't yet 00:35:54.079 --> 00:35:55.079 bowed the knee. 00:35:56.099 --> 00:35:56.980 And for those of us 00:35:56.980 --> 00:35:57.519 who have, 00:35:57.960 --> 00:35:58.860 by God's grace, 00:35:59.059 --> 00:35:59.839 bowed our knee, 00:35:59.840 --> 00:36:04.420 we're surrounded by people 00:36:04.420 --> 00:36:07.000 that if Jesus were to come back, 00:36:07.720 --> 00:36:08.780 they're under His sword. 00:36:09.539 --> 00:36:10.760 They're under His club. 00:36:11.380 --> 00:36:12.600 They're in the wine press. 00:36:15.600 --> 00:36:16.820 Do you see where this is going? 00:36:17.980 --> 00:36:19.980 It should have a sobering effect 00:36:19.980 --> 00:36:20.940 on us. 00:36:23.700 --> 00:36:25.559 Now we can get preoccupied 00:36:25.559 --> 00:36:26.640 with things in our own lives. 00:36:26.740 --> 00:36:27.300 Good things. 00:36:28.220 --> 00:36:29.019 And we can get busy 00:36:29.019 --> 00:36:29.699 doing things 00:36:29.699 --> 00:36:30.900 that are things we need to do. 00:36:31.300 --> 00:36:32.460 But they can become 00:36:32.460 --> 00:36:33.340 first things 00:36:33.340 --> 00:36:34.219 when they're not. 00:36:35.900 --> 00:36:38.460 What this sober vision 00:36:38.460 --> 00:36:40.639 of the Word of God does 00:36:40.639 --> 00:36:42.519 is compel us 00:36:42.519 --> 00:36:44.420 to be about His mission. 00:36:45.179 --> 00:36:46.579 To make disciples 00:36:46.579 --> 00:36:47.519 of the nations. 00:36:48.219 --> 00:36:49.219 We've been entrusted 00:36:49.219 --> 00:36:50.179 with the message 00:36:50.179 --> 00:36:51.000 of reconciliation. 00:36:51.780 --> 00:36:52.780 We have the message 00:36:52.780 --> 00:36:53.500 of peace. 00:36:54.400 --> 00:36:55.860 We can help people 00:36:55.860 --> 00:36:57.199 not fear the wrath 00:36:57.199 --> 00:36:58.119 of God to come 00:36:58.119 --> 00:36:59.859 by telling them 00:36:59.859 --> 00:37:01.039 about what the King's 00:37:01.039 --> 00:37:02.019 already done for them. 00:37:05.819 --> 00:37:06.559 The title, 00:37:06.719 --> 00:37:07.299 Word of God, 00:37:07.359 --> 00:37:08.500 given the context, 00:37:09.879 --> 00:37:11.899 is that Jesus 00:37:11.899 --> 00:37:13.259 is God's decisive 00:37:13.259 --> 00:37:14.739 word of judgment. 00:37:16.439 --> 00:37:17.399 And it should be 00:37:17.399 --> 00:37:18.339 sobering to us. 00:37:20.219 --> 00:37:21.819 The last title is this. 00:37:22.460 --> 00:37:23.599 It's the supreme title 00:37:23.599 --> 00:37:24.739 and we see it in verse 16. 00:37:28.059 --> 00:37:28.860 On His robe 00:37:28.860 --> 00:37:29.480 and on His thigh 00:37:29.480 --> 00:37:30.139 He has a name written 00:37:30.139 --> 00:37:30.819 King of Kings 00:37:30.819 --> 00:37:31.619 and Lord of Lords. 00:37:33.819 --> 00:37:34.519 This title 00:37:34.519 --> 00:37:35.380 is the climax 00:37:35.380 --> 00:37:36.339 of all the titles. 00:37:37.539 --> 00:37:38.460 And it seems like 00:37:38.460 --> 00:37:38.860 when you read 00:37:38.860 --> 00:37:39.400 the description 00:37:39.400 --> 00:37:40.639 that it's written 00:37:40.639 --> 00:37:41.239 twice. 00:37:42.599 --> 00:37:43.400 But the reality 00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:43.900 is this. 00:37:44.000 --> 00:37:45.400 Jesus is on His war horse. 00:37:46.360 --> 00:37:47.019 His robe 00:37:47.019 --> 00:37:47.719 would have been 00:37:47.719 --> 00:37:49.539 draped over His thigh. 00:37:49.539 --> 00:37:50.940 And so, 00:37:51.380 --> 00:37:52.659 it's King of Kings, 00:37:52.820 --> 00:37:53.340 Lord of Lords. 00:37:53.480 --> 00:37:54.219 But what I want 00:37:54.219 --> 00:37:55.300 to draw your attention to 00:37:55.300 --> 00:37:56.500 is where it's at. 00:37:57.039 --> 00:37:57.800 The perspective 00:37:57.800 --> 00:37:58.599 John has given. 00:37:59.759 --> 00:38:01.139 Your eye level 00:38:01.139 --> 00:38:03.440 with King Jesus' thigh. 00:38:05.119 --> 00:38:06.279 Reading King of Kings 00:38:06.279 --> 00:38:07.039 and Lord of Lords. 00:38:07.420 --> 00:38:08.039 Do you know what that means? 00:38:08.199 --> 00:38:09.159 You're looking up to Him. 00:38:10.579 --> 00:38:11.739 He's high and lifted up. 00:38:12.820 --> 00:38:13.679 Supreme over all. 00:38:14.079 --> 00:38:14.880 Supreme over you. 00:38:17.179 --> 00:38:18.099 He's exalted 00:38:18.099 --> 00:38:19.539 over all. 00:38:20.119 --> 00:38:21.099 On His head 00:38:21.099 --> 00:38:22.400 are many diadems, 00:38:22.519 --> 00:38:23.039 verse 12. 00:38:23.460 --> 00:38:24.599 Many crowns. 00:38:26.119 --> 00:38:27.579 He reigns over all. 00:38:29.639 --> 00:38:30.440 He alone 00:38:30.440 --> 00:38:31.920 has the rightful claim 00:38:31.920 --> 00:38:32.839 to rule 00:38:32.839 --> 00:38:33.719 all the people 00:38:33.719 --> 00:38:34.299 and places 00:38:34.299 --> 00:38:35.059 on the earth. 00:38:35.960 --> 00:38:36.819 Psalm 2.8 00:38:36.819 --> 00:38:37.819 The nations 00:38:37.819 --> 00:38:38.679 are His heritage. 00:38:39.259 --> 00:38:40.380 The ends of the earth 00:38:40.380 --> 00:38:41.779 are His possession. 00:38:46.639 --> 00:38:47.799 Revelation 19 00:38:47.800 --> 00:38:48.420 He comes back 00:38:48.420 --> 00:38:49.220 to claim them 00:38:49.220 --> 00:38:49.860 as His own. 00:38:52.060 --> 00:38:53.180 If you were to read on 00:38:53.180 --> 00:38:54.000 for the rest of 00:38:54.000 --> 00:38:54.740 the book of Revelation 00:38:54.740 --> 00:38:55.300 from here, 00:38:55.560 --> 00:38:56.019 you would see 00:38:56.019 --> 00:38:56.760 the King of Kings 00:38:56.760 --> 00:38:57.480 and Lord of Lords 00:38:57.480 --> 00:38:58.960 doing some amazing things. 00:39:00.320 --> 00:39:01.180 The King of Kings 00:39:01.180 --> 00:39:01.800 and Lord of Lords 00:39:01.800 --> 00:39:03.120 completely wipes out 00:39:03.120 --> 00:39:04.000 all of His enemies. 00:39:04.539 --> 00:39:05.420 Including the beast. 00:39:05.720 --> 00:39:06.840 Including the false prophet. 00:39:08.100 --> 00:39:09.500 Including Satan himself. 00:39:09.760 --> 00:39:10.940 Even death and Hades 00:39:10.940 --> 00:39:11.820 He throws into 00:39:11.820 --> 00:39:12.580 the lake of fire. 00:39:13.580 --> 00:39:14.900 King of Kings. 00:39:15.400 --> 00:39:16.640 Lord of Lords. 00:39:16.639 --> 00:39:16.799 Jesus. 00:39:18.799 --> 00:39:19.839 The King of Kings 00:39:19.839 --> 00:39:20.500 and Lord of Lords 00:39:20.500 --> 00:39:22.859 takes up His place 00:39:22.859 --> 00:39:24.139 on the great white throne 00:39:24.139 --> 00:39:24.679 of judgment 00:39:24.679 --> 00:39:25.480 and He judges 00:39:25.480 --> 00:39:26.259 all the dead. 00:39:27.900 --> 00:39:29.400 He separates them out 00:39:29.400 --> 00:39:31.139 like sheep and goats. 00:39:31.879 --> 00:39:32.799 And those who are not 00:39:32.799 --> 00:39:33.779 written in the Lamb's book 00:39:33.779 --> 00:39:34.119 of life 00:39:34.119 --> 00:39:35.159 He casts into 00:39:35.159 --> 00:39:36.019 the lake of fire. 00:39:36.519 --> 00:39:37.639 But for all who are 00:39:37.639 --> 00:39:38.879 written in the Lamb's book 00:39:38.879 --> 00:39:39.339 of life, 00:39:39.699 --> 00:39:40.900 all who have 00:39:40.900 --> 00:39:41.500 bowed the knee 00:39:41.500 --> 00:39:42.000 to Jesus 00:39:42.000 --> 00:39:43.059 by grace 00:39:43.059 --> 00:39:44.480 have seen Him 00:39:44.480 --> 00:39:45.480 for who He is, 00:39:47.219 --> 00:39:48.619 the King of Kings 00:39:48.619 --> 00:39:49.239 and Lord of Lords 00:39:49.239 --> 00:39:50.279 comes back 00:39:50.279 --> 00:39:52.159 with the new heavens 00:39:52.159 --> 00:39:52.940 and the new earth. 00:39:53.699 --> 00:39:55.420 He wipes away our tears. 00:39:56.699 --> 00:39:58.159 He dwells with us. 00:39:59.059 --> 00:40:00.279 He's with us 00:40:00.279 --> 00:40:02.360 for eternity. 00:40:03.960 --> 00:40:04.980 I want to clarify 00:40:04.980 --> 00:40:05.739 just one thing. 00:40:05.739 --> 00:40:09.159 When Jesus comes back, 00:40:10.159 --> 00:40:11.659 He doesn't become 00:40:11.659 --> 00:40:12.500 the King of Kings 00:40:12.500 --> 00:40:13.219 and Lord of Lords 00:40:13.219 --> 00:40:13.839 at that point. 00:40:15.619 --> 00:40:18.039 He is the King of Kings 00:40:18.039 --> 00:40:18.939 and Lord of Lords 00:40:18.939 --> 00:40:20.899 right now. 00:40:24.019 --> 00:40:26.159 He's reigning now. 00:40:26.159 --> 00:40:28.460 And He is poised 00:40:28.460 --> 00:40:29.799 to come back 00:40:29.799 --> 00:40:33.879 at an unknown hour. 00:40:36.299 --> 00:40:37.379 So this title, 00:40:37.519 --> 00:40:38.059 King of Kings 00:40:38.059 --> 00:40:38.839 and Lord of Lords 00:40:38.839 --> 00:40:40.219 should compel you 00:40:40.219 --> 00:40:42.699 to devote yourself 00:40:42.699 --> 00:40:45.819 fully and exclusively 00:40:45.819 --> 00:40:48.219 to Him. 00:40:48.980 --> 00:40:50.239 To worship Him. 00:40:52.960 --> 00:40:54.139 To live for Him. 00:40:54.139 --> 00:40:56.159 So let me just 00:40:56.159 --> 00:40:56.619 wrap it up 00:40:56.619 --> 00:40:57.319 by saying this. 00:40:58.639 --> 00:40:59.440 Be encouraged 00:40:59.440 --> 00:41:00.960 by Revelation 19, 00:41:01.059 --> 00:41:01.920 11 through 16. 00:41:02.099 --> 00:41:02.779 Be encouraged. 00:41:03.199 --> 00:41:04.539 If you're overwhelmed, 00:41:04.960 --> 00:41:05.699 you can bank 00:41:05.699 --> 00:41:06.480 on Jesus Christ 00:41:06.480 --> 00:41:07.139 coming back. 00:41:07.719 --> 00:41:08.900 If you're bored, 00:41:09.420 --> 00:41:10.420 be awed 00:41:10.420 --> 00:41:11.679 at this Savior 00:41:11.679 --> 00:41:14.119 who defies 00:41:14.119 --> 00:41:14.819 your comprehension. 00:41:16.579 --> 00:41:18.379 If you're preoccupied, 00:41:18.739 --> 00:41:19.719 be sobered up 00:41:19.719 --> 00:41:21.099 with His mission. 00:41:22.559 --> 00:41:23.279 And if you've been 00:41:23.279 --> 00:41:23.819 adrift, 00:41:24.679 --> 00:41:25.440 in your devotion, 00:41:27.159 --> 00:41:28.199 He is your King of Kings 00:41:28.199 --> 00:41:28.920 and Lord of Lords. 00:41:29.980 --> 00:41:30.839 Don't give up. 00:41:31.799 --> 00:41:32.339 Let me pray. 00:41:33.519 --> 00:41:34.299 God in Heaven, 00:41:34.379 --> 00:41:35.400 we do thank You so much 00:41:35.400 --> 00:41:36.659 for Revelation 19, 00:41:37.279 --> 00:41:38.219 11 through 16. 00:41:39.559 --> 00:41:40.440 God, we pray 00:41:40.440 --> 00:41:41.679 that You would use this 00:41:41.679 --> 00:41:42.779 now and throughout 00:41:42.779 --> 00:41:43.379 the week 00:41:43.379 --> 00:41:44.859 to stir us 00:41:44.859 --> 00:41:45.659 to be faithful. 00:41:46.099 --> 00:41:47.079 To press on. 00:41:48.119 --> 00:41:48.779 Lord Jesus, 00:41:48.940 --> 00:41:49.639 we don't want to live 00:41:49.639 --> 00:41:50.619 for anybody but You. 00:41:50.619 --> 00:41:52.699 we praise You 00:41:52.699 --> 00:41:54.880 and trust our lives 00:41:54.880 --> 00:41:55.279 to You. 00:41:55.339 --> 00:41:56.159 In Your name we pray. 00:41:56.920 --> 00:41:57.319 Amen. 00:41:57.319 --> 00:41:57.440 Amen. 00:41:58.000 --> 00:41:58.119 Amen. 00:41:58.199 --> 00:41:59.319 Amen. 00:41:59.420 --> 00:41:59.699 Amen.