Which Is Better?

I. Most Blessed!

A. How can this be?...Luke 1:26-38

B. All generations!...Luke 1:46-56

C. True to His word!...Amos 3:1-8

II. His True Love

A. Yahweh tested Abraham...Gen. 22:1-19

B. Adam...Gen. 3:1-24

1. Great love for Adam...Gen. 1:26-31; 2:4-25

2. Blame Game!...Gen. 3:8-13

3. Capital Punishment!...Gen. 3:16-19

C. Yahweh's Plea!...Micah 6:1-8; 1 Sam. 15:22-23

III. Grounds for Divorce! (Satan's Favorite)

A. His name is Jealous!...James 4:4-5; Ex. 34:14-16

B. Family material...Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21; Josh. 22:10-34

C. Unfit!...Gen. 19:15-26; Luke 9:57-62

IV. Who Then?

A. Possible with Yahweh...Luke 18:24-30

B. The dry bones live!...Ez. 37

SONG: While I'm Waiting by John Waller

That None Be Lost (John 17:12)

I. Rising Up Early...

A. "Stand in the gate"...Jer. 7:1-27

B. "Since the creation of the world"...Rom. 1:18-31; Prov. 1:20-33

C. Lastly!...Mark 12:1-12

II. Success Stories

A. Uninvited!...Luke 7:36-50; 19:1-9

B. Man and beast...John 3:1-10

C. Humbled!...1 Kings 21:17-29

III. The Unacceptable!

A. 90 Days of probation...Mal. 1:6-14

1. Is it a crime?...Matt. 25:14-30; Rev. 3:14-22

2. Still the choice...John 13:18-30; Matt. 23:37-39

B. Yahweh's promise!...Zeph. 1:12-18

IV. The Pure Language

A. The Book of remembrance...Mal. 3:16-18

B. "Wait for me"...Zeph. 3:8-20

SONG: Slow Fade by Casting Crowns

The Ultimate Vindication

I. Understanding the Scarlet Colored Beast...Rev. 17

A. The beast that was...Dan. 8:1-8; 15-12; Rev. 17:8a First beast who "was" is the large horn who was replaced by 4 horns = 8th king of Rev. 17:9-11.

B. The beasts within the beast!...Rev. 17:9-11; 13:11-15; Dan. 8:23-25

Beast with lamb horns = 7th beast, 7th and 8th co-exist.

II. The "Other Woman"

A. No competition...Rev. 17:1-6, 18; 11:7-10 Two witnesses cramping the Harlot's style because they were exposing her.

B. Yahweh's charge against her...Rev. 18:2, 3, 24

1. Remember them?...Matt. 23:29-39 Similar charge as the Harlot but Harlot charged with EVERY death (Rev. 18:24)

2. The voice of reason...Rev. 18:4 (see Jer. 51)

C. Her bloody and fiery end!...Rev. 17:15-17; 18:5-8 (See Isa. 47) Harlot destroyed by the beast she was riding.

III. The End of the Beast!

A. The seven bowls!...Rev. 16

1. One through four...16:1-9

2. Five through seven...16:10-21; Ez. 38

B. Finally Satan is punished!...Rev. 20:1-3; 7-10

IV. All Things Made New!

A. Thousand year reign...Rev. 20:4-6

B. Yahweh Himself...21:1-7

C. Behold I am Coming...22:1-7

SONG: You Can Have Me by Sidewalk Prophets

Far From Impossible

I. Perfection Through Imperfection!

A. The ending of one era and the beginning...Rev. 12

1. The woman giving birth...12:1-6

a. Lesson learned...Luke 1:26-38; Isa. 54; 66:7-12

b. Who is the child?...Rev. 12:15; Ps. 2; Isa. 9:6-7; 11:1-5; Rev. 19:11-16

B. The woman and the rest of her offspring...Rev. 12:13-17

1. Two wings to fly...Rev. 3:7-13; 7:1-4

2. The rest who obey...Rev. 2:8-11; Luke 14:26-35

II. The Beast!

A. Devil's last stand!...Dan. 2:41-45; Rev. 13 - final kingdom/beast; 2nd beast = false prophet

B. The "other woman"...Rev. 17

C. Yahweh's vengeance!...Rev. 18; Rev. 14:6-13

III. Hail to the Victors!

A. The seal of Yahweh!...Rev. 9:1-6; Ex. 11; Rev. 15

B. The seven bowls...Rev. 16; Zech. 14:12-15; Rev. 14:14-20

SONG: Blessings by Laura Story