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

The Transformation Greatly Accelerates!

I. Pangs of Distress vs. The Seven Seals

A. Many are deceived...Matt. 24:4-8

B. Most are stumbled...Matt. 24:9-13; Rev. 6:9-11

C. "Peace" taken from the earth, 1/4 killed...Rev. 6:3-8

D. Signs in heaven!...Rev. 6:12-17; Matt. 24:29-30

II. The 144,000 and the Great Multitude

A. They sing a new song!...Rev. 14:1-5

B. Time of sealing...7:1-4

C. Those arrayed in white...Rev. 7:9-17; Isa. 2:1-4; Ex. 12:30-38

III. The Abomination That Causes Desolation! Matt. 24:15

A. The King of the North...Dan. 11:28-12:3 = The Beast

1. The prayers of the saints...Rev. 8:1-5; Isa. 59:1-15 Yahweh's people bring about their own demise by their sins

2. The Two Witnesses...Rev. 11:1-6; 8:6-9:20

a. Their death...Rev. 11:7-10

b. And resurrection...11:11-19

B. A note to believers!...Matt. 24:16-35

IV. A Reason for Joy!

A. "I have told you!"...John 16:1-4

B. The spirit of truth...John 16::5-16

C. From grief to joy!...John 16:17-24

SONG: The Motions by Matthew West

Expectations of the New Covenant

I. With Great Joy!
A. On their hearts...Jer. 31:31-37
B. Are you serious?...Jer. 32
1. There you see it!...v.16-25
2. An everlasting covenant...v. 36-44
C. A Covenant for the ages...Matt. 26:26-29; Luke 22:14-20

II. All Your Heart, Soul and Mind...Matt. 22:37-39
A. "Your first love...Rev. 2:1-7
B. True passion...Luke 7:24-50; 23:39-43
C. Tribulation for righteousness!...Rev. 2:8-11; Heb. 11:30-40

III. Shameful Behavior Condoned!
A. The church in Pergamos...Rev. 2:12-17; Num. 25:1-9; 31:7-17
1. Bright spots...Rev. 2:13
B. A Testimony to all!...Rev. 2:18-29; Jer. 19:1-15; 22:8-9
C. Invitation to the dead!...Rev. 3:1-6
D. Neither hot nor cold!...Rev. 3:14-22

IV. I Am Coming Quickly!
A. Not denied my name!...Rev. 3:7-13
B. The Recabites...Jer. 35

SONG: Empty Me by Chris Sligh

Conviction - An Indispensable Possession

I. Unlikely Devotion
A. Rather Depressing...Ruth 1:1-5
B. Breathless...1:6-22
C. Long story, short...4:13-22; 2 Chron. 16:9

II. Hidden Conviction?
A. No man!...Matt. 5:13-16 (My SOD)
B. Confession...Rom. 10:1-21
1. Submission...1-4
2. Proof, proof, proof...5-18; Deut. 30:11-20
3. Sad, but true...19-21; Ps. 18
C. Convicted Sheep...John 10:1-16, 22-30

III. Lacking Conviction
A. Jeremiah's troubles...Jer. 20; Matt. 12:34-36
B. Peter's denial and restoration...Luke 22:31-34, 54-62; John 21:15-19

IV. Yahweh's Convictions!
A Until...Ps. 72 (v. 5, as long as...)
B. Behold...Jer. 33:14-26

SONG: Everytime I Breath by Big Daddy Weave