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Homiletics Revelation 20:11-21:8


Contents (not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture):  Where?                                                                Who?

1
20:11
Then I saw grt wt throne & Him seatd on it; earth/hvns fled His presence, no plc for them.
2
20:12a
I saw dead, grt & sm, stdg before throne & books opened; another bk opened, bk of life.
3
20:12b
Dead judged according to what they’d done as recorded in bks
4
20:13
Sea gave up dead, death/Hades gave up dead in them, ea judgd acc to what they done.
5
20:14
Then death/Hades thrown into lake of fire; lake of fire=second death.
6
20:15
Anyone whose name not found in bk of life thrown into lake of fire.
7
21:1
Then I saw “new hvn & new earth”, 1st hvn/earth passed away, & no longer any sea.
8
21:2
I saw Holy City, New Jerus, cming out hvn frm G, prepd as bride beautifly dressd for husb.
9
21:3a
I hrd loud voce frm throne: Look! G’s dwelling plc now among ppl.
10
21:3b
They be His ppl, G himself will be w/them & be their G.
11
21:4a
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
12
21:4b
there no more death, mourning, crying, pain, for old order of things passed away.”
13
21:5
He seatd on throne: I making everything new!  Write this, these wds trustworthy & true.
14
21:6
“It done; I Alpha&Omega, Beg&End; to thirsty I give h2o w/o cost frm spring of h2o of life.
15
21:7
Those who victorious inherit this & I be their G & they be my children.
16
21:8a
Cowardly, unbelieving, vile, murderers, sex imm, those practice magic, idolaters, liars-
17
21:8b
-they consigned to fiery lake of burning sulfur; this is second death.”

 


Divisions (run-on sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture):

1
20:11-15
The dead are judged at the great white throne
Principle:
Choosing to die without Christ leads to eternal torment.
2
21:1-8
The new heaven and earth descends and God dwells with His people
Principle:
Putting faith in Christ is rewarded by dwelling with Him forever.

 

Subject Sentence (10-word sentence with proper structure):

God judges the dead and dwells with His people.

 

Aim:

TCMATK Everyone chooses whether they experience the eternal torment of God’s absence or the  eternal pleasure of dwelling with Him.

 

Application:

1
What people in your sphere of influence will be part of the GWT judgment?  And what action will you take today to reduce the possibility of their participation in that event?
What will you do to influence the unbelievers you know to have their names written in the book of life?
What behaviors should you repent of now to avoid judgment based on 2 Corinthians 5:10?
Who will you work to rescue from eternal torment in the lake of fire and how will you attempt this?
2
What habits do you have that God won’t appreciate when you dwell with Him?  And how will you go about eradicating those habits?
How have (or will) you prepare yourself to inherit the kingdom of God?

 

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