REVELATION LESSON 55

REVELATION 

LESSON 55

ARE WE LIVING IN THE END TIMES?

Revelation 22:11   ¹¹ He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

The time will come when a person’s final destiny will be determined and sealed forever. When the eternal day dawns, all unbelievers will be condemned and cast into the lake of fire. They will be without hope because their eternal condition will never change.

On the other hand, all believers will be excepted and given entrance to the Holy City where they will continue to grow and improve. Hope and holiness will always be theirs.

Revelation 22:12   ¹² And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

Jesus will return and when he does, he will bring rewards with him, he will separate the lost from the saved and everyone will receive rewards according to the quality of work they have done.

Revelation 22:13   ¹³ I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Jesus is using three titles to identify himself with the Father. He has used them several times before. No one else can use them because they assert his deity. It must be taken by faith.

Revelation 22:14   ¹⁴ Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

This is where we will be blessed with two rewards: access to the tree of life, and permission to pass through the gates of the Holy City. Those who refuse to accept Christ will be rejecting his reward.

Revelation 22:15   ¹⁵ For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Jesus is providing a list of those who will not be blessed with access to the tree of life and the Holy City. The cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murders, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters and all liars, shall have their part in the lake of fire.

Revelation 22:16   ¹⁶ I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

Jesus reiterates the first two verses of Chapter one by saying that revelation is a testimony he gave to an angel for delivery to the churches.

The root of the offspring of David comes from the old testament and is a reference to the Messiah, Jesus is the messiah.

The bright and morning star comes from both the old and new testaments. Jesus is identifying himself as the one who will appear near the end of the earth’s darkest hour, the tribulation period, he alone will bring a brighter day to the world.

Revelation 22:17   ¹⁷ And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

This is God’s final call for all believers to come. A call for all believers to tell all unbelievers to come. The Holy Spirit works in and through the bride of Christ the church) using them to invite all unbelievers to come to Jesus and drink of His salvation, the water of life.

Let him who thirst come, those who are tired of living without Jesus should come. God invites all who desire to receive his free gift of salvation through His Son, Jesus, to come.

Revelation 22:18   ¹⁸ For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

Revelation was given by God and it is His word alone. He alone has authority over it, anyone who adds anything new to the words of Revelation will feel the wrath of God upon him.

Revelation 22:19   ¹⁹ And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Taking away from this book brings on a second part to Gods warning. Anyone who deletes anything from this book risks having his share in the tree of life and the Holy city erased. Those who delete something prove not only that they do not love God or believe in his word, but that by doing this they are destined for the lake of fire as well.

Revelation 22:20   ²⁰ He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

I am coming quickly is His final promise. In answer to this promise of the Lords return, John responds, amen, even so come Lord Jesus. This is a statement of Johns personal belief and he urges Jesus to come back.

Revelation 22:21   ²¹ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Grace makes salvation possible. Grace will keep us out of the lake of fire, and let us pass through the gates of the Holy City.

Thank you, readers, for staying to the end. God bless you and now back to teaching bible lessons as we did before I started this series on revelation.

Until the next lesson,

stay in the word.

Brother Andy