Sermon Snippets with Max Taylor

Revelation 14:14-20   It’s a sobering metaphor we read in the end of Revelation 14. This harvest of grapes with the blade of Christ and their trampling in the winepress should move us to be more burdened for the souls of the lost. May we beseech the people around us to turn to Christ before it is too late.

Revelation 14:6-13   Three angels are sent from God to man to announce (1) a warning of the wrath to come, (2) an example of the wrath already displayed, and (3) an ultimatum and urge to decide for or against God. The choice is between the eternal gospel and eternal judgment. It’s a matter of wrath or rest. The choice belongs to each and every one of us. We will pick back up with the vision of Chr...

Revelation 14:1-5   These martyred 144,000 witnesses are a great example of how to live faithfully to God and value God’s priorities over our own. This celebration in heaven will be spectacular to behold some day, where these Jewish evangelists with the seal of God in their foreheads sing a song of praise to God that is uniquely theirs. May we also determine to live for God by learning Him better,...

Revelation 13:11-18   This is an ominous time in world history, the antichrist is at the helm of the anti-God world government, this ultimate false prophet is leading the world in false worship, believers are being killed for their faith, and society at-large is following right along in their rejection of God placing their identity and solidarity with this hideous and vile filth. But it is often d...

Revelation 13:7-10   In between the dreadful description of these two beasts is a silver lining about the saints that is easy to miss. This offers us much encouragement as we witness one disturbing phenomena after another in this present age. Here, at the heart of it all, is the issue—whether or not we are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Revelation 13:1-7   We read here of the description of a vile beast that rises out of the sea. This beast is the governmental system which will be led by the Antichrist. It will contain elements of all the empires before it and will exalt itself in the place of God. Even now we may feel like the world is against what is true and right, but we can be encouraged that the Lord who reigns during the t...

Psalm 42-43   In these two Psalms, we read admonitions to put our hope in God. The scene portrays an author who is parched for God’s presence, sorrowful unto tears in distress, swallowed up in grief, who feels forsaken by God and oppressed by his enemies, and he longs to put his hope in God. He cries out to God, reminds himself of God’s glory, and instructs himself to hope in God. One of the most...

Revelation 12:12-17   In spite of the persistent persecution of the devil to destroy the people of God, God will always preserve His people. Just as when Israel was freed from captivity in Egypt, in the events we read about in Revelation 12, they will once again be saved from destruction and led into the wilderness for their protection. In much the same way, we can trust God to be our refuge when...

Revelation 12:7-12   We have a fierce enemy in the devil, and this adversary is not to be taken lightly. At the same time, we can be comforted that he will soon be cast down by the angels of God and overcome by the blood of Christ. May we both stand fast and rejoice in the victory provided by Jesus from this vicious opponent.

Revelation 12:1-7   We are involved in a serious spiritual battle between God and the enemies of God. This battle has been raging since the garden of Eden, and it still goes on today. But we know that God’s plan of redemption continues to march on, and it will be accomplished in spite of Satan, our sin, and ourselves. This is cause for great relief and rejoicing.

Revelation 12:1-6   The scene in heaven continues with two wonders: a woman and a dragon. The woman symbolizes Israel, bringing the Son of God into the world. And the dragon is the devil, the enemy of God who tries to destroy everything God has ordained. In the end, God lovingly protects his people by preparing a place for them in the wilderness similar to Elijah and David. We too can rest in the...

Revelation 11:8-19   From the perspective of earth, things look pretty bleak in Revelation chapter eleven. Judgments are being poured out on the earth, people are refusing God’s grace, the enemies of God are celebrating the death of the two prophets, and righteousness seems to be losing. But then comes the hopeful line, “the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Ch...

Revelation 11:3-7   We read of two witnesses in Revelation 11, who stand up for God and confront the world. We should be striving to represent God in much the same way as these two ministers in our own lives in this world. Just like them, one day our work will come to an end, and after that we have the resurrection to look forward to. Don’t give up, your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Revelation 11:1-2   In these verses, John is told to go measure the future temple of God that will be instrumental in the tribulation. Perhaps the greatest lesson as we think about the temple down through the millennia is that God is always in control, whether we have an unfulfilled good desire, or are given the opportunity to participate in something we don’t deserve. God’s will is going to be ac...

Revelation 10:7-11   I love the fact that just as God paused the chaotic judgments to give John a glimpse of Himself in Revelation chapter 10, we too can spend time beholding Him each day and hearing His private voice to us (not audibly, but through His Word). Whether or not this message was directed to John personally, we can still be comforted by the sweetness of Scripture and challenged by the...

Revelation 10:1-7   In the middle of Revelation, God pauses the story of unfolding judgment that is to be poured out on earth to speak to John personally-to reveal Himself to John when he needed it most. This is one of the most touching and encouraging chapters in Revelation to me. Before we get to the application, we must understand the setting in the timeline of the book as well as the scene, wh...

Revelation 9:12-21   In the midst of these intense judgments, we see the mercy of God extended and the hardness of mens hearts confirmed. The sixth trumpet judgment results in another fraction of the earth’s population dead, and yet mankind at large still refuses to turn to God. How sad.

Revelation 9:1-12   This title is not swearing or vain threats as we hear this expression frequently used today. In Revelation 9, the place of eternal torment called hell literally breaks out upon the earth. We cannot imagine a time when darkness prevails more than the description in this prophecy. It will be a dark time to be alive unless you have God.

Revelation 8:13 with Acts 14 and Psalm 37   We left off right in the midst of the end of the world. This is a time of calamity and catastrophe like the world has never seen, but how should we live in light of this coming reality? What attitudes characterize the lost, and how should the saved view these events? For that we turn to Acts 14 and Psalm 37 to gain perspective on how we should live in th...

Revelation 8:7-13   What does the word apocalypse mean? It comes from the greek word Ἀποκάλυψις which means to uncover. This word carries two ideas (1) revealing Christ, His second coming, making manifest the Sons of God and (2) the final judgment and the destruction of the world. Today we are looking at the point in time when the world falls apart. It is the end of the world in which Christ will...

Revelation 8:1-6   Picking up where we left off in this remarkable scene, we see the effectiveness of the prayers of all the saints in God’s dealings in the world. And second, we see God’s timing, in His mercy, to redeem the world and His people. With each passing second of silence, heaven waits, the angels adjust their trumpets and prepare to give their ear-piercing blast, earth groans under the...

Revelation 8:1-5   There are two remarkable aspects of this passage in Revelation 8 that have the potential to impact our lives in a marvelous way. First, we see the collected prayers of the saints  down through the ages that result in the decisive action of the Lord in the world. And second, we see the timing of God in pouring His concentrated wrath upon the world. Both aspects are incredibly hel...

Revelation 7:9-17   In life, we rarely see the spiritual impact of our daily obedience to God, but in Revelation 7 we are given a glimpse into the results of these 144,000 Jewish evangelists. This reminds us of the invisible impact of our service to God, it shows us that the most important thing is living for Him, and it encourages us that even when we can’t see the effects of our obedience, etern...

Revelation 7:1-8   We switch our focus from the judgments that come upon the earth to God’s protection of a group of 144,000 Jewish evangelists during the time of the tribulation in chapter seven. Here we see God preserving His people from the destruction that would befall the rest of the world in order for them to fulfill a specific role God has for them. This chapter encourages us to keep servin...

Revelation 6:12-17   In the latter part of the tribulation, the earth gets absolutely pummeled by God’s judgment in the form of these catastrophes: (1) a great earthquake, (2) the sun darkened, (3) the moon turned blood-red, (4) stars falling to the earth, (5) the heavens released, and (6) mountains and islands displaced. This judgment precisely mirrors the teachings of Jesus in Matthew 24. As we...