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Passage: Revelation 7 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The Bible predicts a great spiritual awakening is still ahead. This outpouring of God’s grace will sweep the globe in just a few short years and produce a vast multitude of believers from every nation, making it the greatest movement of God’s saving power that...

Passage: Revelation 6 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: In Rev. 6 we see the curtain rise as the final act of God’s divine drama begins. The drama plays out in two theaters—heaven and earth. In heaven, Jesus holds in His hands the title deed of the earth, which was pictured in chapter 5 as a seven-sealed scroll. Wi...

Passage: Revelation 5 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The greatest real estate transaction of all time is found in Revelation chapter 5. In this passage, we are ushered back into the throne room of heaven. Around the throne we see hosts of angels, the redeemed church and the four living creatures. This awesome sc...

Passage: Revelation 4 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: In Revelation 4 we have a sneak peek behind heaven’s curtain into the very throne room of God. If you have ever wondered, “What’s heaven going to be like?” this chapter offers us a prophetic preview—a glimpse of glory. You’ll discover that this passage is one...

Passage: Revelation 3:14-22 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: Of all the churches in Revelation 2-3, the last one—Laodicea—is probably the most pitiful. Their half-hearted approach to Christ made Him sick. In fact, a careful study of this letter shows that Jesus had nothing good to say about the Laodiceans. If Ephe...

Passage: Revelation 3:7-12 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The church at Philadelphia stood on the threshold of an exciting opportunity to reach out with the Gospel. In fact, of all the letters to the churches in Revelation I would have most wanted to be in attendance at Philadelphia on the day the mailman delive...

Passage: Revelation 3:1-6 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: In the first verses of Revelation chapter 3 we read our Lord’s autopsy of a dead church. The believers in Sardis were barely clinging to life. This letter is unique because in every church we have studied thus far, Jesus has had at least something positive...

Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The church at Thyatira failed to keep her guard up and the result was deadly, as she was infiltrated by false doctrine and immorality. Much like her sister church at Pergamum, the church at Thyatira lacked discernment, had a love affair with the world, tolerated sin and became “The...

Passage: Revelation 2:12-17 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Pergamum is known in the list of the seven churches of Revelation as, “The Compromising Church.” Interestingly, the name “Pergamum” actually means “a mixed marriage.” The chief sin of the church is bound up in its name, as the believers became married to the worl...

Passage: Revelation 2:8-11 Preacher: Derrick McCarson Series: Revelation: Return of the King Category: Prophecy , End-Times, Revelation Summary: The fires of persecution burned hot against the believers in Smyrna. Yet, for the majority of America’s history, Christians in this nation have been insulated from much of the persecution that is normal in the rest of the world. But as our society grows m...