Oh, I have got a good one for you this week.
This week we are gonna dig into a topic
that when it gets offered at churches,
Bible study numbers double, if not triple,
every single time.
If you go to a church where there's in-home Bible studies,
small group ministry Bible study
and you invite your neighbor to this study
that we're talking about this week,
they might actually come.
We're talking on the last book of the Bible,
the Book of Revelation.
And since this book has been written,
it has captivated and just straight up confused Christians
since its inception.
So, we're gonna dig into it this week,
and explain to you the truth and how this book
is actually intended to be a book of peace,
actually a book of comfort for you.
So, a little bit of background here.
We have John, this is the disciple of Jesus,
who actually writes down the book of Revelation
and Jesus gives him this vision, this understanding
to give to people of all time.
John is on the island of Patmos,
small little island, about 13 square miles,
just off of modern day Turkey.
And so John writes this to the believers
on mainland Turkey to give them encouragement
and give you and me encouragement.
Now, why has this book confused people so much?
Well, to be honest, it's kind of weird.
There's a lot of weird visions
and things that just don't make sense to our minds.
There's crazy things inside of this book,
like for instance, there's things turning into blood.
There's bowls of wrath that get poured out,
and as each bowl gets poured out,
more destruction ends up happening.
There's a beast of the sea.
There's the beast of the land.
There's a dragon.
Yes, there's a dragon in the Book of Revelation.
But again, this is supposed to peace, comforting.
Why?
How?
Well, John tells us, right here in the first verses,
"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him
"to show us servants what must soon take place."
Then verse three, "Blessed is the one who reads
"the words of this prophecy,
"and blessed are those who hear it and take it to heart
"what is written in it, because the time is near."
So, John tells us these words are supposed to bless you.
And how do you do that?
There's one thing you gotta remember.
There's one truth.
If you remember this,
when you read the whole Book of Revelation,
it changes everything.
Here's the truth:
Jesus wins.
That's what the whole book is about.
You remember that and everything changes.
So, a quick little story for you.
I am a huge football fan, a massive fan
and when I watch my team play,
I am one of those loud fans,
like I really scream and joy when my team does well.
I'm crushed when we mess things up.
True story, my neighbor actually texted my wife one time
when I was watching my team because they weren't doing well,
and asked, "Is everything okay over there."
I really get into it.
I've scared my children on multiple occasions
and made my wife not happy with me.
I should go to a group or something.
I'm telling you this because every once in awhile,
I hear the score of my game before I get to watch it.
I don't always watch it in time.
And let me tell you when I watch that game,
when I know that my team wins,
I still celebrate the joys.
The victories are still incredible.
The good plays are awesome.
But, I don't get that mad.
I don't really get that hurt or upset when my team messes up
'cause I know, in the end, well we win.
That, that right there is the truth you need to remember.
Please, remember that, when you read the Book of Revelation,
in the end, Jesus wins.
This may be, this book, it is a page turner.
And so is your life.
Your life is a page turner.
And sometimes you turn the page and the next day
and there's hardship, and sometimes you turn the next page
and there's joy.
But if you remember one truth in your life
like you remember the Book of Revelation, that Jesus wins,
it changes everything.
A lot of people use the Book of Revelation
to try to find hidden codes and meanings
to figure out the end of time.
Remember that's not what it's about.
It's about Jesus wins.
If you got some friends who are digging into Revelation
and curious about it, share these videos.
Start with today.
Let them know this is a book of peace.
A book of comfort written for them.
Share that, be a blessing to them.
And thank you.
Thank you for all you do, come back tomorrow.
I'll give you more insights.