David Pawson - Revelation Part 1
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THOUGHTFUL THOUGHTS 15.5.26 BY JOHN DUNNING;- “Jesus Wins”.
Revelation Part 1…
1). Introduction to “Jesus Wins”.
David Pawson had more difficulty providing his messages on Revelation than any other book, as parts were found to be erased and it was always the same part. For that reason, he said there are two books in the Bible that Satan hates more than any others…
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A). Genesis is one of the two books which Satan hates the most…
WHY? Because it tells us;-
i). we have a Creator, and
ii). how evil came into the world. (Jesus endorsed the book of Genesis.)
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B). The other book he hates is Revelation because it explains;-
i). that Jesus wins as well as…
ii). how evil will be brought to an end.
Revelation is more easily understood by those facing trouble for their faith. It encourages believers not to give up, but to be what Jesus calls, ‘overcomers’. (Rev. 14.12 says, “This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God’s commandments and remain faithful to Jesus”). It prepares us to meet Jesus.
Even though Revelation is the letter of Jesus Himself, Martin Luther rejected it as even being inspired! There is a lesson here for us to NOT put theologians up on a pedestal! Because of theologians like Luther, many Christians ended up ignoring it. Others go to the opposite extreme and speculate about it, inventing all kinds of theologies. Let’s start with the basics…
2). Evidence of the inspiration of Revelation…
Martin Luther declared that Revelation was not an inspired book. There have been others who also denied the Divine inspiration of Revelation. But there is evidence that it is an inspired book, which we will look at now…
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a). Proof 1.
John sees a rainbow in heaven. (Rev. 4:3).
John tells us which stones are used in the new Jerusalem. All of the stones listed produce a rainbow effect when in pure light. John could only have known by revelation which stones produce a rainbow effect in pure light because we only discovered how to make pure light in the last century. How? When pure light is shone on the stones listed by John, the stones display all the colours of the rainbow.
So where will pure light come from in heaven? We are told that God will light the new heaven and earth!
b). Proof 2.
John was imprisoned on Patmos Island, “for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus”. On this island, prisoners were used as slave labour in the quarries, for stone. Despite that, John knew the problems of the seven churches…
How could he have known that if he was on Patmos Island?
Well, by divine revelation. Jesus had visited these churches and revealed to John an important revelation.
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3). Overview of Revelation: The Return of the King.
Revelation informs us that Jesus is returning to earth in a loud fanfare of trumpets, announcing His arrival to the whole world, (literally ‘parousia’ in Greek), meaning everyone will see Jesus as He really is.
To explain “parousia”, the late Queen Elizabeth 2 walked on her vast Balmoral estate in Scotland and once was met by an American tourist couple, who were also out walking. The Queen was in her country clothes and as they didn’t recognise her, they asked her if she had ever met the Queen! She replied, “Well, he has”, pointing to her bodyguard!
However, when she appears on her balcony at Buckingham Palace, in her crown and regalia, you could say that that is a ‘parousia’, as that is when she appears as she really is.
The point is, when Jesus came the first time, He came “incognito”. Only too late did anyone realize. Jesus even forbade demons from saying who he was. However, when Jesus comes next time, it will be very different. It will be the noisiest of all possible arrivals, with trumpets blowing, announcing His arrival, (and 1 Thessalonians 4:16 says so). Millions of Jesus’ disciples welcome Him back. The only space big enough will be in the air, (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
So, we see that Jesus’ Second Coming spoken of in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 is very noisy and therefore NOT a “secret coming”, as some have said. It will be a very noisy welcoming back as and when we “meet” Jesus in the air, described in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). It is one and the same event, but some have tried to say otherwise. The event will be more public than the Olympic Games, so there is nothing secret about it. This is the “Second Coming” of Jesus and there is no such thing mentioned that there is a third coming of Jesus.
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4). Epilogue … “Jesus Wins” – He returns as the rightful King…
Revelation has been understood by those who are facing big trouble for their faith. It encourages believers not to give up, but to be what Jesus calls, ‘overcomers’. Rev. 14.12 says, “This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God’s commandments and remain faithful to Jesus”. It prepares us to meet Jesus.
A college caretaker was seen reading his Bible and was asked by theological students if he understood what Revelation was all about! He simply replied that it meant that “Jesus wins”! We will fill in more details as we go, but “Jesus wins” is a brilliant summary!
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