Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, Sunday, July 18, 2021

Revelation and the End Times (continued)…

Today Pastor Michael is continuing the “End Times” study.  We are now in the Tribulation period and part of the story of the things we go through in life is our struggles send us seeking God’s grace, something immediately tangible during the Tribulation.  Michael covers two of the three 7’s: the 7 seals and the 7 trumpets.  The 7 bowls will be covered next week.

 It goes without saying, during the Tribulation, times are going to be rough.  There will be crazy, earth-wide events (judgments) that people will be placed under.  Conquest, war, famine and massive death.  Hail, massive fire, water pollution.

Not a neat place to be.  Yet through it all, in spite of all of the literals signs that everyone will be living, there will be those that still do not repent.  John speaks of this specifically in Revelation 9: 20-21.

But, as Christians, we know this: when everything seems out of control, God IS in control.  

(CSB Baker Illustrated Bible Study Notes) The message of Revelation has an enduring relevance for Christians of our century as well as the first. It is a profoundly theological book that uses symbols, metaphor, and figurative language from the OT Scriptures and the cultural traditions of the Greco-Roman world to speak about God and salvation. Though much of Revelation unveils how the Roman Empire perpetuates evil through its military, its social patronage system, and the imperial cult, these very same issues of violence, economic injustice, and idolatrous religious practice are just as cogent for the modern church that engages evil today as it was for the ancient Christian movement.

Today’s bible verses are found in Revelation Chapters 6 through 12 as well as emphasis on Chapter 9: 20-21.