This Week\’s Sunday School Lesson, \”The Last Rights\”, 11/27/2016

 

 

THE LAST RIGHTS

 

Revelation 22:12-21

 

THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST

V:12 \”Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.\”

1. Jesus said \” Behold\” it is in the imperative form, meaning it is important that

we pay attention.

1. The word \”quickly\” has as one of it\’s meaning, it will be a surprise.
2. He will not announce the time of His second coming, but Jesus is coming.
3. No one knows the time of His coming but the Father.
4. Jesus second coming will have a purpose.
5. He will judge the living and the dead.
6. He will reward all mankind individually, according to what was done while living

on this earth.

1. Everyone is responsible for his/her own actions.
2. What we do now, is a setup for the judgment that Jesus will render in heaven.

 

LIKE THE FATHER, THE SON HAS NO BEGINNING OR ENDING

V:13 \”I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.\”

1. We can take word \”first\” in a number of ways:
2. Jesus was first born of the Father.
3. Jesus was first born of the dead.
4. He was first with the Word.
5. Jesus is eternal, He has no beginning or ending.
6. Jesus always was.
7. Jesus always will be.
8. Jesus is the beginning of everything we know.
9. Jesus is the end of everything we will know.
10. Everything and everyone you and I know has a beginning and has an ending.
11. It is beyond human understanding to know eternity past or eternity future.
12. What has been revealed about Jesus is supernatural.

 

THE RIGHT TO THE TREE OF LIFE

V:14. \” Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. \”

1. The washing of robes must be the washing of our sins through our faith in the blood

of Jesus.

1. We are made clean through the our faith in Jesus Christ.
2. The right to the tree of life is granted immediately upon our faith in Jesus.
3. The new Jerusalem, now revealed in the text is the place Jesus said He would

prepare for us.   John 14:3

1. The city will have 12 gates open to all people, from the four corners of the world

that confess Jesus as Lord and Savior.

1. The unrighteous have a place prepared for them which is the eternal hell.

 

THOSE EXCLUDED FROM HEAVEN

V:15. \” Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.\”

1. The word \”outside\” refers to eternal separation from God.
2. God identifies those people who will not be included in the Lamb\’s book of life.
3. The dogs are those who turn against their owner. The owner is God.
4. All people who oppose the Word of God are listed as those who will not enter into

the New Jerusalem.

1. Those who practice magic are excluded from the tree of life.
2. Those who are immoral are excluded.
3. Those who worship idol gods are excluded.
4. Those who show no regard for the life of others are excluded.
5. Those who pervert the truth are excluded from the tree of life.

 

THE IDENTITY OF JESUS

V:16 \”I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.\”

1. Jesus uses His messengers to bring us a Word from Him.
2. Jesus is the root of all mankind, yet subjected himself to be a descendant from Jesse.
3. Jesus is a descendant from David, Jesse\’s son.
4. Jesus consider David as man after His heart.
5. David was a servant and King of Israel.
6. Jesus said I did not come to be served, but to serve.
7. Jesus is the King of all believers, the new Israel.
8. Jesus is the bright morning star.
9. Jesus is the light of the world.
10. Jesus is the new morning for all believers. He is start of every day.
11. Jesus is the star of our lives.
12. Jesus is our focus.
13. We can look to sky and see the glory of God.

 

THE INVITATION TO THE TREE OF LIFE

V:17. \” The Spirit and the bride say, \”Come.\” And let the one who hears say, \”Come.\” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.\”

1. All believers have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
2. We have the job to invites others to come and join the body of Christ.
3. We should inform nonbelievers that once accepting Christ as their person

Savior, He becomes their protector and provider.

1. Christ takes on the role of the husband of our lives.
2. No man can match Christ in the complete responsibility as husband.
3. The gift of eternal life is without any cost.
4. It not about us, but Christ love for us.
5. Our responsibility is to accept His love and all His benefits without doubt.

 

THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISTORTING THE GOSPEL

V:18-19. \” I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book;

19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book. \”

1. The Bible is the authority and is not subject to man\’s opinion.
2. There is a danger of intentionally misinterpreting the scripture.
3. We cannot add any words to the scripture to it make agreeable to our ideas.
4. We should not leave out portions of the scripture to fit our way of thinking.
5. The Word is truth and does not depend on our beliefs or actions.
6. Those who disbelieve the scripture and those who knowingly distort the scripture are

not part of the body of Christ.

1. Those who knowingly distort the scripture will add hardships to their lives.
2. Heaven or hell is a choice that we knowingly make.
3. Belief in the Word is a personal choice. Rejecting the Word is a choice.

 

FINAL WORDS

V:20-21. \” He who testifies to these things says, \”Yes, I am coming quickly.\” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.\”

1. Jesus is the author of the Word.
2. He gives everyone a chance to make a decision regarding Heaven before He

returns for His Church.

1. He is coming back to judge the living and the dead; believe it or not.
2. Believers are chosen by God to believe.
3. Unbelievers are left in their state of unbelief.
4. God is sovereign and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
5. It is by the grace of God that we have a place in heaven.

 

THANK GOD FOR HIS GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE

 

Rev. M. Mitchell

Asst Pastor of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church

5510 West Sam Houston Parkway

Houston, Texas 77010

 

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