You said in your heart I will ascend

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“You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of

“You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high…I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. ’” Isaiah 14: 13 -14 “your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God. ” Genesis 3: 5 “then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. ” Matthew 24: 21

of n r u !” t e R ing e K t 1 h

of n r u !” t e R ing e K t 1 h e r T a h “ t P Greatly anticipated Re ve la t io n 1 9: 110 Cause for our highest praise

I. God’s preparations for the King’s return will be evident to the faithful (Revelation

I. God’s preparations for the King’s return will be evident to the faithful (Revelation 13 -18) A. …Because the efforts of His adversary will compel His preparations “if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short” Matthew 24: 22

I. God’s preparations for the King’s return will be evident to the faithful (Revelation

I. God’s preparations for the King’s return will be evident to the faithful (Revelation 13 -18) A. …Because the efforts of His adversary will compel His preparations B. God’s hand will intervene on behalf of His people “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Blessed indeed…that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” Revelation 14: 13

I. God’s preparations for the King’s return will be evident to the faithful (Revelation

I. God’s preparations for the King’s return will be evident to the faithful (Revelation 13 -18) A. …Because the efforts of His adversary will compel His preparations B. God’s hand will intervene on behalf of His people “The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. ” Revelation 16: 10 -11

I. God’s preparations for the King’s return will be evident to the faithful (Revelation

I. God’s preparations for the King’s return will be evident to the faithful (Revelation 13 -18) A. …Because the efforts of His adversary will compel His preparations B. God’s hand will intervene on behalf of His people “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!” Revelation 18: 20

II. The return of the King will be cause for the highest praise! A.

II. The return of the King will be cause for the highest praise! A. …Because the King’s return will bring true, just and lasting judgment (verses 2 -3) Those who will have been slain for their faithfulness in this Great Tribulation cried out from their place in heaven “with a loud voice, ‘O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth? ’” Revelation 6: 10

II. The return of the King will be cause for the highest praise! A.

II. The return of the King will be cause for the highest praise! A. …Because the King’s return will bring true, just and lasting judgment (verses 2 -3) B. …Because the King’s return will bring His true, just and lasting reign (verses 6 -10) “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith… …I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. ” Matthew 8: 10 -11

II. The return of the King will be cause for the highest praise! A.

II. The return of the King will be cause for the highest praise! A. …Because the King’s return will bring true, just and lasting judgment (verses 2 -3) B. …Because the King’s return will bring His true, just and lasting reign (verses 6 -10) “You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ” (Luke 22: 28 -30)

II. The return of the King will be cause for the highest praise! A.

II. The return of the King will be cause for the highest praise! A. …Because the King’s return will bring true, just and lasting judgment (verses 2 -3) B. …Because the King’s return will bring His true, just and lasting reign (verses 6 -10) “The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. ” 2 Timothy 2: 11 -12

The anticipation of Christ’s coming kingdom is worthy of praise “It shall come to

The anticipation of Christ’s coming kingdom is worthy of praise “It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths. ’ For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. ” Isaiah 2: 2 -4

The dark lining in the silver cloud “The sixth angel poured out his bowl

The dark lining in the silver cloud “The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. ” Revelation 16: 12 -14 These kings “are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. They will make war on the Lamb…” Revelation 17: 13 -14