City Church Tulsa

Judgement that Brings Life 8.29.21 The Revelation Drama: The Prologue: The story of God from Genesis - Revelation Act One: Satan is on the move (chapter 13) Act Two: The Prophet speaks (chapters 1-3) Act Three: God judges (chapters 6-20) Act Four: God renews (chapters 21-22) Picture #1 Picture #2 Setting the record straight about JUDGEMENT: The overarching mission of God is always salvation, never judgement. God’s judgement is always intended to bring repentance, not destruction. Judgement becomes a necessary means of redemption when humanity fails to repent or persists in rebellion to God. The judgements in Revelation chapters 6-20 are aimed at destroying the systems (political, economic, religious) which oppose God and the ways of the Lamb. The God of Revelation is the same God of the Beatitudes. The same Jesus who invites us into His kingdom in Matthew 5 is calling the nations to repentance and the way of the Lamb in Revelation. For us to be freed from sin and death God cannot be indifferent