Dynamic Life Baptist Ministries - Pastor Victor Clay

Sermon Title: The Preview of the Coming Judge
Sermon Text: Revelation 1:7-8
Sermon Purpose: To call the hearer to receive, respect, and reverence the deity of Jesus Christ while there is time.
Sermon Proposition: There are 5 life impacting truths about the 2^nd coming of Jesus Christ that need to be understood.

7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. 8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:7-8 (NKJV)

1. The anticipation of the 2^nd coming of Jesus Christ. v.7a (Acts 1:9-11)
   
   

2. The awesomeness of the 2^nd coming of Jesus Christ. v.7b (Revelation 19:11-16; Revelation 19:17-21)
   
   

3. The audience of the 2^nd coming of Jesus Christ. v.7c

   • The receivers. (John 1:12-13)

   • The rejecters.

   • The result. (Matthew 24:30; Mark 8:38; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-8; Jude 14-15)

   
   
   

4. The affirmation of the 2^nd coming of Jesus Christ. v.7d
   
   

5. The authorization of the 2^nd coming of Jesus Christ. v.8

   • The significance of Christ. v.8a (Hebrews 9:14)

   • The eternality of Christ. v.8b (Colossians 1:15-18)

   • The sovereignty of Christ. v.8c (Hebrews 1:1-4; Psalm 135:13; Psalm 145:13; Romans 8:38-39)

   
   
   

6. The opening acknowledgement of the Judge. v.4-6

   • The jurisdiction of the Judge. v.4a

   • The legacy of the Judge. v.4b (Isaiah 11:2; Zechariah 4:1-10)

   • The honesty of the Judge. v.5a (John 14:9)

   • The heritage of the Judge. v.5b (Colossians 1:18)

   • The authority of the Judge. v.5c

   • The compassion of the Judge. v.5d (Hebrews 4:14-16)

   • The verdict of the Judge. v.6