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 2nd 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)
The anticipation of the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ. v.7a (Acts 1:9-11)
The awesomeness of the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ. v.7b (Revelation 19:11-16; Revelation 19:17-21)
The audience of the 2nd 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)
The affirmation of the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ. v.7d
The authorization of the 2nd 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)
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