WHY WAIT?
Scriptural Texts: Revelation 5:5-10; 7:9-10 (ERV) ______
“A Parade of Colors” Revelation 5:7-14 July 11, 2020 From Our Daily Bread
“Imagine heaven: a parade of every people group in the world celebrating the wonder of being children of the living God together! As believers in Jesus, may we celebrate that diversity today.” ______
WHY WAIT?
Scriptural Texts: Revelation 5:5-10; 7:9-10 (ERV) ______
Look where we are as a nation on the matter of race, color, ethnicity, language and country— essentially where we have been for 401 years in this land. ______
“CAN WE, CAN WE ALL GET ALONG? CAN WE GET ALONG?” A 2020 Study of Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians ______
WHY WAIT to gather together as one in Christ with our differences in ethnicity, language, race and people now since we will be that way in the New Heaven and the New Earth? ______
2020 AND BEYOND—LORD, KEEP LEADING US IN DOING NEW THINGS EVANGELISTICALLY AND EMANCIPATIVELY! ______
Revelation 5 pinpoints the messianic hope that God will send a powerful Person to destroy evil and establish justice for those evil has oppressed. ______
WHY WAIT?
Scriptural Texts: Revelation 5:5-10; 7:9-10 (ERV) ______
WHY WAIT? THE LION-LAMB HAS WON THE VICTORY!
That’s how Revelation 5:5-7 launches this message.
Amidst our cries for justice now, God has provided the LION OF JUDAH to WIN THE VICTORY.
In the center near God’s Throne, the VICTORIOUS LION OF JUDAH is transformed into the LAMB THAT WAS KILLED.
Only the VICTORIOUS LION-LAMB, alias “LL CJ”, can take the Scroll from God who is sitting on the Throne. ______
WHY WAIT? THE PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HEARD!
Verse 8 describes the proof that our prayers for justice have been heard.
The taking of the Scroll from God by the VICTORIOUS LION-LAMB ought to prompt us to bow down before Him now!
The taking of the Scroll from God by the VICTORIOUS LION-LAMB reveals that THE PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HEARD! ______
WHY WAIT? THE LION-LAMB’S BLOOD SACRIFICE BOUGHT ALL OF US— RED, BLACK, BROWN, YELLOW, WHITE AND MIXED— FROM DEFEAT TO VICTORY!
That’s how Revelation 5:9-10 climaxes this celebration.
We ought to be prompted to sing a NEW SONG OF VICTORY to the LION-LAMB for His BLOOD SACRIFICE now!
We ought to sing that NEW SONG OF VICTORY for His BLOOD SACRIFICE which bought our freedom—RED, BLACK, BROWN, YELLOW, WHITE AND MIXED--now!
We ought to sing that NEW SONG OF VICTORY for His BLOOD SACRIFICE which has moved us FROM DEFEAT TO VICTORY as a Kingdom of Godly Priests now and who will rule in the New Heaven and New Earth that are on their way! ______
WHY WAIT?
Revelation 7:9-10 reiterates our eschatological, multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-international GATHERING FOR WORSHIP OF THE VICTORIOUS GOD-KING AND TO THE LION-LAMB FOR HIS BLOOD SACRIFICE!
WHY WAIT TO GATHER AS ONE IN CHRIST NOW? ______
WHY WAIT?
Scriptural Texts: Revelation 5:5-10; 7:9-10 (ERV) ______
WHY WAIT?
Scriptural Texts: Revelation 5:5-10; 7:9-10 (ERV)
WHY WAIT? THE LION-LAMB HAS WON THE VICTORY!
WHY WAIT? THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOLE HAVE BEEN HEARD!
WHY WAIT? THE LION-LAMB’S BLOOD SACRIFICE BOUGHT ALL OF US— RED, BLACK, BROWN, YELLOW, WHITE AND MIXED— FROM DEFEAT TO VICTORY!
WHY WAIT TO GATHER AS ONE IN CHRIST NOW?