Introduction In Ezra 1 we saw how Cyrus, the King of the Persian Empire, issued a decree to allow the exiled Jews to return to the Promised Land to rebuild the temple. This was the fulfilment of the Lord's promise which he made through the prophet Jeremiah that their exile would last 70 years and … Continue reading Ezra 03
Month: Nov 2020
Ezra 02
Introduction I hope you were praying for me this week. I always need your prayers so that God will help me to preach to you. But I especially needed your prayers this week, because not only did I have to read all those names, but now I have to preach on all those names, which … Continue reading Ezra 02
Ezra 01
Introduction Today we're beginning a new series of sermons on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The book of Ezra tells us how the Israelites returned from exile and rebuilt first the altar and then the temple in Jerusalem which had both been destroyed whenever Jerusalem had fallen to the Babylonians years before. The book … Continue reading Ezra 01
Revelation 22(06–21)
Review This is our last study on the book of Revelation. What have we seen as we've studied this book? Well, we learned that this is a book about preparing God's people for life in these, the last days. We're living in the last days, which are the days which began with the Lord's death … Continue reading Revelation 22(06–21)
Revelation 22(01–05)
Introduction The end of chapter 20 was dark and foreboding, because John saw in a vision how the dead were judged and all those whose names were not written in the Book of Life were cast into the lake of fire along with the Devil and the beasts and death and the grave. Chapter 20 … Continue reading Revelation 22(01–05)
Revelation 21(09–27)
Introduction We've seen how the end of chapter 20 was dark and foreboding, because John saw how the dead were judged and all those whose names were not written in the Book of Life were cast into the lake of fire along with the Devil and the beasts and death and the grave. However, after … Continue reading Revelation 21(09–27)
Revelation 21(01–08)
Introduction Whereas the end of chapter 20 tells us about the fate of all those whose names are not written in the book of life, chapters 21 and 22 tell us about the fate of all those whose names are written in the book of life. When the Lord comes to judge everyone -- the … Continue reading Revelation 21(01–08)
Revelation 20(11–15)
Introduction I've been saying that the period of one thousand years -- which John mentions in several places in Revelation 20 -- symbolises the period of time in which we're now living which began with the Lord's first coming into the world and which will end shortly before he comes again. So, at the Lord's … Continue reading Revelation 20(11–15)
Revelation 20(04–10)
Introduction We began to study this chapter the last time when we considered what is meant by the millennium, or that period of one thousand years which John refers to in several places in this chapter. And you'll remember that I said there are three main views about the millennium: there's the pre-millennium view which … Continue reading Revelation 20(04–10)
Revelation 20(01–03)
Introduction Christians disagree over how to interpret Revelation 20 and some Christians hold very, very strong views about how this chapter should be interpreted. In particular, Christians disagree over how to interpret the thousand years which John mentions in several places. Before going any further, let me summarise the passage briefly. So, in this, John's … Continue reading Revelation 20(01–03)
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