A Study in Revelation
Message 3
Revelation 1:7-8
A conclusion of the matter
Rev
1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds
of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Rev
1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending,
saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the
Almighty.
Introduction:
Have you ever ask the question, how will it all end? While you and I may not
know the answer, there is one who does. Tonight we are going to look at the
conclusion of the age of grace. We get a snap shot of what things will be like
when our Lord returns to end the Great Tribulation. As we get further along
with our study we will see details of our age but tonight we get to fast
forward through the bad stuff to a happy ending. I believe God put this here to
give us light at the end of the tunnel.
Behold, he
cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him
God is not invisible, sure He has no physical feature but
that does not mean we cannot see Him. We see Him through His creation, His
commitment and His concern.
Likewise Jesus is not invisible; He physically walked upon
this earth. He was crucified, He was physically resurrected, He physically
ascended into heaven and one day He will physically return.
We see three things about His visible return
1. He will
come in the clouds
(His return will be public)
2. He will
be seen by everyone
(His return will be personal)
3. He will
be recognized by those who crucified Him
(His return will be powerful)
Not just by those who drove the nails, pierced His head and
striped His back, but by those who have rejected Him throughout the ages.
and all
kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him.
Men and
women today are engaged in all sort of follies, immorality, deception, lies,
cheating corruption, you name it. It will be much worse by the time Jesus
returns (keep in mind that Jesus second coming ends the tribulation period and
ushers in his millennium). Every nation will wail, the word wail means to moan
or weep. Everyone world wide will be weeping, some because they realize their
failure others because they realize they have been caught. Never the less there
will be wailing.
I
am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending,
I am Alpha and Omega,
Alpha and Omega is the first and last letters of the Greek
alphabet. Jesus is the first and final source of knowledge, understanding and
wisdom. Man may be fooled, deceived, disputed, discredited, discouraged or
disconcerted but not our Omniscient Lord.
the beginning and the ending
When Jesus gave the great commission He said “Lo I am with
you always…even unto the end of the world.” The Lord is present in the midst of
any company of His people in any part of the world at any given moment of time.
which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Jesus as “the almighty” is an expression that occurs only
ten times in the New Testament, nine of them in Revelation. Remember during the
tribulation everything has failed, the church is apostate, the government and
social systems have failed and corruption looms everywhere, But the Lord has
not failed, fallen or faltered, He is coming again. Jesus said “all power is
given unto me” that my friend is an illustration of omnipotent, all powerful.
Conclusion:
Through all of the bad times, bad people and bad circumstances the Lord will
stand. Fulfilling His promise of a return and bringing victory to a climax.
There will be many saved during this time and there will be many more who are
deceived and reject the Lords final opportunity for eternal life. I hope and
pray this church will continue to pray, work and be committed to seeing souls
saved before it’s too late.