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August 25, 2024 – lesson 52

Revelation

Focal Verses:  Revelation 21:1-8
Everything’s Brand New
People look for a place and time when life’s stresses will not exist. Is such a refuge possible? John, the writer of the book of Revelation, suggests that God will create a new heaven and earth where life’s challenges and stresses will be banished forever

Keep in Mind
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away!” (Revelation 21:4 KJV)

Aim for Change
By the end of the lesson, we will:  EVALUATE the “apocalypse” genre that characterizes the book of Revelation to discern how to understand its message; CONTEMPLATE the coming of “a new heaven and a new earth” for the hope that this vision brings; and EMBRACE  the peace of God that begins in this life with Jesus.

 Focal Verses: Revelation 21:1-8
 ¹ Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 
² I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 
³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 
⁴ ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
⁵ He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
⁶ He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. 
⁷ Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. 
⁸ But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Daily Bible Readings:
MONDAY: 1 John 1-5
TUESDAY:  2 John – 3 John
WEDNESDAY: Revelation 4-8
THURSDAY:  Revelation 9-12
FRIDAY: Revelation 13-16
SATURDAY: Revelation 17-19
SUNDAY:  Revelation 20-22