Title: Revelation 22:10-21 Three important things
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Three important things / Revelation 22:10-21
The book of Revelation is a book of prophecies of future events.
Chapter 1 introduces the vision of the Son of Man and the command that John received from the Isle of Patmos in the past revelation
Chapters 2 and 3 refer to the present revelation. Seven churches in Asia are introduced.
Chapters 4-22 refer to future postings.
Three important points are mentioned at the end of the book of Revelation.
1. The fact that the time is near."(10)
In verse 10 of the text, it says, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecies of this book, for the time is near."
The Lord is coming. But you don't know when you're coming. All we know is that he is coming soon.
It's just the fact that the time is near.
10 parable of the virgin
Candidates who usually study hard and prepare do not feel very anxious even when the test day approaches
A student, who is usually lazy and idle, only gets impatient and anxious as the day draws nearer.
The same is true of the religious life. A believer who is well-prepared and well-prepared for the life of faith on a regular basis, even if death comes
I am not anxious. Those who do not do so will always live anxious and anxious days.
One day someone said to John Wesley, "If you are certain that you will die at twelve o'clock tonight,
What are you going to do today?" And he said, "Yes! I will prepare a sermon and visit you like any other day.
And I'll go to bed 30 minutes earlier than the other days."
"The hour is near" means "The kingdom of heaven has come, but it has not yet come."
But we are clearly looking at the signs of that day and the phenomena of that day that Jesus spoke of.
False prophets are taking place in the name of Christ, and in this global village, wars due to ethnic conflicts are not ending.
Now, tens of millions of people around the world die every year from famine and famine, and natural systems and ecosystems are being destroyed, gradually losing places for animals and plants to live.
Where is that? Right now, in Antarctica, the ozone layer has a hole in it, and scary ultraviolet rays are just pouring into the earth,
In the next 50 years, it is said that all nature will be destroyed by acid rain, making it difficult to obtain even drinking water.
We need to know when to look at this phenomenon. You must know that the Lord is near the door.
Dear saints, If even tonight our Lord knocks on my door, I hope I can run and open the door wide for you
2. It is the fact that “you will repay me according to what you have done” (12).
Verse 12 says, "Behold, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to give to each man according to what he has done."
“I will repay you according to what you have done.”
When we are saved and live a life of faith, God repays us for our hard work and service for the Lord according to what we have done.
Those who have worked much will be repaid much, and those who have worked little will be repaid little.
Even if we do not receive a reward, of course we should, but the Lord said that He will repay us.
Alexander the Great's group of men were climbing the ridge with a large box in a handcart.
But the soldiers only knew that the box was a box that Alexander the Great was supposed to carry, but no one knew what was inside.
However, as the cart was going up the mountain, it fell to the bottom. No matter how hard they tried to lift it, it was in vain.
The tired and hungry soldiers all went away one by one, and only one soldier stayed up for a few nights, trying to keep it and pull it out to the end.
3. The fact that “He is coming soon” (20).