Peter Barnes | Psalm 103 (part 1)
SERMON NOTES
Bless the Lord, O My Soul
Psalm 103; Revelation 4
– Paul Little used to read it when depressed, although note Prov.25:20; Matthew Henry: ‘This Psalm calls more for devotion than exposition.’
1. We need to remind ourselves to praise the …
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Peter Barnes | Revelation 22:17-21
SERMON NOTES
Come!
(Revelation 22:17-21)
1. Christ is surely coming soon.
– 22:20; life is short and quick (Ps.103:15; James 4:14)
– Christ’s testimony is both true and complete (22:18-19; Deut.4:2; 12:32; Prov.30:5-6)
– Marcion and liberals take away; Mormons and Roman Catholics add
2. …
Peter Barnes | Revelation 22:14-16
SERMON NOTES
Washing Your Robes
(Revelation 22:14-16)
1. The blessing of salvation.
– 22:14; textual problem (NKJV ‘do His commandments’ or NIV ‘wash their robes’. Revelation speaks of both (12:17; 22:7; 7:14) but NIV is probably right for 22:14.
– present tense i.e. continual washing…
Peter Barnes | Revelation 22:6-13
SERMON NOTES
The Coming of Jesus
(Revelation 22:6-13)
– the King is coming to claim His own.
1. Obey the prophecy.
– 22:6-7 this is true and trustworthy, and is meant not just to be understood but ‘kept’
2. Worship God alone.
– 22:8-9, a …
Peter Barnes | Revelation 22:1-6
SERMON NOTES
The River of Life
(Revelation 22:1-6)
– re-creation language, Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained (John Milton)
1. The divine throne.
– 22:1, 3
– like Rev.1:8, 17; 21:6; 22:13 from Isa.41:4; 44:6; John 10:30
2. The river of life.
– 22:1-2; see Gen.2:6; …
Peter Barnes | Revelation 21:9-27
SERMON NOTES
The New Temple
(Revelation 21:9-27)
C. S. Lewis’ The Last Battle – actually chapter one of the Great Story
1. All will be fulfilled.
– the bride of the Lamb (21:9),
– the new Jerusalem (21:10),
– the heavenly holy of holies (21:16; …
Peter Barnes | Revelation 21:1-8
SERMON NOTES
The New Heaven and the New Earth
(Revelation 21:1-8)
– one person dies every second.
– Isa.65:17; 66:22
1. Everything will be fulfilled in newness.
(a) a new creation – 21:1, 4, 8; reversal of Gen.3:16-19
(b) a new Jerusalem – 21:2; Heb.12:22-24…
Peter Barnes | Revelation 20:11-15
SERMON NOTES
Before God’s Judgment Seat
(Revelation 20:11-15)
– the throne could be God’s or Christ’s for it is the one throne (Rev.7:15-17; 22:1). All of life is governed by Hebrews 9:27.
Not like Dodo’s Caucus race in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland where everybody wins.…
Peter Barnes | Revelation 20:1-10
SERMON NOTES
The Millennium
(Revelation 20:1-10)
– only part of Scripture that specifically refers to the millennium (1,000 years).
Premillennialism: Christ comes back to reign from Jerusalem for 1,000 years, then the final apostasy and the last judgment.
Postmillennialism: there will be a millennium of …
