“His bond-servants shall serve Him” Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things
Be found in His temple The temple is where God’s people are found Revelation 7:13-17: Get started NOW! Be found in His temple The temple is where God’s people are found “You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:5) Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things
Be found in His temple The temple is where God’s people are found Revelation 7:13-17: Get started NOW! Be found in His temple The temple is where God’s people are found The temple is where fellowship is found “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him ...” (1 Corinthians 3:16-17) Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things
Be found in His temple The temple is where God’s people are found Revelation 7:13-17: Get started NOW! Be found in His temple The temple is where God’s people are found The temple is where fellowship is found The temple is where joy is found “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’” (Psalm 122:1) Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things
Be found in His temple The temple is where God’s people are found Revelation 7:13-17: Get started NOW! Be found in His temple The temple is where God’s people are found The temple is where fellowship is found The temple is where joy is found When should we start acquiring a taste for something we will have for eternity? Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things
Revelation 7:13-17: Get started NOW! Take no vacations “Day and night” is a metaphor for consistency, despite circumstances Pray day and night (Psalm 88:1; 55:17) Study day and night (Psalm 1:2) Serve day and night (Luke 2:37) If our focus on spiritual things won’t cease in heaven, it shouldn’t here! Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things
Revelation 7:13-17: Get started NOW! Delight in His comfort He washes us white (Isaiah 1:18) – no fear of being seen as inadequate We do not hunger (John 6:33-35) or thirst (John 4:14) – we are always filled (Matthew 5:6) Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things
Delight in His comfort We are protected from the world’s influences Revelation 7:13-17: Get started NOW! Delight in His comfort We are protected from the world’s influences “For You have been a defense for the helpless, a defense for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a rain storm against a wall.” (Isaiah 25:4) Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things
Delight in His comfort Revelation 7:13-17: Get started NOW! “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to receive an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” (1 Peter 1:3-5) Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things
Delight in His comfort Revelation 7:13-17: Get started NOW! “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to receive an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” (1 Peter 1:3-5) Serving God must be pleasurable if we are going to be doing it in heaven Better get started now – be found in His temple, follow Jesus the Shepherd, take no vacations, delight in His comfort (Revelation 7:13-17) Escaped great tribulation by dying, not by getting God to change things