Week 16: Prayers of the Saints (Revelation 8:1-5)

Silence in Heaven! OT symbolism for God’s judgment Zephaniah 1:7 Be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near. The silence is because of the manifestations of the wrath of God that are about to unfold

Prayers of the Saints Psalm 141:2 May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. *It means- may they be pleasing before you

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Revelation 6:10-11 10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been.

collected, kept, and utilized Prayers of the Saints collected, kept, and utilized Revelation 5:6-8 Waiting on the Lord What causes unanswered prayer? We don’t pray according to His will

Romans 8:26-28 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

collected, kept, and utilized Prayers of the Saints collected, kept, and utilized Revelation 5:6-8 Waiting on the Lord What causes unanswered prayer? We don’t pray according to His will We don’t know what to pray for- though His Spirit does

Romans 8:26-28 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

collected, kept, and utilized Prayers of the Saints collected, kept, and utilized Revelation 5:6-8 Waiting on the Lord What causes unanswered prayer? We don’t pray according to His will We don’t know what to pray for- though His Spirit does God knows what ultimately is best

collected, kept, and utilized Prayers of the Saints collected, kept, and utilized Revelation 5:6-8 Waiting on the Lord What causes unanswered prayer? It’s not time yet Here, the answer to their prayers is granted…

What a tribute to the historical importance of prayer!

Luke 18:1 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart.

The fact that prayers are stored up on the altar of God should encourage us that it is not pointless to pray again and again!!