Three Pictures of the End

Revelation 14 Three Pictures of the End

 Rev 12:  a war is going on
 Rev 13:  how war is waged against the saints
 Rev 14:  how the war will end

A. THE SECURITY AND VICTORY OF GOD'S PEOPLE [1-5]

 1.  God's name is on their foreheads

 2.  God's voice is in their ears

 3.  A new song is on their lips

 4.  They follow the Lamb with their feet

 5.  They are blameless

B. THE DESTRUCTION OF GOD'S ENEMIES [6-13]

 1.  Babylon is fallen

 2.  Smoke

      a.  Sodom and Gomorrah  [Gen 19.27-28]

      b.  Edom  [Isa 34.1-10]

C. THE NECESSITY OF MAKING A CHOICE [14-20]

 1.  The alternatives

      a.  The wheat harvest:  God's people gathered

      b.  The gathering of grapes:  God's enemies trampled

 2.  The right response

      a.  Embrace the eternal gospel  [6-7]

      b.  Hold fast to the gospel  [12]

           1)  Obey:  keep His commandments

           2)  Trust:  keep your faith in Jesus