33-The True Church - NIV

1. The Message of God's True Church in Earth's Last Hour.

Revelation 14:6-12 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to _proclaim_ to those who live on the earth--to every nation, tribe, _language_ and people. [7] He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his _judgment_ has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water." [8] A second angel followed and said, "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the _nations_ drink the _maddening_ wine of her adulteries." [9] A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: "If anyone _worships_ the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, [10] he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full _strength_ into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with _burning_ sulfur in the _presence_ of the holy angels and of the Lamb. [11] And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name." [12] This calls for _patient_ _endurance_ on the part of the saints who obey God's _commandments_ and remain _faithful_ to Jesus.

2. God's True Church Preaches the Gospel.

Revelation 14:6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to _proclaim_ to those who live on the earth--to every nation, tribe, _language_ and people.

Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been _saved_, through faith--and this not from _yourselves_, it is the gift of God--

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have _fellowship_ with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, _purifies_ us from all sin.

John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who _believed_ in his name, he gave the right to become _children_ of God--

3. God's True Church Is a Worldwide, International, Mission Movement.

Revelation 14:6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to _proclaim_ to those who live on the earth--to every nation, tribe, _language_ and people.

Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, _baptizing_ them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] and teaching them to obey _everything_ I have _commanded_ you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Mark 16:15 He said to them, "Go into all the world and _preach_ the good news to all _creation_.

4. God's True Church Calls Men and Women to Give Glory to God in Their Lifestyle.

Revelation 14:7 He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his _judgment_ has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the _springs_ of water."

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have _received_ from God? You are not your own; [20] you were bought at a price. _Therefore_ honor God with your body.

1 Corinthians 10:31 So _whether_ you eat or drink or _whatever_ you do, do it all for the glory of God.

5. God's True Church Announces "The Hour of Judgment Is Come.".

Matthew 12:33 "Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is _recognized_ by its fruit.

Matthew 12:37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be _condemned_."

Acts 24:25 As Paul discoursed on _righteousness_, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it _convenient_, I will send for you."

Daniel 7:9-14 "As I looked, "thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His _clothing_ was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. [10] A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. [11] "Then I _continued_ to watch because of the _boastful_ words the horn was _speaking_. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. [12] (The other beasts had been _stripped_ of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.) [13] "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He _approached_ the Ancient of Days and was led into his _presence_. [14] He was given authority, glory and _sovereign_ power; all peoples, nations and men of every _language_ _worshiped_ him. His dominion is an _everlasting_ dominion that will not pass away, and his _kingdom_ is one that will never be destroyed.

6. God's True Church Calls All Humanity to Worship the Creator.

7. The Very Basis of Worship Is the Fact That God Made Us.

Revelation 4:11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to _receive_ glory and honor and power, for you created all _things_, and by your will they were created and have their being."

8. The Symbol of Creation Is the Sabbath.

Exodus 20:8-11 "_Remember_ the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. [9] Six days you shall labor and do all your work, [10] but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or _daughter_, nor your _manservant_ or _maidservant_, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. [11] For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. _Therefore_ the LORD _blessed_ the Sabbath day and made it holy.

9. God's True Church Leads Us Back to the Edenic Life of Keeping God's Commandments.

Genesis 2:1-3 Thus the heavens and the earth were _completed_ in all their vast array. [2] By the seventh day God had _finished_ the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. [3] And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, _because_ on it he rested from all the work of _creating_ that he had done.

10. God's True Church Leads Men and Women to Faith in Jesus and Obedience to His Law.

Revelation 14:12 This calls for patient _endurance_ on the part of the saints who obey God's _commandments_ and remain faithful to Jesus.

11. God's True Church Warns Against the False Doctrines and Errors of Spiritual Babylon.

Revelation 14:8 A second angel _followed_ and said, "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the _maddening_ wine of her adulteries."

12. God's True Church Teaches the Truth About Death.

Revelation 14:9-11 A third angel _followed_ them and said in a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, [10] he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full _strength_ into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with _burning_ _sulfur_ in the _presence_ of the holy _angels_ and of the Lamb. [11] And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name."

John 11:11-14 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up." [12] His disciples replied, "Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better." [13] Jesus had been _speaking_ of his death, but his disciples _thought_ he meant _natural_ sleep. [14] So then he told them _plainly_, "Lazarus is dead,

Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no _further_ reward, and even the memory of them is _forgotten_.

Psalms 146:3-4 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. [4] When their spirit _departs_, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to _nothing_.

13. Jesus, the True Shepherd, Calls Men and Women to Follow Him and Become Part of His True Movement.

John 10:16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will _listen_ to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one _shepherd_.

14. The Spirit and the Bride Say "Come." Jesus Appeals to All of Us to Become Part of His People in His Truth Teaching Church.

Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is _thirsty_, let him come; and whoever _wishes_, let him take the free gift of the water of life.

Next Bible Study: 34-Spiritual Babylon and Revelation 17

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