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Senior Sunday School 4 : Book of Revelation : Lesson 2

Text: Revelation 1
22 September 2024

SSS 4

Book of Revelation 22 September 2024

4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:4-6

1. The Seven Churches of Asia Minor

a) Ephesus
b) Smyrna
c) Pergamos
d) Thyatira
e) Sardis
f) Philadelphia
g) Laodicea

2. Greetings

a) Grace
b) Peace

3. Formal acknowledgment of Blessings

a) God the Father
“From Him who is and who was and who is to come”
Revelation 1:4a
b) The Spirit of God
“And from the seven Spirits who are before His throne”
Revelation 1:4b
c) The Lord Jesus
“ And from Jesus Christ”
i) The faithful witness
ii) The firstborn from the dead
iii) And the ruler over the kings of the earth Revelation 1:5

4. In Praise and thanksgiving

5To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:5-6

a) The Lord’s further blessings
i) To be recognized
ii) To be appreciated
b) Highlighting blessings
i) He loved us
ii) He washed us from our sins in His own blood
iii) He made us kings and priests
c) To God the Father
d) To the Lord be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen

5. God’s redemptive work

9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

1 Peter 2:9-10

a) A chosen generation
b) A royal priesthood
c) A holy nation
d) His own special people
e) Our challenge is to praise the Lord who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light