Read. Hear. Keep. - Preparing for Our Journey in Revelation

Welcome to Ontario Community Church, where we are encouraging, equipping, and engaging lives for Christ.

! I'm Pastor Patrick Daly, and each week I seek to balance the truth of God's Word with the love of Jesus Christ.

Today, we opened Revelation by reading the bookends, the beginning and the end of Revelation.

This is found in Revelation chapter 1, verses 1 to 3, and Revelation chapter 22, verses 14 to 21.

Revelation 1:1–3 Revelation 22:14–21

Revelation calls us to read, hear, and keep God's Word, and invites us to place our hope in Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ says, Surely I am coming soon.

And as we journey, we will look at the context of Revelation and its connections across Scripture,

so our faith is strengthened and our lives are shaped by Christ.

Well, good morning, everyone.

It's been a long time coming. I've been talking about doing this sermon series on the book of Revelation for several weeks.

Some of you have known since the beginning of the parables, some of you through the middle, and some of you towards the end.

We began, many, many weeks ago, a 38-sermon series through the parables of Christ.

And going through these parables, there were certain language that really began to kind of attract,

to pull my own heart and my spirit to go into Revelation.

You will find, before we even begin here, I want to go over this booklet.

Now, this is the culmination of many weeks, many hours of preparation,

searching through the Word of God, searching the Scriptures.

At Ontario Community Church, we look at the context of the Word,

but we also look at the connections that's found within the Word of God.

Some of you have seen, how many of you have seen it by raise of hand?

You've seen a picture of a rainbow.

And the rainbow is showing a picture of Scripture,

and it's showing all of the cross connections within each other.

It might have been a circle, it might have been a rainbow,

showing all the color coding with it.

And there's some 42,000 connections within Scripture,

which is very, not only inspiring, but something that is overwhelming.

And we're not going to go over those 42,000 connections, that's for sure.

But it goes to show you the beauty within Scripture.

There are some references that are blatant,

some that are inferred, some that are direct, and some that are indirect.

And so, I want you to open this little booklet real quick,

and I just want to go over what was written on here and what you're seeing here.

Because as we begin through this sermon series through the book of Revelation,

let us all approach God's Word with a sense of humility,

unity among each other, and a willingness to follow where God leads us.

As I've mentioned before and I'll mention again,

our goal is to observe the text.

What is going on immediately within God's Word, right?

It's to observe, to read, to observe, and to hear.

It is to understand.

It is to learn and to grow and to keep, to apply and to live out the Word,

what God has revealed to us.

And how blessed we are to have the Word of God,

and also so many books, so much technology and resources

that we can use to be able to help us to search the Scriptures.

But most importantly, it's not just technology and tools.

It is the guidance of the Holy Spirit as well.

Can I get an amen?

Because God reveals truth.

There is so much truth that's found within it.

And I also wrote in here,

it is in times such as these,

the rise of political division,

hatred among Christians,

technological advances and cultural changes and other things.

I mean, that's just not,

it's just a few things that are going on in this world.

I know we can go on and on for hours and even days

about so much evil, hatred, division, disunity, disrespect.

We can think of all of these things and they discourage us,

they derail us.

And I pray that we may come together,

united as the body of Christ,

in such times as this.

I don't even need to begin to talk about the recent,

this last week, this last two weeks.

We think about these things

and how important it is for us to seek God and His Word.

And I've written in here,

may you search the Scriptures,

find the context and the connections.

And my prayer for all of you

is that you will grow in your faith.

If you don't know Jesus Christ,

may you come to believe

in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

May you come to believe in Him.

Metanoia, repentance,

the changing of mind for who Christ is.

May you find the connections

and grow in your faith

and be moved to do good in His name.

It's not just about head knowledge.

It's also about the changing of our heart as well

and also our hands,

how we act,

how we speak.

Because God is the God of transformation.

And I want to put on here real quick,

no matter where it is,

many of us come from different denominational backgrounds.

Some of us may be raised a conservative Baptist.

Some of us may have come from a Catholic background.

Some of us may have,

may be one of those theological nerd, right?

Or someone who knows the Word of God very well.

No matter what approach you're going to take

in the timing of Revelation,

it is important for us to remain united.

Now, I don't know about you,

but I cannot tell you how many times

I have met people

who are divided over Revelation.

How many of you,

you don't have to raise your hand,

but I can speak for myself.

Revelation can be a very divisive book.

People talking about the timing of things

and rapture versus non-rapture,

all-millennial versus pre-millennial

versus post-millennial

versus preterist,

and all these different things.

But what's important for all of us

is to search the Scriptures,

find the meanings

and the connections within God's Word.

You may hold to rapture theology.

You may not.

You may be a pre-millennialist

and that's what you're sticking with.

Then by the grace of God,

may you remain firm in your faith.

But the approach that we are taking

is searching the Scriptures

and its connections in here.

And so no matter who you are,

where you are,

when you are watching,

whether you're watching online

or here in person,

all are welcome into this study.

I can't tell you

how many pastors and people

I've talked to

from different denominations

who are interested in going into this.

Let us grow together

and look towards the victory in Jesus,

the hope in Him,

as we await the new heaven

and the new earth

to reign with Him forever.

And I also want to point,

it's important for us to know

the Word of God says

that no one knows the day or the hour

when Christ will return.

But how many of you

have read a book

or a magazine

and it says that

Christ will return on this day?

My favorite one is Y2K.

I was trying to find a picture

of Time Magazine.

They had a picture of

the Y2K bug

and like a ticking time bomb

kind of thing.

That imagery,

which was showing fear

towards the masses.

And to be very honest,

we think of the year 2000,

that was a very scary time for sure.

The unknown of technology

and what was going to happen

around that time.

Or many of you may know

the Mayan calendar, 2012.

People thought the world

was going to end in that.

But it's important for us to know

as we're even just beginning

in this prelude of Revelation

is that no one

knows the date or the time.

How many people have tried?

And I don't know the answer,

but there have been many people

who have tried to find

the timing of it.

Or they'll say that,

you know,

what is the beast

or the mark of the beast?

It's important for us to know

that not only is there

the mark of the beast,

but there's also the mark of God

that we find within Scripture.

It's also important for us to know

when we look at the seven churches,

may we,

when we think of oil and lamps,

may we be filled

with the Holy Spirit.

Much like how Scripture talks about,

let your light shine.

this little light of mine.

You know the song.

We know the parable.

We don't want to hide our lamp

under a bushel.

We start seeing these connections

that are very clear.

And so in this,

I've also put that,

that I'm honored

to journey through Revelation with you.

What you'll find in this book

is your reading guide.

Some of you may not.

Some of you will read ahead

and do it.

Some of you may

just read Revelation.

Some of you may want to find

the connected readings in here.

And I've put also the gospel

and the parable connections with it.

In searching and doing

much research on this,

I wanted to ensure

that everything was

as blatantly clear as possible.

Some of it,

you might get a little confused

with the symbolism for sure.

But when we read Revelation,

there are things

that are just confusing.

Amen?

But the reality is,

despite the mystery,

we still seek the God of clarity.

And so in here,

you see your,

the connected readings.

We're not going to go

through all of these.

This is for you.

If you want to read ahead,

just read in Revelation at least.

If you want to go into

the connected readings,

by all means do it.

I can tell you,

when you start going

into the middle of Revelation,

that's some heavy stuff

right there.

One of the things

that I found as

not only a one

who studies scripture,

but as a pastor,

is the connection

we find with

the tribulation

and the judgment

and what we find

with the story

of Moses

and the Israelites.

That a lot of the,

remember how the water

turns into blood?

Or the plague

that was of locusts

that's found?

That's also found

in Revelation.

Revelation.

And I'm like,

how many times

have I read this

and I know it's there,

but how blatant

it is there.

So the next time

you watch

the Prince of Egypt

and you see

all of those judgments

happening,

a lot of that

is connected

in Revelation.

How amazing is that?

To see that

what was found

in the Old Testament

is now showing

towards the end.

And then towards

the end of this booklet,

I have also put

these symbols

and the parables

and symbols

of the parables

in Revelation

where you have

things like

the virgins

in the banquet

where we talked

about the ten virgins

that were awaiting

the wedding feast,

the parable

of the banquet

where they are

anticipating

the marriage supper

and the white garments.

There's a verse

in Revelation

that says,

blessed is the man

who washes his robes.

Whenever I read that,

I think we'll just go

do a load of laundry,

right?

Put some bleach in there.

Some of you get the joke,

right?

But it's much more than that.

Like how we find connected

going from filthy rags

into white garments,

how it's connected

with that.

And so I know

this is a lot,

but let this be your guide.

Keep it at home.

Bring it with you.

And you'll find

a lot in there.

And I'm just very excited.

I want to give that

kind of as the prelude.

With that in mind,

I want us to open

to Revelation.

Let's open the word together.

We're going to go into

the,

it's going to be on page

1218 in your ESVP Bible.

Or you can turn to

Revelation chapter 1,

Revelation 1:1–3

verses 1 through 3.

What I want to do

as we're starting off here,

I want us to look

at the beginning

and also the end.

Because you'll see

that there's some

connections here.

Okay?

Are we all there

in Revelation?

Revelation?

Alright, so Revelation

Revelation 1:1–3

chapter 1,

verses 1 through 3.

The revelation

of Jesus Christ,

which God gave him

to show to his servants

the things

that must soon

take place.

He made it known

by sending his angel

to his servant John

who bore witness

to the word of God

and to the testimony

of Jesus Christ.

Even to all

that he saw,

blessed is the one

who reads aloud

the words of this prophecy.

How about we read

that together, yeah?

Blessed is the one

who reads aloud

the words of this prophecy

and blessed are those

who hear and keep

what is written in it

for the time is near.

There's a lot of depth

in that

and I want us to go

into the end

of Revelation.

Let's turn there.

We're going to go ahead

and turn towards

that ending piece here.

Make sure that we're good.

Hold on there.

Very good.

We're going to turn

to Revelation 22

and we're going to start

on verse...

Let's go to verse 14.

I put in my notes

verse 16,

but I want to show you

right at the end.

Are we all there?

Revelation 22

Revelation 22:14

verse 14?

There's that verse.

Blessed are those

who what?

Who wash their robes,

right?

So we're not talking

about a load of laundry here.

We're talking about

the cleanliness,

the purification

that comes from the Lord

so that they may have

the right to the tree of life

and that they may enter

the city by the gates.

Outside are the dogs

and sorcerers

and the sexually immoral

and murderers

and idolaters

and everyone who loves

and practices falsehood.

I, Jesus,

have sent my angel

to testify to you

about these things

for who?

For the churches.

I am the root

and the descendant

of David,

the bright morning star.

The spirit and the bride

say,

come.

And let the one

who hears say,

come.

And let the one

who is thirsty,

come.

Let the one

who desires

take the water

of life without price.

Do you see even

the connections right there?

Like when Christ

is talking about

the water that you drink,

you will never thirst

when he's talking

to the woman

at the well.

I warn everyone

who hears the words

of the prophecy

of this book.

If anyone adds to them,

God will add him

the plagues

described in this book.

Let's not add to this book,

yeah?

And if anyone

takes away

the words of the book

of this prophecy,

God will take away

his share

in the tree of life

and in the holy city

which are described

in this book.

He who testifies

to these things

say,

surely,

let's read that together,

surely,

I am coming soon.

Amen.

Come,

Lord Jesus.

The grace of the Lord Jesus

be with all of you.

Amen.

And so,

when we're looking

at this,

Scripture calls

for us to

not only read

the Word of God

but to hear it

and to keep it.

We follow Jesus

through revelation

much like we find

in the Gospels

or in the Old Testament.

And

we can see

these wonderful

connections

that help us

understand

revelation.

Now,

for many of us,

if you feel

compelled to raise

your hand,

by all means do it,

how many of you

have been afraid

of this book?

I know growing up

I was.

I know growing up

I,

quite frankly,

had wanted

nothing to do

with revelation

because of how scary

and confusing

this book is.

But when we think

about it,

just because

it is hard

to digest

or even difficult

for us to comprehend

doesn't mean

we should ignore it.

Much like how

there are,

are there not

difficult concepts

in the Word of God

that sometimes

we don't want to hear

but yet we need

to hear it?

when we go

through revelation,

this will challenge

us for sure

and that's okay.

I pray that all

of you will grow

in Christ,

that you will

become stronger

in faith

and let it be known

then

that you will

receive a blessing.

Isn't that interesting

that in this book

of revelation

it talks about

the blessing

of reading it?

And when I think

about how

we're going over

revelation now,

it is by

the hand of God

that we are

in times

such as this.

There's so much

division

and darkness

and distractions.

For many of us

we may know that.

How many of you

have been discouraged

recently by turning

on the news

and seeing

the ugliness

of people?

We can see

controversy happen,

tragic events

happen.

It's important

for us.

Let us seek

God who is

our firm foundation

in times

such as this.

Political division,

hostility among

Christians,

cultural and

technological shifts

as I was

mentioning.

This is why

we turn to

God and

his word.

And I just

have felt

so moved

by the fact

that all

these things

are happening

and now we're

going through

revelation

because this

book should

give us

comfort and

the hope

that is in

Christ.

Revelation

can feel

scary but

it is the

unveiling of

Jesus Christ

given to

his servants

as the text

mentions.

And we know

that this

book is for

churches.

The tone of

this is

pastoral.

It is

prophetic and

it is

apocalyptic.

Now for many

of us we

think of the

apocalypse,

right?

I know for me

personally I

think of how

oh we got the

door?

Looked like

okay yeah

looks like

someone wanted

to come in.

I think of

how the

zombie apocalypse

not that I

watch these

things, maybe

I have once

or twice,

maybe a few

times.

We think of

apocalypse like

the cities are

completely destroyed,

right?

There's no

running water

and electricity,

right?

The apocalyptic

language is very

similar to what

we've actually

found in

the parables.

There's symbolic

language,

there is some

mystery in it

as well.

It's nothing

we should be

afraid of.

And that is

why not only

are we going

to read the

word of God

in its context

but also its

connections in

here.

I want to

turn to

the next slide

here, right?

So that's our

observation, right?

We've gone over

the bookends of

Revelation and

I want to make

it clear.

The intention

in going through

this we need

to have guard

rails.

Why?

Because there

is really

no other

book that

has caused

so much

more division

than

Revelation.

So as I've

been mentioning

we will focus

on the context

and the

connections of

the word.

We want to

know where

does the

sea show up

in Revelation

and why

does Revelation

say there

will be no

more sea?

I used to

read that and

get so

confused.

When it's

talking about

in the new

heavens and the

new earth the

sea will be

no more.

What?

That sounds

terrible when

you read that.

But there's

much more than

what it's

talking about

when we talk

about the

sea.

So looking at

the context

and the

connections.

The second

thing is that

we will not

divide on the

timelines and

this is where

my heart is

at.

Where you

may feel

convicted to

look at

Revelation

literally then

by all means

do it.

You may be

a post

millennialist.

Your conviction

may be that

of the

rapture.

What matters

is that we're

still going to

seek God's

word and

find these

connections.

And quite

frankly this

may actually

strengthen your

own view,

your own

how you view

Revelation.

Because a lot

of times when

churches go over

Revelation they're

going to say

we're premillennial

or we're

preterist or

we're post

millennial or

we're amillennial.

Those are just

ways to divide

us.

Because when we

think about it

how we view

Revelation should

not divide us.

We should be

united on the

things of

Christ.

Bringing people

to Christ to

believe in

Jesus Christ the

way the truth

and the life.

And so I'm

looking at some

of you guys and

I know exactly

where you stand

on that and

that's okay.

We may agree

to disagree but

may that not be

a dividing

wedge especially

in times such

as this.

And so I hope

that you'll take

to heart these

guardrails,

right?

We will focus

on the victory,

hope, and

preparation of

Christ.

So many people

are so focused

on the fear

and the beasts

and the four

horsemen and

all of this

language that we

have to be

afraid of this

imagery.

But the reality

is when we

know God there's

nothing to be

afraid of.

We trust in

the living God

regardless of

what's going to

happen to us.

We can think

immediately in

times such as

this in the

culture that we

live in but we

can also think

well doesn't

scripture tell us

so much?

Do not be

afraid.

Or if you're a

KJV-er,

fear not.

Let us not be

afraid of God

in his word.

Let us focus

on the hope

that is found

in Jesus Christ

and how we

together can be

united in

Christ regardless

of how we view

revelation.

Because the

victory is in

Jesus.

And if there's

anything we take

away from

revelation is

that we are to

live our lives in

preparation for the

return of Christ.

That is what is

important.

And as I

mentioned here,

we will respect

each other's

theological

convictions,

journey in

Christ, and

keep the main

thing the main

thing.

What's the main

thing, church?

It's on Jesus.

Let's try that

again.

What is the main

thing?

It's focusing on

Jesus, right?

And so I expect

that as we go

through this, we

will be challenged

and that's okay.

Let us respect

one another because

where you are at

in your spiritual

journey is different

than the person

next to you.

I can't tell you

how many times I've

met a young

Christian and I

want him to learn

like all the deeper

things that I

already know.

They may not be

ready.

You've got to give

them time, right?

And what conclusions

you have come to in

viewing revelation may

be different than the

person next to you.

I don't want to raise

hands and be like,

who's a premillennial

here?

Who's a rapture

person?

I don't want to do

that.

Let us come

humbly before our

Lord and our God.

Let's turn to the

word.

Let's open it.

Let's see what it

says and where it's

connected.

Maybe it will.

And I hope it does

strengthen your faith

and strengthen your

conviction.

And so let's keep

the main thing,

the main thing,

right?

Jesus Christ and the

victory and the hope

in him and the

preparation that's to

come.

And then finally,

I put here that,

do you know the day

or the time when

Christ will come?

Just say no,

right?

Right?

If you do,

we're going to talk

after,

right?

We think about it.

Nobody knows the

day or the hour.

And that's okay.

Because our trust is

in Jesus Christ.

It doesn't matter

when he's going to

return.

It matters is that

I'm living my life

that's going to honor

and glorify God.

I'm going to follow

in the footsteps of

Christ and I'm going to

live every day in

anticipation.

If he comes tomorrow,

then so be it.

Praise God.

If he comes in our

lifetime, praise God.

When he comes, we'll

be on God's timing.

We don't know.

And I just want to put

that in this prelude

here.

Let's go to that next

slide then in here.

And so in going

through this,

we are to keep,

how do we apply this

then, right?

We have these guard

rails and this stuff.

Pastor's trying to

restrict these

different things.

No, it's to ensure

we don't attack each

other.

I think,

in my humble opinion,

I've gotten,

I've never gotten in

more heated arguments

and debates with people

than in Revelation.

because they talk

about, you know,

is Senator so-and-so

the Antichrist?

Or does this country

have a Jezebel spirit?

You guys know what I

mean, right?

It goes on and on

with that.

But how we should

apply this is that we

need to keep Jesus

Christ at the center

of our lives for such

a time as this.

We are living in this

earth that is broken.

There are many people

who are in darkness.

So a lot of people

don't even know

they're in darkness.

And I've put on here

for such a time as this

in Babylon, right?

We think of the world.

There's some people

that are afraid

of living in Babylon

or living in the world.

But there's really

nothing for us to fear

because we have Jesus

Christ and we have

his salvation.

That is why we are

called to share in the

good news of the gospel.

We are to share in the

words of our testimony.

We are to speak words,

be present with others.

We are to do these things,

to live and love like

Jesus Christ,

to bring one more person,

not just one person,

but to bring the next

person to Christ,

that they may know

the way,

the truth,

and the life.

And I've also put in here

speaking truth in love.

We speak the truth

and we deal with others

in love.

It's that balance of

grace and truth, right?

We've got to love everybody,

but we've got to speak truth

at the same time.

And how many of us,

that's difficult, right?

Sometimes we want to

speak truth and we get

real aggressive in the

process, right?

And sometimes we want to

be all loving.

Well, you've got to

speak truth as well.

It's a nice balancing

act for us.

And we are to live

that life in grace

and truth united in

Christ.

Just as it says in

scripture that a house

divided cannot stand.

Some of you may know

that as a famous quote.

It's a truth nonetheless.

When we go through

revelation, the last

thing that I want and

the last thing I hope

you would want is for

us to attack each other.

What matters is that we

believe in Jesus Christ

and we are a work in

progress.

That we're growing in

the faith and the

knowledge of the word

of God, but also the

transformation, the

healing that comes from

him.

The continued repentance,

right?

Metanoia, the continued

changing of mind, being

open and obedient to

God's word and God's

call for our own life.

I've always been amazed

when, and you may

identify, you may know

someone who, man, when

they were not a

Christian, they were

something else.

But God convicted them.

God stirred their heart

and they came to the

Lord and that was the

beginning and they

continued to be

transformed, becoming

more like Christ.

And so we are to live

in that grace and

truth, united in Christ.

Having that confidence

in the firm foundation,

it is building up that

house upon the solid

rock.

It is producing fruit.

It's important for us to

learn these lessons, but

it's also important for

us to bear fruit.

How will people know

that we are Christians

if we don't speak the

truth in love?

If we don't do the

works that God has

called for us to do?

And I always like to

mention to people, we're

not saved by what we

do, but we are saved

so that we can do

works.

So that we can do

good in the name of

Christ.

That is so critically

important for us.

I also want to make it

clear in here that we

are to live in

anticipation and

preparation for the

end.

We are to persevere,

right?

When we're living in

this world, there's

going to be many

battles that we face.

For some of us, it may

be of the mind.

Some of us, it may be

spiritual attacks, but we

continue trusting in the

living God because he is

our firm foundation and we

will not be shaken.

We persevere, we endure,

we follow Christ, we

grow, and we act

accordingly.

That is all important for

us.

And then finally, I put,

just as I was mentioning

earlier, we are saved by

grace, but we are saved

for good works.

You've got to be careful.

I know I'm talking

semantics here, but

imagine the implication

being saved by works.

Oh no, that is not the

Christian faith.

We are saved by grace

through faith so that we

can grow and so that we

can do good in his name.

And it's good works.

It's not evil.

It's not sin.

That's why I put saved

for good works.

And so Christ invites all

of us into the fold to

come and see that the

Lord is good.

Just like in Revelation,

it keeps saying, come and

see, come and see.

Just like what we found

in the gospel accounts.

And so if you're not a

Christian, if you're not a

believer in Christ, may

you enter into that saving

grace by believing in Jesus

Christ.

First Corinthians

mentions believing in the

death, burial, and

resurrection of Jesus

Christ.

And may that not be the

end.

Rather, may that be the

beginning of your spiritual

walk in the Lord, growing

in him, being transformed.

I love that imagery of the

potter and the clay.

Or like how I mentioned

last week when we celebrated

our 80th anniversary here

at Ontario Community, the

broken plate that gets put

back together and becomes

more valuable than it once

was before.

Sealed with gold, right?

That's very cultural.

The art of Kintsugi.

You can think of many

different ways.

Going from darkness into

light, right?

Just as vessels were being

carried.

And when we found in Ezra,

vessels being carried from

the place they didn't belong

into the place that they do

belong.

Or just as Christ is going to

lead his sheep into the pin.

The journey may not be the

most ideal.

If you've walked, maybe had

horses go from one place to

the next or cattle or sheep,

sheep are going to trip and

fall from time to time and

you're going to need to help

them.

But in any case, to come and

see that the Lord is good, to

become a believer in Christ and

to grow in the faith and be

moved to do good and be

encouraged here.

Let us invite others to let us

speak the words of truth,

sharing in the gospel of

Jesus Christ, sharing in your

own story and how God has

worked in and through your

life.

And let us be reminded to do

good in the name of Christ.

And so, yes, we did go over

only a few verses.

This next week, we're going to

go into chapter 1, verses 1

through 8.

But I wanted, as we are

beginning, to set the guard

rails and for us to prepare

for this journey through

revelation, I encourage for

all of you to invite someone

to come to know the Lord.

Invite one person to come to

church or think of someone you

can share your faith with.

Think of someone that you can

show the love of Christ through

action.

Think of these things.

Let us remember that God is at

work just as we have celebrated

80 years of faithfulness and

blessings from God.

Let us boldly move forward into

this sermon series, being

faithful to God and to his word.

May we be thankful to God and may

we approach him being ready in

anticipation, not just to grow, but in

anticipation for his return.

Let's pray together.

Father God, we thank you for this

time and this opportunity for us to

gather together as we have touched

the surface of revelation.

Father, we pray that there will be a

sense of unity among the body of

Christ, that we won't argue, but rather

will seek you and your word.

We pray that this church body and

those that are watching online, that

there will be a sense of protection

from any evil.

We know that there's a spiritual war

that is happening.

We pray for protection.

We also pray that if there's anyone

that is wrestling with the decision to

believe in Christ, may they be

encouraged and moved to believe in the

death, burial and resurrection of your

son. We pray that we may not only grow

individually, but we may grow

collectively as a church body.

I pray for all of those that are here

today, those that are not here, that

are traveling or sick.

And I pray for those that are watching

online.

May you come to know Jesus Christ,

grow in him and be moved to live out

the faith.

It is in the name of Jesus Christ that

we pray and we all say together,

amen church. Amen.

Thank you for joining us for today's

message from Ontario Community Church.

If this message encouraged you, I

encourage for you to share it with a

friend or family member.

Remember the blessing that comes from

reading, hearing and keeping God's

word.

Today, we set our guardrails by hearing

the beginning and the end of

revelation and focusing and fixing our

eyes on Jesus Christ.

Next week will be week two as we

continue with revelation chapter one

verses one through eight.

And we are going to focus on Christ as

the alpha and the omega, and we will

connect it with many verses throughout

scripture.

Until next time, may the grace of our

Lord Jesus Christ be with you as we

continue to encourage, equip and engage

lives for Christ.

God bless.

God bless.