2. WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION Blue Hardback Bible = page Red Paperback Bible = page Red Hardback Bible = page 1201

3. Why we need Revelation… Because we can’t know God by ourselves Because we can’t know God by ourselves But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. - Isaiah 59v2 WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION

4. Why we need Revelation… Because we can’t know God by ourselves Because we can’t know God by ourselves We can only know God and be forgiven if God reveals Himself to us and tells us how we can be in relationship with Him We can only know God and be forgiven if God reveals Himself to us and tells us how we can be in relationship with Him WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION

5. 1. We can know God because He speaks Hebrews 1v1 So that people could know who God is So that people could know who God is So that people could be in relationship with Him So that people could be in relationship with Him They believed what He said They believed what He said WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION

6. 2. We can know God because He has spoken through Jesus Hebrews 1v1-3 Jesus is the Final Word of God Jesus is the Final Word of God Jesus’s words were the ACTUAL WORDS OF GOD Jesus’s words were the ACTUAL WORDS OF GOD WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION “For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.” - John 17v8

7. 2. We can know God because He has spoken through Jesus Hebrews 1v1-3 Jesus is the Final Word of God Jesus is the Final Word of God Jesus’s words were the ACTUAL WORDS OF GOD Jesus’s words were the ACTUAL WORDS OF GOD Jesus’s words brought eternal life Jesus’s words brought eternal life WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.” “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” - John 5v24, 6v68

8. 2. We can know God because He has spoken through Jesus Hebrews 1v1-3 Jesus is the revelation of God on earth Jesus is the revelation of God on earth Jesus spoke the actual words of God because He is God made man Jesus spoke the actual words of God because He is God made man Jesus reveals God to us Jesus reveals God to us WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION

9. 2. We can know God because He has spoken through Jesus Hebrews 1v1-3 Jesus is the complete revelation of the mystery of God’s purposes Jesus is the complete revelation of the mystery of God’s purposes God’s purposes are revealed in Jesus God’s purposes are revealed in Jesus WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION …the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. - Colossians 1v26-27

10. 2. We can know God because He has spoken through Jesus Hebrews 1v1-3 Jesus is the complete revelation of the mystery of God’s purposes Jesus is the complete revelation of the mystery of God’s purposes God’s purposes are revealed in Jesus God’s purposes are revealed in Jesus To know God, you must know Jesus To know God, you must know Jesus WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION “I am the way and the truth and the life; no-one comes to the Father except through me” - John 14v6

11. 2. We can know God because He has spoken through Jesus Hebrews 1v1-3 Jesus is the complete revelation of the mystery of God’s purposes Jesus is the complete revelation of the mystery of God’s purposes God’s purposes are revealed in Jesus God’s purposes are revealed in Jesus To know God, you must know Jesus To know God, you must know Jesus Jesus breaks down the barrier that separates us from God Jesus breaks down the barrier that separates us from God WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people. - Hebrews 9v26-27

12. 2. We can know God because He has spoken through Jesus Hebrews 1v1-3 Jesus is the complete revelation of the mystery of God’s purposes Jesus is the complete revelation of the mystery of God’s purposes God’s purposes are revealed in Jesus God’s purposes are revealed in Jesus To know God, you must know Jesus To know God, you must know Jesus Jesus breaks down the barrier that separates us from God Jesus breaks down the barrier that separates us from God WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more. And where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin. - Hebrews 10v17-18

13. 3. God continues to speak through His revealed Word, the Bible God wants us to know Him NOW! God wants us to know Him NOW! God inspired people to write it down God inspired people to write it down The Bible is what God wants us to know The Bible is what God wants us to know WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION

14. 4. Why revelation matters…NOW! You can know God as He really is! You can know God as He really is! You can have assurance of salvation You can have assurance of salvation You can have confidence of eternal life You can have confidence of eternal life You can know what God says You can know what God says You don’t need special spiritual experiences to know God You don’t need special spiritual experiences to know God You don’t need “special knowledge” in order to know God You don’t need “special knowledge” in order to know God You already have all that you need to know God You already have all that you need to know God Worship Him! Worship Him! WORDS OF LIFE - REVELATION