Kingship of Christ in Revelation 1:9-20

Driving home: this phrase in the spirit has a technical significance John is saying that he entered that state of mind and heart peculiar to a recipient of direct and special revelation from God.

Compares Patmos to a barren, rocky island, unlike beautiful tourist destinations, to emphasize John's harsh exile and isolation.

for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus and I was in the spirit on the Lord's day John the exiled apostle is on this barren rocky island called Patmos in the midst of the Aegean Sea take a bible dictionary and look at the map section and look up Patmos and you'll see that this was no Corsica or this was no beautiful island in the Bahamas he was stuck on a barren rocky island cut off most likely from any kind of meaningful social intercourse from any kind of beauty that would impress the eye

14:58 - 15:39 Read in full sermon

Driving home: this phrase in the spirit has a technical significance John is saying that he entered that state of mind and heart peculiar to a recipient of direct and special revelation from God.

John's lack of a modern calendar is used to illustrate his simple method of tracking days, highlighting the significance of the Lord's Day for him.

John is there feeling very keenly something of the fulfillment of the words of his Lord which he himself recorded in the world ye shall have tribulation or the Lord's words if they have hated me they will also hate you the servant is not above his master so John is in this state of exile and apparently he keeps some kind of a log of the passing of the days he obviously had no calendar given to him by his local heating concern or by the local milk dealer as we may receive at the end of each year

15:39 - 16:23 Read in full sermon

Driving home: this phrase in the spirit has a technical significance John is saying that he entered that state of mind and heart peculiar to a recipient of direct and special revelation from God.

The sudden, piercing sound of a fire whistle during a sermon is used to convey the arresting, captivating, and authoritative quality of the trumpet-like voice John heard.

is something impinges upon his ear he hears notice verse 10 I was in the spirit and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet saying there was a voice the sound of which was as clear as penetrating as captivating as the blast of a trumpet now you know what it's like here those of you who attend this place regularly six o'clock every Lord's day night we all kind of sit here on the edge of our seats waiting for that fire whistle to go off and as much as you're waiting for it when it goes off I still always jump sitting back here before the service and I'm sure many of you do

19:16 - 20:00 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin describes the two main components of the vision: seven golden lampstands (the churches) and an awesome, supra-human figure 'like unto a son of man,' detailing his majestic…

Compares ancient pedestal lamps to a gravy boat with a spout for a wick, helping the audience visualize the common lamp of John's day.

are seven golden lampstands now they were not candles or candlesticks as we know them but literally pedestal lamps that is these elevated pedestals on which there would be a lamp not like the lamp you buy at the globe electric company but probably the best equivalent would be you know what your gravy boat looks like? you kids know the thing mom puts the gravy in it's that thing that has sort of a a rounded spout so when you pour your gravy it doesn't splash over everything but you can aim it right down in the middle of that hole you've made in your mashed potatoes well these lamps were like a ...

22:11 - 22:56 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin describes the two main components of the vision: seven golden lampstands (the churches) and an awesome, supra-human figure 'like unto a son of man,' detailing his majestic…

Contrasts the image of a pirate with a small knife to the 'broad sword' proceeding from Christ's mouth, emphasizing the sword's immense size and power.

dashing upon a multiplicity of shores it was as the voice of many waters and then he sees his right hand and I can't imagine what that must have been like holding seven stars what did he see seven flashing flaming balls of fire what did he see I don't know it simply says seven stars in his right hand and he said I see seven stars in his right hand and then from his mouth proceeded not the little hand sword but the word here for sharp two edged sword is the word which describes the sword that was a broad sword sometimes the word is translated spear a sword like unto Goliath's sword in fact in t...

27:21 - 28:06 Read in full sermon

Driving home: I have the keys of death and of Hades now what do the keys signify that's not new language Jesus said I give unto you the keys of the heaven whatsoever shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven the key is the symbol o…

Quotes a commentator to expand on Christ's universal dominion, encompassing spiritual realms, rebel angels, ministering spirits, nature, providence, and the cross, reinforcing the comfort for fearful saints.

earth and his dominion extends not only to earthly circumstances and earthly powers and principalities but to death and the world to come as well to quote one judicious and spiritually minded commentator on the book of the wise the world is under his control all those vast domains were mighty spirits transact the stupendous concerns of the spiritual world the host

36:58 - 37:42 Read in full sermon