Studying Scripture with Pastor David Higa at CCEP
Expository teaching on Revelation
Episodes
June 2, 2024
Characters of a Godly Man
Matthew 2:13-23
When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt [Matthew 2:14]
There really is not a lot of Scripture on Joseph, Marys husband, our Lords adopted father. But the handful of verses that we have, describe him as a God-fearing man and a Spirit-led leader.
The end of Matt 1 records that he sought to put her away secretly finding that she [Mary] was with chi...
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May 25, 2024
and have come to worship Him
Matthew 2:1-12
behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him. [Matthew 2:1-2]
Can you imagine, an entourage of wise men [magos in the Greek, ones of median caste, magicians - Vines Dictionary]; these were the elite of the East [probably from Babylon] who had come to worship the ...
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May 20, 2024
The Birth of our Lord God with Us
Matthew 1:18-25
Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, God with us. [Matthew 1:23]
Omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent are three words that describe the fullness of God. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present [i.e., everywhere always]. In His omnipresence, however, He is with us in one sense [by faith] but n...
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May 11, 2024
The Genealogy of our Lord
Matthew 1:1-17
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham [Matthew 1:1]
Fully God and fully man: That is our Lord Jesus Christ. He has always existed and yet has a genealogy. In Revelation He is unveiled revealing His deity; in the Gospels He is veiled revealing His humanity.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the onl...
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May 6, 2024
The Time is at Hand
Revelation 22:6-21
And he said to me, Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. [Rev 22:10]
This is a message to the Church. These last verses in Rev 22, while they are for all to read; they are specifically directed to the Church. And notice, Church has not been mentioned since Chap 3. It is used again in these final words of Rev 22:16: I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify ...
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April 27, 2024
Gods Glory in the New Jerusalem
Revelation 21:22-22:5
The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. [Rev 21:23]
Way back in the books of Moses is the record of the Shekinah glory of God in the Tabernacle and then in Solomons time the Temple. Gods glory filled the Tabernacle [Exod 40:34-35] and Gods glory filled the Temple [1 Kings 8:10-11].
It was, however...
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April 20, 2024
Our Future Hope The New Jerusalem
Revelation 21:1-8
Revelation 21:1-8 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. [Rev 21:4]
Our future hope is the New Jerusalem, the Eternal State. It is where the tabernacle of God is with men, not in part but in the fullness of His glory.
Can you imagine? I cannot, an...
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April 13, 2024
The Great White Throne Judgment
Revelation 20:11-15
Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away. And there was found no place for them. [Rev 20:11]
Like the seven seals of judgment that prepares for the Lords return [ref. Rev 19:11-16], there will be a final judgment [the Great White Throne Judgment] that prepares for a new heaven and a new earth [Rev 21:1].It is import...
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April 7, 2024
Rebellion in the Millennium
Revelation 20:5-10
Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth. [Rev 20:7-8]
This is difficult to understand! Is not Jesus ruling and reigning? Was not sin dealt with in the Tribulation? Isnt there going to be peace and justice and righteous rule?
Well, the answer is yes, yes, and yes. T...
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March 31, 2024
The Thousand Year Reign of Christ
Revelation 20:1-4
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. [Rev 20:1-2]
When Jesus returns [Rev 19:11-16] one of the first things that will happen is that Satan will be bound for a thousand years. Interestingly enoug...
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March 23, 2024
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
Revelation 19:11-21
And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. [Rev 19:16]
It is this title, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS that puts the exclamation point on our Lords Return. He is Immanuel, God with us; He is our Prince of Peace, Wonderful Counselor, and Mighty God. He is the Lamb of God, the Root of David, and the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. He is th...
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March 17, 2024
Heavenly Hallelujahs
Revelation 19:1-10
After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! [Rev 19:1]
Here is yet another After these things in the book of Revelation. This one takes us [finally] to our Lords Return. There is, however, more to come. Three more chapters remain in Revelation. With Christs Return one might think...
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March 9, 2024
Babylon is Fallen
Revelation 18:1-24
After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen [Rev 18:1-2a]
After these things indicates that Chapter 18 is a later revelation than Chapter 17. Babylon is fallen comes after the fall of MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHE...
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March 2, 2024
The Great Harlot
Revelation 17:1-18
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters [Rev 17:1]
Chapter 17 begins a last parenthetical in Revelation. It is actually an addendum with the seven bowl judgments in Rev. 16 taking us to the end of the Tribulation. At the pouring out of the seventh bowl judgment [Rev 1...
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February 25, 2024
The Seven Final Plagues
Revelation 16:1-21
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, Go and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth. [Rev 16:1]
These seven final plagues before our Lords Return are described in Rev 16. There are similarities to previous judgments, and differences. Two great differences are their scope and speed. In the Seals and Trumpets judgments, there were pauses between t...
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February 17, 2024
A Great and Marvelous Sign
Revelation 15:1-8
Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete. [Rev 14:15]
the wrath of God is complete is described as a great and marvelous sign. This brings us to the end of a long parenthetical [Rev 10-14]. Revelation contains several parentheticals within the chronology of judgments leading to Christs Ret...
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February 10, 2024
The Harvest of Judgment
Revelation 14:14-20
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest is ripe. [Rev 14:15]
Our passage this morning describes the time of grace coming to an end. Mercy, after a long period of time [from Genesis 3:15 to Revelation 19] will finally come to an end. MacArthur writ...
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February 4, 2024
The Everlasting Gospel
Revelation 14:6-13
Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people. [Rev 14:6]
When we think of the gospel [literally good news] we think of the gospel of salvation or the gospel of grace. But in our passage this morning, the everlasting gospel is a gospel of judgment. The context of th...
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January 27, 2024
A Faithful and Blameless Remnant
Revelation 14:1-5
And in their mouth was found no deceit, for they are without fault before the throne of God. [Rev 14:5]
These are the 144,000 in Rev 7, 12,000 from every tribe of Israel, who are sold out for the Lord in the Tribulation. They are men; spiritually, morally, and physically pure, and God uses them in a way that is unique in all history.
Never before has there been such a large group o...
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January 20, 2024
The Beast from the Earth
Revelation 13:11-18
Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. [Rev 13:11-12]
Here in this latter half of Rev 13 is the description of a second beast, the beast comi...
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