What a Ride!

Posted by Dave Stone

Revelation 19:10-21

Peaks of Prophecy

RELATE

1. What are you eagerly looking forward to in the near future? How does this compare with your anticipation of the “day of the Lord?” (see 2 Timothy 4:8)
Use this as an opportunity to get to know your people and what they are interested in.

REVIEW

2. Share any truth that particularly challenged or confused you.
Take this opportunity to review the sermon outline and major points of interest.

3. Name the “peaks” from Pastor Dave’s “Peaks of Prophecy” graph. What parts are unclear to you?
Birth of Messiah, Sacrificial death, Pentecost, Anti-Christ, Return/rule of Christ, Millennium, New heaven and earth

4. List the names of Jesus given in our passage. What do you think each means?
Faithful and True - self-explanatory; you might solicit stories of how God has been faithful and true in the lives of group members.
The Word of God - John 1, Jesus is the Word of God, He is God’s ultimate communication to us (see Hebrews
King of Kings and Lord of Lords - He has ultimate authority

APPLICATION

5. Thinking about “that day” which is coming, answer the following questions using Hebrews 10:23-25.

• What is the hope we profess?
  Jesus’ teachings are true and His work on the cross is sufficient for our salvation.
• What might we do to encourage one another to love and good deeds?
  Talk about how you can do this in your group specifically (e.g., attendance, praying, checking up on people, speaking truth)

6. Read 1 Peter 2:21-25 and respond to the following.

• How did Christ suffer?
  Jesus suffered a brutal death as an innocent man at the hands of vile men.
• What did his suffering gain for us?
  His sufferings provide an example of how to respond to suffering. He bore our sins so that we live righteously. His sufferings bring us healing.
• How did Christ deal with suffering?
  He did not sin. He did not retaliate. He entrusted himself to the just judge (God the Father). He left the judging to the Father. This passage implies that He thought of others amidst His suffering. His individual suffering brought great gain to many. Might this be true for us when we endure suffering?

7. Share any relationships or events in your life that cause you to suffer. Are you responding like Jesus? If not, what might you do to move toward His example?
Listen carefully as people share. Seize opportunities to pray for and encourage your group.

DIG

8. In each of the following passages what did the Old Testament prophets hope for in the coming Messiah (Jesus)?

• Isaiah 11:11 - He will gather His people
• Jeremiah 31:33-34 - He will write His law on the hearts of His people; He will forgive
• Ezekiel 37:26 - He will make a covenant of peace with His people
• Zechariah 8:7-8 - He will rule from Jerusalem
• Zechariah 14:3 - He will fight against the nations