Acts: The Spread of the Gospel

This study is taken from John MacArthur's "Acts: The Spread of the Gospel." My prayer and goal for this devo is that we will learn more about how the early church laid the foundation for what we possess today, and that we would allow God to use us to turn our world upside for Him!

This will be an exciting journey, so encourage others to join you! I'm looking forward to the interaction we will have on this blog as we study the book of Acts!

The devos will differ in format from day to day, but two things are constant: 1) a daily reading, and 2) additional Scripture passages that are in bold. Be sure to read any and all of the readings/bold verses that appear so that you can see the full picture of what is taught that day.

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Opening the Seals - Part 5 - Devo for 02/06/2009

Reading
Revelation 6:1-7:17

Going Deeper
When Jesus' disciples asked Him what would be the signs of the end of the age, Jesus mentioned many things similar to John's vision in Revelation. Read Matthew 24:6-33.

Exploring the Meaning
1. What destructive events in nature will come at the end of the age?

2. How do these future events described by Christ dovetail with the events depicted in Revelation 6 and 7?

3. Read 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10. Compare what it reveals to John's description of events surrounding the breaking of the fifth seal (Revelation 6:9-11).

4. Read Joel 2:28-32. How does the Old Testament prophecy of the great and terrible Day of the Lord compare to the description by John in Revelation 6:12-17?

1 comment:

taye:) said...

1. there will be war, famine, and earthquakes. Nations will come up against nations and kingdoms against kingdoms.

2. John talks about the different horses and each one has either, war, famine, darkness or earthquakes and when Jesus tells his disciples about the end times he talks about all those subjects.

3. There is death talked about in both.

4. In revelation it talks more about the bad stuff that will happen but in Joel it talks more about what the believers of Christ will receive like the good things.