A Moment in Eternity

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A Moment in Eternity!

• Our Awesome Future
• Part 3 of 3 - Text Rev 196-9 Selected
• Cross Creek Community Church
• Pastor Dave Martin March 9, 2002
• Gods Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Life
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A Moment in Eternity!

• The Rapture has occurred!
• The Judgment Seat of Christ is completed!
• For the Believer Now what?

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A Moment in Eternity! The next 7 major events

• 1. Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
• Rev. 197-9 Let us rejoice and be glad and give
  him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
  and his bride has made herself ready. 8Fine
  linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear."
  (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the
  saints.) 9Then the angel said to me, "Write
  'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding
  supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These are
  the true words of God."

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Marriage Supper of the Lamb.Marriage in Johns
day consisted of three phases

• Betrothal contract of Engagement Salvation
• Presentation of the Bride Rapture
• Reception feast to the Invited Millennium

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A Moment in Eternity! The next 7 major events

• 2. Second Coming of Christ with His armies.
• Rev. 1911-15 I saw heaven standing open and
  there before me was a white horse, whose rider is
  called Faithful and True. With justice he judges
  and makes war. 12His eyes are like blazing fire,
  and on his head are many crowns. He has a name
  written on him that no one knows but he himself.
  13He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and
  his name is the Word of God. 14The armies of
  heaven were following him, riding on white horses
  and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

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A Moment in Eternity! The next 7 major events

• 3. Jesus fights the battle of Armageddon.
• Rev. 1915 Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword
  with which to strike down the nations. "He will
  rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the
  winepress of the fury of the wrath of God
  Almighty.
• Rev. 1919 Then I saw the beast and the kings of
  the earth and their armies gathered together to
  make war against the rider on the horse and his
  army.
• Rev. 1921 The rest of them were killed with the
  sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on
  the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on
  their flesh.

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A Moment in Eternity! The next 7 major events

• 4. Jesus Rules, 1000-year millennial Reign upon
  this earth.
• Rev. 206 Blessed and holy are those who have
  part in the first resurrection. The second death
  has no power over them, but they will be priests
  of God and of Christ and will reign with him for
  a thousand years.

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A Moment in Eternity! The next 7 major events

• 5. Great White Throne judgment for the Unsaved.
• Rev. 2011-12 Then I saw a great white throne and
  him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from
  his presence, and there was no place for them.
  12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing
  before the throne, and books were opened. Another
  book was opened, which is the book of life. The
  dead were judged according to what they had done
  as recorded in the books.
• Rev. 2015 If anyone's name was not found written
  in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake
  of fire.

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A Moment in Eternity! The next 7 major events

• 6. Creation of a New Heaven and New Earth.
• Rev. 211 Then I saw a new heaven and a new
  earth, for the first heaven and the first earth
  had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

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A Moment in Eternity! The next 7 major events

• 7. The Holy City, New Jerusalem comes down from
  Heaven.
• Rev. 2110-11 And he carried me away in the
  Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed
  me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of
  heaven from God. 11It shone with the glory of
  God, and its brilliance was like that of a very
  precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

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When will all this happen?

• SOON! Rev. 2220-21 He who testifies
  to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon.
  Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. 21The grace of the Lord
  Jesus be with God's people. Amen.

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After all these events happen, then what?

• Just Another Moment in Eternity!
• Rev. 225 There will be no more night. They will
  not need the light of a lamp or the light of the
  sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And
  they will reign for ever and ever.
• ARE YOU PREPARED?

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Looking at the World situation today

• NOW is the time to Prepare!
• The Rapture is about to happen, either
• Get Right or Get Left!
• The choice YOU make is Critical!