Isaiah 30:27 - 31:9 - Here we see another example of Isaiah calling down God's judgment on sinners. We often focus on the specific nature of God's judgment in these texts, but what is the picture of God given here? What does God's judgment tell us about the heart and character of God?
Revelation 3:1-22 - The pattern of Revelation 2 which Ryan highlighted yesterday continues here in Chapter 3. Notice Jesus' words of comfort to the faithful in these final three Churches. The faithful in Sardis will be clothed and will walk with Jesus (v. 4). The faithful in Philadelphia will be kept from the hour of trial (v. 10) and will be made a pillar in the temple of God - the City of God which is the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven. The faithful in Laodicea will come in and dine with Jesus and sit with him on his throne. Again, as Ryan pointed out yesterday, this book is concerned with revealing the purity, holiness, and altogether goodness of Jesus Christ. It is not meant to be read as a series of "Revelations" about the doom and gloom that awaits the world - it is the "Revelation" of Jesus Christ - the Lord and Savior of the Universe. This reality is why it is so appropriate for us to be reading this book now as we "Advent" together eagerly anticipating the revelation of God in the Incarnation.
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