Week 1 I Ready I Begin with the End in MindI Pastor Kevin Kringel
Ready
"Begin with the end in Mind"
Week 1
1 John 3:1-3
Revelation 7:9-17
Psalms 34:1-10
Matthew 5:1-12
Vs. 12: Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven will be great.
| Matthew 5 — The Promise | Revelation 7 — The Fulfillment |
| Those who mourn will be comforted. (5:4) | God will wipe away every tear. (7:17) |
| Those who hunger for righteousness will be filled. (5:6) | They will hunger and thirst no more. (7:16) |
| The pure in heart will see God. (5:8) | The redeemed stand before God and the Lamb. (7:9, 15) |
| The kingdom belongs to the persecuted. (5:10) | The redeemed have come through great tribulation. (7:14) |
"What Jesus promised on the mountainside, John sees fulfilled before the throne!"
(This is not to mean the only fulfillment will be in eternity. There will be glimpses of fulfillment throughout the believer's life.)
Revelation 19:6-9
Luke 22:14-20 (Last Supper)
I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God- vs. 16
For I tell you I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes- vs. 18
Communion- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till he comes. Vs.26
Communion looks backward to the cross and forward to his coming and our being with him.