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“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me’ ” (Isaiah 6:8 NKJV). God's right to rule the universe is founded upon His position as the Creator of all things (Revelation 4:11) and also upon His character. It is in discovering God’s righteous character that we begin to understand how and why sinful human beings fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Today, we move further into the vision of the throne room and consider how the human race relates to a holy God and how the sacrifice of Christ restores us and brings us close to the throne. God plans to restore us, not just as individuals but also as a race, so that we once again reveal His glory to the rest of creation. By searching through the rest of the Bible, we can find important clues that help us understand and begin to appreciate the high calling that God has extended to us, a race of forgiven and redeemed sinners. Human rebellion, ultimately a...

“And they sang a new song , saying: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation’ ” (Revelation 5:9, NKJV). When Jesus came toward him, John the Baptist declared: “ ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’ ” (John 1:29, NKJV). This was an unmistakable reference to the idea of animal sacrifice, all of which pointed to Christ’s substitutionary death in behalf of all humanity. In the Bible, we cannot escape the theme of animal sacrifice ; it runs like a scarlet thread throughout its pages and plays a central role in the grand scene in Revelation, where John is escorted into God’s throne room (Revelation 4 and 5). The fact that Jesus appears in this pivotal scene, looking like a slain lamb (Revelation 5:6), is an important key to understanding the entire prophetic episode. Today we will look at some of the themes of sacrifice that inform our ...

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (Psalm 46:10, NKJV). Through the centuries, some people have argued that God wanted the Fall, that it was His intention for humans to descend into sin and death and thus lead Him—in the person of Jesus—to the cross. After all, how else could He have so powerfully and graphically displayed the depth of His love for humanity than by dying on the cross for them? In short, the thinking goes, God needed humanity to fall. That is a horrible and wretched position to take. It was never God’s intention for either Satan or humanity to fall. The rebellion of Satan, and then of humanity, was a tragedy of immense consequence, and our joy in Him would have remained complete had our first parents not fallen. This week, we will continue looking at the problems caused by the Fall and the desire for human government as opposed to God’s governance. These truths are powerfully revealed in the book of D...

"Y le fue dado dominio, y gloria y reino; y todos los pueblos, naciones y lenguas le sirvieron. Su dominio es eterno, que nunca pasará, y su reino nunca será destruido". (Daniel 7:14). El Apocalipsis presenta las soluciones de Dios para nuestro mundo caído.  En los últimos capítulos de la Biblia:  - Se restablece el acceso al Árbol de la Vida,  - Se levanta la maldición y  - Somos readmitidos en la presencia de Dios.  En cierto modo, el Apocalipsis es el libro de Génesis al revés, por lo que Génesis sigue siendo una clave importante para entender cómo se originaron los problemas del mundo. Uno de los temas clave tanto en Daniel como en Apocalipsis es el gobierno del mundo, una sucesión de intentos humanos de controlar un planeta que pertenece legítimamente a Dios y al que, cuando este horrible episodio de pecado y rebelión termine para siempre, él volverá a gobernar con justicia. El largo proceso que conduce a ese momento abarca miles de años de intentos humano...