The Millennium

I recently had the privilege of expositing Revelation 20 at Kenwood Baptist Church.

The main point of the text?

The glory of God will cover the dry lands of this earth like the waters cover the sea when Christ reigns with his resurrected followers in the millennium.

Revelation 20:1-15 – The Millennium

Revelation 14:1-13, The Song of the Redeemed

Revelation 14:1–13 enables endurance to the end by showing the salvation of the redeemed and the judgment of the wicked. John gives assurance to the redeemed in Revelation 14:1–5, warns the wicked in 14:6–11, and then encourages the righteous in 14:12–13.

Sermon audio from November 8, 2009 here.

That the Generations to Come Might Praise the Lord

On January 31 it was my privilege to preach at Kemp Road Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio.

I attempted to set the role of the family in the wider context of God’s purposes in Old Testament theology, moving from the father’s role in Deuteronomy 6 to the king’s role as a father to his people in Deuteronomy 17 to some brief thoughts on Proverbs 3, where we see Solomon acting as a father obediently teaching his son (and by extension the nation) as he teaches Torah in the book of Proverbs.

Have a listen and let me know what you think.

2 Samuel 11-12, The Wife of Uriah

It was my privilege to preach at Southern Seminary’s chapel this morning, and you can download the audio or watch it here.

 

Revelation 9-12, Four Recent Sermons

It has been my privilege to be preaching through the book of Revelation, and here are my four most recent sermons at Kenwood Baptist Church:

10-11-2009 – Revelation 12:1-17 The Seed of the Woman Versus the Seed of the Serpent

09-20-2009 – Revelation 11:1-19 Bearing Witness til Kingdom Come

09-13-2009 – Revelation 10:1-11 Eat This Scroll (and prophesy the history of the future)

09-06-2009 – Revelation 9:1-21 Trumpeting the End of the World

May the Lord bless his word!

Some Recent Sermons

It was my privilege to preach Ryan Bishop’s Ordination Service on August 16, 2009: 1 Timothy 4:6-16

The next week we were in Revelation 7, the sealing of the saints: Revelation 7:1-17

And this past Sunday Revelation 8 was our text: Revelation 8:1-13

May the Lord bless his word.

Revelation 6:1-17, The Seals on the Scroll

Sermon audio online here: Revelation 6:1-17 – Dr. Jim Hamilton

May the Lord bless his word.

Revelation 5:1-14, The Lamb Standing as though Slain

Sermon audio from yesterday available here: Revelation 5:1-14, The Lamb Standing as though Slain

Revelation 4:1-11, The One Seated on the Throne

Sermon audio from yesterday available here: Revelation 4:1-11, The One Seated on the Throne

Revelation 3:14-22, I Will Spit You Out of My Mouth

Sermon audio from this morning available here: Revelation 3:14-22, I Will Spit You Out of My Mouth

Yahweh Is Everything, Baal Is Nothing

This past Sunday at Kenwood Baptist Church my fellow elder Josh Philpot brought a strong word from 1 Kings 18.

Get it here: 1 Kings 18:20-40, If the Lord is God, Follow Him

Revelation 3:7-13, An Open Door No One Can Shut

Sermon audio from yesterday available here:  Revelation 3:7–13, An Open Door No One Can Shut

Keep the word of Jesus and you will be kept.

Revelation 3:1-6, Wake Up!

Thanks to Ross Shannon for recording and Josh Philpot for posting,

Sermon audio from this morning here: Revelation 3:1–6, Wake Up!

Revelation 2:18-29, King Jesus Versus Jezebel

This morning’s sermon audio is up here: Revelation 2:18–29, King Jesus Versus Jezebel

The first few words didn’t make it onto the recording, and what was missed was my introducing the quotation that opens the sermon as coming from Joseph J. Ellis’s book, Founding Brothers.

May the Lord bless his word.

Revelation 2:12-17, Repent of Nicolaitan Teaching

Sermon audio from yesterday morning (link fixed) here: Revelation 2:12–17, Repent of Nicolaitan Teaching

Revelation 2:8-11, Faithful unto Death

Only Jesus has the necessary authority to call people to be faithful unto death. Commanding people to be faithful unto death announces that it is better to be faithful to Jesus than it is to go on living. Only Jesus can make that announcement. Only Jesus can adequately reward that kind of sacrifice.

The death that results from faithfulness to Christ points to the only life worth living: the life of faithfulness to Jesus.

Audio from this morning here: Revelation 2:8–11, Faithful unto Death

Toward a Great Commission Resurgence

May the Lord pour out his Spirit and bring this about in our day.

Check out the new site, where I just signed the statement.

I would also encourage you to have a listen to Dr. Akin’s message.

HT: Between the Times

Revelation 2:1-7, First Love

Sermon audio from this morning here: Revelation 2:1–7, First Love

And if you go to this page or this page you can RSS the sermon audio updates.

May the Lord add his blessing to the preaching of his word.

Tom Schreiner’s Sermon from This Morning

My mentor, Dr. Tom Schreiner, preached a sermon this morning at Kenwood Baptist Church to install me as pastor there. It was a strong word from 1 Timothy 4:10-16. May the Lord seal it to my heart and bless you with it:

1 Timothy 4:10-16, Tom Schreiner: Installation Service for Jim Hamilton

Revelation 1:9-20, Jesus Christ Risen and Glorious

It was my privilege to celebrate the resurrection at Kenwood Baptist Church today from Revelation 1:9-20, John’s Vision of the Risen Christ.

The audio is up here: Revelation 1:9–20, Jesus Christ Risen and Glorious.

In a bulletin insert there were three charts that might be helpful in studying this passage:

I think I failed to mention this in my sermon, but it seems that John’s description of Jesus in Revelation 1 was profoundly influenced by the way that Jesus describes himself at the opening of each of the seven letters to the churches in Revelation 2-3. In other words, John experienced Jesus describe himself in the seven letters, then he used Jesus’ own self-descriptions to describe Jesus in Revelation 1:9-20. This first chart aligns the descriptions of Jesus in Revelation 1 with Jesus’ descriptions of himself in the opening of the seven letters.

Revelation 1 and the Salutations of the Seven Letters

Revelation 1	Description of Jesus	Revelation 2–3
1:13, 1:16, 20	Among the lampstands, holding seven stars	2:1
1:17–18	First and last, died and came to life	2:8
1:16	Two edged sword from the mouth	2:12 (cf. 2:16)
1:14–15	Eyes of flame, feet like burnished bronze	2:18
1:4, 16, 20	Seven spirits, seven stars	3:1
1:18	Holder of the key	3:7
1:5, 17	Faithful and true witness, beginning	3:14

These next two charts compare Revelation 1 to Daniel 10. The events that happen to Daniel in Daniel 10 are paralleled by the events that happen to John in Revelation 1:9-20.

The Sequence of Events in Daniel 10 and Revelation 1

Daniel 10	Event	Revelation 1
10:5a	Seer looks	1:12a
10:5b–6	Description of: “a man” in Daniel, “one like a son of man” in Revelation	1:13–16
10:8–9 (cf. similar language in Gen 2:21; 15:12; 1 Sam 26:12; Dan 8:18)	Seer undone: Daniel—no strength, deep sleep John—fell . . . as though dead	1:17a
10:10–14 10:15–21 note 10:16, “one in the likeness of the children of man”	The one revealed touches the seer and explains the vision	1:17–20

In addition, the description of the angel in Daniel 10 is similar to the description of Jesus in Revelation 1:9-20. I think this is because the angel in Daniel 10 reflects the glory of the one who is both high priest and high king of heaven.

The Descriptions of the Ones Revealed in Daniel 10 and Revelation 1

Daniel 10	Revelation 1
10:5, “clothed in linen, with a belt of gold”	1:13, “clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest”
[7:9, “the hair of his head like pure wool”]	1:14a, “hairs of his head were white like wool”
10:6c, “his eyes like flaming torches”	1:14b, “His eyes were like a flame of fire” (description also found in 2:18)
10:6d, “his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze”	1:15a, “his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace” (description also found in 2:18)
10:6e, “and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude”	1:15b, “and his voice was like the roar of many waters”
10:6b, “his face like the appearance of lightning”	1:16c, “and his face was like the sun shining in full strength”