The Message of a Loving Savior
Who served in the War of 1812
Captain William Miller
Who are the special people in the last days that Revelation tells us about?
144,000 (Revelation 7:4-8; 14:1)
What did Jesus focus the disciples' attention on to prepare them for their coming crisis?
On whom the Father truly is and what He wanted to do for them.
The kind of persevering faith Jesus had.
What does Romans 7:12 describe the law as?
Holy, just, and good.
What 2 things led William Miller to consider other beliefs and eventually settle into deism?
1. That he tried to live with integrity and realized he couldn't do it.
2. He became disillusioned by the suffering he saw in the world and couldn't reconcile it with a loving God.
Who do the 144,000 represent?
God's people who will live during the closing scenes Earth's history?
What is one way that God's people will give glory to Him during the end times?
They will give Him glory by declaring to the world the message of Jesus and of all truth.
What are some things that God's people will face in the end times?
Fierce opposition, persecution, religious deception from false teachers, a tremendous crisis during which they will be tempted to believe they've been abandoned to suffer alone
What 2 things go hand in hand?
The law and the gospel
What is deism?
The philosophy that God created all things but is distant and uninterested in what He created.
(Exodus 34:4-7)
His Character
What is the second angel's message?
(Revelation 14:8)
Announces the fall of Babylon (A religious power that persecutes and oppresses God's people, falsely representing God's character)
The kind of faith we will need in the future only comes by what?
By exercising faith in all the big and little decisions we make every day.
What is the main passage of this week's lesson?
Revelation 14
What led Miller to reconsider his deistic beliefs?
He had a near-death experience that shook him to the core.
How has God revealed His beautiful character to you in what you've studied?
Personal reflection to share...
The third angel's message results in a people who do what 2 things?
(Revelation 14:12)
1. Keep his commandments
2. Have the Faith of Jesus
What carried Jesus through in the closing scenes of His life?
Complete Faith in His Father
What are some things we need to set aside as followers of Christ to prepare for the end times based on Romans 13:11-14?
Desires of the flesh: Drunkenness, dissension, jealousy, sexual immorality
Miller's work helped prepare the way for the fulfillment of what chapter in the Bible?
Revelation 14: A message of a loving Savior returning to receive His people in fulfillment of prophecy, and a message of warning to ensure His people would be ready for that return
What 5 things distinguish the 144,000 from the people of the world?
Revelation 14:1-5
1. Receive the seal of Godon their foreheads.
2. They will sing a new song(The song of Moses, Rev 14:3)
3. Did not defile themselves with other teachings
4. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes
5. They are pure before God.
What will keep us strong in the last days of Earth's history?
1. Studying the closing scenes of Christ's life
2. His final teachings
Ultimately, Christ.
How do you maintain a quality relationship with God in both good times and bad?
Personal reflection to share...
What does it mean for 144,000 to be sealed?
Revelation 7:1-8