I hope you’ve had a blessed week and are looking forward to Sabbath when we can come to together to fellowship and worship.
As we journey together through our preaching series on the book of Revelation, I want to take a moment to encourage you with the beautiful truth that Revelation is not just a mysterious prophecy—it is a deeply pastoral and practical book, full of promise, hope, and challenge for every believer.
From the very first chapter, we are told: “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near” (Revelation 1:3). That blessing is not reserved for scholars or saints of old—it is for us, right now, as we read, hear, and live out the words of this powerful book.
Revelation lifts our eyes to the throne of God, reminds us of Christ’s ultimate victory, and strengthens our hearts for the realities of daily life. It doesn’t call us to escape the world but to engage with it—faithfully, courageously, and practically. As we read about perseverance, worship, spiritual warfare, and the final restoration, we are being invited to live each day with a Kingdom mindset.
How can we experience the promises of Revelation? By walking in obedience to Christ, standing firm in trials, choosing worship over worry, and aligning our daily lives with God’s eternal purposes. It is a call to practical faith—to live as citizens of the New Jerusalem even while we walk through the present Babylon.
Let us not just study Revelation as observers, but as active participants in the story God is unfolding. As Jesus says repeatedly in the letters to the churches, “Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” Let us listen well. And more than that—let us respond.
Now is the time for us, as a church, to make a clear and unwavering stand for Christ. Revelation reminds us that neutrality is not an option—we are called to be faithful witnesses, to shine as lights in the darkness, and to stand firm in truth, even when it costs us something. Let us not shrink back, but rise up with courage, knowing that the Lamb who was slain walks with us, and His victory is ours to share.
With love, David Peñate
