Just Deserts
Revelation 22:12-17, 20-21
It’s not quite like the old song “The Future’s so Bright I Gotta Wear Shades” 

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...#1. What’s the water of life? Remember the Bible takes place in a land surrounded by deserts. See Genesis 2:4-10; Isaiah 12:3, 55:1-3, 11; Ezekiel 47:1-12; John 4:14, 7:37, 19:34; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 5:26; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 10:22; 1 John 5:5-7; Revelation 21:6, 22:1; Small Catechism: Holy Baptism; don’t forget to check surrounding verse for more context.

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Facing God
Revelation 21:10, 22--22:5
It’s not quite like the old song “The Future’s so Bright I Gotta Wear Shades” 

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...#1. What do the following add to the Revelation reading? See Exodus 13:21-22, 14:19-20; Psalm 27:1, 56:13; John 1:4, 3:17-21, 8:12-19; Romans 13:11-14; Ephesians 5:6-20; 2 Timothy 1:10; 1 John 1:5-7

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New Home
Revelation 20:1-8
It’s not an upgrade or remodel, but an entirely new way of being with God 

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...#2. Consider vv5-6; how has God already started this work? See Matthew 4;17, 10:7; Mark 1:15; Luke 10:9-11; 19:11; 21:31; Acts 14:8-21; 2 Corinthians 4:13-18, 5:17; Ephesians 4:17-25; Colossians 3:1-17; 1 Peter 1:23

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Salvation From, By, & For
Revelation 7:9-17
My own eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared 

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...#4. Palm branches are symbol of martyrdom; how would your understanding of baptism change if we gave palm branches to the newly baptized- even babies? Consider Luke 19:35-39, 23:1-4, 11, 36-38

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Worthiness
Revelation 5:11-14
The Living Word is the beginning, present, & end of all time

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...#2. V13 speaks to the fulfillment of what St. Paul writes in Philippians 2:10. Who doesn’t bow? 
See 5:1, 6, “creature” v13. What do we learn about Jesus here? See Small Catechism: Creed, available bookofconcord.org

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