Peace & Victory,

Tragedy & Triumph

Ever Since the Fall…

Conflict! 14 Then the LORD God said to the serpent,   “Because you have done this…15 I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring…    16 Then he said to the woman, “I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.” – Genesis 3:14-16• Conflict between Humankind and Nature• Pain will be part of Life•Men and Women will Compete• Brothers (Humanity) will Compete (Cain & Able)

Reconciling Evil with Good   Look, your king is coming to you.      He is righteous and victorious,

   yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—      riding on a donkey’s colt. – Zech. 9:9

Peace/Victory Shout in Triumph –

Victory? Your King is

Righteous & Victorious

Yet Humble, riding a donkey.

Weapons won’t be needed; His peace will reign!

Tragedy/Triumph Jesus came to die-1st

coming Over death and sin Horribly beaten and

crucified – He could have called 10,000 angels.

He established future peace for all humanity – if we receive Him!!

12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. - John 1:12

Reconciling Evil with Good    12 And I said to them, “If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to.” So they counted out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent sum at which they valued me! So I took the thirty coins and threw them to the potter in the Temple of the LORD. – Zech. 11:12-13 Peace/Victory

30 pieces of silver kept the peace

Israel valued him not

Tragedy/Triumph Jesus was handed over

to die! All (including Gentiles)

were/are offered salvation

15 That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant. - Hebrews 9:15

The Wedding Feast of the Lamb• Preparing the Bride

 ”Praise the Lord!  For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself.  8 She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.”      For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people. - Revelation 19:6-99 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:9-10

•Have we prepared ourselves? Are you in Christ? 

Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus. - Revelation 19:10

  9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.” – Revelation 19:10

Are You Invited?

Perfection & Righteousness Enthroned

    11 Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named

Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. 12 His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many

crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. 13 He wore a

robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God. – Revelation 19:11-13 Victory/Triumph

Righteous Victor on a White Stead

He is Faithful and True

The Victor has triumphed; there is great bloodshed.

Tragedy Battle is Necessary Judgment by God’s

Living Eternal Word is completed

Salvation had been provided by His own blood.

What About Believers and Non-Believers

    14 The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on

white horses. 15 From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule

them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice

flowing from a winepress.  – Revelation 19:14-15 Victory/Triumph

His army is dressed in white & share victory on white horses

By his word He conquers

As the expression of God, the Christ releases the wrath of God.

Believers share in the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

They see final judgment and justice carried out.

Christ literal reign on earth begins.

What About Believers and Non-Believers

    16 On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all

lords.  – Revelation 19:16

Victory/Triumph The Christ, the King of kings and Lord of

lords reigns supreme in this realm and all others!9      Therefore, God elevated him to the

place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, 10  that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in

heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the

Father. - Philippians 2:9-11