Revelation 14:1-5 & 15:1-4

Revelation 14:1-5 & 15:1-4

Will I be a disciple?Or

Whose disciple will I be?

How are things different than they appear?

What is the nature of reality as this vision describes it?

The call to discipleship is a call to live in and by a radically alternative vision of reality.

Things are not what they seem!

Two Related Scenes

Revelation 14a Revelation 15a

Mt. Zion: Rev 14a

The LAMB and NOT the LION. Mt. Zion144,000

Are You among them?

7 Distinguishing Marks of the Lamb’s People

1. The Lamb's people know that they are not their own

any more.

7 Distinguishing Marks of the Lamb’s People

2. They know they are an offering, a sacrifice to

God.

7 Distinguishing Marks of the Lamb’s People

3. They know they are engaged to the Lamb.

Three Options:1. Celibacy.2. Holy Warriors3. Metaphorically:

betrothed to Jesus!

7 Distinguishing Marks of the Lamb’s People

4. They want to be like the Lamb!

How?:1. No lying.2. Blameless

7 Distinguishing Marks of the Lamb’s People

5. They are Followers, NOT

Leaders.

7 Distinguishing Marks of the Lamb’s People

6. They win the victory over the beast.

OVERCOMING:1. Ostricization.2. Financially excluded.3. Starved.4. Threatened with death.5. Killed.

7 Distinguishing Marks of the Lamb’s People

7. They are known by the song they sing.

The Song they sing is:1. Saturated with

scripture.2. Radically God-

oriented!

Its Not About ME!

The “horizontilization

of the holy”

Sing the Song Standing on the Sea

From Mountain to Sea

Sea equals trouble/chaos.

A disciple is one faithful in the midst of the mess, not safe on the mountain.